Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-10-01
IToRY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1885.
MARTYR.

Edward Town, Esq, OF Adair,
panied by Bruce Clark. night operate MARTYR.
station, took in the fair last Friday
H H. Edmondson left last Fri uas neen nar' NY
INDIANA on business ne VS. " How the Money Went
sumo hs duties at the Frisco depotfe Fuv Fron.rae,
y q. Cass and wife Of 81. Lor
the fair and remained some timber 20 2o-Ferdlnand
closed. They were the guests easv chair in bis
oAinhsf ""o 'Hy' led room In Ludlow
y. w. Jones tne new oepu'ked 10 sad aud alb
eosOI. W, NV. y,.,,. ,er out of tho grated
sss.. s..So.,,,.r. umber Of children who
-. -, a, singing upon the op
- - - -. - street "Thcre is 4
CO. h.vo m.Ss ali srr.pren.hce ana happiness" he
business q. South Canadian the prancing little
house in a short time. In his chair In a nervous
Shell Keys, . brother atiuued, "No one will eveI
rived in vinita last ID that have been carrying
eleven years. absence Ing long, weary months that
Afforded him aspiendicwithin these walls have
ing oio Aoquansa read many statements that
n oi .oo. ..s.s IN made ia reference TO my deal
The firm Of Grant 4 Ward that
=. s",,a,o, 49, reflected In most dam.
| g.. n,.n.,crs manner on my char
"a thIs once sr. Under the most biting
patch is apdtlclsm have kept strl and uttered
and we othng in reply to my accusers. II the
lie subssriptany things that have been said we're
uc, would and could have no word o
III. .D,o,,mplaint to utter, but from my owr
.onferepee oowledge Of what have done It has
ard presldiade me shudder at times TO read OF the
TahIsquseblslng aud mean things am said to
Fort Gifhave dono-siaiements which have not
Nhi'a had the slightest foundation in fact The
SPiin, time Is coming whenI will be able TO do and
, - 2 say something for my own benefit. Since
csr,e my Imprisonment have been laborins
Can all knew how for the benefit OF the
Flidc creditors OF Grant & Ward. For eight
Chd months worked by day and by night to
ThoIn) make ont n abatement that ,vou'd sbo,,
Il InI' the condition OF the affairs Of the firm
: hettek at the time Of the failure. The state.
oistn ment that i made, which showed
% ram the name OF every person who had any
II creek, business with Grant & Ward, the amount
N Fort, OF money that was advanced by him aud
a 2t-B. the amounts that were paid to him as
GranI profits, was given to Mr. Johnson, rCcelv.
n and No or Of the Marine Bank aud Mr.. Davies,
r Coody the receiver for Grant Ward. This
IN yember statement shows what was done with
70 CAnsy every penny mat came 10 my hands while
% II-lb The firm OF Grant & Ward existed. Mr..
n whit. Davies has written that the Indebtedness
il c.rsy,,of the hrm was SIC 900 co., and that
r. h.r es-sos 200, 900 Of this amount had been
, x,,u, ,1aid, leaving n balance OF IS O00, 900
n,.,-,., These are round numbers. Now the i'm
'i o-,aS.. ,ression has gone forth that absorbed
.s Vo'opoi o1e $4,000 900; that Il went into nv
hou''4''' ckct for my individual benefit"
ttismy d0slJe TO aid any OF the creditors
ut irant Ward In the recovery OF money
a. NJ, may have been unlawfuy paid out
NJ ~,,h an. lave worked diligently TO accomplish
- .Ss.,. and II makos no difference what may
e. taS,- me OF me will continue to until the
he ., IL the illegal claims against
IT. ali 'ne eensue Ward were pressed the
- en'' he eit OF Indebtedness might reach
~ wrote on' 'nIee 300, but there are many people
's then nnoing 70 M hesitate long lime before they
alton was irrHsPsnt their claims to the receiver
ia ton with IL. That they be paid have BEEN
persons the resuitv, CONDEMNED because I have
- - shown by the sppencbc the statement that pre-
Tn vIEITA, ]. T., segsye not done so beciuse did
ar by certify thn a.. NJ hat It was proper for me
in nna sns yss satisnon that occupy TO do
= sssoeiatoi. was not Giementshould be made pub.
VI simply collection egfiyer, aud believe that Il
he yyc,stio so, and do not under
LUKEY not been done, but
u. u. Me credit for Il. There
lis pssin, that the statement
zee D'1 Rosde public. l am get
ite CHourEAu l. T., septsm is stain upon nv
- the undsrsiEned do hereby that must be
III Ciasa notified three mons believed by
* Mutual Ala Hs"oia"oh Jas no acqualnt-
of '"inus' JOINS Is | made millions
t,I r. A. Belons. | did not
-, A. hEpps9s dollar. am
W. n. o. Lisi' everything Is
ith J. d. BIcf right There