The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-02

Failon orphansf Mr.. SDiVe.y ans"eteu'
II shall come to that soon." And the
chair said he understood some persons mad
come intending TO ask questions. but that
he would allow no Interruptions. Some
person making retort, several Democrats
shouted: Put him out"
Sniveiy then said in regard II the Faiion
heirs that George w. Brown @sked him to
become their guardian, saying he had
made arrangements to borrow the money.
He agreed. Brown became his bo7dsman,
and the money-Sl, 590-was immediate
ly loaned to Brown. Snively tax
ing two notes for $50 and $l.3m.
+ The $500 note was for John B. Falfon and
had long since been paid. Snively charg-
ing no commission for his services, ana
he had the receipt.
He did not explain the discrepancy
between the present statement that
the share of the four heirs was
loaned and his former statement
that il was loaned TO Martin &
Snively; in fact, he does not seem TO have
read up his former explanations with
view TO making this one agree with them
Nor did he read the receipt from John B.
Fallon, or tell why he had osed it as evil
dence that he had paid part OF the money
since he came 70 Washington.
He then read the note for the 81. 300 for
the other four heirs. signed isy George W.
Brown, A. H. Thayer and J. W. Mason,
and said that in the latter part of 1854
Brown made arrangements with the other
makers of it to pay it. Several INSTALL
ments had been paid, but a considerable
sum still remained unpaid. though 1t
would be paid as soon az 3 settlement
could be made satisfactory to sl the heirs.
He made arrangements TO protect them
when he assigned. and Brosn and John
B. Fallon were both satisfied, but some
busybody induced Mrs. Fallor., who was a
poor. ignorant woman. to enter suit on the
theory that she would be en.itled TO the
money. AT the time he was not in
West Virginia, and ne never was served
with any paper; there never was
any order removing hins from the
guardianship, at least he did not believe
there was. Mr.. Sniyely MADE this state
ment in the face OF the fact that the Posr-
IsrELLIeENcER has published the record
of the court in regard 10 his removal. He
next admitted his knowledge of the suit
by saying that he wrote TO john B. Fallon
about it and received reply saying he,
who had already received his share. was
perfectly satisfied, but somebody had been
talking 10 his mother.
Mr. Snively then read the affidavit of
John T. McGraw, saying that he had en-
ployed r. G. Dun & Co. Is collect the
judgments; that they wrote ham that they
had received a reply from their attorneys
| at North Yakima. dated December 6, 1891,
saying Snively Offered settlement, and
that this was accepted. that he
had cautioned Mrs. FalSon not to
make affidavit, as il was probably wanted
for campaign purposes. Mr.. snively then
read an affidavit from Mrs FaIlon. saying
she had signed the former stfidavit after
much importantly from Phillips, who had
promised that lawyer named Wiley
would collect the claim for hsr.
This explanation In regard 20 the Fallons
does not even agree with isself, for Mr..
Snively had previously said that the
| money would be paid as soon as
isfactory to all the heizs. Now he
speaks of settlement made with
| John T. McGraw's Yakims representa-
tives. This admission of having negotiated
for settlement of the judgments also
gives the lie TO his former statement that
he did not know any Judgment had been
He then solemnly asseverassd his inten-
ton TO see the Fallon heirs paid. (He has
dropped the when they came of age. ~
He told the attorneys at North Yakima
who came to him for settlement, when
he was sick with typhoid fever last
fall. that he would pay them with in
terest. When the eldest girl came of
| age last December he had just risen
| from a bed of sickness and gas not in a
position to pay. They took judgment for
| more than they were entitled to and the
amount was still in dispute After some
allusion 10 the humiliation of having to
make such statement in defense OF his
honesty. he promised more e5fidayits, and
| that he would have the living wit
nesses here when he came TO try the case
against the PosT-lSTELII6ENCgRa AMI would
| prove that one of the most damnable con-
| spiracies ever coneocted in politics had
| been entered into against hiEl.
Mr.. Sniyely then went int discussion
| of state issues; accusing tle present adj
ministration of extravaganza and de-
nouncing the revenue law. About half the
| audience cheered as he sat down and many
women pelted him with flowers. Chair
| man White said Snively was in the fight
| TO stay and the meeting bgsske up with
| tn-el cheers tor rha Grafton :saD