National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-01
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HARD FATE OF COL. BETS.


Aillda'ts Charging That His Supposed Friend
Took His Money and Neglected Him When
He Was Very Sick.
The opposition to the appointment Of DR..
william +. Shafcr as administrator Of the cs.
tate of the late William II. Belts becomes
stronger, and If any confidence is to be placed
in the ailldavits filed it would seem as if the
applicant for letters is not the proper person to
receive them.
The affidavit of Moses We'll was yesterday
added to that Of Judge Pelham, and develops
not only n curious state Of affairs preceding
Col. Bettss death, but an indifference on the
part OF the physicians rs to the late OF II man
whom they were called upon 10 attend. The
affidavit of Mr. We'll sets forth that the ailiant
and Belts were well acquainted; that they took
their meals together ut the same restaurant Tor
several years, and they were together
u great deal during the last Two years OF Bcttss
life. Tint IL few months ago Col. Belts began
To take his meals iluthcr up the city, ana the
niliant did not see a great deal of him until
about the 10Th of juno, 1881, At o clock in the
morning. when he came TO atlantis room,
Knocked ~ the door, and said For Gods
sake, let me lay down. Anant remarked
that he had no place for nm 10 lay uOwll,
having but one bedroom. Belts said give
me CnUir; let inc lay on the floor or any
| thing The Ahiaut says that he received Col.
| Bets IN his room and took care OF nm as best
| he could iDr several days. On the morning OF
| tho It'll Of june Col. Bets was unable TO i.sc,
ana had to remain in bed, and was very sick.
| on ;lc previous day the alunt told Col, Bctts
| thut he had 10 work for n living aud could no
| longer take care OF him, Belts suid "FurGOdS
| sake, don't desert me have money and VIII
| hay you. shniicr has my money ana Is giving
| It out 90 me IN drihlctt, aud have money be-
| sides, but don't know how TO get 1t. Will pay
| you when get we'll"
The aliunt further says that Judge Pelham
| came to his house on the litl of June anu lu-
! quircd for Col. Bets aud he showed him
I a h.r p ha Rnl "a -
floor very sick, and lac begged the judge not TO
! let him go to the hospital; he preferred to DIE
| there.
Judge Pelham gave the iIiant So that night
| to procure comforts for Col. Belts, but the
| latter was taken with spasms during the night
| and in the intervals asked the ailiunt TO 60 Tor
| DR.. Shalcr. lie went for him between aud
| 6oClOCk in the evening, and DR.. Smaller
promised to come, but did not do So He went
| n second time, at . o'clock in the III orning
telling him that Col. Belts was dying, inpior'
ing him to come to the colonel ; ana, thnt nc
was having one spasm after another ana
would surely die that night. DR.. Shaiier told
the uiunt that he could do no good and To 90
to Dr. Jolly. The atliant sent II messenger at
once to DR.. Jolly, and, not hearing in reply, went
himsclftU the doctor aud he failed To come
Col. Belts for him, The ailiSpt went
to DR.. Eliot, and found that he had gone TO
| church. lie then notified Or, Shailcr of what
he had done. Notwithstanding all the efforts
the ailiaut made to secure medical attendance,
neither DIS. Shnticr nor Jolly came until |
O'Clock in the afternoon of sunday June 10,
and they then said they could do nothing, col.
Belts was dying, and could not live half an
hour and that he ought to be sent to the hos
pital to have n dcccn. place to be buried from.
Col. Belts at that time was UNCONSCIOUS.
Judge Pelham asked DR.. Jolly If he was sure
that he would not recover. Dr. Jolly sNid, 1T
is impossible; he IS too low" Judge Pelham
replied that col Belts had, when conscious,
made him promise that he should not be
taken to the hospital but If he were To
die hc would not know the difference and
he would take him there. He came later
in the afternoon and took Col. Belts away On
n bed in the police ambulance to Providence
hospital.
The aiiiant further says that Col Belts fire.
quently told HIM during his sickness that DR..
Shuiler had money belonging to him. but that
he was treating him wrongiully, and would
only give him II dollar or two at a time lie
complained bitterly of DR.. Shatlrrs treatment
of him. The ailant also says that he went
with Col Belts ON several occasions to DR..
Shaticr's drug store during the time he was II
could never lind DR.. Shailcr in.
Col. Belts told the ailiant that he had often
gone of late to Shatcr's store, but Could never
y lima mn in, and he complaiggi' that Shatler
hnd his nolcy and would -hot see him. lie
further stated tIat hcShlad gone there late at
night and pulcdth Night bell, but still could
not get to see him The ailiant in conclusion
says that from the statements made to him
by Col. Bets and his knowledge of the re-
sources ana naDltS Ol tOl. ItttN ne CpllSClcll-
tiously believes that the pretended claims OF
shailcr against rBetts htostate are fictitious and
For the purpose of shawing that Mr., Belts
was possessed of means and had no occasion
to create an indebtedness with DR.. Shailtr the
! deposition of Mr.. Charles a. Walter has been
filed. In II the dcpOucnt states that he was
) well acquainted with Mr.. Belts and that sGv.
, cral times during the past two years he Dor
! CdmOney from the atlantis father, some.
! times SlOO at II time and sometimes several
! hundred, and that he always paid the money
4 to the cntirc satisfaction of the lender. The
! last money thut hc borrowed was about $40.
!, and William L. Shaiicr Endorsed the note O
| Col. Belts. When the note was due the depO
, ncnt went to Shutlcr 10 get the money, because
| he was informed that Col. Belts was sick anC
n that he wanted the money collected from
:. Shaler. Several weeks ago, Mr.. WHltc
n Estates that he called upon Shatlcr for paymen
a of the note. Shaiivr then told him that Col
q be out of the hospital in II day or TIVE
/. and would pay it. The dcponcnt says tina
g Col. Bets came 10 his office IL few days after
II ward, in company with DR.. Jolly and paid TIN
Il note from u roll Of bills. He called Col. Belts
attention to IL yellow note sticking out from hi
vest pocket, and said TO him: You are abou
to drop a $50 note" Col. Belts took the yellow
note and opened it out, saying that he woult
not lose it; that ii was II $1,000 note.
Mr. Walter says he examined il aud say
there We're two notes instead of one, and tina
r each was Il ycllOw-COOrcd $1,000 gold ccrti
cate. This, Mr. Walter says, occurred only
few days before the death of Col Belts.
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