The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-16
DlCKIE DEY'S DEMANDS
OF HIS oLo BOSS JAMES G. TAIR
A sOurt "Reminiscences Of California
DAnage suit That Recalls the Ia
NOUS divorce Case Day
and Fair interviewed.

en- October 81 last complaint was
hled-in the superior court in the suit OF
Richard V. Dey against James g. Fair
to recover $1,000. Mr.. Dey, whs at
present occupies the positisn OF private
secretary TOD ". MaCkay, and is better
known in the neighborhood Of Pine and
Montgomery streets 10y the sobriouet of
Diekie Dey, says in his complaint thai
about March ., 1883 Senator Fair,
fearing and anticipating an action
for divorce against him on tho part of
ms Wl'e, Mrs. Theresa Fair,
advised with him thereabout, and from
that date until May %, 1888, the plaintiff
rendered to the defendant, both i'm this
sity and in the state OF Nevada, in and
about such suit, which was begun there
after, "auVlce, care, labor, attention and
service, for which the defendant prom
ised to pay the plaintiff on demand not
emily what such services We're worth, but
IN prlncely manner and amount" Ii
is further alleged that these services
were worth the sum Of $4,000, and thai
the plalntiif IN addition laid out and ex-
pended for the defendant the sum OF
Sl,lsO, of which only 500 has been re-
paid. BY II strange oversight in the
pigeon-holed without being left out for
the information of the press.
A Chronicle reporter found Mr.. Dey
last night and inquired of him what was
the nature of the services for which he
claims so high a rate OF CONFORMATION.
Mr.. Dey said in reply:
~ have known Senator Fair init
nately for agreat number Of years. Al
the time mentioned occupied a conf
aehtlal position with the COmstock COM
panies. Mr., Fair knew that Nrs. Fair
proposed to obtain a divorce from hin,
Ills great desire was to obtain salts
factory adjustment of the financial
terms of the separation. All of his prop.
cry was community property, and he
was IN danger OF being stripped OF one
nail OF his accumulatiOns. In addition
to this, he desired to avoid the scandal
which would be caused by dragging
mo pubic notoriety the name of n
number OF persons OF the opposite sex
III the endeavor to prove the charges
winch "ere the basis II the diyOfce
aunt. advised with him continually.
ana, at bis requea;, neglected every
other business to devote nv whole al
tentl>n To this matter. The idea was.
ny furnishing Mrs. Fairs counsel with
The evidence which would enable her TO
sustain her complaint, To induce her to
consent 10 accepting S,O00OO0 or there
aDOuts, which was awarded to her in tho
decree, III lieu of her share in the com
munity property. | want YOU to dis
unctlY understand that there was moth
ing IN the shape of collision, but sim
Ply NJ MI. Fans request, succeeded in
procuring two persons who were willing
lo testify as to matters which had al
ready occurred, upon whose testimony
- d,
inns time senator Fair cOutinu lly nrom.
lsed me that if | would help him in this
matter he would reward me in a prlnceIy
manner, aud frequently said thnt he
would make mo rich, He has not done
ton" nav 'N'' az
Calling on Senator Fair, that gentle
man said to reporter:
III course have read tho COMPLAINT.
out there IL not a word Of truth in H.
however, l have nothing TO say In an.
sNer 10 Mr. DeY's statement. The mat.
Ter ~ in tho hands of my LAWYERS and I
think that it is better taste to fight INV
sase IN ina courts, where IL properly be.
longs, than in the newspapers, although
WISH 70 treat the representatives of the
press with every courtesy. The Chroni-
Gle has always treated me fairly, even If
~ ala pitch into us somewhat In the old
mining days"
well, but is there not some founds.
ton for Mr., Dey's action?r
None Whatever. Just think for yonr.
aelf. Poor Dick says that he advanced
me money. Now consider our relative
positions, and then sea the absurdity of
his making advances for me. The fact of
the matter is Dick hasn't got any
money, and naturally enough, | sun.
pose, he wants some, and that is about
all there is oft. Aud then, again, what
would | want MIN to advise me forY |
had the beet lawyers In the CITY en-
ssged, and when | pay competent law.
yers am usually in tho habit OF letting
chem do tho advising. The cotton IL
simply absurd"
81 understand, Nenator, that Mr.. Dey
accompanied you in your travels around
Tho worId2'
Yes; was in very poor health and
asked him 70 go with Inc. In fact. no
wanted TO so, and ] will say this for
him, my health rendered IL necessary
that should have great deal Of atten-
non and he was really very kind and
attentive, so that / am surprised TO see
the course that no has taken. Frisco
Chro.iCle.