The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-26

How They Have Dealt with Creditors-Dr.
Douglass $4,000.


Douglass $4,000.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
William A. Purrington attorney for Col F.
ID. Grant, declared this morning when asked If
DR.. Douglas received the S.. 900 left for him by
General Grant, in addition to 81, 600 for his medi
cal services, the final bill being rendered after
General Grants death, that the Doctor had re-
ceived $1,000 Mr.. burlington said:
Before the General died he asked Mrs. Grant
IN case the income from bis memoirs, which had
oeen made over to her. and which were really
Ger property. should give sufficient money re-
turn to onable her to pay certain specific sums 10
certain people. then he would like her to give
DR. Douglas $4,000. The calls upon the hrst
check which Mrs. Grant received, including pay
ments TO several persons who bad suffered oy
the failure of Grant & Ward, were so great that
DIR. Douglas could not well be paid out OF that
money. But in very short time after the pro-
ceeds of the second cheek were received, Mrs
Grant sent the Doctor the full amount which
was not technically legacy, because it was not
Incorporated in will: but she felt. nevertheless,
called upon to pay it. This delay caused the
rumor to be circulated that General Grants FAM
lily refused TO pay DIR. Douglas his legacy
Il wish it to be distinctly understood that
do not for moment. imply that Dr. Douglas
was in any way responsible for this rumor, nor
40 I intimate that his bills were not perfectly
proper On tile contrary such an intimation
would he most improper. and am snre, in view
Of his character and expressed feelings. not of
regard only but Of affection, for the General,
any rumor of this kind must have been most
painful to him.
Il understand that Dr. Douglas has written
letter to the Christian Union in which he grace
fully acknowledges the receipt of the money.
Nothing could more clearly demonstrate the alb
surdity of tic Suns story concerning the Holmes
bill than the that Mrs. Grant paid this So 600,
although there was no legal obligation on her to
do so.
General Grant also requested that Colonel F.
d. Grant should receive $40, 900 for his constant
attention to his father, and for his aid in the
writing of the memoirs. This sum Colonel Grant
has refused to accept.
while this subject would like to call at
tcntion TO another unjust rumor which was to
the effect that Colonel Grant applied for posi-
ton IN the army after the failure of Grant &
Ward. He was then represented as seeking
government pap to adopt vulgar expression
nsea by his dctractors The truth is that Presi-
dent Arthur offered him the post three times,
ard prominent army officers came on from Wash
-~lpgton to urge him to accept. Colonel Grant re-
fused for, while deeply sensible of the kindness
he vas unwilling to leave his father and he did
not care TO take a government position merely as
pecunary aid. / was personally present at
Long Branch when there was telegraphed to u.
5. Grant. jr., an offer of the assistant United
States district attorneyship for New York. Mr.
Grant also refused on the same grounds did
his brother, Colonel Grant.
Another instance of the exaggerated rumors
started regarding General Grants sons 1t was
said In a morning paper soon after the failure of
Grant 81 Ward, that u. S. Grant jr, had gone
TO Canada, and a reporter was sent to his moth
-&srss~ house to learn If it were true Had the
author of this cruel report taken the trouble to
verify his statements he WOULD have learned
that the day before IL was printed Mr.. Grant had
voluntarily presented himself to the referee for
Grant IL Ward for examination. A little add
tlonal enterprise would have shown the author
of the rumor that within day or two after the
failure Mr.. Grant went before the grand Jury
but the rumor-maker would have had to use
more than usual enterprise to have learned
that as soon as receiver for the
Marine Bank was named Mr.. Grant
presented himself to him to take such
action as he might desire. The Messrs Grant
have carefully abstained from talking for publ
cation, and have always been, and are now will
Ing TO do all that ia in their power to develop the
truth and further the ends of justice in all mat
ters in which they have ever been connected,
and regardless of their own interests
'All the creditors of Jesse and Colonel Grant,
neither OF whom was a member of the firm,
have signed instruments setting aside their
assignments, in which they have expressed their
belief in the perfect honesty and integrity of the
assgnors, And. although judgments against
Grant q Ward were necessarily taken pro forma
against all members of the firm. in almost every
instance i1ngTneat has not been taken against
the Grants individually. There is not the slight
est doubt in the minds of people who know
them well that it will be their chief object to
remedy, so far in them lies, the misconduct
Of those in whom they reposed too implicit
trust"