The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-03-16
GEYMOUR'O OORTIE.
A Sacramento Lady Holds the Fort
Against Him.
She Captures Trophy, to be Framed
and Presented to the Museum
Association.

State Senator Seymour, the man who
presented the resolution for the removal
of the Capital, has not hitherto enter
tanned very exalted opinion of the
average ability of Sacramentans, but
may possibly have changed his views on
that point since yesterday morning, at
least as regards the ability of the female
portion of the community, even if his
love and admiration for US has not
deepened in its intensity.
Last night a RECoRD-U UNION reporter
had hint that the final episode of the
Senator's farewell to this city contained
some serio-comic features that were
probably lacking in the farewell of his
brother Senators. Proceeding i'll quest
Of more definite information, he soon
received it, being ushered into the pres
ence of the lady in whose house Senator
Seymour rSomed during his stay here
WELL" said she, when the subject was
preached, 81 hardly like to say anything
about it, as dislike publicity, but can
say that L never want to come into
personal contact again with people as
small in little things as the Senator and
his family They lamented and resented
the TACT that the hospitalities of Sacra-
mento, which they considered due to
their position, had not been extended to
them, but L think if Sacramentans had
seen of them what l have the matter
would not cause much regret.
About three weeks before the session
commenced Mr.. Lynch, who. with his
wife, roomed with me when here before
and both of whom | esteem and like
called here with Mr.. Seymour, who
wished to engage my parlors. / informed
him of my terms, and he engaged them
by the month for the session.
shortly after he came he told me his
son and wife wished a room, and told
him that a gentleman had engaged my
only vacant one, and that if he gave it up
two legislators who had applied for it had
the refusal of it. He pleaded, however,
and l finally consented, on condition
that his son would take it for the session.
and he came
Both families used to go away for
hours and leave three or four gas-iets
burning with full head, and when 1
asked them not to do so they paid no at
tentlon to my request, and the gas often
burned till or o'clock in the morning.
We'll, in the middle of February
continued the lady, young Seymour
went away, and although he had engaged
the room for the session, and had disap-
pointed another applicant to accommodate
him, he refused to pay me for the full
month.
Day before yesterday Mrs. Seymour
wished to pay me so, and 1 asked her
when they expected to leave. and was
told to-day. Then said 1, there will be
sd due on Wednesday. and you can paw
me then,' but as she insisted on my tax
ing the money. and that the rest could be
paid when they went, took it, with the
determination that | would not be beaten
out of the other dollar.
To-day the eXpressman came for their
trunk, and | asked Mrs. Seymour for the
remaining dollar. oh said she. YOU
Will nave TO speak to the Senator about
that On this | told the eXpressmau he
could not take the trunk till the bill was
paid, and although Mrs. Seymour urged
him to do so he refused.
'Ihe Senator then commenced to DRAG
the trunk out, when | stood in the door
and would not give way. While he was
trying to push me out of the door and get
by me with the trunk, a prominent citi-
zen came along, and l called him in. Mr..
NJ said |, L wished you to see Sena-
tor Seymour trying to take away his
trunk without paying his BILL
The Senator, who was acquainted with
him, desisted, and told Mrs. Seymour to
pay me the dollar.
Now, | did not care for the dollar. but
Senator Seymour had remarked to me
that he would show the Sacramentans
tnat he was smart enough to get away
with them, and l did not propose that he
should beat me-
.! think 1 shall frame the coin, with
the inscription, Captured from the Sena-
tor from San Bernardino in ransom of
his trunk and present it to the Museum
Association"