The morning times., 1895-08-17
MIR. JOHNSON EXPLAINS.
He Confesses to an Error, but TO


He Confesses to an Error, but TO
Nothing Worse.
Editor Times: IN yesterday afternoons
issue Of your paper, there appears an
account of a bill filed in the supreme court
OF the District by William A Murray against
Hannah L. Kelly and James Madigan, in
which serious allegations are made against
me AS / am lot a party to the suit
may not have an opportunity OF showing
10 the court Just what part l took i'll the
transactions narrated IN the bill, and l
therefore ask that you will publish this
communication i'll simple justice 10 myself
II is true that ! sold two lots belonging
TO my client, Miss Kelly, to william a
Murray, and that thereafter, wholly by
inadvertance ana mistake, my former part
ner, Samuel II Aguew, and myself, sold 10
Mr.. Madigan ore of the two lots previously
sold to Mr. Murray.
did not discover the error that had been
made until about two weeks ago, aud after
the partnership between MT AgneW and
myself had been dissolved by an order os
the equity court, upon my application, and
a receiver, j Walter Wheatley, was in
possession OF the books, etc, Of the late
firm. Desiring TO know just what lots had
been sold in the subdivision, 1 called on
the receiver and consulted the book show
ing sales that had been made and then
discovered the error.
1 Immediately called upon the parties
concerned and explained the embarrass-
ment / was confronted with, offering Mr..
Madigan another lot or his money back
I rnflicad the money Offered nv Mr.
Murray's lawyer because it did not repre-
sent the amount he was then in arrears for
the lots purchased by him
/ absolutely and emphaticaIly deny that
1 have made fraudulent misrepreseuta-
tions of any sort to any one, and this shall
be made TO appear either in the pending
suit or in some other proceeding where an
opportunity viii be afforded me of vim
dicating my character and reputation.
l confess 10 a stupid error, which no one
so sincerely regrets as 1 do; but nothing
worse
So far from availing myself of forfeiture
rights, as has been alleged, l have been in
structed To use every effort to preserve the
rights of all parties concerned, and defy
anybody to bring proof TO the contrary.
Every purchaser in arrears has been given
an opportunity to protect himself from
loss.
The few torfeitures made have been only
where purchasers, after making payments
of a few dollars, have voluntarily and de-
liberately allowed their cases to lapse and
remain in arrears for months.
This statement can be verified by 4 num-
Der of delinquents, who have been rein
stated. Had Mr. Murray shown a proper
spirit in the matter he would have been
met more than half way and saved himself
any necessity for rushing into law.
My dealings with him and all others have
been uniformly honorable, and all asser-
tions to the contrary are either false or
inspired by malice.
l beg the further space in your paper to
say that l desire to put my friends and the
public upon their guard against any
statements or stories which are or may lie
circulated by my late partner, Samuel H.
Agnew.
1t was his deliberate threat that my
application for dissolution OF the partnership
between us, would be punished 10y all
possible attempts to inJure me and my
business. 1 have reason TO believe that
he is at the bottom of recent attempts to
injure me in the estinla tion of the public.
HOWARD f JOHNSON