Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-04-06
SQUIRE P. DEWEY.

In the Supreme Court of San Francisco, a
suit has recently been brought by Rodman
nj. Price, ex Governor of New Jersey, inst
Squire P. Dewey, the lannon's mining reform
er, to recover one million dollars, which the
plaintiff alleges the defendant cheated him out
of in fraudulent real estate transactions III
1853 1t appears from the complaint that
Price invested largely in real estate In San
Francisco many Years ago, and when the prop
erty appreciated i'll valve he appointed Eras-
mus Keys as his agent, executing to him
power of torney to manage the property.
At this time Dewey was connected with firm
of real estate agents known as Theodore Payne
d Co., Dewey being the Co" Price had
twenty one parcels of real estate in San Fran
cisco, and Payne and Dewey entered into a
conspiracy with Keys to hog the entire lot.
The details of the various transactions, IN the
shape of bogus mortgages, fraudulent liens,
false records and the like, by which Dewey
and his confederates defraudea Price out of
the property, would ell volume. 1t shows
itself as about the rottenest record OF fraud
and ohicanery ever unearthed on this coast.
Most people will be glad to know that this
contemplate and arrogant humbug has been
at last revealed in his true colors. Dewey has
made general nuisance of himself for some
time past, clamoring for reform in mining
matters That reforms were badly needed,
no one denies, bat the fact that Dewey had
been quite scaley in his stock transactions, ma
terially marred the general effect of his scheme
to rsvolutionize the business of delving in
mines A man with crooked career should
see that his tracks are pretty well covered be-
fore he attempts to set himself up con-
servater of other peoples honesty. Yet the
unaccountable fact stares US in the face, that
men of unclean records are the very parties
who most frequently assume the disguise of
reformers. Deweys tracks through the silu
rian mud of the early history of the coast are
now being laid bare and the shallow pretender
stands before the public in light that grows
considerably stronger every day. Deweys
special pride was his arstocratic descent and
honorable lineage" 1t is shown conclu
svely that he was in his early life associated
with negro in Sacramento in the saloea bus
mess, and Dewey cleaned out the splttoons
each morning in the billiard hall, which boast
ed of two tables, second hand at that. How
the former colored associate of Mr.. Dewey
must bow his head in shame Just at present, |
those who know Dewey can best appreciate
Dewey was continually talking about his rec
ord as d" a gentleman" and did not consider
that a social reception in San Francisco amoun-
ted to anything unless some of the members
of his ose-colored, perfumed and giltedgsd |
family were present. One of the distinguish
ing marks of the vulgar cad, is the constant
attempt to impress others with the idea that |
the speaker is GO a gentleman by Gawd Sir!
Dewey always took pains to acquaiat every
body with the fact that he was gentleman,
naturally fearing that his general style of ad
dress and bearing would not lead to detection
of so microscopic a superstition. One by one
the fraudulent planets that have dazzled i'll
the social and business horizon of the coast,
sink to their setting, and of all the erralc stars
that have gone down into the gloom, Dewey
will be the last missed He has been skulking
behind one cloud another for a couple of
years past 1t only goes to show that the
records of bad men will find them oat sooner
or later, and bad blood is as certain to come
to the surface as the SUM is to rise in the morn
ing.
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