Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01

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money extorted from the company i
! the hour of its need as BLACKMAIL
do not pretend to say. / merely re
peat that your name and the names q
other parties were used rs likely I
cause delay and as likely to obstruc
the grant of extension by the court.
If you should yet propose to doub
that Mr.. Morrison made representation
involving other parties III this matte
permit me to quote from a letter ad
dressed to me by Mr.. Morrison and il
which occurs this sentence amont
other interesting matter not necessary
to quote now: "Please send the $SO|
in currency by express. I hope yol
will get it here before l get ready to e
to Florida as promised THOSE PAR
TIES THAT WE WOULD SETTLE VI
THAT PART before went to Florida ~
You see the "honorable, high-toned
gentleman of integrity and veracity''
even in his letter carries out the idea
that THOSE PARTIES" are entitled to
share of the money. or more properly
speaking "BLACK-MAIL," and l regret
to say that he told me verbally you
were to be one of the recipients. In
view of the fact that you have such
Unlimited confidence in this honorable,
high-toned gentleman Of integrity and
veracity," permit me to extend TO you
my coincidence in the sad bereavement
that sooner or later must befall you.
Leaving the division of the 5000 to
Mr.. Morrison among the respective
"PARTIEs" in interest, I now come to
the sum of $1,000 demanded by Mr..
Morrison for you as a condition SINE
QUA NON to the delivery of the deed to
the company. You affect to believe
that Mr.. Morrison made no such de-
mand for you and in your name, and
to disbelieve what the deposition says.
Allow me to call your attention to
some circumstances in this transaction
without unnecessary comment.
On the 2ath day of July, 1884, you
were notified by letter of the comnle-
ton Of the road.
You DID NOT answer this letter. but
on July 30th the honorable. high-top-
ed gentleman ofintegrity and veraoity"
DID WRITE me from Piedmont: "Mr.
Hatton is here sick, but will go home
tomorrow. He is not willing to send
the deed or deliver it to Mr.. Settle but
when ALL PROMISES AND AGREE
MENTs are fulfilled and complied with
will deliver it TO YOU. He will meet
you at Wappapello next Saturday to
see about it after looking at the road,
ami ii ALL things are MADE SATIS-
FACTORY will deliver the deed to you
then"
Certainly you will not blame me If 1
drew from this letter the deduction that
Mr.. Morrison was In this "business'
acting for you. And in view of the
fact that after he got the money on
Jan. 81, 1884, he wrote "that my friends
and will render you what assistance
we can in that matter Cthis land with
out CHARGE" the vague reference to
ALL PROMISES AND AGEEEMENTSn
and the indefinite phrase "IF ALL
THINGS ARE MADE SATISFACTORY"
prepared my mind for the demand Of
some new "benevolence."
In the letter referred to Mr.. Nor
'ison wrote me that you would be at |
on August I'd, but you
allied to come. Mr.. E. P. Settle, of
however, wrote me as fol-
ows, under date of August I'd:
"Mr. Hatton says that SO soon as he
IAN go and see the road ut WappapeI.
o he will deliver the deed"
And SO the matter rested until Au-
rust 10th, when saw you at Green
lille. What happened there the depo.
ition states as follows:
"Saw Mr.. Hatton in the Office of the
Probate Judge. I asked him for the
Iced. Hatton said that he would come
l0wn and see the road on Wednesday
ollowing, that the election was at
land and that he thought it better to
ook at the work before delivering the
Iced"
mir. Hatton said that he could not
one sooner, as he was going to Wash
ngton county on Saturday following,
hat is to say the 23d of August.
You will note this date, the 23d of
August, because on the 25th day of
August, Mr.. Morrison telegraphed me
Ls follows:
"Can l meet President Houck at
Delta in the forenoon tomorrow on
'ery important business
Mr.. Morrison met me at Cape Girar-
leau on the morning of the Goth of
August, and what was said that morn
ng on the train going to Delta, let the
deposition tell:
He [Mofrison1 said not exactly,
md continuing, he said "the fact is |
Hatton says he must hare
'dsh, and that he will not touch the
ocnds." / was much surprised at TIE
'tatement and said what has HattOn tD
10 with this? do not propose to buy
'r corrupt hinl-you suggested him to
lOld the deed as all escrow, as an hon
IRA BILE man."
Morrison said that he certainly
would not deliver the deed unless the
money was paid. I said all right if we
ire not entitled to it we don't want it,"
Told him that Hatton would be down
It Wappapello tomorrow, that is
Wednesday, the 9th, and asked him
o stay and we would see Hatton. but
le told Inc that Hatton would not
ome."
On Wednesday, the 9th of August,
went to Wappapello to meet you as
We had agreed, but you did not come"
II seems that Morrison spoke "by
he card"
Morrison left me at Delta on the Goth
( August, starting back to Piedmont,
nd suppose got home that night, or
arly in the morning on the 9th of !,
august.
What happened next will let the
stter of E. P. Settle, dated Greenville,
august 28th, tell:
"Mr. Hatton came in from Pied
1ont last night and was out of the no.
on to take the trip to your town."
e. 1< 80 M n 81 l.