, 1880-10-17
, c Williamson and the Valen-
~ =: line Scrip Business.
=. rails q Reporter Just What His
~ !: - :: connection with It Vas.
,uon qrnmbufi Tries to Cheer Up the
nroonins Democrats Of Chicago.
csn. Parsons, Joe Pulitzer, and othe'
o''' Mourners ALSO Talk =.
e,.ul. Phtlps Games ovtr to The Republicans :
- fhe Industrial Parade.
n. =. WILLIAMSON.

~rrxr OF HIS CONNECTION WITH THE
111 rttESTlSE SCRIP BUSINESS !
.,,no naper has repeatedly charged tor
nv -,ast tnat Mr. R. s. Williamson, one Of
fo"e .,hcan candidates for Judge, WIS per
s0e ns ,n1arested III the attempt mada some two
soaan, s. re,rs aeo to "gobble" that Lak-eFrout
OF 49, 49, nearborn Addition through the entry
NV s,", xas and Is known AZ Valentine scrip.
q "I 1a. N learn Just what truth there was in
- ..,s etstemeut, = reporter for TUE rH1B0Sa
.,,.d rpon Ar. williamson yesterday at hts
- and asked him for statement Ut his pre-
os w. .cnnectfon with tho matter. After pramia-
~ tbat nil the papers in the case were out of
10 10 .o.xrsslon, and that whatever statement he
~ -, raka would be based on his recollection,
ghicb, hvwever, was pretty e'sar' mr. "anana-
sog sogmetime In ls7s, not long after tho Drummond
x,t.r Tas made, TWO gentlemen IN this city,
s"hoin professional honor Will not par1nle me 70
wau sa.nt cauc to ms and desired rne as their At
aasr usa to make IN entry Tor shotu. They
toc'sb+ td[me+ thew had discovered fortune in the
s++sr tes and IS it Was necessary for some one TO
~ ~ cnrfnrheld and make the entry, thay en-
g. eneed ne ss their attorney to do SO. The scrip
~: ~: sss,yned over 10 mo. and tha application
w w rnsds in my name, Ny only counuciton
s;th the natter was simply as An attorney lor
~ sSssa nsnies. / uevor owned dollar Of Tits
.ueH .se;n md although the application was tiled,
II ca,m vas never prosecuted. Soon after
ts wv ia uasttes owning the scrip withdrew It,
~ snid Il on the market. Thoy had become
s.asaed ttat there Was nothing 10 II, ~ nag
I'D ttem when Investigated tho matter Tor
them." .,,.
,4ibere we're two certificates, forty acres each.
neyer had any confidence In the claim, and
I'D them 50, but they were sure they had q
fortune In il, and employed me to MAKE the
entry for them, The Lake Frunt matter was
something | had not Investigated, and knew
uNhipr about but. after investigating 1t ae
fbair request, I bad no confidence IN II
snd told them 80. But they urged me to push It.
snd after several months thaE became con
yiuced that it wouldn't succeed, and at their r.
meat tha scrip Was withdrawn. delivered 1t
to tham, and they sold it. for now much or to
whom don't know. l never had one DOLLAR
interest in ii, and never received one dollar IN
stceired my attorneys fees tor So!ux to sQrluR-
detd and entering tho claim before Judge
Prescott, the Register Of the Land ~Odioe.
Then the matter wHs never pushed any
farthery'
II mar have written letter to Washington
on The subject, but dou't think I did. Certainly
tbs matter WIS nerer prosecuted there. and no
one WIS ever employed In 1t, to my kno"1eose
at least" ,.o,,
The entry was made in your narns, WAS IT."
YES. I went to Springfield and made the
entry IN my name, but made It as the ATTORNEY
for these gentlemen, who are still residents ana
prominent business men or this city. Tho onis
reason do not give their names IS from sesise
Of honor as to my professional relations WITH
them. One Of them Wis an old client Of
niue, and tho other Fas r1lerred TO ma oy
another client l may say. however, thaf one
Of them has told me- that it suffered In tho
matter it would be unjust since I acted msrely
as their attorney, and he has given me assur-
ance that IT II became necessary so1ne stops
would te taken to relieve ms OF any imputn-
lions which may be sought to be cast upon me-