Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-04

way ioauclally. living at an expense OF
$50 a month, gold. Paige has specula-
ted in cattle, baled hay, and real estate,
but bis business has not been extensive
and his profits have been very snail
He has lived principally on money sent
from the United States in sums Of $500
by Ex-Governor Hoadly, OF Ohio and
New York city.
1.-THE correspondent states that he
has been informed by United States
Consul Baker that he (Baker) has seen
these drafts cashed, and knows that
Paige has not been able TO live
even in modest fashion without them.
The correspondent saw Paige three
different times, Snd ate breakfast with
him once. AT the time the letter was
written Paige wore \ silk hat, cutaway
Ncsat, ADD trousers that did not bag at
the knee, but ho was only ordinarily
we'll dressed. He was In good health
save for an old kidney trouble. Paige
says be enjoys life there, but is very
Snxious TO return TO the United States
AHis eager manner In asking about
the States shows that be does not enjoy
himself very well, Notwithstanding his
declaration to the contrary. Paige de-
ned TO tell
HIS SIDE OF THE STORY,
br would be say anything about his
touble, except there had been no in
6ictment found against me in the mat
her and they sent Detective f. H.
Rin6s, OF PiukertOns, here 70 BuenOs
Tyres 10 get me to talk, more than
Ear ago. Hnde is going back 10 Or
eana next Tuesday, April "a, no wiser
han he came,
THE letter goes on to state that
Paige let drop that the North River
Rs.ak Of New York and one other cred
are the only ones holding
gainst the offer OF settlement made
gh Ex-Governor HOadley since
-PaieeA, won in his suit Ia the Croton
-AQuedk vet; also that II the proposed
compromise is accepted Paige will have
800, 600 in gold and possibly S25O,00
with which 10 begin life. Paige also
expressed the hope that he would be
able TO return home in June. He fully
expects the compromise will be accept
ed and his troubles settled az an early
date. The correspondent states that
Paige's life Is not encouraging TO GRIM
inals who may wish to seek
safety In the Argentine. lie
that an 'unconRenial alm-singer, who
PROCESSES himself as anxious 20 save
Paige's soul. There is a suspicion that
this character of psalm-singer has been
assumed by some detective for the pur-
pose OF getting a statement Of facts
or a confession from Paige"
The following is Pages letter to
Judge Cochran:
THE LETTER FROM PAIGE.
SAN IsIDIo, July 20 1894,
Hon. r. II. Cochran.
Ny dear Judge; Your letter came
during my absence from the city, l
assure you il was highly appreciated.
The clipping you mailed me is from
Cleveland paper, aad is a telegram pur-
porting to be from New York of June
2. l, note all you communicate
by 1t. You are aware that
j seldom reply to anonymous attacks
upon me IN the papers-espe-
cially those so worded that they can in-
stitute certain charges without making
themselves liable. During my political
career I never noticed these attacks,
and found that I'm the end they Injured
Ito my benefit. have had close busi-
mess relations with you OF 3 very extern
sive character, in the past, and an con-
tent TO leave 10 TO you as TO how l dealt
with you and others. / will comply
with Your request as 70 stating my side
,ll v--y1iuurulVtI7y - o certain ex-
tent. NGot, as you know, conduct
Ing nv caseV cough the press, as IL is
being adjust6 through my New York
ATTORNEYS. 1 IN be content to leave il
In their hands.N My attorneys efforts
10 effect settlement with the banks
holding Paige, CareS & Co. paper are
no longer a secret; heRse can give you
the following: The Clsv5 and papers
have, at various times, published GER
tain statements regarding me, alsS as to
my affairs. They have gone so f&Ss
90 publish extracts from letters pin
porting TO be from
NE TO FRIENDS IN CLEVELAND,
I'll say TO you that l have not written
90 person in Cleveland for two years.
There are good, loyal friends and kind
relatives Of mine in Cleveland, but act
ing under advice Of my New York az
tOrneys, have no communication with
them. One article asserted that / wrote
making threats against the Hunting
tons, their attorneys, aud certain parties
in Cleveland. All of this is false.
have nothing TO do with the Huntingtons
or their attorneys, and as my
affairs and those OF Paige, Carey
& Co. are with various banks
holding our paper, / have, through my
New York attorneys, made liberal
offer to all OF said banks TO return all
paper held by them. 10 the meantime,
the Huntington attorneys are, by agree
ment with my attorneys, remaining
passive 10 give me an opportunity 70
effect q settlement without engaging
in q long and expensive litigation. Sc
far our offer has been accepted by
nearly all the banks, as we have con-
WINGED them that we are paying all il is
possible for me 10 pay. look for an
early adjustment with all the banks
holding, Paige, Corey & Co. paper.
The Cleveland papers state that / am
in poor health-"slOwly dying OF con-
sumption" I returned last week from
3 three weeks business trip up through
the Provinces Of Salta and Jujuy-1, 400
miles Two hundred miles OF IL was on
horseback, through an unsettled cOun-
try, across mountains (the Sierras) and
rivers. Quite a trip for a decrepit con-
sumptive. Another article stated that
Paige was In Rio four months. Have
never been there.
Regarding the newspaper article OF
d I'd - In, A