The daily gazette., 1883-02-13
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A PAN y 1't ms Parties 20 the AniAir.

a Plain s'ssS ~, parties 20 the Anair.
rp1roR or THE GAZETTE As
.,d ~ matter Of an eleetion waks. ,,'',, Dss~ W.
Tr W. Richardson ana nlysSa y,as,nr ,s p,a desr, q
,h,oct M e for newspaper specuIatigh, zen y
SUI instlce to myself, 70 glve ny sagss Y,
ao 9us Sose to the public, which are % loiroWs p
In1 f,w DAYS after the meenng ol 'ns pea,u T..n
a a y" S"ryass received note from Mr. = uli-
., or cT reouestng me to meet Mr; a. hcuaru-
lao av' IN 6is (Fullmer's) parior ". sne puls
pose OF w I'm IL controversy relative TO the
the ilialsI.od liat-,,,od NJ wager. Mr.. Richardson
mueh-Ia,niiS a.noiS met as requested. He con
and NY NJ he had won and demanded the
tehueo contended that the question as 10
monty, a1erted Sheriff was not determined,
VINO Wa inch was contesting the election Of
as MI y N, and that the result Of the con-
hr. S,an MEL Gould decide who was the winner
les' aiT% T,,iImer. who held the money,
MI nrnnosed that the matter should
lnen arred TO some flrst-class sport
DC Ie,C1 n,rsnaner. and suggested the Turf,
iHg Is"5rT ,a5 rTayya or the New York Clipper,
rug" la ssled whether Mr.. Richardson and
1uu nl,i1 a1i he willing TO abide by any decision
w.. sot'S Snch authority might render. imme-
,nu. suI Consented, and offered to authorize
S,a'I V,l T,llmer 10 nav the money to Richard
MI inmediately NJ ii the decision should be in
~, sJH favor but Mr.. Richardson refused to ac-
DE-, ni9 tbs nroposition. then proposed TO let
~ natter stand until the termination OF
.ho s,o contest between Mr.. Lynch and Mr..
Wo,tin In the courts, and proposed 70 au-
har,~s ma,i" Mr. FulImer to pay the money 10
pr.b loI bardson if the case should be decided IN
NJ Wartin's favor, provided that 1t should
~ ,', noid to me in the event that Mr.. Lynch
should be sucfssslu'' G...s.n, uecifned this
AFdson .,rJilis then remarked that as our
views were so at variance there appeared TO
be no way to reach an adjustment, Mr..
Richardson then said "Let me make
proposition" and then proposed to submit
The question TO three disinterested men, he
to chose one, another to be chosen by me, and
tbey TO select the third. j at once accepted
his proposition and requested him to name
his man. He reflected few moments, as
presumed, trying to settle upon some per-
SON. but to my surprise he suddenly re-
pudIated his own proposition and said ~
don't care d-n If Lynch is installed in
office tomorrow, will not agree TO lose my
money. Martin has got his commission,
and Il doesn't matter whether he has got II
rlghtlully or wrongftIlly, so that he holds
the Office even for one day; shall deter
mand this money" Whereupon | then
said Gentlemen, as It appears to be inn
possible to agree upon any terms Of settle
ment, | shall no longer recognize this
wager" and demanded the return of my
money
On the following day submitted the dis
puted questions impartially and fully TO the
New York clipper, and on December 1, /
think 1t was, that paper published the fol-
lowing;
"Both Of these parties were betting on
popular election, in which votes should pre-
sumpiiyely be legally cast. They were not
Wagering on which of two men should be
given certificate as the result possibly of
partisan action. 1t by no means follows
that because the Governor cannot 70 be-
hind the returns the Courts cannot; and II
Pie election has been contested the wager
Bll be determined by the result fthat con-
test, which Is final as regards the office
in dispute. Tho ineongruity cannot be per-
mitted Of C's having DIS money in his pocket
when the man whose success ID bet upon
shall be holding the Office Of Sheriff un-
challenged, The candidate G wagered upon
now holds the office, 1t is true; but his right
10 do SO has been impeached on the ground
that he was not elected; and no doubt that
both aud will admit that when they bet
that certain man would or would not be
ihe next Sheriff they meant not that either
should loseif his candidate should be elected
and die before he took seat, but that he
would poll more votes on a certain day than
any opposition candidate"
then ON December 2 showed the above
70 Mr.. Fullmer and requested him to see
MT' Richardson again and seek an adjust
lnehl, but without avail. Then i immedi-
ately served a written notice on Mr.. Full
iner that did not recognize the existence
Of any wager and demanded the return of my
money Being refused, i at once placed
lhe claim IN the hands OF my counsel, Mr..
John II. Rodney, for collection, and he i'm
lledlately called upon Mr.. Fullmer and gave
MN notice that he would bring suit for the
money Mr.. Richardson has called on me
On TWO or three occasions since then; and
y one OF these interviews he offered to re-
laru 70 me all Of the amount that am
drectIy interested in of this wager II would
consent TO allow him TO receive that which
Tiohsed To other parties. This of course
Was declined.
Now the inference that may be drawn
ti1iu ,9 Ihe paragraph in this mornings paper
y tAat alter the Court has substantially dis
iosed Of the contest and left Mr., Martin in
uhdsputed possession Of the office repudi-
sse Tue wager and refuse TO give up the
iiuohcy which inference does me great in
,rasuce. suppose that the ruling of the
Soqfl had been in Lynch's favor, and that
L. haa succeeded in this contest. When |
ksI!ei notice on Mr.. Fullmer, as above
eftaled, NY, he requested me TO bring suit against
t,,n iof The money, saying that he desired
N get the matter off his hands, aud that as
i, sne olner parties had forbidden his paying
nl ug could not do SO until suit was brought,
cut ro.al ,nat he would pay it as soon as legal
k,T'ess B,'le' was served on him. Therefore, in
p,luslhg suit against Mr.. Fullmer, It is with
ro,el, ~ uIklnd feelings against him, as | fully
hs't1shiAe the unpleasant situation In which
y 10 Piaeed' Respectfully yours,
W.. CHAs. II. MoWHoRTER.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 10, 1888.
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