The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-22
be had paid on the purchase price of HE little
home. The affidavit explains Itself:
STATEMENT OF MARTIN rIeHE-

am 81 years of age, and have resided in the
80 Q, Traison, IN the county Q. iayor state
am married man with eight children; am en-
pioyed By the Baltimore L. Ohio Railroad Com
pany as q hostler.
was so employed in the years 1885 and 1854
was we'll acquainted with Harry J. Sniyely,
attorney-at-law, who formerly lived in Grafton,
but iets there in 1885. am poor man. and
have means of support but my labor. In
1855, being DESTROYS OF having home of my
own, purchased OF Benjamin I. Push, of New
ark, O., a small house and lot. No. IS, in south
Grafton. and was TO pay the sum OF $40 per
month from my earnings on the house and lot
so bought. Mr.. Harry ]. Snively was the a,tor-
ney and agent OF Benjamin +. Pugh for the col
lection of this money, and was TO pay tie same
TO him by the month. and he to pay il to Pugh.
He made statement of the contract and gave me,
and ~ l would take the same to him and nay TO
him the monthly payment, each month, he
would make a credit on the paper and return it
to me. On the evening of the night he left
Grafton / met him and paid him my monthly
payment as usual and he took my statement of
receipts that had with me. but instead of max.
ing the credit he told me that he would take it
to his office aud sign it, and that should come
around after it the next day. He left Grafton
that night, and have not seen him since and
have never been able to get the statement with
receipts Endorsed thereon, either from him by
correspondence or from the trustee in his as
sIgnment, who resides here. l was compelled
to settle the amount paid him. which was $50,
to Mr.. Pugh, or rather to his administrator, ne
agreeing to lose half and losing half of the
amount paid to Snively. l do not know what
such transaction is termed in the law, but
call il robbery and stealing. am a Democrat
in politics.
Dated at Grafton. Taylor county. W. Va. this
Sth day of October, 1892 His
Witness: MARTIN tXl TIaRs.
b. +. BAILEY. mark.
w. B. PARKHURsT
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this sth
day of October, 1872 L n. La PALETTE,
tsEALl Notary Public.
Following are the affidavits of a number OF
workingmen who were defrsuded of their
wages:
STATEMENT OF JARED ROGERS
I am laborer and farmer and now reside on
White Day creek, on land that Martin & Snively
sold me. l got seventy-five acres from them
and agreed to pay them 81 an acre therefor. l
paid II. J. Snively $40 i'll cash on the land and
did 500 So worth of work at 81. 10 per day. which
We agreed should be applied on the land. max
ing total of s259.35 which paid him. Sniyely
agreed to give me a deed for the land but never
did it, and after he left was obliged TO pay Tor
the land over again.
also placed in the hands of II. J. Snively
$500 for collection; but he made some sort OF
combination with my debtor and cheated me-
out of that.
am poor man and felt this loss very So
verely. No part of the sums above mentioned
has ever been paid.
Iout and help cut nearly all the timber Mar.
tin & Snively used in operating their lumber
plant here. I acted as foreman in cutting their
timber. / understand that Fl. J. Snively is now
running for governor of Washington. am n
Democrat and always have been and expect
always will be.
When Snively ran away he left a great many
OF his laboress in very needy ciIcumstsnees:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
day Of October, 1892. w. b. PARKHURSr,
Notary Public.