Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-28
REMAIN INTACT.
Cold, Cruel Facts Which Refuse to
be Disturbed.
ALL CREATION CAN'T MOVE THEM
Gest's Vain Efforts to Get What Did
Not Belong to Him stand Out Bolder
Than Ever-MOre Of That Peculiar
1ransa elton.

Not Belong to Him stand Out BOlder
1ransn elton.
The Union made desperate effort this
morning to stay the force with which
sore Who Knows" boomerang came back
upon the unfortunate shoulders of Con-
gresham Gest, through the exposures ap-
pearing in the ARGUS of Tuesday night
The Unoa's attempt was made through
the medium of long letter written by the
editor of that paper and signed by Mr..
Chas. Hsnsgen, and which. from the tone
of the headlines. is made to apsear to
counteract the force with which that ex-
posure astounded and staggered all who
had been impressed by the first and only
assertions of Zone Who Knows" But
the reader, after he has read all of Mr.
Hsnsgen's letter. finds that he has been
deluded and deceived. and that Mr.. Hans,
gen-who was spoken of in MIR. Andrew
Waldman's affidavit. appearing in Tues
DAYS ARC Us, as intermediator in bringing
about the settlement of the suits of Car
oline Waldmau against the Rock ISL
and " Mercer county railroad -
does not alter the real points at issue.
He simply says that he was sent by Mr.
Cable to the Waldmans to endeavor to
bring about a settlement, that he cheer
fully did so, and after the matter had been
discussed pro and con. Mr.. Hansgen
says: 81 advised Miss Waldman to settle
the suits for 81 900; she consented. and
two checks for $500 each were made out
and given her" He then speaks of going
with Miss Waldman from Mr.. Cable to
Gest & Parks Office and told Mr.. Gest
that we had made a settlement with the
company for 81 600 and asked for the
bill. He said the amount was 1888 SO,
whereupon l went down to Mitchell &
LYnde's bank, got one of the $500 checks
csshed and paid him the amount" Mr.
Hansgen might have added here that Miss
Waldmsn received then and there a re-
ceipt from Mr.. Gest for the 1898 49, and
as expressed in the language of the re-
ceipt appearing in Tuesdays ARGUS. "in
full for services in suits of her VS.. Mercer
Company and Rock Island railroad for
damages Mt the January term, A. d.
1878, of the circuit court" But after
acknowledging that the case WAS settled
then and there for $1,000. Mr.. Hansgen
says in his communication, that he
and Miss Waldmau went down
into Mitchell & Lynde's bank and
found MI. P. L. Cable there. and
that Miss Waldman received $500 more
from Mr.. Cable which made the amount
in all 81, 800. 1.-THE precise sum MIR. Gest
had originally demanded" This is the
sum and substance of Mr.. Hansgen's let
ter. ond while he AYERS that Mr. Gest at
first dems nded 81 500, but that settle-
ment as far as Mr.. Gest was concerned was
effected at 81 600, and that while he Mr.
Hansgen) knew all the time that the girl
was to receive 81 500. that Gest did not,
To further substantate this interpre>
tation of his view of the case, an ARG Us
reporter called on Mr.. Hansgen this
morning and he answered when asked
point blank why Mr.. Gest should have
had anything to do with the $500?
"Mr. Gtst did not have anything to do
with the $500. as we settled it. knew
that the girl was to have the additional
$500, but Mr.. Gest did not when he
agreed to the settlement. He heard of
that 0tteruard."
This was all the reporter wanted to
know. and he bid Mr.. Hansgen good,day.
So much for all Mr.. Hansgen's letter
amounts to in the Union this morning. 1t
does not in the least contradict, but
rather sustsins the assertion made by
Andrew Naldmau uEder oath, that Mr..
he afterwards wrote the poor family the
threatening letters about. 1t does not de-
tract from the fact one iots that Mr. Gest
exacted an extortionate fee from poor
family for something he had not earned,
and then demanded similar portion of
an amount with which he had nothing on
earth to do in recovering. 1t does not
alter the fact in the least that Mr.. Gest
received more OF the amount recovered
than each one of the individual heirs re-
ceived-tbat he took 1888 33 and left
1866 Sc TO be distributed among five
children, the oldest son of whom, accord.
ing TO MIR. Hansgen, was not
then more than sixteen years Of age.
1t does not alter the fact that all Mr..
Gest did in the case was to file pre-
cipe in court and afterward dismiss the
case and for this received 1888 33 for
giving his consent to settlement, which
Mr.. Hansge had brought about. And
above all. Mr.. Hansgen's letter does not
assume to dispute the cold. cruel, ever
present fact that Mr.. Gest, after that set.
Element had been made, and after he gave
his receipt for 1888 33 as Gin full for SER
vices" he tried to bulldoze this poor fam
ily out of third of the $500 additional.
which they had received without his
knowledge.
The Union in the introduction to its
letter from Mr.. Hansgen this morning
speaks of reporter for the ARGUS
named Hurst calling on Mr.. Hansgen and
getting from him information, which ap-