Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-13
HONEST JOHN BROADED.
His Best Neighb0rs Refute the

A personal enemy of ]. w. BrOaded, few
days ago rushed into print with cock and
a-bull story about him. His best neishbors
rally to refute the lie He makes state
ment for himself as follows:
STATEMENT OF J. W. BRoADED.
Los ANGELES, Oct. IL, 1886.
EDITOR HERALD:-Mr. 8. r. Beck, of I'll
Monte, published an article in the Times of
Saturday, in which he stated that had Ia
ken the benefit of the bankrupt act, aud had
defrauded Mrs. Thurman. The statcment
is wholly untrue and malicious. never
TOOK adyantsge OF any Dankrapt sct nut ns
an assignment to Mr. Meier for the benefit
OF my creditors, OF whom Mrs. Thurman
was one. Mr.. Melzer managed to realizs 80
ted sbe remainins % cents by payips Il n
full l handed Mrs. Thurman's balance 70
her in her own parlor, in the presence Of
her husband. understand that Mrs. Thur
hsa hs money On snd s Ss s e
pay her, and she could have enf0rced
payment. Mr.. Melzer positively states.
and / believe his statement, that
circumstance thet she has remained quiet
about the matter for eight or nine years Is
certainly enough to make one doubt her
tale. Moreover, when paid the balance 70
Mrs Thurman she made no pgetense of any
further claim, but, on the contrary, st tted
that the payment settled the matter. Mr..
Beck is in bad hulnor because his bryther-
inlaw was defeated in the Democratic c0n-
vention for the Office OF Constable, ana be-
cause his father-in-law-the present 'hus-
band of Mrs. Thurman-wss an unsuccess-
full aspirant for the office OF Justice Of the
Peace before the same convention. Messrs-
Lambourn, J. IL. Gray, X. A. Meredith and
G. w. Dobyns, who were among my credit
ors, will eorroborate my assertion as to the
payment in full of my debts
Mr.; Beck falsely asserts that went bsck
on Abbot Kinney" 1 worked for aud voted
for Mr.. Kinney and did all | could to elect
him J. W. BRoAny
WHAT JERRY HANNoS SAYS.
SAVANNAH, October Q, 1885,
EDITOR HERALD: Dear Sir--Seeing an ar
ticle in the Times rejecting on my neigh
Dor, John w. Broaded. charging him among
other things with being false to Hon. Abbot
Kinney in the election two years ago,
deem it nothing but just to Mr. Broaded 10
say that know that the charge is utterly
without foundation, that he worked faith
fully for the. whole ticket, and If all the
Democrats of the county had done their
duty as did ]. W. Broaded the result would
have been different. | cannot conceive
what could have prompted the qualifications
of this SANDER except, to crafty a petty
personal spite arising from local matter
with which Broaded had nothing to do
Yours truly, ]. &. HASSoS.
MR.. MELzER's STATEMENT.
Los ANGELES Oct. IL. 1886.
| have read the card of S. H. Beck which
was published in the Daily Times of Satur-
day last. The statement therein made to
Mrs. Thurman is false He made an as
signment to me for the benefit of his credit
ors. among whom was Mrs Thurman. The
note evidencing his indebtness to her came
into my possession as assignee and l paid
Mrs. Thurman the same percentage (about
50 per cent? paid to other creditors After
had closed the estate MI. Broadcd in
quired of me the amount of balance due
ment of that balance and as have always
understood, he immediately save 70 Mrs
Thurman personally the full deficiency.
After Broaded's 8 property had been entirely
to liquidate his remaining debts.
LOUIS MfLzEE.