Telegram-herald., 1890-08-14
O'BRIEN HOME AGAIN
He Is Surprised st the State o'
Affairs Here.
he MILL LIQUIDATE ALL CLAIMS.
ne says the sDsmoerar's~ Iassrslsw With
Mrs- FgtBaIs l. falss-NsitheT he OF
the Local Association Win sansr
by the Recent Troubles

telegram was received by J. IL.
Rozema yesterday, from 1. IL. o Brien,
snent whose affairs the Dsmecraf rushed
into sensationalisaB, aud came TO the
conclusion that he had absconded, etc,
faying that he would be IN Grand Rap
ids today. No one ocald say, but the
Demoerot, why he should not return TO
the city. There were no funds 10 ab-
scond with, and furthermore, al the
Indebtedness lay IN the expense he had
been to IN starting the business here.
printing association books, and furnish
ING his office.
A TELEGRAM-HERAID reporter went
TO the Union depot last night TO meet
Mr.. O'Brien and get his opinion regard
ing the turn his affairs had taken
since his absence. The d., /. d \.
train that Mr.. O'Brien was, expected on
was about thirty minutes lat3. As she
pulled in TO the depot the gentleman
who was expecting delegation
would be at the oSpol
TO meet him, stepped brisky
from the still moving tram and jumped
into a hack. The reporter drew lls
four bones together and made for the
hack also. The happy jehu, thinking ne
was gong to get aIotherpassenger'helu
the hack door open tor the reporter,
who Immediately ayailed himself Oh
the politeness, much 10 the surprise OF
Mr.. O'Brien, who probably had been
thinking of sheritls and newspaper
men ali the way along the line.
Mr. 0'Brien recognized the reporter
as from the TELEGRAM HERALD anu
said: "Well, | was in hopes that ]
should not meet any of you reporters,
rs | know whatyou want, and a don't
understand what all this trouble means,
| can't say much. / did not hear OF
& e proceedings, that had been taken
here, until my attention was called TO
II IN a Detroit paper yesterday. i re-
ceived a telegram from Mr.. RoZema
and started Immediately for home.
Every thing was moving along all
right when / left, and did
not anticipate anything OF this kind
Had done so, ! would not have gone
away. The only reason | can give Tor
| TIE trouble is this: The printers bill
most likely came due and they came TO
my Office for their pay. being away
| and they needing the money very badly,
attached my Office fixtures to satisfy
their claims. The other creditors then,
of course, were scared. and they too
| lied attachments. While / know
they had the utmost confidence III
me, / am very much surprised,
but this is the only reason | can give
for the proceedings that have been
taken. Ny company at Minneapolis
will furnish me with ample funds I'M
mediately to liquIdate all the indebted
/ ness.
Neither I nor the local association
! have formed here, viii suffer 10y this
/ little trouble. want to say that think
! the Democrat took a good deal more
upon Their shoulders than they can
| carry. They certainly treated me
very unfairly in this matter. In regard
/ to that Prindle matter 1t Is all false.
/ That interview with Mrs. Prindle II
/ false from beginning 10 end. do not
owe her cent. This she will vouch
/ for. Everything VIII be Strengthened
up in few days, and no one Will suf.
/ fer"