Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-11-22
DICK DEY'S CASE.
The True KnwardnesS OF His Suit
Against senator Fair,

was fled in the Superior Court il
the suit Of Richard V. Dey agains
James G. Fair, to recover $51 $50
Mr.. Dey, who is at present occupies
the position of private secretary t.
J. W. Mackey, and is better known
| in the neighborhood Of Pine anC
Montgomery streets by the subri
quet of Dickie Dey, says in his
complaint that about March 5, 1885,
Senator Fair, fearing and anticipat-
ing an actionfor divorce against him
on the part of his wife, Mrs. Their
esa Fair, advised with him there
about and from that date until May
%, 1883, the plaintiff rendered to
the defendant, both in San Fran
cisco and in the State Of Nevada,
in and about such suit, which was
begun thereafter, advice, care, la
Dor. attention and service, for which
the defendant promised to pay the
plaintiff on demand not only what
| such services were worth, but in a
| princely manner and amount" 1t
is further alleged that those ser
vices were worth the sum of $780,
600 and that the plaintiff in addi-
ton laid out and expended for the
the defendant the sum of $500.
of which only 800 has been repaid.
By strange oversight in the Coun-
ty Clerks Office the complaint was
pigeon-h9led without being left out
for the information of the press.
WORKING UP THE DIVORCE
On last Wednesday night a Chron-
icle reporter found Mr.. Dey and in
quired of him what wero the nature
for which he claims so high a rate
of compensation. Mr. Dey said in
reply;
Il have known Senator Fair init
mately for a great number of years.
At the time mentioned [ occupied
a confidential position with the
Comstock companies. Mr. Fair
knew that Mrs. Fair proposed to
obtain a divorce from him. His
great desire was to obtain salts
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the financial
terms of the separation. All of his
property was community property,
and he was in danger of being strip
ped of one-half of his accumala-
tions. In addition to this, he de-
sired to avoid the scandal which
would be caused by dragging into
public notoriety the names Of a
number Of persons of the opposite
sex in the endeavor to prove the
charges which were the basis of
the divorce suit. l advised with
him continually, and, at his request
neglected every other business to
devote my whole attention to this
matter. The idea was, by furnish
ing Mrs. Fairs counsel with the
evidence which would enable her
to sustain her complaint, to induce
her to consent to accepting $4,000
600 or thereabouts, which was
to her in the decree, in
lieu of her share in the coummun-
ity property. | want you to dis
tinctly understand that there was
in the shape of a collision
but l simply, at Mr.. Fairs request |
succeeded in procuring two persons
who we're willing to testify as to |
which had already occurred |
upon whose testimony the divorce |
was granted. During all this time
Senator Fair continually promised |
if [ would help him in this matter
he would reward me in a princely |
maner, and frequently::said that he
would make me rich. He has not !
done so, and [ have therefore brought |
this action"
SENATOR FAIRS STATEMENT.
Calling on Senator Fair, that
gentleman said to reporter
"Of course | have read the COM /,
plant, but there is not word of
truth ia it. However, [ have meth
ing to say in answer to Mr.. Dey's
statement. The matter is in the
hands Of my lawyers and [ think
that it is in better taste to fight my
ease in the courts, where it prop
erly belongs, than in the newspa-
pers, although [ wish to treat the
representatives of the press with
every courtesy. The Chronicle has
lways treated me fairly, even il it
lid pitch into us somewhat in the
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