West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-10
THE MULLIGAN GHOST.
Like Banquo's Shade 1t win Not
Down.
Fisher and MulliENn EurnIsh u Batch of
Letters Alleged to Bc In Blainc'.
Finest Italian HNnd-AppeaIs that
Would Cause Stones to Weep.

"ouih cause stones to Weep.
hessrS. Warren Fisher aud James
MulIigan have furnished for publica-
tlon the following, as appears from a
Boston telegram of September IL:
To the People OF the Cnitod states:
relieving that IL is our duty tn Law bcfor.
| uur icltow Countrymcn tho following ttlru.
! mcuts which have Dccn i'm our possrs.lon No
| uhaNH LAY paced thS originals for safe Keeping i'm
selors, of BOSTON, and herewith submi, tbcir
! contents without comment. Tho letters from
ti mai fishor are letterprcss copies OF tho orig
| the letters referred 70: q
Fisher: i6nTGTFsTa FinS MS: ,Ss oS, e., dS'1My Dear Mr.
mont OF A. a =. Coburn's subscription, I
ipaoSu,no ixa,'t, you VIII receive 10y same mail tho
! already forwarded TO YOU and also ON tic fnI.
SSS"SlnnE' y P5h9 Hersey 5000; \. w Johnson,
! So,uO9! l. {. Johnson 5000; Nahum T. Mum
| roe so,OO; C. B. Hazcltiue, S5,UO-all Of Bel
This makes slah0D in all have disposed
| OF. IL is doubtful IL dispose of any more
! nut Shai Know 10y tomorrow: So thoro will
,,,,' uo NO delay to embatrass you in any way. No
! posed of single dollar i'm Name; SO there
Meed uo no embarrassment in talking with
matter with Mr. Caldwell tnf YOU henr from
me again Please send receipt 10 A. & =. Co
o"''' oNo"hcsan' Me Yours truly
'w, Fisher, Jr.. Esq"
"AUguSTA, Me, 9th oct. 1859 s.. .OuO.-Mv
/ bcai MT Fisher. tuC'Ose you two thousand
| dollar check, balance OF A. & =. Columns I'm.
s'alment two thousand dollars is pay't of
aisoh L. MOrriiIs : instHllmont; one thousand
! dollars IN peyt OF Lot VI. Morrils instalimCut
Lot NJ. Morriits subscription OF 5000 is al
! uiISomnN I nN 70 those already advised, making IN
! h'l SICu,ODJ, There may possibly bc SyUOpO
! more, but SlbO,OJ0 will be my limit
-, note what you say about the Importance
OF my keeping all quiet here. l fully apprccI-
ete r wisdom and yr kindness and shall en-.
aeaNoT TO do Just as you desire in the prem
mail with this can be read by YOU To Mir. Cald-
woll II you think Il cXpediCnt. I have cndcnv-
oreu III writing II not to be indelicate. Yours,
"w. F. JR.. ESQ" '-
I The above two letters are in continuation of
! already published
! ,,"AuGUsTA, Me. 18TH Nov. Is0o.-My Dear
mr' Flshcr: IL Is quito evident TO my mind
! there Will be an expansion OF the currency to
the amount OF nifty 10 seV,nty-fivc mi lions of
| dollars The form IL VIII take / think, will
] bc an addition to the National bank ctrrula-
/ ton West and South.
MY object in writing is 10 ask In season If
! your friends would desire TO establish "a bank
/ at Little Rock.
! 'Itwi be 10 some extent n matter of favor.
/ iusil as 10 VINO gets the banks in tno several
| localities. and il will be i'm my power TO .cHsi
\ an anchor 10 the windward in y'r behalf II
and confer with MIR. Caldwell. and lot me
| know y'r desires rs soon you reach any
] "a
hurry; but ! thought / would suggest tho
/ matter In order that YOU might mature your
thoughts I'm good time. Yours very truly.
"warrcn Fisher Jr.. Esq"
| "FoRTY-FIRsr CoNGREss, U. SHOUsE or
! REPRESENTATIVES,, WAsHINGTON ID C. Doc
! {, lSO.-My Dear Mr.. Fisher. Nou have re-
! ceivcd Mr.. Boutwclis answer. 1 presume you
w., %,iI lac deem II necc -sHy TO come on hcrc; If So
/ II have written MIR Caldwell about tho
bank; no trouble IN securing a b'k OF S5Oj,OOo.
/ q Of +NFill fttfu Il,.su fl,.
arsenal at Little RoclJ--says il is Impossible
! VERY hastily and truly, }. G.. B."
