The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-01
Why Didn't You Pay Miss Fallon
the Money You Owe Her
WHEN she sEcAME or AoE4
The Grafton Absconder Is Caught in
Another Lie in His "vindication."
Have Him speak-Ths Seattle Haters'
Latest Exhibition Of Mslice-Me0raw
to Speak at 0rting Tonight.

GRAFTON. ". Va, Oct. 3L-tspecial. Tho
Posr'INTELLIdENcsR correspondent called on
Mrs. Fallon today to obtain information a. to
the statements published regarding Henry J.
Snively'a dishonesty. She is very bitter toward
him, but has nothing further to relate. She and
her four daughters are now gaining livelihood
BY running a restaurant here. The ages of these
children are q. Is, 16 and Il When the son BE-
came OF age, year before snivsly left Grafton,
he was given his portion of the estate. some-
thing over $500 Not dollar has been received
from him since. One of the girls II now q years
of age and a hard-workins, respectable young
lady. Mrs. Fallon 10 Q hard-working, nervous
woman. and appears to be breaking down under
. load Of care. The amount Snively owes the
family 10 $3.50. with interest for seven years,
over e 900 in all, and according to Mrs Fsllons
story he has made no effort to pay back the
money which he received In trust for the orphan
children. Her opinion il that II he had heart or
conscience he would pay the family some part
of the amount The records and proof are clear
regarding this transaction. 30 that there 10 no
chance for sniveiy to deny or explain away the
charge of swindling
The story is current In Grafton today that
sniveiy has played . sharp trick on
some OF his Democratic acquaintance.
He telegraphed to several Of the
Democratic leaders here several days
ago for q certificate of character. He said he
was accused of bigamy, and that the Republi-
cans were trying to injure him with the story.
majority of the Democrats who were called
into consultation hatly refused to do anything
to help Snively, but q few said that - party
measure they would help clear him OF the
charges of bigamy. They would like to
help the Democrats of Washington win
victory, though they had no love for
Snively. kilograms generating him OF the
charges were forwarded to Washington. 1t has
leaked out that Snively has worked this bigamy
dodge to secure denials from his GIafton neigh.
bors that would be made to appear like denials
OF his swindling operations here. People hero
who are laughing at snively's cunning trick, SAY
that he is very foxy, and would not
hesitate to work such scheme snively il do
ing his best to get statements from his Grafton
friends to show that his failure here was only
an ord mary business misfortune and not .
swindle. He cannot obtain any satisfactory
documents in this line Democrats a. well a.
Republicans are down on him, and the leading
Democratic attorney in the city, Col. John T.
McGraw. Is prosecuting . number of claims
against Snively, all in cases where be deceived
parties VINO trusted him. Any exoneration that
he obtains will be from Democrats who are de-
sirous to help the party, and will not represent
public sentiment here.
In his celebrated "vind;cation" snively oAys:
~ have arranged to pay each and every one Of
the heirs - they become OF aga and this ara
rangement, which was made with their sttor.
ney about year ago, understand Il satisfac.