Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-26
PLAN ONLY BALF WORKED OUT

8 The ways ot some men are past fndirt
sout, and the ways Of T. N. Willard arr
samong them. The fsct is. ths werld will b
f.wiser if it can only learn .oIe Of Mr. Willard
attorney. and far more enlightened as t
striclSs that ara vain if he VIII OILY make hi
s'tricks plain and tell of his whereabouts just
sssuow. that the population ef tie County Jail
ssmay be increased By adding him to the num-
.sber. That MIR. Wizards name does Hot ap-
zpear upon the register of attorneys in Sscra-
smento is inexplicable, for does not he. over
szhis own signature, declare that he Is a mem.
ss9ber of this bar? In very neat business
Nhan9, in letters that mostly lean backward
S35ut now and then stand erect, he wrote, on
Sthe 18th of September, TO i. Fl. Neville, oil
4116 Montgomery street, San Francisco, 81
s,well- known and prosperous business man, III
asthese words:
q SACRAMENTO, September u 1881
8 z. Il. Neville, Esq, San Francisco.-Dear Sir ]
1I have this day received through Messrs Person 81
Edwards, attorneys at Waa Walla, two one thou
5sand dollar U. 5. bonds, bequeathed to You BY
Burtis Neville Esq., deceased, of above-named placs
swith the proviso that five hundred dollars be do
snated to the Sacramento Free Library-the bondsl
with the coupons attached to 90 into your posses.
Ssion. On receipt of check will forward bonds
Respectfully, F. NJ. WILLARD, Atty.
This was plain, STRAIGHTFORWARD PROPOSE
ltion. It's ron chalant and matter of fact;
business style should have convinced Mr.
Neville that it was all right. He shoulds
ihave known that so well known an attorney
Jas f. M. Willard would do no dirty tricks
HUT be thought otherwise. He doubtel, andE
i sioubting. wrote to the Sacramento beneficiary |
named, the Free Library Trustees, and askedE
sthem about Mr.. Willard, and as theys
jwere jointly interested with him in theE
3bequest he suggested that they look int
sthe matter. They did so, but fouu6E
! Mr.. Willard neither at the bsr nor elsewhere, !
i'm these parts. Now, the Trustees weres
anxious enough to get the S5o0-the Libraryk
sueeds it bad enough-it could be made to &c
jno end of good, but just how to nail the noas
lest Willard to an honest keeping of his offerE
was the question. They therefore wrote t. )
Mr.. Neville, suggesting that he write to Viii
Hard, and say that the safe way for all conf
scerned, would be for him (Willard) to placel
.the 81 coo of bonds in the Bank of d. O.f
Mills & Co., at Sacramento, in presence of the
Library Trustees, il he pleased, and they WOULD
sagree to notify him (Neville) of the fact bys
forwarding the bank certificate that it helds
sshe bonds, to be handed over to Neville'sk
torder ON receipt at the bank of $500 fromE
Neville to the credit of the Free Library off
athe city of Sacramento. This would be hold-H
5ing The bonds in what lawyers term escrow,
sand Willard, being an accomplished attorney,
sof course would know that it was perfectlys
zsafe. Mr.. Neville wrote 20 Willard accord.
5iugly, and there matters came 70 standssill. ,
sEyide1tly Willard became frightened at The
5lelay, for there Lad been several days o
swaiting. He wrote his letter on the 12sh I
sLt was mailed that night, for it is postmarkedE
! Int Sacramento on the 18th, a. NJ. and stampede
at Gop Fropoisco 4ba J2fh o+E
snoon. If AIr. Neville was to bite, he wellg
knew his expected gudgeon would gulp The D
i bait and reply at once, inclosing the $500
Z But Mr. Neville did not write for severaiE
adays, pre- baby not until he heard from ths
Trustees, for on the 20th he wrote to then /
lthus:
SAN FRANCISCO September 80, 1881.
! Deal Sir: Your favor of the 18th instant is atf
shand and / thank you for the trouble you hayel
ftaken. have written Mr.. Willard asking him t :
.cai upon you, and that you fully authorizedh
Ito represent me in every way really do not thinkE
5Yow will be troubled by any calls from Willard.
inclose the original letter, you it you
splease. Very respectfully, E. Ii. NEVILLE.
i 1l6 Montgomery.
i Willard never called at the Postofiice fors
sshe letter to him. The postal portals hay e
sbsen Swallowed fer many days. but 70 VILE
slarl has appeared. 1t is feared he neve1
I sTi,i, and that the Free Library must sstties
iOWu - JIG t4Sou tOsS VI biidL tr-Oc jOIb
sthis while the search for Willard has gone on,
5as the following telegram from Alr. Parker, !
1 Of the Walla Waila Statesmen, will show:
WAILA wALIA, W. T., September q, 1881.
] To RECORD UNIoy: No law firm named Person &
Edwards in this judicial district; Willard attor
suey known here; Durtis Neville ever died, Z
saDd there is nothing known OF any of the parties /
mentioned in your dispatch. j. F. PARKER,
Statesman.
Now will Willard walk up? He's wanted
There's letter in the office foT you, Willard Il
Jthere's a neatly uniformed citizen, with brasss
buttons, blue coat. black hat and gold band, ,E
sanxious TO touch your elbow and escort youk
5iown cur Kvelies5 business street and show !
you the new City Hall and all its iuterioIE {
Businesses. Then MIR. Neville wants his I
3bonds, and the Free Library longs fer its /
$500. and the people of Walia Walla fairly
ache to have it proven that there did dwellS
lin their midst so generous man as Burt.
Neville and two such. coniding lawyers a' !
.Pierson and Edwards, who without any ados
issn5 to such weil-ilnown ard trustworthy I
syentleman as the wanted Willard the nices
little plum he holds for the doubling Neville, /
.of San Francisco.