! FoRrY-FrRsT CoNGREss. HOUSE OF REP.
! REsENTATIvEs, WAsHiNCToN. January 26
! ls'l-My Dear Mr.. Fisher: have this mo.
| ment written To Mr. Caldwell. suggesting
| that, I'm case / can arrange a meeting i'm this
| city next week with Colonel Thomas A scott
/ 70 come on here, | have some reason for be-
| teving that very advantageous arrangement
| may be made for taking say $3OOOOO. let me
your financial condition, and can do some
| thing, "eel very sanguuc, with Thomas a.
! ~ think you viii not deem me unreasonable
| when again and persistenty urge that I ought
! TO nave good notes for the $4,000 and that
were made by yourself ana Mr.. Caldwell the
! express basis OF tho $1,000 loan. do not be-
! lieve your cOmpady has n stronger or more
! equitable and legal claim than mine--whilc it's
! personal hardships 70 me are bitter. and
| burning and humiating 90 the last degree
/ Sincerely your friend, j. G.. BLAINE."
| "FORTY-sECOND CONGREss u. s. HOUSE OF
| REPREsENTATGvEs, WAsHINGTON, ID. G., April
| a. 1871. My Dear Mr. Caldwell: On the 2Ith
| inst. the second noto Of the loan negotiated
| in December last falls due. The first FOR
| 81 .G2 8)-lOO. which fell due March / was
| compelled 20 meet at the gravcst possible i'm
! convenience. drew on Mr. Fishor for the
/ amount but he declined TO notice the draft
me note which falls due on the 2gth inst. is
| for s2.5l5 3j-lOO IL seems extremely hard and
unjust that ! should be compelled 90 pay this
/ debt Of President Grant or Queen Victoria
| and can not believe that you aud Mr.. Fisher
| intend 10 leave this burden on me.
! If You do, 10 will crush me. ! have no pos
/ siblc means wherewtth 10 meet those notes
and | beg of you and Mr. Fisher either or both
/ 70 come 90 my relief. In letter from Mr.
| Fisher, under date Of January 18th. he writes
me rs follows: In regard 70 The t25,00J which
you borrowed and loaned ~ Mr. Caldwell or
rather hr. Pratt, as 10 was assumed by Mr..
Pratt because you received from him $1,000
/ land bonds for tho amount. Upon my visit.
ing tho office for the first tirno
/ stter you left the city, Mr. Pratt said nc aud
Mr. Harrington gave to you their Individual
| bonds and they kept the money and i'm order
| Pratt's hands I obtained s5G0O6 land bonds
! and took what supposed 10 be money: but ir
| was not there. Part Of it had been mieapplied
/ 70 other matters: $1,000 Of Il loaned 90 Mr.
/ Caldwell; the balance went into a house at
Little Rock without my knowledge or CON
/ sent, and Pullman cars etc etc
wow, my dear sir ~ this be n correct state
/ mcnt, may not nope you will relieve me 90
\ tho extent Of the Slj,pUy And Mr.. Fisher will
surely pay tho other $1,000.
"As q wholly innocent third party. doing
my best 90 act as sincere and stcadfast
I trlCnu 70 hOth OF you'll ought not 20 UC left eN-
\ posed 20 financial ruin and personal humi liza
u ton. Sincerely YOURS j. g.. BLAINE.
/ Josiah Caldwell Esq"
No. PEMBEtTOS SQUARE, Boston, April D.
i lSil.-Doar Fisher: I enclose lottcr from
Blaine. forgot 20 speak % you about hom
| when saw YOU thisp. m. hope you can help
\ him. would N % were in my power. Blaine
/ is an important man for us 10 have fan all
/ right towards us, and only wish that was
\ 80 situated that could help him. Yours
very truly. ,. CALuwELL."
This letter incoscd Mr.. Blainos letter 20
/ Caldwell Of April -. 1871.
I " AUGUSTA Ne. ~ juno. ls1l-My Dear
/ Mr. Fisher. ! tried very hard yesterday and
day before 20 eco YOU. am in very pnin.
. fui and cmpurraascd situation growing out
/ OF my connection with the Fort smith cutcr-
prise. have paid aud cause % bc paid into
] y'r treasury about s35G.O0J. and tho only ro.
Guit % mC De- the most painful pCrplCVity.
I Now. have p proposition 90 make 10 You,
which think is most liberal and fair. going
/ as far as . possibly can 90 without running
myself past all recovery.
" Now. ~ you will take up the fiO. 900 OF Cou-
pons, paving mo the cash therefor. and give
me the $4,000 OF bonds, will lot al tho re-
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