The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-30

% 100 NO which, Sh;ch he attomp pied to take from
h;s rocket, remarking at the same ume'
.Wor 90 and see some of the leading Re
Williams and collect something from
them. My reply to him was; i have
been to see the President and yourself
and I know no other leading Repnbli-
cans, Is that the best you can do Tor me,
MIR. Seen etaryY He answered; Iha1
is NIL can do. L am only here ON
salary and | cant pay everything,
ii then took my hat, as l dld SO,
saving: 4 thaok You sir. lhat
owonnt would not pay my travelling OK
penses to Washington Then lett ms
Office, being very much disappointed
and depressed at the thought that was
going to be sacrificed and ruined while
others were being enriched in the hlgh
offices into which they had climbed on
the ladder which had helped to set up;
For the first time in my life l realized
the force of the French aphorlsm'
Serve a great man and you Will know
what real sorrow is l again sought
advice of Shellabarger, to whom l eA-
pressed my great disappointment at the
hammer in which l had been treated by
the Secretary after having been assured
mon the word of Mr.. Hawley that the
matter would be arranged on the re-
t,lrn of Mr.. Sherman from Maine. In
nv excited feelings Isaid to MT. Shella-
haroer that | would expose the whole
matter of the returning board proceed
ings and go home and pocket the loss,
He very kindly advised me not to throw
the handle after the pot, but wrote a
letter setting forth the facts in the case
and advised me to await results for q
few DAYS. l acted upon his advice anu
prepared letter, copy of which VIII
furnish YOU, which delivered to the
President and copy to Mr.. Sherman.
SIN n few hours after the delivery OF
This letter I was informed that $500
had been sent to Collector Badger as
New Orleans, to apply in payment OF
the judgement, and that more would De
sent. The next day was told that
$500 more had been forwarded to De
anpIied in the same manner, Which 1
have since learned is not correct.
"The second lnstallment OF YOU
was not sent. On the morning OF the
18th received this dispatch from nome
"NEw ORLEANS, La, August 2, ~
G. Casanave, Washington, ID. C.-Ine
stable and contents advertised to be
sold Saturday, 18th. What am l to do'
p. CAsANAvE.
This alarmed me very much, and
wont at once with the dispatch to Messrs.
Shellabarger 6 Wilson, and appealed
to them to see Secretary Sherman I'M
mediately, and get definite answer
whether relief would be given me and,
if so, when, as the time for the sale was
then only three days off; for II no reliei
was to be expected from the admins,
tration I would 60 home at once and
try to save my property. In few
hours, affording time for a conference
between Sherman and his attorneys,
this dispatch was handed me by Mr
Shellabarger, which he asked me to
send and I did so at my own expense;
WASHINGTON, d. G., August ID, TO
To d. NORTH CULLoM, New Orleans, La,
Exchange Alley, near Customhouse
street: Should we send $1,000 more on
returningboard judgement will you give
reasonable time for balance?
SHELnABARdER u WILSON.
To which the following is a reply
shown me by Mr.. Shellabarger:
New ORLEANS, August ID, 1879
MEssRs Shellabarger Il Wilson, Wash
ington d. G. : If you send me $3.50 more
making total of $175O, and Casanav(
will give security not to dispose OF his
property, 1 will wait till January L.
E. NORTH CULLoM.
After reading this dispatch | said t.
Mr.. Shellabarger that l desired th'
matter settled, 80 that L could be re
lieyed and my property released iron
the custody of the Sheriff, and that
could not give security for the paymen
of the balance of the judgement. Mr.
Shelabarger wrote this substantially OF
the back of the telegram, inclosed II
an envelope, and / carried it to Mr
sherman. In about an hour after,
I called on Mr.. Shellabarger to learl
if he had received any answer. Ill
said yes. Webb Hayes had Just beel
there, and said that detective report
cd that there was fraud and collision.
in this matter. and that the whole thing
was dropped, aud that [ should go tt
see the President. e.,
This statement overwhelmed me witt
surprise. was completely dumb
founded. I finally said that l woult
90 to see the President if Mr.. Shellabar
ger would give me a note to him saylnI
that he desired to see me. He gave m
this card;
81 recommend Casanave to call OF
the President to give him the oppo1l
unity to speak to Casanave about tn
fraud that the detective spoke about
provided the President so desires.
S. S."
I called at the White House, an
learned that the President had gone TO
the day. This thing worried me terri
bly,, and I went to my room thinkln
about Hayes charging me with frau
and collision. Fraud and collision TO
$1,000! And even that amount, II rails
ed, would not be paid to me! Nigh
have made $50, 900 once if I had CON
mitted fraud, and think it woul
have been in the interest of the count
ry and coed morals if 1 had taken tn
money. For not doing so / have bee
pronounced fool. After sleeping o
the matter concluded that if l did ne
, want to lose my character, as well q
, my property, L had better quit til
} company of Mr.. Hayes and his Secrt
tary of the treasury. may be abb
TO stand the loss of my property, but
be charged with fraud and collision b
this administration ought to shame th
devil. determined to return home
once, and made preparations to do 81
but before doing so l concluded to ca
once more on Mr.. Shellabarger, VIII
had been so kind to me. l did so, an
t stated my grievances again includin
[ the fraud story, which denounced
r false and Infamous. He went to sc
' the Secretary again and in a little viii!
, returned and handed me this dispatcl
: when 1 signed and sent to Mr.. Cullon