The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-19
Havana Seed StOgies.

be returned as the joke has gone far
enough, and as I am led to believe from
reliable sources the perpetrators or in
stigators thereof were closely connected
with said company, address you trust
ing may receive your assistance in this
matter as we'll as in investigating some
reported items of expense for trips East
approaching, if 1 mistake not, some
$4,000.
can be found almost any day at the
State Library and will cheerfully furnish
you further Information if desired.
Awaiting an early reply, remain yours,
JOHN H. BURKE.
No reply has ever been received and on
Feb. 2Sth last accidentally met Eustis
coming out of the legislativev halls, and
pleasantly sought to converse with him
on these subjects, but he pre-emptorily
and insolently refused to converse on the
subject at all, hence I am warranted in
forming my own conclusions as to wheth-
er he was or was not guilty of compile
ity in this crime, and you can do the same.
One would naturally think that a man
would prefer to answer speedily such a
letter in order to remove any possible
suspicion of his guilt, and the fact that he
has not done so, and on meeting me re-
fused to converse at all, coupled with the
fact that in June, 1898, this letter was
published and widely circulated may be
calculated to cast reflection on him.
In view Of the fact that in January.
1891, sent to John S. and G. A. Pills
bury Loren and H. E. Fletcher, Thomas
Lowry, c. H. Petit, VIM. H. Eustis, VIM.
D. Washburn, l.. F. Menage, Philip H.
Neher, J. M. Alderman, Chas.. Robinson,
w. S. Streeter, A. ]. Dean and Clinton
Morrison, all of whom were or had been
directors in one or more financial con-
Germs, certain important communications,
all of which remain unanswered by them
to this day, cannot expect that any of
them would give me civil reply to any
question l might ask them personally.
Nor would they reply to any letter 1
might send them since you see how far
I succeeded in eliciting a reply from W.
H. Eustis, hence 1 hereby publicly ask
John S. and Geo. A. Pillsbury, Loren
and Fl. E. Fletcher Thomas Lowry, C.
H. Petit, w. H. Eustis, VIM. D. Wash
burn, l.. F. Menage, P. H. Neher, j. M.
Alderman, Chas. Robinson, A. ]. Dean
and Clinton Morrison:
LIST. Have you or either of you any
knowledge Of the present whereabouts
of my books, papers and property?
I'd. Have you or either of you any
knowledge, before or after the fact, of
how and by whom the same came to be
taken, and if so, was that a guilty
knowledge, and if not guilty knowl-
edge why have you not caused the same
to be returned.
Sd. Have you or either of you within
three years contributed or been asked to
contribute to any secret fund to be used
in suppressing the facts or squelching
Burke?
4th. Dare you and will you submit
to the writer your books, papers and
vouchers, as also of the concerns in which
you are directors so that | can verify the
truth of your statements or the reverse?
We do not put these questions to VIM
S. Streeter because we are advised that he
is or has been vice-president of the Y. M.
G. A. and we are fully satisfied as to
whether he had or had not any completely
in these acts. JOHN. H. BURKE.