The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-16

wanted to try them one by one, until they
were all disposed of. At this request of
the defendant Judge Morris assigned the
rest of the cases in that court for trial
successfully on the following Monday,
but meanwhile proposition was made
to Mr.. Abrahams to compromise at
twenty-five cents on the dollar, without
interest, each side paying it's own costs.
The endorsement havingbeen pronounced
forgery by one jury, and by ten of the
second, and believing that the develop
ments Of the two trials had satisfied the
entire community of the forgery, Mr..
Abrahams thought that he was in a po-
sition to make compromise without
| having his motives misunderstood. He is
about 70 years of age; the two trials that
had come off had naturally caused him
great anxiety, and subjected him to in
terruptions in his business. In making
the compromise he reaf1irms the forgery,
and every one of the releases executed by
the holders of this paper contains the
admission that Mr.. Abrahams denies its
genuiness.
The holders of the forged paper were
the Bank of Baltimore, 90 notes. on which
it brought nine suits; the First National
Bank, notes, brought five suits; the
German American, 3 notes, brought one
suit; the Farmers and Planters notes,
brought ten suits; the Peoples Is notes
brought fourteen suits; the Citizens,
note, brought two suits; the Western,
note, brought two suits;the Union note
brought one suit; the bank of Rising
Sun, 2 note, brought two suits; the Me-
chanics' note, brought one suit; John
b. Ramsey, notes, brought two suits;
Oliver A. Parker, notes, brought two
suits; E. A. Slothower, 5 notes, brought
ten suits, and Jacob Tome, 6 notes,
brought one suit. d. d. Mallory, who
held five notes, did not bring any suit.
Most of the holders sued Mr.. Abrahams
as an endorser and also as an alleged
partner, on the same notes, but when the
first of this class of cases was pressed for
trial by defendant, it was dismissed by
the Bank of Baltimore, the plaintiff. The
different payments made by Mr.. Abra-
hams were, of course, cash, and amount
ed to So, 500, besides his part of the
court costs.
Orders were filed in all the eases, by
counsel, directing the clerk to enter them
"agreed and satisfied and in addition,
each holder executed and delivered to Mr.
Abrahams release from every claim and
demand touching the notes in question:
and also containing an admission that
Mr.. Abrahams denied the genuineness of
the endorsements.
Besides the sixty-two suits brought on
the forged paper, there were seven other
suits brought against Mr.. Abrahams as
an alleged partner on open accounts for
goods bought by Parker, and involving
the sum of about SIS, 900. The plaintiffs
in these cases offered to compromise the
whole seven suits for $3.50, to be divided
among them and to pay all costs. Wish
ing to make clean sweep Of the whole
business, Mr.. Abrahams gave them the
money, and thus everything has been
settled except the two notes held by the
Bank of Rising Sun. That bank still
holds off from the compromise, in hope
of getting better terms. 1t is thought,
however, that it will accept twenty five
per cent, very soon, or get nothing.
Mr.. Abrahams' troubles came from the
fact that he is large-hearted man, al
ways ready to lend helping hand to
those who need it, and in the ordeal
through which he has successfully passed
he has had the sympathy and respect of
all his fellow citizens.