Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

MI CuyuOt is Sdlu W nave remarked III
Grifiin's saloon, at Ninth and Jayne
streets, just before the publication of the
letters that the people would know before
election day whether Cleveland was a
friend of Great Britain or not. Last Sat-
urday Snyder had number of checks
and good deal of money, which he ex-
posed in the cafe of the Girard House.
1t was reported last night that Snyder
went over to New York shortly before the
publication of the letters and had con-
ference with Chairman Quay.
The letters were given to the New
| York Tribune and we're published in that
journal last Monday morning. The first
reference made to them on the stump
was last Thursday night in Madison
Square Garden, when James G.. Blaine
used them for the text of his speech.
THE DISPATCH" LITIGATION.
On September 80 George A. Hincken
through his attorney, John S. McKinlay
made application for receivership
for the Sunday Dispatch Company
limited, consisting of William P.
Snyder, Louis M. Simpson and
Arthur &. DeWalt, managers and trus.
tees. as on Thursday, September 81, the
Williams Paper Manufacturing Company
had issued execution against the paper
on judgment of 1868 for paper fur.
nished to the Sunday Dispatch. The
Dispatch Company, limited, was organ
lied January 80, 1888 Hincken claimed
to have big block of stock in the paper,
of which the defendants were trustees.
The case was postponed until the follow
ing Saturday. The Times published an
account of the proceeding in the issue oil
Sunday, September 30th.
In connection with the court proceed.
ings it came out that during the spring
and summer the Dispatch had printed
photo Autographs OF number of prom
inent men who had been mentioned as
candidates for office. Among them were
General Alger, who paid $S00.3S and
George w. Childs, who paid $132 so fol
the printing. A number of other por.
traits were published, including those ol
Judge Mitchell, Edwin S Stuart, Chiel
Justice Gordon, General j. P S. Goblin
Senator Cameron, Governor Beaver and
John Mundell. OF these Mr.. Hincken
claimed to hold proofs that only $500 had
been credited to General Alger's account
on the books of the Dispatch.
At the time the court proceedings were
begun it was alleged that Snyder had
gone away, leaving many creditors, and
that he was not expected to return, and
that Lawyer Costa was securing judg
ment against Snyder, in Common Pleas
No. 2, for $500 due DR.. J. G. Berlet. II
was also said that clipping from Los
Angeles paper mentioned the Hon
William P. Snyder" of Philadelphia, as
contemplating million dollar contract
for sewers for Los Angeles streets
Among the creditors whom it was said
Snyder had left behind were Lawyer
Thomas B. Harmed, of Camden, $500
ex-Sherif Daubmann, Camden, 500
ex. Mayor William B. Smith, 5000; I'm,
ion Republican Club. $25; DR.. Hartley
managing editor, $50, and Lawyer John
S. McKinlay, 800.
| SETTLING UP ACCOUNTS.
On October 3rd Snyder returned from
California. He came back with lot O.
the statement published in the Tines wa.
untrue and requested correction. Or
Saturday, the 9th, the application fol
judgment was withdrawn by DR.. Berlet
who signed release for the $500, which
was witnessed by Lawyer Costa. Mr.
Snyder then prepared statement il
which he denied owing any money t.
the list OF creditors published in the
Times, and on Saturday, October 18th
the application for receivership was
withdrawn in Common Pleas Court, No
4, it being shown in court that the judg
ment of the Williams Paper Com pany
had been satisfied.
1t has since transpired that manv Of
the debts were Immediately paid off by
Snyder on his return from California.
Lawyer Costa. when asked about his
connection with the case, said that Sny-
der paid DR.. Berlet 1900 cash and costs.
Snyder also satisfied judgment of $l9l
executed by Lawyer Costa for client.
Snyder also paid Lawyer John S. Nc
kinlay 500, for which amount Mr.. Nc
kinlay had Mr.. Sny der's personal note.
Two other judgments, on which execu.
ton had been issued against Snyder
were also satisfied by Snyder's lawyer
who paid out over $400 for Snyder after
Snyder 8 return. Lawyer Harmed was
also, it is said, paid 500 of his claim.
DEPosITING THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
When Mr.. Snyder prepared his state
ment denying the facts as published in
the Times on September 80, he was seen
! by the Times reporter in his office. This
was on the Saturday following his return
from California. In speaking of the
article Mr.. Snyder said to the reporter
II am ashamed to say what harm the
publication has done me. Why. went
down to the bank right after my return
and deposited $4,000. The receiving
teller looked at me in astonishment and
said he thought that pretty good for a
man who had been written up as l mad
been."
MIR. Snyder then told the reporter that
couple of Los Angeles officials had
come on East with him, and that they
had been rendered box at the Chest
nut Street Opera House by Messrs. Nixon
< Zimmerman for that night. The re.
porter asked if they were on here to ex-
anime the workings of the municipal
government, and offered to write some.
thing about them. Mr.. Snyder answered
that the gentlemen were here on private
business, and he did not want anything
published about it.
THE DRAINAGE PATENT.
One of Mr.. Snyder's friends said YES
terday that when Snyder left for Cali.
fornia he was pretty well strapped, but
that when he came back he had ga
bushel" of cash. In answer to the
question how Snyder had made the raise
the gentleman said that Snyder and
Simpson, New Yorker, and some others