The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
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on October ~ last a complaint was
iilgd IN the superior court IN The suil at
Richard v Dry al,unst jnwns q. Fair
10 recover .-lyl. Mr D.., NYp OF.
present occuiif. ,hr pUsitsu of private
secrotars g. !. ". MaokaY, anu H. a, ttor
known IN the nuighhurhoud of Pine aud
Mnntgnmtrv str is by the s0hriquet ol
Dickio hry, snYs la his complaint that
about March o, 1888, senator Fair.
fearing aud aniicinating an action
tor divorce against him an tho part OF
his wife, Mrs. Theresa Fair,
advised with him thereahout, and from
that date until May -, lss3, the plainliti
rendered Ia the defendant, both n this
civ and in the state oi Nevada, Ia aud
about such suit, which was begun there
after, "advice, care, labor, attention aud
service, for which the defendant prom
sed 10 pay the plaintiff On demand not
only what such services were worth, but
| In a. priDcely manner ana amount" 10
| Is further alleged that these services
were worth the sum OF $4,000, and that
the plsintifi IN addition laid out aud OK
pended Tor the defendant the sum OF
| 81 $50, of which only 500 has been 70
pnid. By n strange oversight In the
county clerks office the COMPLAINT was
pig-on-holed without being lett out for
| ihe information of the press.
| 4 Chronicle reporter found Mr.. Dey
last might and inquired of him what was
! the nature of the services for which he
claims so high n rnio of compensation,
Mr.. Dey said in reply:
81 have known senator Fair inti'
mately for great number OF years. Al
the time mentioned occupies n conf
DENTAL position with the COmstuck COM
panies. MIR. Fair knew that Mrs. Fair
proposed to obtain u divorce from him
| His great desire vas To obtain u suits
| factory adjustment OF the Nnpncihl
terms of the separation. All of his prop
erty was community property, ana h
was in danger of being stripped OF one
half of his accommodations. In addition
To this, he desired 10 avoid the scandal
which would Ice caused by dragging
into public notoriety the numo at q
number OF persons of the oppo ito sen
la the endeavor tp prove the charges
which we're the basis If the divorce
suit. advised with him continually
ami, nj his rcqucs., neglected every
other business 10 devote my whole at
tent N To this matter. The idea was
by furnishing Mrs. Fairs counsel Will
the evidence which would enable her u
sustain her complaint. to induce her u
consent TO accepting SiUOO,OOO or there
ahuuts, which was awarded tn her in tht
d, cree, In lieu of her share in the com
munity property. | want You to dis
tinctlv understand that there was Moth
ing in the shape OF collision, hut ] sin
ply, at Nj. Fairs request, succeeded IL
pru,uring Two persons who were Willing
10 testify as To matters which had al
ready occurred, upon whose testimony
the divorce was granted. During al
this time senator Fair continually prom
Used me ;hat II / would help him ia TN
matter he would reward NE in Il princelN
manner, ana frequently saId that la
would make me rich. He has not dun'
So. and have therefore brought this nc
ton"
Calling on Senator Fair, that gentle
man said to n reporter:
.Of course | have read the complaint
buG there is not word OF truth in IL
However, | have nothing To say in an
swcr 10 Mr.. DeN's stat lnent. The mat
ter is In the hands Of my lawyers and
think that IL is better taste TO fight my
ease in the courts, whore it properly he
longs, than in tho newspapers, although
wish to treat the representatives, of VI,
press with every courtesy. The Chroni
Gle has always treated me fairly, even !
il din pitch into us somewhat in the ole
|. mining days"
"Well, bat is there not some founda
ton for Mr.. Dey's actiHnY
"Npnn what ever. Just thin' IOr your
) set. Poor Dick says that lie advanced
: me mouey. Now consider our relatiV
positions, and then see the absurdiJy o
: his making advances for me. The fact u
the matter is DIck hasn't got any
) money, and naturally enough, SUI
: pose, he wants some, and that is abou
! all there is Of it. Aud then, again, VIVA
D.; would | want MIN TO advise me for?
+. had The hest lawyers in the city en-
! tagged, and when ] pay competent law
yers am usually in the habit of le,tin
! them do the advising. The action !
simply absurd"
I; al understand, senator, that MIR. De
accompanied you in yourtravels aroun
/, the world?
yes; was in very poor health an
asked him to go with me-. In fact, h
!; wanted to go, aud / will say this to
J, him. my health rendered it necessar
I that should have great deal OF after
ton and he was really very Kind an
. attentive, so that L am surprised To Sc
the course that he has taken."-l frisc
Chronicle.