Telegram-herald., 1889-05-15
WILL SUE DIR. DEPEW
A Ml4aster Asks for cSoO Tor
Services Rendered..
CHAUsCEY'S CESIESsllL GRAFTON
The Pfeashsr >sss he iahSrsd thiFts
two Days in Collecting Material
for Nr. BsPes's Ham
mortal Address.


Washington special says Unless Chaun-
cey NJ. DepeW shall send his cheek for
sS00 10 Rev Edward e. r0Nne, late of
Cambridge Mass, but now of this city.
in payment for literary labor expended
upon 81. Depew's written order, IN pre-
parlng material for that NOW famous
centennial orauon, Dr. Towne declares
he VIII Immediately bring suit for ST.
500, and Use every honorable means 10
recover that amount. pr Iowne WAS
a member of pr. DepcW class of 20 n
Yale College, and since graduation the
tWo gentlemen nave kept up their ac-
quaiutaIlce. DT IOwue is a scholar OF
reputation. ON March lO be received
the following letter from Mr.. Depew:
Ny DEAR DocroR. On my return 10
New York from an extended VISIT IA
the West, hnd your letter addressed
20 me At Washington. l regret very
much that ! MAS unable 10 get 20 the
inauguration ceremonies and missed
You. am delighted YOU are having a
success ia whatever YOU may be at, and
hope YOU viii command me for any
help that can render.
Here il matter IN which YOU can
help. | am 10 deliver the Grafton on
the centennial of the Inauguration of
the first President OF the United States
on April 80. have as yet done moth
ing about II IN the way of reading or
preparation. | feel that with all the
cares and work which dovOlve on me in
my business / am really in some peril
about the Grafton. The occasion, of
course, Is a great one. ] wish you
would. IN your own way. abstract from
| the Congressional library or other
| sources, such facts or suggestions in re-
gard TO the occasion a. would appear
TO YOU TO be useful To me. | desire to
make il a matter of business, and TO
compensate YOU, of course, properly
for the work"
Upon this statement" said Dr.
Towne to reporter, Il put aside
everything else and gave him thirty
two days of unremittlng hard work,
until he wrote to me, April IL.
III viii be unnecessary to 60 any fur
thcr your examinations
"Mr. Depew certainly knew when he
wrote these words that was still going
on with work for him and that | had
| been from March, and ne very well
knew had been hard at work for large
and thorough results. Yet this letter
| of April II called halt i'll my work
without alluding TO the matter OF COM
pensation which he had SO distinctly
and specifically promised.
NEW YORK, May l4.-Mr. Depew was
| found at his residence at late hour
last night and was told the story of Dr.
TOwne, his claim and his threat.
so the doctor has commenced his
war on me, has hep
'Then YOU know Or. TOwne and ex-
pected something from him" was
| asked.
YES" he replied, "the doctor and
were classmates at Yale together and
have had friendly relations and occa-
sional correspondence for 30 years.
| While was thinking of my centennial
| Grafton | had letter from him stating
/ that he was in Washington and asking
| for assistance. ] thought he might
| help me in gathering the data that |
wanted in the Congressional library
which | could not find in the books |
had gathered. told him | would com
| pcnsate him for his work. | have re-
ceived nothing from him except a pho
tograph of the ordinance of l7s7 and a
sketch of the life of Richard Henry
Lee, which he wanted TO publish
in pamphlet form, and desired
my judgment on. ! went on and
wrote my Grafton and Informed HIM il
was finished. whereupOn | received an
exorbltant bill from him, he claiming
he was entitled To it for his work, al
though he had not sent me anything
because l had stopped him with the IN
formation that my Grafton was fin
ished before ne had time To compile
and digest his work. / refused to pay
! the bill, though ON account OF our old
relations | wrote hIm ! was willing -
| compensate him for his mistake He
then wrote me that If did not send
| hin~,l 500 10y last Thursday he would
try the case IN the newspapers and sub
sequently IN the courts. / concluded
at once the best thing for me 10 do was
to let him goahead.'