The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-21
NEVlLLES LONG STATEMENT
or MS REASONS FOR 1ssAULTING MIR.
UOVJ AND IT THE HORSE SNOW.

In June. 1880. Mr.. Percival Drayton lost to
Mr. George HELEN and myself $50 each on
games o. pool played between Mr. HELEN ana
Mr.. Drnyton. was betting on Mr.. HELEN. tho
bets being So per game. This occurred at the
Mctropolitan Club OF Washington. ID. &. About
I L. NJ. they stopped playing, and Mr.. Draytoh
left for Now York. forgetting to pay Mr. heiieh
or me.
On juno ~ l owed Mr.. S. <. Rowland. VINO
was then President OF the Dumhlano Clup al
Washington. S4l.30. on a settlement oil mat.
tors between us pertaining to that club Mr..
Rowland was ut Elbcron. n. j.. at that time.
and wrote to him there enclosing my check
for SLIGO As Mr.. Drayton was with him at
Elbe, on ut That time. and as Mr.. Rowland and
Mr. Druyton were both my friends. asked MIN
to mention tho matter to Mr.. Drayton, 50 that
Mr. Drayton would turn over to him tho S''o.
have no copy OF that letter. but perhaps MT.
Rowland has preserved the original IN repiy
to that letter received from Mr. iowlaha the
following: ~
Ny p.A. s,s,n Your hnnd ~i I'm. S"sss 81 H.
thef inm.irrial mates hee VITA s ,inw s.sta''
yours sincerely. ;. .. h"W'AN"
cheek ETY. or 8 ''G never ea Brsyon
again until this spring. at tho DumblanG races
2, WasanHsop he Se,sg n3ssn tb ,,o Winter Of
tie winter Of ISL "; retarnnE % Xnerisa ID
nsither Mr. Fl he len nor myself vas pal. A.
$So each which VA; MMe a Sy M In conv ere
s"tinS Win ' mr. sisn. ASKED him i, he a
ever mentioned the pool tot TO Drayton: or II
be pool as 'vf II. s ssl 'is"
brayton, bad forgotten all ABOUT ii Il, ana mi
mention tit It to Dravt1n bit Intended doing so
the first time We had any betting match trans.
sSt"ns and settlement iew Days Gst VIII
Ss e. S si Dunn sH and q %i.m assss oass
iently iii. and ho died within n short TING. As
understood that Mr.. prayton vas not con
ssioHs to MI n1Ts%d shst 1ne
spondence speaks for itself:
onS ,s Mr psi;S IL. 's @aa.
me lis ss.ea.or and .asf.tsr. sr,. ,ssss%
,s Ss y. Il .s t %1 a n ma
h.. no. assamns myself Il Vas on tho .a,ss :,
sAS sS y
that Dir n"rny % f.s "a TO q. .hl ne " SeS
York. sincerely yours. w." s ). iIowi.SD.
Dr.R llo~.,s,: Yours OF tho ls,h received. Assx.
I not y' shay sn
Hon q s:.amins peI,ons oSt.,iHn. Of VI,
to b. case. believe brayton VAS not o.Iabls ot
n.knE ba;inoss 'ra"ssc''on a: any time stt.r tho
Nywronr r. l., July 20 1872
Of 5: VA" s pray,on wa. perfectly
s.sond-1h. rae. wa. run long before he died. and
~a saa IL. he had Won and
laughed over the description Of the race
After tho race. and should hay. been paid and
ect to do 80 was your fault Tor the bot was mado with
nr.y,Sn: snss y; ~, mG e., a,
and as distinctly told you No. that would guar-
An.s' t Squ n.y. y"1 bs eaps. of making
business transaction at any time after tho bet was de-
ctded" You show plainly that you know nothing on
e.
that this Is debt OF honor that should have been PAID
l'hs Ss,i!s amount.
