The morning times., 1895-09-09
One Cent va, va
AN NATTEMPT TO RAISE THE DEAD
THAT NEVER LIVED.
NoadvsrtIsemsut IosI than 1os.
DIR. Starr Claims That He Never Owed
the GOvernmenta a Cent in His LIE.

the Cover nIleN mt a. tent IN Ills Lie
In 1879, certain mail contracts were lea
20 one G. G.. Prayer, or Washington. On
these Dr. William NJ > tdrT and Mr.. Mason
Were SuFetieS- Owing To some Irregularlty
In the letting or the contracts, DR.. starr
suggested 70 the government thdt Tor It's
safety and that OF the StUetieS, the govern
nent pay TO the Sub-contra CtOr directly the
sums due them and then TO Mr.. Fra yer, tue
amount remaining for him.
Postmaster GeneTaIKeyS, under the Hayes
administration accepted the proposition
and pronounced 10 wise plan or procedure.
The contracts were executed under this
new agreement. question was raised
70 the time Us To the effect OF this plan upon
the sureties. Mr.. Keys affirmed tnat the
sureties were released in as much as the
government had in It's OwnpOWer the means
OTDreyentlnG any loss tOJtseIf. Mr.. Fra ySer
remained IN the business during the Whole
lour years, or until the contracts were all
settled, and relet TO other parties. After
this, FTaySer was also released by the
government, which appears in the govern
nent records.
a year or two after that time Mr..
Frayser died Two years subsequent 70
his death, Judgment by default was taken
against Starr ana Mason on the Old cOntrac5
which was cancelled when the new one was
made. The first intImaJiOn that Starr
and Mason had or any suit or any action
whatever in the matter was received by
Starr on Saturday evening, April p, 1895,
when he was notified by the marshal that
II he did not pay Off a Judgment against
him Ior several thousand dollars by noon OF
the following Monday his property in the
city OF Washington would be seized and
sold o II the Monday follow ing, at / 2 O'Clock.
He repaired 20 the marshal and asked q
little breathing time 70 recover from the
shock or Sucl an une pected and COnfesseLly
irregular and UNIV aTTdnted proceeding. A
sIay until the succeeding Wednesday was
obtained
The case is still in court at this date,
September o. 1895.
Why such q singular proceeding should
[ De Instituted Is mex XpHCable- The orig.
iHal property in Texas which was pledged as
security at the time Is still in the possession
OI III, starr ils tue records W III show Why
should the government have waited until
this day or grace, A. D., 1885, fifteen
years, 70 iasten upon property IN Wash
7 IngtOn.
| Mr. Mason had likewise property which
/ was available. 1t was not touched.
/ Dr. Starr walked the streets or WASH
I iISl0h with the Impression that he owed
/ no man dollar. How he was startled
when reminded that lie was expected to-
/ pay up claim that never had any legal ex.
I Stence- Does lt not seem strange that
/ few petty officials, with the idea Uf maxi
/ Ing themselves conspicuous as TeTOLmers,
/ Would enter the peaceful haunts Of man
elEuty 1--WE years OF age, who mad fought
/ Tor his government IN three wars? 1t looks
I Ike official blaCkmau To extOTt money
/ from law-abldlng, hbeTty-lOving, inoffen-
I >ive citizen? The fifth Amendment to
l the Constitution reads that no person shah
I be deprived o life, liberty OF property with
I out due process Orlaw," which he never had
Is Uncle sam expected 70 show his
EdTtltude 10 his servants and defenders
in such a heaTtless and objectionable
manner? II cannot be- Justice VIII
prevail
The defence has shown that even after
the Judgment il this case was secretly
[ taken, It was forfeited six times by non.
I compliance with the law, in such cases
provided The whole affair, therefore, is
an attempt 10 secure money from citizen
on a secret Judgment, obtained III man.
ner most extraordinary and Irregular It
/ IS violation OF all law and precedent.
/ Another strange and irregular proceed
ing IN this matter was This. While the
case was pending In court the authorities
advertised a sale OF property, and actually
sold property for One-quarter OF its value
on first BID when the government was the
only bidder. \ contempt of court, viola
ton or the very first presence OF law, an
insult against the supreme court OF the
District OF Columbia Can Uncle Sam
afford 10 secure property in such man
neT? IT so, he might soon be the owner
IN fee simple OF every piece Of real estate
in the United States This would make
him veTltable and UnsCTup upUIOus real estate
dealer. This would out ShylOck shy
lock himself
DR. WM. STARR, 7O9 G. st. NV.
MR.. MASON, 2lO7 Pa. ave.
Sept, s, 80. Washington, D. Q,