The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-25
Amdavft of John Cassidy.

pending against l.. A. Tabor, looking
to his disbaiment, the affidavit of John
Cassidy, upon which the case is found
ed, will doubtless be interesting read
ing. Ii is as follows: John Cassidy be-
ing sworn says: | ann a resident of
Lawton, Mich, am 30 years of age and
barber by calling, On the fourth
day of October complaint was made
by William Kline, of Kalamazoo coun-
~, against this deponent before III. p.
Smith, a justice of the peace of the
township of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
county, wherein this deponent was
charged with committing an assault
against said Kline, with intent to do
great bodily harm, my attorney in said
case being Lester A. Tabor, of this vii
lage. This deponent further says that
said Tabor came To my place of bust
ness the morning of October 30th, be-
ing Wednesday, and asked me to come
at once to his office, which | did. Said
Tabor then stated To me, there being no
one else present, IF you know enough
to keep your mouth shut and not tell
any one | will tell you something"
Said Tabor then stated that the prose-
cutting attorney came up from kalama-
zoo last night and saw him during the
lllSuI anu ut, dDOi ht'i niiut tnkt-
ments with him not To appear against
me at Schoolcraft. | then asked Mr.
Tabor how much he had to give him
He stated that he had To give him two
hundred dollars, and wanted me To go
TO Schoolcraft to-day with him, plead
guilty to simple assault, and then the
next day he would 60 to Kalamazoo
and pay the prosecuting attorney the
5000 | asked Mr. Tabor how the pros
ecutor could come in the night and get
back, as the trains did not run. Tabor
stated that he, the prosecutor, drove
out, that he did not dare to come in
the daytime, or write, because If he,
the prosecutor, got caught at 1t 1t would
send him up to Jackson for five wears.
That he, the prosecutor, had no right
to take money To settle up case and
also stated that he, Tabor, had no right
To offer the prosecutor money; that by
doing so it would also send him, Tabor,
up for five years in spite of hell, or
similar words. Tabor was very much
in earnest. | replied that | would go
home and talk with my wife about 1t.
! That closed the conversation.
During the afternoon of the same day
Tabor came TO my shop and got shaved;
| he then stated that after supper he
would come TO my house and for me to
be there. He then went out of the shop.
just after supper that evening Mr.. Ia
Dor came to my house, raped on the
door and | let him in and gave him
seat He then stated TO my wife the
same conversation in substance that he
had stated to me at his office. My wife
stated that she thought it was a pretty
big price but she supposed she would
have ia. stand it, if that was the arrange
ment he had made with the prosecut-
ing attorney. She then asked him how
much his bill was, and he stated that it
would be seventy-five dollars. She
then asked him if he could not make
his bill a little less and he Tabor, stated
"well will make mine fifty dollars" if
that will be satisfactory; but that is
very cheap for the work he had done.
Mr.. Tabor then stated to me that we
had better go to Schoolcraft in the
morning and my wife had better go too
as she might help TO get the fine down.
That closed the conversation. The
next morning, Thursday, we all went
To Schoolcraft together. plead guilty
to simple assault and was fined twenty
! five dollars and costs five dollars. My
bondsmen Messrs. l.. l.. Halstead and
Levi Stoker both of Lawton. My wife
had secured them by placing a five
! hundred dollar real estate mortgage in
the hands of Mr.. Halstead, who in turn
! had placed it in the hands of Mr.. Tabor.
Mr. Tabor had previously spoken about
having this mortgage assigned to him,
and it was arranged on the way home.
Mr. Tabor was very urgent that the
mortgage be at once assigned him so
that he could go to Kalamazoo the next
day and get the money TO pay the
prosecutor the two hundred dollars.
! He would also send the money TO pay
the fine and costs and would pay to
us fifty dollars and the remainder
i'm short time. The next day, Friday,
Mr. Tabor told me that he had the
evening before sent the money to
Schoolcraft TO pay the fine and costs.
BY the advice of friend | went To
Schoolcraft that same afternoon, /
found my fine had not been paid which
! | at once settled taking a receipt in full.
This was shown Mr.. Halstead with a
demand for the mortgage which has
since then been returned. i have had
no conversation with Mr.. Tabor since.
JOHN Cassidy.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 11th day of November, A. ID. 1899.
JOEL ID. MONROE, Notary Public.