The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-09-19

Now, the operator EOt hu oIutI W
pay MIR Willis Mule" Instead OF
looking to the lett aud reading S75 the
amount truly indicated by the word
'Muic" hc looked to the right and
handed out 500, which would have
been correct had the word "Nlule' been
received rstcnd Ut "Mulc.' BN tins
timrtho reader no doubt understands
lust how tie mistake occurred. lt
viii bc parloucd. no doubt, by the
reader, that other than the real words
ct the secret code are given. That
much fiction is necessary, ~ viii be
perceived The telegraph compau,
doe. not permit it, code to be pub
li-hcd
MIR Willis went oil Immediately
after receiving the money aud several
,l,,- elapsed before Mr.. Pickett dis
covered Tue error. lie tcleRraphrd
without delay when hc discovered his
mistake, ant after "A week hc received
% letter from Mr. Willis making no
explanations but enclosing check
tor f'35. which was promptly paid hN
the Ciuicn- National bank, upon
which MIR Willis drew. Holding IN
view that 80 was due MIR. Will, and
THAT he has returned S31j OF the mon
as. 10 will be- perceived that hc now
owes 500 net OF the Ovcrplus PAID
him. rstcrday morning the two
Young men met aud came to blows Al
| ter NAiuiy seeking to- agree Oh n basis
| uf settlement Mr. Puckctt insisting on
| getting hauLtulr paper or cash. hnd
MIR. Willis insisting that Ills personal
note without security WAS all that lac
could give tor the present
MIR. wills called. since the above
Was written aud gave his side oi tht
torN The statement gwen was writ
| ten upon Mr. puckrtts showing and
MIR Willis denied no part Of it,nlthougi
| it wa, substantially recitod TO him
| For his part he says that hc Ia com
ucrciAl traveller Tor "A wholesale drug
establishment Of Baltimore and that
prrNiuu. to ordering money Of hi
employers by telegraph he had writ
ten ni order aud posted it to the ei
rect thWt they remit to- him his CON
mission due, the amount OF which h
i, suu ignorant. when tho tclc
prnhic manager told him tina
$500 was to his credit at the office, h
was grntiiicd ~ II was more tnau Ii
expected but he did no
suspect that n hlundcr had occurred
The possession of II sum greater tina
hc had contemplated, enlarged hi
view. of what was needed to MAJ
hun comfortable On hi, pilgrimage D.
the eastern COUNTIES aud IN this man
uor h,torc MIR. Pickett apprlAcd hit
ut the error, hi, outlay reduced hi
purse To au"Ntcnt TINT rendered com
pctr PREPARATION impossible. Mi
Willis stntc-. aud The EXAMINER j
aware in this instance that hc state, cu
. trctly, that when he became advise.
& hy message from MIR nuckett of ia
lucl that the money was not his, Do,
restored all that remained in the ban
and did not hesitate to do A.
TIiE EXAMINER trust, that the mat
ter will come 10 immediate ADJUST
ucnt and that n friendly spirit vii
succeed the prcscut hostile attitude
of the parties. Mr. Jno b. Will
hn, always enjoyed the esteem of tn
people OF Waco, his brother l)r. Jo
Willis was an eminent physician Sn'
noted for great hcurlcdness and hi
father has gathered hunOrs all alOnl
lllo's highway. Jno. Is Willis has nj
WAYS proved himself capable and re-
liable. MIR. ruckctt also deserves re
,pcctiul mention aud nothing lcs'
lie il II trusted manage
of business that requires skill AN
character. No doubt had each OF tn
Young men rclraincd from hot word
blows would not have been struck an,
the matter would have been settle,
without the necessity of this mention
the preparation OF when has prove
as disagrccablc n task rs ever be
fell the carowOrn reporter who lui
undated H. In such cases TnE ~
ANINER is uudrr contract 20 II
readers 10 deliver facts, aud 1t
urged thnt no prejudice isprcsented !
the above showing.