New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-10

.o ht that IL proved curse to him. and he is poorer
than before -, -.
Tames g Locke who bought his farm from John Arnot
for s. 900 and then got Sil 44o from the eto o
,a ,ho, he had suered that amount OF damage from
Tho alleged overflow OF the canal specuia'ed Win MS
,ov and bas spld his farm Alonzo ID. Banks one Oh
~ said to- day to THE TRIBUNE cor
respondent: ,,..,uo,, o,d co,oa
ootino Il ALL sIy claim for -, 100 lad saw
ne and logs carried away. got 700 ano the
cTs cot the rest We all felt that there was d4uo.
aDOni o get unwilling from the state till accidentally
Scard that Hill Smith we're ut work coeeu h .no 0,s
a was about the last TO come into tne arr tnRe-
G ns%t We made it HH smiths Office In Elmi ,S
They the risk and Y naS SeeS d to- could
HAYS cot doube what asked for from the stae LII t
smith wanted me to put In my claim ~ oil can
swear TO-" The larger claims they got In the more pay
they received After the thing was see@ heS %d e
us to make another division. Ovid Plumb saa ae
wouldn't sign 1t till he knew the money naa
been paid by the state ana was rea s iOa a "
Plumb ana had done we shouldn't have gotten any
h luz Incie's bill was steep one and so those OF
Others but had nothing TO do with that
Charles W. Sleeper, who had the management OF bis
fathers claim, said ~
snarn IT, AZ wei AS Locke's claim having dissolved his
Partnership with G.. l.. Smith. The claims were made
The state didn't Oppose as 1t should, and Mr. Hlil
shed the claim for al that 1t was worth Ihat was
ma
doubt he used his influence Asscm0yman to ger
the bill paid. That also was natural as any ihun III
oil cia poston great deal OF influence win chlhi
boards and like bodies saw great deal OF MN u. ua
tins and can testify that he did his level best to cet our
claim naid About that time, tool remember thar IL WAS
said that he had bought Tweeds share In me dd-c W.
cot 800 for damage farm. The amount alo"eu
with interest was SS. 906 The lawyers got one ha
Augustus Bottsord, another Of tho successful CHILLI
ants, said: ~,
was paid thinE, 81 400 for damage to saw mn
and 10 my garden could have got more, Dut lhuus
n, VIZ
have Jaid any amount that We should nay put m
Two men know got $500 each VINO dldli suher
OF that loss have always noticed that Wnen pcolno
have a suit against the state for canal damages tcy a.
not over careful about the amount. Wnen we cdhc III
give our testimony Mr. nil took 1t. as the attorney
Smith came here and got the claims III shape 20 90
the Legislature with them one reason ulun put III -
larger claim that were taxed iOr WltneSs.s &
claim low.
G. C. Coston another lucky claimant, said:
Nv garden wa, damaged TO the amount OF Sl.39o !
cot 5000 and Hill Smith got the rest dln pcss .ho
claim for good many years, because didn't think inc
state holden 10 me. As II was, Just got my name on
the list Hill Smith said they would get Us pa'u "o
would pay them pne- third for collection
There were a good many persons In the village WHO
we're so sceptcal &c the states responsibility Una.
they put in claim. q. r. Page merchant now IN the
village, said:
mas maid for IT, didn't hear OF the movement 10 set
paid by till too late, even II had oeeh icnou
TO take part In IT. a.,
NJorleca Williams another fortunate claimant said;
Mr. Smith the partner OF Mr. HILL came here ana IN
duced ia to try get the state to pay Tor our losses w
the food. We had saw mil danagei' w, . ,n 90,
for $500 We got $1,000. The rest went to the law