Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-03

-, 1888. Write me at once If Your attornY
can meet them and have a talk over the
matter and get them ready to do the WORK
torney can talk to them, as they understand
What they are to do. answer soon as poss''
be- Yours t 5eais'r MANN.
Address general delivery New York post
office, New York.
"we now" said Mr.. Mcdonald, "offel
in evidence the letter that was written in
reply to that letter, in confederation OF
the fact that the letter just read reached
st. Louis. Your Honor can see that the
letter is in answer to the letter l have
just read"
The court asked to be given the letter
and the alleged answer, and after read
ing them over, determined the letter ad'
missable under the circumstances.
Mr.. Mcdonald then read to the jury
this letter:
MARTIN & FAUNrLERoY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May q, 1885,
John r. Mann, Esq, Neo York City:
DEAR SIR: In reply to yours of the 18TH
inst, would say that the undersigned Will
meet your friends at their office instead OF
the Laclede Hotel, Thursday evening, or at
any time Friday, April 80: RespeetfuIiy;
Attorneys at Law, 1lC6 Clark Avenue.
Following is the remainder of the cor
respondence:
AsToR HOUSE, }
BROADWAY AND NEsEY STREETS, I
NEW YORK, April 26, 1867
M9rtin Fauntleroy, Att tor IT. r Lag;
will say l have written my friends, but can
say If they will go to your office to see you
or not. / wrote you to see them at the La
clede Hotel. | don't understand why you you
an as they a are Or doing T ans tn
Maxwell; and If you can't meet them
l requested they can use their
can't insist on them going on anything that
looks like job. These men do not want
to be seen running in and out of your office,
and, as YOU know, your office is so near pc
lice headquarters. Now, Will leave here in
about five days II you will write me at once
meet them at any hotel in St. Louis in case
they fail to go to your office on the 29th or
sGth of this month. I will, on receipt OF
your letter, tele -raph them to meet you at
any hotel you mention in your letter.
Respectfully, JOHN L. MANN
Post Office General Delivery New York.
MARTIN & FAUNTLERoY, }
ATTORNEYS LAW,
John F. Mann, Esq. Ne,c York City:
DEAR SIR-In reply to yours OF the 26th
inst would say that your friends did net
or at office last night or to day. Your friends
can meet me at Laclede Hotel at any time ne
send me message upon arrival
Respectful lily,
JOHN /. MARTIN.
GILsEY HOUSE, NEW York;
BROADWAY AND TWENTY NINTH SrREETs,}
NEW YORK May 4, 1886.
Hon. John /. Martin, Attorneu ct Lar:
DEAR SIR-In reply to yours of the 30th
ult., will say sent word to my friends and
they decline to see you, as they are suspi-
cious for some reason, but will see them In
a few days and may arrange things for
meeting. / leave here to- morrow, but If you
will write me here Will get it, and IL can
get things fixed will let you know from
some other point.
Yours respectfully,
Holm t MANN.
After the letters had been put in evil
pence, Mr.. Fauntleroy and Mr.. McDon-
aid had a little reconciliation, Mr.. Nc
Donald stating that he did not mean to
impute bad motives to the defendants
attorneys. Mr.. Fauntleroy then got up
and announced that as Mr.. Mcdonald had
explained the matter, he desired to with
draw the harsh language he had used.
number of other letters were read,
the production of Maxwell. One was Of
such character that the male portion of
the court blushed, while the ladies hid
their faces behind their fans. During
the reading of the above letters Maxwell
was very uneasy, and it was some time
before he regained his composure.