The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-14

Roanoke under suspicious circum-
stances, writes tho following letter in
justification of his actions. The TIMES
was informed that the checks he refers
to were turned down at tho First Ma
tional Bank, the cashier stating that he
had no funds in the bank
To THE, EDITOR OF THE THINKS: uav-
ing had dealings with your paper before
and knowing that you advocate the
truth, please permit me to answer tho
piece headed, "A Builders Crooked
Ways" published in a late issue of your
paper.
confess it was wrong to leave Roa-
noke as did, but IL man often acts con
trary TO his nature when difficulties
arise that look inSurmountable.
went to Roanoke with my family.
and with funds. l worked hard and
faithfully. | lost money, but even to
tho last otrivtd to pull through, and it
was late last Saturday night that even
thought Of leaving town. i had bal
j could have drawn out, but had no
thought of so doing.
Had Mr.. Horton kept his word like o
man. would never have had to leave
Roanoke
contracted to build four hous IS for
him. l only agreed to build two at
first, but later agreed to build two
more is he would advance the II, crssary
money. llo promised faithfully he
would do so, the price being SO 900 for
the four houses, whereas, when L went
to him for money he said he could not
raise it. He finally gave me u note for
$3.50 for thirty days. / could not use
this.
The bank refused to discount it, and
had to pay u private party $40 for dis
counting il. The Saturday left Roa-
nokc MIR. Horton gave me IA check for
Sl21 on the First National bank, which
learn has not been paid. l bought Il
horse from him for Sl65 and Il set OF
harness for $40, making every thing that
got from hun amount to $3.50. had
paid out nearly $500 for labor and had
only +, ccivcd Si25 actual cash from
Horton. II he says he paid me $500 the
Saturday left he tells an untruth.
understand that he claims | sold
him my horse. This is also an untruth
| never sold it to him. AS for Rosen-
baum Bros, got them to cash a check
for $40, and the money was in the bank
to pay for it.
NEVER OWeu uOllar u any man tnat
worked for me until the week I left
Roanoke AS for the Felix Hotel, owed
them ST., paid them $40, leaving bal
ancc of $22. am making desperate eff
forts to get some money that is due mo.
and should l succeed, every dollar
honestly owe in Roanoke will be paid.
WM. L. WArKIN.
New York. January 10.
A COMPLICATED TREapAas cAst.
A complicated trespass case has
arisen out of the recent departure OF w.
+. WaLkin. Some time since VIII Uor-
build house for him, and Mr.. Wat
kin engaged T.. +. Mulcaire to
put a tin roof on tho structure.
This Mr.. Mulcairo duly did, and
when he learned from The TIMES that
Watkin had decamped he made demand
on Mr.. Horton for payment for labor
and material. This demand Mr.. Horton
refused to satisfy, as he claimed to have
advanced Mr.. Watkin all that was due
him on account of the building, and that
Mr.. Mulcairc must look TO MIR. Watkin
tor endorsement.
This not being satisfactory. the tn
ner stripped the tin off the roof and
carried it to his place OF business-pre-
sumably for gOat-f0od, whereupon MIR.
Horton entered suit against Mr.. Null
caire for trepass, which action was tri ID
before Squire llowerton yesterday.
Phil LCckett representing the plaintiff
and K. e. Smith, the defendant.
The testimony adduced was about as
above, and the magistrate reese we'd his
d, cision. The case is of much impor
lance, as it involves the liability Of
capitalists for the debts or q contracto, :.