Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-18
SETTLING UP HIS BUSINESS.
Milton Weston Closing Up His Affairs
in Chicago Prior to Returning to Pitts.
burg TO Receive Sentence of Four
Years in the Penitentiary as an Access.
Ory T. Murder.
CHICAGO. Ian IL

CHICAGO, Jan. IL.
Milton Weston, who stands convicted in
Allegheny county, Pa, as an accessory to
murder, returned to Chicago yesterday to
close up some business affairs, prior to re-
turning TO Pittsburg TO receive his sentence
o four years in Riverside Peniteptiarv Wes-
toms reputation here has been beyoud re-
prosch, both as business man and socially
He has a mother. wife, children and broth
ers residing in this city, sill of whom are
highly esteemed. ''For t3 years" he said TO
reporter, Il have lived here snd done bus
mess and no man can place black mark
sgsinst my character. This thing cost me
over S260,o besides S45 900 for lawyers
fees, over $500, 900, about ali the fortune
had. Even my wife mortgsged her farm and
pledged her diamonds to help me out of the
trouble. but | am still here through victim
OF cruel conspiracy. The story never has
been told. 1t was for me to buy and dis
cover the value of natural gas as an llumiuator
and Its utility for fuel, when | was attacked,
robbed and even cast in prison. | secured
1850 acres of land in West Moreland county
purchased the tract of land from Hillery j.
Brunot, the Quaker Indian commissioner.
paid $50, 900 to Brunot for the land and $500
to remove cloud from the title After
made the purchase | received the deed from
Brunot, wherein he agreed to give me good
and sufficient title, free and clear of all in
cumbrances, for 4f6 leases which were con-
tanned in 1850 acres. made the first paw
ment which is acknowledged and receipted in
my deed which is on record. Before the
second payment became due, | was notified
BY four owners of the best leases that Brunot
did not own them at all. l Immediately took
steps to possess myself of these leases. which
| succeeded in doing for 80 years, and placed
them on record at Greensburg The leases
were conveyed to me by Brunot. Every
lease, on renewal, was placed on record by
myself Regardless of these facts, and in
violation of the sales to me- Brunot sold the
same to another gas company, being then of
record. He sold to Pew, Emerson & Co,
concern in which he was a large stock
holder, and it was through him or his agents
that they attempted to dispossess me. At
that time myself and wife were living on the
land, and for several days and nights before
my wife had been there almost alone having
but one lady companion in the house.
Haymaker who was unfortunately killed was
an agent of Brunot and his corporation, and
he had l50 men under him who were armed
with pick handles and revolvers, and who
came upon US while we were IN peaceful pos
session to try to disposess us. Who wouldn't
have resisted to defend his own? In the
melee that ensued Hsymaker was killed, and
while that killing was charged to my foreman
the fact is that he was killed by one of his
own men from a shot which was intended for
my foreman. My wife was not six hundred
feet from where the fight occurred and wit
messed the entire transaction. But she was
not competent witness for her husband.