The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-20
REFUSED ADMISSION TO THE BAR.
Mr. Edward E. Brown of Dover, N. H.,
Explains His Position.
DoyER. N. H.. Sept. s. 1852,

DOVER, N. H., Sept. s, 1882.
70 the Editor Of The Boston Journal:
In the morning edition of your paper of Sep
TENDER l, / find an article headed IAN Appii-
cation Rejected. A Colored Law Student Re-
fused Examination in N. III. Because of a
Funny Proceeding" As the article in ques-
ton rejects upon my character, respectfully
ask Ethe privilege Of making a statement
through the colun M of your paper in regard to
the letter written to Mr.. Plaisted. 1t is stated
in your paper that Conductor Plaisted was
threatened by me that he would be taken off
the train .'unless he would at once pay over a
large sum-" positively deny that l ever de-
manded him to pay lover large sum-"
From these quoted words one might infer that
it was blackmail. / submit herewith copy
of thu letter to Mr.. Plaisted for publication.
As tho parties who were instrumental in ex-
torting the money from the boy under false
pretenoes did not offer to refund it criminal
proceedings were instituted against them in
the Police Court of Dover before Judge Frost
No final disposition was made of the case in
that court. An attempt, however, was made
by the attorneys for Plaisted and Hall to make
out that the letter was Matchmaking one. 1t
was in their possession. III they thought they
had a good defence of matchmaking why were
they so fearful of having the case tried? Why
did they use every effort to have the warrants
quashad? Simply because they did net dare to
have the facts come to light by testimony. The
case was to have been brought before the Grand
Jury at the term of court now in session jn Do
yer, but the respondents effected a settlement
with the boy without my knowledge or consent.
Mr. Editor leave this matter with gener-
Gus public, to draw their own conclusions as to
whether there is any evidence of blaekmail in
the letter. The article in your paper concludes
as follows: Brown protested against the ac
tion Of the Supreme Court, in not allowing him
to be examined by the committee. He now
threatens to have the matter brought up before
the Governor and Council at their next meet
ing.o deny using any such language. either
in terms expressed or implied. In conclusion, /
would say that, Notwithstanding the prejudice
exhibited toward me by certain members of the
Stratford County Bar, have full confidence
that at no distant day my application for an
examination for admission to the Bar of nay
native State will be fayorably received by the
Supreme Court.
Very respectfully,
EDWARD e. BROWN.
Mr.. Browns letter to Mr.. Plaisted opens
with the following paragraph:
'Dear Sir-I have been employed and in
structed by Charles Wolfman, peddler, to in
stitute criminal proceedings against you i'm
mediately for unlawfuly and fraudulently OBJ
tanning from him So under false pretences."
Then follows a statement to the effect that
the boy entered Mr.. Plaisted's train at New
market on or abuut the Dist day of June, 1899
having basket and bundle. The cars were
nOiA hAlOu5 bNb viz wy pAOO0ACN WAdo hO sui
posed to be vacant seat behind the door of
the car and took it, placing his bas-
ket on the Aoor and his bundle up
on the seat At this moment a man
occupying seat near by came up, and saying
that the boy had crushed his tall hat demand
ed So for it. The hat was injured only little,
but Mr.. Plaisted insisted that the boy should
pay the sum demanded. At Dover Mr.. Plais-
ted gave the boy in charge of special police
officer Charles III. Hall. who compelled him to
pay tho So by threatening to take him TO the
police station. After making this statement
Mr.. Brown closes his letter with the following
world:
You are liable by the statutes of the State
OF New Hampshire, page 620, chap. 275, sec. 1.
Frauds and embezzlements. If any person,
with intent to cheat or defraud, shall, by pei
sanating or representing another, or by means
of any false pretence, or false token, or other
false means, wrongfully obtain any money or
other property, or shall by any such means at
tempt SO to cheat defraud another. shall be
fined not exceeding $500, or imprisoned not
exceeding seven years. If the money is not
refunded to this poor boy and the damage done
to him repaired, he has instructed me to issue
a warrant for your arrest, to take you off the
train, for he and his friends will fight it to the
end.1l