Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-06-21


 on account of his management of the who died in the hospital in Tucson late Tn 1887. Nelson was the owner of considerable property in Nogales, which he intended should descend to his little daughter Tiny" and which was entrusted to his friend George Christ for that purpose.
 The following documents in the case have been furnished THE ENTER PRISE, and they fully explain them selves. The fiist was written from in formation furnished by MT. and Mrs. J. F. England, of Nogales, and Is as follows:
 ENGLAND's STATEMENT.
 Mir England was intimately ac- quainted and connected with Swan P. Nelson for six years; was in the first place an intimate friend and com panion-in fact his only confdant Lived in his hotel and was the archi- tect and builder of his new stone hotel in Nogales called the Nelson" now the "Montezuma" (the latter name being given to it by Christ i'm mediately after he got hold of the property.) Mr. England also knew George Christ for about one year be- fore Nelson's death knew that Nelson and Wallace owned the "Cleveland mine in Sonora and that Wallace sold out to Christ for $500 or 5000 and that Christ thereiereabecame Nelson's
  represented that he could sell the mine east and that Nelson gave him money on three or more different oc- casions to go east and prosecute the sale. That Nelson did not owe Christ any money whatever previous to his last sickness, but that Christ owed Nelson. Knew of his England's de posting money in Nelson's safe, $200 of his own and $ll2.50 of Vim Bur rows, which money he saw in the safe when Nelson was taken to Tue son, but that when he saw the safe opened after Nelson's death that money, as well as many other things of value, was not there; that the safe was empty. Knew of Nelson's being taken sick and he himself took him to Tucson. That Nelson, feeling better with the ride, decided not to stay in Tucson but to return to Nogales, which he did Knew that on Nelson's s return he was again taken very sick and ultimately was taken to the hospital in Tucson where he died. Knew that Christ told him that he held note of Nelson's for $6 900 that, doubling the fact, he went to Nelson and asked him if he owed Christ six thousand dollars. Nelson said "Nol | you know better; but what could l do, l am very sick and my creditors are troubling me and l gave him that to secure me till l could get better and II l should not, to secure my property to my child "Tiny" knew that some time before that Nelson made will which was drawn up by Collector J. NJ. Wilson, of Nogales, in which his entire property was left to his child There being something informal about this will, it was rewritten by Justice of the Peace J. F. Griffith, (now ol San Diego, Cal.) in which the property was also left entirely to his child Heard that said $6.000 note had been changed for deed to Christ and asked Nelson about it; he admitted having given Christ deed, as it would secure h-m and his daughter better. but there was no consideration given for either deed or note and that Christ owed Nelson instead of Nelson owing Christ Knew that he urged upon Nelson the necessity of having some document from Christ to prove what Christ had l told him, viz: that the property would be deeded back to him as soon as he got well, or in the event of his death would be secured to his child. Al though Nelson seemed to have con hdence ill Christ he at last acknowl edged the lustness and prudence O the matter and authorized Mr. Eng land to send District Attorney Benj F. Hereford to him to have such s document prepared which, on being signed by Christ, would so secure the property that neither Nelson nor his daughter would lose it, if anything should happen to Christ or i Christ not act right in the matter Much of this information was als( given to Douglas Snyder an old friend ofNelson's, when Snyder and England together, visited Nelson in the hospita in Tucson. Knew that Christ tolt him that ii anything happened to Mel son that he, Christ, would take Tiny Nelson into his own family and Urea her as one of his own family. Knowi that Christ never did anything for tn, orphan child till February, 1889, whel he gave the Sisters of St Josepi (where the child wa0 some lttl, money on her account. CThe fact i that Christ was forced by Charles R Drake to make this restitution to pre- , vent his, Drake's, interference with hi political schemes. This is well knowl fact and can be substantiated,l Be lieves that Christ has never since don, anything for the child, as she is nov a servant in the Nunnery of the Sis ter of St. Joseph in Tucson. Know that Christ proved false to his brothe Mason, Swan P. Nelson, and that Il, has deserted and disinherited hi (Nelsons) child and that she is nov an object of charity. Believes tha Christ never legally owned stone O q board of the Nelson property il Nogales, and believes that he does no legally own it now. but that he ob tained il and the income from i
 through chicanery and fraud, as Chris never gave any consideration what ever for said property, but imposed ol q dying man who, unfortunately, hat confidence in him, 10 make an accom- modation decd of sale to him. Nelson owed some small debts for which hi creditors were annoying him and was to get clear of this annoyance til he got better that this transfer wa made, and that this transfer was made by Nelson believing up to the last tha he would recover. Nelson further
 more told Mir. England when he wis ! tied him at the hospital in Tucson that when he got better he would an,
 could clear all those small debts oi
 and that Mir. England knew that h
 could do so. 1 have heard that Chris immediately after getting the propert into his own hands, transferred i
 without consideration to Miss Am
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