The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-07
Fl. D. WINTERS IN TROUBLE.
THE WAY THEIVEY WORK OUT IN
DENVER.


THE WAY THEIVES WORK OUT IN
DENVER.
Many of our readers will remember
H. D. Winters who was a resident of
IVorthington for several years engaged
in buying county and other orders and
them into bonds. He made
, great deal of money at it then,
when Our bonds sold at IS cts. and
those of other counties for about the
same or less. We had lost the run of
Mr.. W. until recently when we received
the subjoined circular, showing how
judges, lawyers, jailors and Others at
Denver combine to rob people and 'di-
vide.' OF course, we have net seen the
other side and we judge that the ''in-
sane woman is Mr.. W's lawful wife
whom he married At Minneapolis and
deserted At least, we had a letter or
two from Mrs. W. written from Illi-
nois saying she was in destitute:circum-
stances and inqniring rs to the where
abouts of her husband.
PERJURY AND LEGAL ROBBERY
AMONGST OFFICIALS IN HIGH
PLACES.
I do not wish to speak of the evils of
others, but when Legal Robbery be-
comes unblushing, it becomes necessary
that the public should know the facts
which are rs follows: In February,
1855, had fifty-five thousand dollars
in Lake Co., Colorado. securities, was
in Denver endeavoring to collect
them or make the ring of warrant buy
ers of whom I had purchased them re-
fund the money to me which ring is
composed Of the Colorado Bank Roll
ems, Young & Seeley, the latter perjur-
ed themselves in order to have me put
under arrest, and by the assistance of
a lunatic in III. did succeed in their
undertaking, although have every
reason to believe that Judge Elliott
was hired to assist them in their de-
signs, also Sheriff Graham in the fol-
lowing manner. The Judge issued the
warrant without authority of law, and
late at night 80 that I had no oppor-
tunity that night TO see him nor any
one else, to have an opportunity to
give security. nor would the judge let
me 60 although l offered him all that |
had in the state for security, which
was fifty-fve thousand dollars in coll
ateral security, to secure five thousand
which the judge asked, and what was
meaner than all in two or three inst
ances, when l did succeed in persuad-
ing man to 60 on my bond, the attor-
neys followed me round and persuaded
the men by falsehOods to not 60 my
surety, and when I went to Jail, l was
placed in with a lot of ten or twelve of
the h srdest seeds ever seen, and that
IwOuld have to sleep with one of the
worst of the lot, who had committed
murder, and had fits at times. and
when these fits were on he was crazy.
and would be savage and inclined to
murder me If he could, so Of course a
man would rather give all he had than
he murdered in jail. All had to eat
was hash, bread and coffee, and no fit
place to eat only off plate OH the floor
Of the dirty prison. Then to show me
what l might have in contrast with
this, by paying the sheriff or his depu.
ties ten Thousand dollars. There WAS
\ nicely dressed gentleman walking
around with the guards outside the
railing around the cells, smoking ci-
gars, came to me, handed me morn
ing paper asked me very politely if |
wished to read it, I took it thanked
him, and when he went away was
told by one Of the inmates, that that
man was in for murder, but he was
worth one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, and had given $4,000
to the sheriff, and could live like gen.
tleman, while he stayed there and told
me that ii had AS much money rs |
was supposed to have that might as
well use it to make myself comfortable
while 1 stood in jail, was also told
that had better keep still about what
I saw and heard in Jail. for if said
anything about the Sheriff or how l
was treated, that would be treated
still worse, but have no fears of the
cowardly rascals, l have only once to
die, and should greatly prefer death
to such a life in such Jail, with such
men to rule over me, trying to extort
money out of me 10y torture and abuse
After what have seen in Denver it
would make me sick to hear an !Ameri-
can Orator get up and boast about
American Freedom, American Liberty
and Justice. I was forced by this kind
of treatment in prison to sign note
for five thousand dollars, and give fif.
ty five Thousand dollars in securities as
collateral, which was sold under the
hammer at the end of thirty days, for
but little more than enough to pay, it
leaving me fifty thousand dollars out
of pocket, for what simply nothing, ex.
cept that 1 might be robbed of the
money they got from me. Judge Eli.
oft has had for fifteen months and re-
fuses to give it up he says he has di-
vided two hundred and fifty dollars of
it up amongst the lawyers, and the
balance he keeps, and 1 get none, what
kind of stealing do you call that, and
all for nothing. do not owe anyone
cent, and never knowingly violated a
single Law of the Land, and why
should be robbed in this way amongst
Christians and Civilians. In summing
up, this whole matter amounts to this,
there appears to be band of robbers
in Denver, and the Judge, Sheriff and
a large portion of the attorneys, and
the ring of buyers of Investment secur-
tiles are in it, they all knew had
lect them and they obtained the assis
UOiCC VI q CI0Ly WOuNn III LII. WIZ IL
now in the insane asylum. to assist
them and give them an excuse to per.
jure themselves to give the Judge an
excuse to have me arrested, and give
the sheriff an opportunity TO get his
work in. in such way, that 1 either
had to suffer worse than death or dis
gorge and give up all had but few
dollars the work of forty years of hard
labor I gave to them, and got moth
ing but bad name for going to prison,
The spectators got the securities, the
Lawyers and the Judge got the five
Thousand proceeds. and l got nothing
and the funny part Of it is, that this
was all done in the name of Law and
Justice, and in free country, 1 en-
ployed r. J. Thompson as Attorney
but he was either fool or knave, fol
everything he done was against me, al
though he received two hundred and
fifty dollars from me, and promised to
assist me, and all the other Lawyers
that have tried, not a few appear tc
ho Ia ndQ6 fOoothor for tho nrrnnao nj