Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-09

Sam Small Pays Abe steinau and
Both are Happy.
from Tie Cincinnati Times-S tdr.

From the Cincinnati Tip.es-.Stdr.
To-day Sam Small paid for bis gold
watch, diamonds and silyerUare that he
purchased from Abe steinau, the jeweler.
The trial of the suit which Steinau en-
tered against him before Squire Bloom
was to have taken place at O'Clock, but
II did not take place at all, and never
| will.
Mr.. Stenau's attorney, Hon. Howard
Douglass, aud Mr.. Smaips attorneys,
VI srrs. Paxton and WARRINGTON. effect,
compr mise by the payment OF the full
amount sued for and the costs Mr.. Steinau
incurred in bringing the SUIT.
Al O'Clock this morning Squire Bloom
and several reporters waited anXiously
| Tor Mr.. Small, Mg. Steinau, the lawyers
and witnesses to show up, but they did not
| show. An entire hour was consumed in
! waiting, and when the clocks hands
| pointed to the figure 10 Squire Bloom de-
clared that the last minute OF grace had
/ passed, and that 1t was evident there
/ would be no trial.
Tuen the lawyers Offices were visited.
( At Paxton IL WarrIngtOn's MIR. Small
had been, but he had just gone up to the
1 trlal' as the clerk said. TINS was known
| 10 be an invention. and so the Times-St8r
! hustled up TO Howard Douglass office.
| Mr.. Douglass and Mr.. Abe Steinau were
| found there.
Mr.. Paxton was there" was stated
! by MIR Iste nau, land he and Mr.. Douglass
aad con ultatiOn. Mr. 5 nail is 10 pay
me the full amount OF my bill and the
costs and the suit will be withdrawn.
Mr.. Paxton wrote a letter addressed 10
Mr.. Small, which / am to sign, and Mr..
; small he's written a letter to me. The
/ whole matter has been amicably adjust
I ed. Mr.. Small declares that an per-
{ fact hot NJ
/ small Is a perfect gentleman, and there
/ is no hard feeling now on either side. 1t
/ was simple case OF misunderst anding."
/ WHAT is the letter that you are to
| send to Mr.. SMALL"
Here 1t is"
/ The letter read as follows:
! "Rer. Dr. SRlpU:
| DEAR SIR-In Justice to YOU desire
| to say that at no time | ever circulate
! he report you had refused TO pay the
/ claims held against you for merchan-
/ disc, and that you we're seeking to de-
/ fraud me out of the same. The Inlorma-
! lion communicate 70 you and upon which
| you predicated your letter to me was not
/ furnished by me. Our relations prior to
/ the receipt of the letter had always been
! pleasant and agreeable, and If | had not
! been mlsrepresented to you | am sure we
! would have had 10 controversy. All mat
ters pending between us have been hon
orably adjusted and fully paid, Very
| truly yours, ABE STEINAU"
After having written this letter Mr.
! Paxton left Mr.. Douglass office at 80
! O'Clock, saying that be would return in
| three quarters OF an hour with Mr.. SmaIPs
! letter. to which Mir, Steinau's letter. writ
! ten by Mr.. Paxton. was to be an answer
! What was more important, he would also
/ tring the necessary $3.50 with him. But in
lhree quarters OF an hour Mr.. Paxton did
4 4 L..
| O'Clock.
Mr.. Steinau waited not patiently but
very iNpatiently for him all the time, and
| toward the last it began to look as though
Mr.. Small could not raise the monry or
had changed his IN nd and intended to let
the trial proceed. How ever, at the tune
stated MIR. Paxton entered with he money,
and the following letter from MIR. Small,
hoth OF which we're hanged to Mr.. Steinau.
The letter read thus:
"a. StejHdH. Jr.:
DEAR -IR-ln response to your COM
municati0n OF this date, | desire to saw
that my Toronto letter to you was based
| upon information that you were making
severe and unwarranted threats against
! me upon the streets of Cincinnati. At
that distance, aud under those circum-
! stances. my Indignation took the express
slons used as proper. Upon your repre-.
sensations that you had made no such re-
marks am tree 10 withdraw the letter
and its offensive terms. AS you say,
prior to this Misunderstanding, our bust
NJ S. transactions were pleasant and at
islactOry. Yours very tru V,
"SAM W. SMALL
While waiting for Mr.. Paxton TO bring
in the letter and the money, Mr.. Steinau
spoke OF the case. SAID be:
"Tnis is all the result OF talebearing.
| would never have brought this suit II
Mr.. small, whom have always found to
be perfect gentleman, had not been CIV
ing misrepresentation The story is lust
this: When Mr.. Small's note became long
overdue / anted To write 10 him ABOUT II,
and meeting VIII Stevens, | asked
nm where Mr.. Small was at that
lime. he told me and asked why
wished to know. | told bin all the cir
cumstanc s, when he said tnat il DR..
Joyce knew about 1t he would correspond
with Mr.. Small and see that the note was
paid. He told DR.. Joyce, then / got that
b safeguarding letter from Mir. Small. |
blame DR.. Joyce for the wnole matter.
There never was any trouble between
Mr.. Small and myself until DR.. Joyce in
tertered. The purchase of silvtrware
was made to complete partial st al
ready purchased for about $3.50, ami the