Siysf me- s"s
r , m A.; !, RIA
,r.ns.otion I" waste any more po.tAse stamp. on.
T; me me h: lost H. 5
yoq ensss 70, Sa s.5 q
NEWPORT. r. l.. Aug IL. 1892.
" b.. ' s,s acar s,;sr Of tn. 18TH TO hand Ihsve
nohux further 70 add to my farms. letters md no
?:s.1s,ss sns pa:en q Your a.Ss Z honor "
sssS WI, - ;;s 5 .'Aa''a
ion having been in your debt.
'e@s''< s'''N|' ''''" anu '~N " IS. lievlss% .'
ns.a How..sr: no.s the dear So IN Your las.
letter t." pertecty innocent o: any n'en'ont TO
a.n,Tns.' q ,ls na.Ts soiam.nS, NY Letter = d,
to your nina su s1s an
., 10 assume S.' sr
~ ., o so: yn
s sasss 70 Tor 80 WHO" makes 'As Ss
.b sep ow.% So on 'e q 1s"
Irayion the fact tlat he owed $50 and pay it to
sS H%%:t sinaes s"is
m.sa RSy i. sffs sna sss Tor do
~ ~ VOW r e r. ne sheok You made
''l's 'u'e'eA' evidence Of his indebtedness to %e'
the ST. %.:S 3. .s Of
r. II: XXX Ss.s Si:sppsis.:a :. Nj. dayton vii
inasma see @ of the ~ xow
ass;s: ma 20 "a f.f g ~: = IN
is..snisass ai.ppsd and ila .hai answer 70 ,"r.
.Gmmm ; win you IN any form. .,,.,,,
your now Claiming deb, tr"in prn! ION u Two yrrs
;.nans wien yen Ss Z" frequently y, zen en-, nm ss"
Transferred ti'e osi.o NJ u!Any when Nv y"ur .s,ss
ybu pto'o tnAt luls ~ mol -. snail Nss tnis
spoh'ence As sec NJ Yours. truly. - iinwLAN".
MsrsorGIIAS cLvs wAsnIsGIos Oct. l. lsJ..
Coleman II0gtb". Eq.
DyAR SIN! Al The time OF Mr. 7. I. Dray.on's death
owed him so, balance duo on betting transactions. !
had y correspondence VITA Mr.. =. :. Eowi~ni. ntseX
ecator whrh uIi not terminate in very satisfactory
way wohld iee much obliged u yOu wu,ta let me
know who ht left his property to- that may DC abe to
pay ~ the executor decnhcs To receive H.. You're,
,ray. Il. Nn,LLt.
No 81 WALL srgErr. NEW YoIK, Nov. T. 1892.
H. NfrHie. fs} Ne ron" hun. ,th Wu.h,n9i,y. H..
DEAR Sin ma letter fran yOu dated Oct which.
tor snine reason or other must have bsen mBlad or
should have answered II sooner, Mr. IIuwIspd to he
executor but the VIII u not yrt probstsd. really
have nothing 10 say about the matter. OF o Ir.e u
let Is not legal devi. but link II you have 40 tee
ings Of consc ence about It when seem distress yu
aud you send . chees TO Mr. Rowland Us execute of
tho estate Of rercAl L. Drayton It ought to sett. the
fear thst can neither advise You give you
lance
Regretting that ! cannot send . more satisfactory
letter. am, yours sincerely. J COLEMAN DRAyroN
After receiving Mr. Howland's last letter OF
Sept. 10. there was nothing left for me to do in
regard 10 MIN. in the opinion Of myself and
placed on NE by that letter; and AS he said in
his letter: Il shall use This correspondence as
1 see flt." felt AMI still feel that tho proper
course for me to pursue with him was to sla phis
face when SAW him. felt hel auI feel now
that his insult to me was without justification
on his part. 1t SO hHprrned that when | saw
him he was at the horse shaw on ThuIsdny
morning about IL, v'clooH sitting ON tina