The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-26
HINES AND THE LAWSON Es-
TATE
Administrator Tyson Replies to Judge
Hines Statement.

TO the Saudersville Progress:
Editor Progress: Please allow me
space in your valued columns to reply to
Judge Hines article published in the
Constitution of the 2Oth inst, as the same
attempts to distOrt facts, and is untrue in
reference to the material points of this
matter. Judge Hines claims he did not
seek Mrs. Lawson, etc Judge Hines
knows that Mrs. Lawson is dead. Mrs
Lawson's daughter was present, and
ahrms my previous statement
Judge Hines does not deny ha-ing
gone to her home, and ! defy him To
produce letter or note requesting him
TO DO so. Mrs Lawson was almost an in
valid and my statement about Judge
Hines seeking her, etc, is true. A per-
son seeks another by going to them or
writing Tor them. Furthermore. Mrs
Lawson was so much surprised at receiv-
ing his letter informing her that he had
Z made investments without consulting her.
that she enclosed his letter TO DR.. IL. q.
. Stone, her brother, expressing her sur
prise at Judge Hines act, and asking adj
vice.
,. Judge Hines claims that a day or two
! before Mrs. LaWsOn'S death he wrote the
company in whose possession he thought
the note ana mortgage were and directed
II TO draw on him at sight, etc. This
cannot be true. On May /, 1898, he wrote
Mrs. Lawson he had paid the debt on
April !, 1873. He had the money month
and four days before Mrs Lawson
death, and after the time April f. 1898
when he claimed he had paid it, He
knew that only payment would stop the
interest and calculated the cost of tax
ing up said debt on April 4, 1898, at
-, 800, go. ! attach a copy of his letter to
Mrs. Lawson without further comment
on this point.
3. do not suppose any one save Judge
Hines saw any suppression of truth IN the
2 statement that | had paid over -. 200 on
t the Oconee debt, especially as l did state
= that of $4,000 he Lad accounted for it
except about s, 600. An administrator of
an estate is supposed to pay of debts with
funds of the estate collected in l did not
; suppose that even Judge Hines would
imagine anything else and do not believe
a he truly does The imagined prevarica-
! ! ton by the supposed suppression of truth.
! guess, Will haveotO rest in the brain of
the Judge, where it originated and proper
t ly belongs.
4. 1t is strange that Judge Hines could
! | not lend $500 to Mir. Young, secured by
-O,OOO worth Of property, on account Of
the death of Mrs. Lawson, and yet could
l | afterwards lend $500 to parties taking
only note. This is the loan which he
claims he has made, and the loss of which
+ he could saddle upon the Lawson chill
| CIalDlet
loan, and still assert ne can by no means
charge the Lawson children with it. His
explanation proves that my assertion
that he failed to make the loan on the
@ Tallulah Falls property, is true
.. The loan for about s., 900, am under
the impression, was made TO an Atlanta
) party The word property is an error
n The loan was to be secured by deed to
= 500 acres of land. / have q note signed
:, Ella Il. Salter, but nothing more I
have written to Mrs Salter but
, cannot get any reply About S325
2 interest has accumulated, and re
d mains due and unpaid. Judge Hines has
t repeatedly promised to fix up this matter.
e Until his reply l was not aware he held
$ titles to these 800 acres to secure an in
l. debtedneSS to himself. This reply of his
is calculated to confirm me in my opinion,
d and rather than bona tide loan it was an
r effort to transfer TO Mrs. Lawson one of
y his debtors and pay himself to the extent
d Of the claimed loan. Surely, if this was
: a loan as per his letter l am entitled 10
the deed of $4,000 worth of property secur-
e ing it. At all events, | would like to know
: where the 900 acres of land is located and
1 in what county is the deed recorded.
' g. Judge Hines again states what is not
l true. l never wrote him that | could not
use the bonds, but wanted the money,
c and defy him TO produce any such letter
S l suspected that he had never invested
5 any of the money in bonds, and have
5 stated that l would settle with him in
= bonds or money. | did state not to regis
! ter but three of the bonds, as debts had
+ to be paid al once. Since May -, 1894, he
l has not paid me quite 500, aud his letter
of that date says: 81 expect to
! visit SandersvIlle within the next thirty
i days and shall bring with me and
turn over to you the Georgia bonds
! which | hold for the minor children"
! stated he had non TrO1 need bonds or
the money, and letter shows that on May
-, 1894, he had the bonds, and now he
4 , attempts to claim he sent me the money,
which is entirely false Nearly all the
money got from Judge Hines was in
20 March and April. 1894 and as he claimed
y having in hand the bonds, it could have
t been no other money but part OF that
, / with which ne had not paid the debt on
= the OConee place and the amount he
failed to lend Mr. Young.
{. 1t IS untrue that Judge Hines will
= owe nothing when he has paid the $1,000
he acknowledges due. About 81 100, Of
these funds are due me as agent and at
= tOrney for the heir OF age. For the
1 claimed loan of about $1,000, | have
neither security or money simply a de
: faulted interest note signed Ella 4. Sal
b | teri. For these amounts suits are pend
ing in the city court OF Atlanta for money
j had aud received. The temporary in
9 vestment of $500, that he speaks Of he
l claims TO have loaned 20 Mr. English and
Mr. Haas. one worth at time of loan $780,
OOO and the other 100000. That was his
explanation on June 25th, 1894, when he
produced neither bonds or money. At
that time he attempted to secure me for
a little over 5000. promising to fix up
the claimed loan to Mrs. Salter | stated
to him then, that wanted enough money
to pay off all debts, ana that
S when they were paid 1 would
be satisfied uif secured for bal
ance. He promised to pay $1,000 cash by
July 6, and enough more cash soon after
ward to enable me to pay of all debts
With this understanding | took what Sc
curlties ! could get out Of him. These
promises he failed to keep
s Judge Hines has been continually eX-
planning but they have failed 10 secure
the money to the parties entitled. When
I he has paid the amounts above stated he
r may claim having accounted, but not be
8 fore
O. 1t is true Judge Hines has offered to
u furnish me with copies Of his letters and
/. kilograms to me. But he fails TO state
| that / accepted that offer with thanks,
two months ago. and, also, that he has
! failed to furnish me with copies Of the
letters and kilograms.