The evening times., 1896-08-21

Of which he was going to pay $500 from
his own funds and 81 900 from ber MONEY
which should be returned to her as soou
as the place was running.
1.-THE lady holds the counts receipt for the
money, dated June %, 1896.
THE LADY IN THE CASE.
"cn June 90 he wrote To the Lady aletter
inclusing copies OF the contracts for Lower
Cedar Point, in which she is not named.
He explains this by saying she is thus
saved from liability for any losses. She
was satisfied with the explanation, and
let him have the money.
in the same letter he tells her that
he has arranged mat she shall be his sole
partnerin the place .althougahe was making
a contract at that very time for a partner
ship with F. NJ. Walker and william Ayre,
Jr He told her also that he would receive
at once $500 for the first privilege at the
place, and would turn the amount over to
her. This money she has never seen."
With Mr. Hunter were Messrs F II.
Walker and William Ayre, ir., who W ere to
be partners in the business. William Hoover
| as to be cashier and represent the lady.
William R. Campbell and A.A. Leary, who
were employed as harteDders at the roint
Mr. Walker said: Mr.. Ayrc and ! en-
tered into what we supposed to be . con-
tract to run Cedar Point We went down
and put the grounds in order. put in sup
| plies and opened the place shat was on
| July 4. After three or four weeks We
| found our lease Vas defective. One day
when Mr.. Ayre had come to Washington.
the count" with Sheriff j. n. Hayden,
| or Charles county "a Mr.. Sinclair and others,
| all drinking came to me-
The count told me l had no interest In
| the place and If didn't get away by ]
| O'Clock he would thr o W me in the river That
| was Sunday three weeks ago. Sheriff
| Hayden said he was sorry to do what he had
| to do, butI would leave. went outside and
waited on the wharf Til the boat came
Monday. / had put every dollar l had
into the place and got nothing OUT
| SEEKING A REMEDY.
y Mr.. Ayre corroborated Mr. Walkers
| statements so far he was present. BE
said he had not returned to the Point
/ after Mr.. Walker came up. They had been
trying to get a remedy for the wrong
| done them.
Mr.. Hoover said Il was to go down as
l
| lady partner.
1.-The count had obtained $500 from me
with the purpose of opening the place
He gave me his own note for 5000 and &
| note signed by himself and two partners
for $500. lie told me when he got the lasi
| 5000 he had let a house at the Point fol
gambling purposes for S4OO and he woulc
return the $500 al once, is the parties hat
promised to pay as soon as the Point wa.
opened. ei'i- -
II went down on July 8, preparatory tc
opening the resort on July 4, AMI for time
took the receipts. But Count Mitkie wicz
always came to me for the money after Ihad
charge. OF 1t for time and took 1t without
giving me any receipt to show that he hai
it. I was having the chIls and fever yer,
badly.
"The count finally said there was 10 ust
for Inc TO be behind the bar to take the re
ceipts. He had a man named Posey wht
would look after that. / could receive tn,
money at night and enter it up in the books
Last week he took me upstairs and sait
man was ready to send two barrels o.
whisky and a hundred kegs OF beer, but III
wanted his ow cashier. must stresign. Tn,
| ucW CdSHlcI W 1S W oC osSy. L I'LL
how the lady was to be sure of getting he
money, and he said he would see TO that
Thereupon l came away from the place t.
see what could be done."
HE PROMISED TO PAY,
Mr.. w. r. Campbell, the barkeeper, sal
he was employed on July to attend at tn
bar and worked till last Sunday. The coun
didn't pay him anything, but promised I
pay next Saturday. Hethreatened to drow
him on one occasion. This was when h
came in at midnight one night very drum
and cursed him and called him every nam,
He had the sheriff and others with him.
Mr.. A. A. Leavey, who was employed fo
four days as head bartender, became dis
gusted and left. He got his pay he sait
"The count got so cents worth OF drink
one day and handed me 81. He leaned owe
the bar and asked me to give him SIS
change for it out Of the drawer. l re
fused, Of course"
Messrs. Campbell and Walker said tn
count also ran off the place Charley Hosi
man, a bartender. He drove, him out o
the wharf without coat or hat, and mad
him wait there for the boat. He toll
Hoover il he cana back he would drow
him.
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