The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-01-17

| Experience tcacheS that the one
who originates such purpose, j!
usually the most active IN carrying
it out, in bringing it to completion
Another thing usually found ii
fraudulent TRANSACTIONS, that ls, The
desire to clothe such transaction!
with great legal formality. have
witnesses BY questions, give it th'
appearance of great fairness.
We find Monroe therefore. send
ing West TO Lexington for lawyer
and we find Monroe paying the
lawyer for lis tlmo next morning
True. II is said, that in this he wa:
carrying out his fathers wishes
But there arc other circumstance:
rejecting upon the question, as tt
who sent i'm fact for tho attorney
and whose interest he was expected
to represent. The object of the
visit and business known to j. l.
West, is not impaired TO any of the
other Spencer's. though he has al
opportunity to Go so, as did also
Monroe.
The attorney is brought down in
great haste to visit his client, and
we find the hurry, the haste, the
end Of this journey reached appar-
emily, when they had reached with
IN two hundred feet of Jesse Spen-
GERS house. There they stopped
fDr more than two hours, according
to all the testimony, from eight
until nearly twelve at night, by
some of it.
The attorney is driven twenty
five miles to see the old man Spen.
Ger, and transact some business for
him; driven through wind and rain,
the worst of roads, In the dark
night, to see Jesse Spencer, to
transact some important business
for Jesse Spencer, and within two
hundred feet Of his residence, the
client laying there anx;ou>ly wait
ing for the lawyer to transact his
business, is the theo'y. They stop
and remain ove- two hours before
gong to the house at all.
The question naturally arises,
why did not West take Mr.. But
Ter 10 his client. Jesse Spencer,
at onces The question, / think.
is very satisfactorily answered in
The testimony of Monroe himself.
l quote from the record from
Monrce's testimony: IL went over
there (the sa'oon) talked 10 him,
(Buller) about the matter ams5
explained 70 Elm sVka! I svamtea
ao:,e. II was considerable talk
we had and he said lie would 60
over"
West in his testimony says:
I'VE stayed there Gin the saloon)
a long while; Monroe and Butler
were having talk; l did not pay
attention to it,"
Never did a bright flash OF
lightning on a dark night more
clearly illuminate and make
plain the surrounding landscape
than does this item of testimony
make plain the question as to
who was employing, directing
and overseeing the lawyer in this
transaction, in other words, wEo |
was the active agent in securing
the execution o: this assignment.
Can any one doubt that Mon
roe sent for the lawyer or was
The active man directing the |!
whole matter?
Monroe then went toliis fathers
late that night with his brother
Samuel. who had the custody of
The certificates of deposits, with
his lawyer and with his friend
and agent, West.
They went for the purpose OF
.ransacting this business and they
lid not transact it. Why? The
Did man didn't object no more
han he directed it to be done.
md no more than he objected
lext morning.
But Samuel, turning not 10 his
'ather and saying: Father we
lad better put this off to night,
is late," or something Of that
lind or waiting 10 hear what the
I'D man HAD to say or sugges!
bout it, says, addressing the
,thers present, "Boys, 1 WON'T
lave anything TO do with this
hing tonight. Let us wait" the
Id man as usual saying nothing.
samuel retired 10 his bed.
The attorney staid there until
'ext morning without saying any
hing about tho business to the old
nan. In the morning he uncer-
,oniously took his departure. went
yer to the tavern for his breakfast. {
nd never went back.
So much for the attorney who
'as sent tor to do this. Consider a
loment the man who actually did |
o it, and see for whom he acted. {
nd in whose interest. Mr.. j. l..
Vest transacted the formal part OF
lis business. Who was he acting