The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1899-12-02
New Iberia, La, Nov. %, 80.
Editor WEEKLY IBERIAN,
City.

lBER1AN Is ueSlFOttS vi giving
just and unprejudiced view of all
matters, to the public; | take the
liberty to write a few brief eX-
planatOry remarks regarding the
many false reports that have been
circulated since my incarceration
at this place. Some time ago an
article appeared in the New Iberia
Enterprise stating that | have
been buying plantations etc on
imaginary wealth, and branding
me as a Mono Maniac.
While the closing of the deal
for the "HultOn Plantation in
this parish was unavOidably de
layed 1 am in a position to show
that it was a strictly business
transaction on my part; that be-
fore leaving Illinois | sold for the
sum of (s12,OOO.) Twelve ThOus-
and Dollars, the following des-
cribed property; West Half of the
South East quarter and the East
Half of the South West Quarter
and the South West Quarter Of the
South West Quarter of Section
Twenty seven co Township
Twenty coy Range Ten QO) East
of the Fourth (4th) p. NJ. in the
Stat, of Illinois. Also four fiat
Buildings located in StOrkes Ad-
dition to the City of Chicago, in
the County of Cook and State of
Illinois, for consideration of
Fourteen Thousand Dollars
(Sl4,000.) give the Legal DIES.
cription of the above named pro
perty SO that any one DESTROYS of
learning the truth and veracity
of my statements may refer to the
records in the above named
Counties and State where they
will find the transactions duly re
corded.
| am also i'll position to show
that on Saturday September the
10th 1899 that | had placed to my
credit in the Washington State
Bank, of Washington Louisiana
subject to the purchase of the
"Oakland Plantation" in st. Ian.
dry Parish, the sum of $1,000. also
that notes and mortgages to the
amount of Fifty Thousand Dol
lars had on the same day been
placed in the st. Landry State
Bank and also that arrangements
had been made for S34, 900. which
amount would have been trans
ferred to and placed to my credit
September 18th. 1899, had | not
been unjustly dealt with, and com.
PEELED to return to New Iberia.
where | was deprived of the rights
due me as an American Citizen
and thus prevented from consum-
mating the varions transactions
which were pending at that time.
l have been Informed that the
Public in general are of the
opinion that since coming to New
Iberia l have taken an assumed
name. Regarding this matter. will
say that | am perfectly satisfied
with my own name and have done
nothing whatever to necessltate
my taking another. | will gladly
~
furnish any one interested in this
matter with photograph of my
self, also the names and address
of responsible business men and
Bankers with whom | have done
business in Illinois, for the past
thirteen years; who will identify
the photo and be pleased to
furnish any information regarding
myself that they may desire.
/ will be pleased to have any one
investigate as to the honesty, |
integrity and business standing Of
ny immediate relatives in the To-
,ality in which they have lived
or more than fifty years.
In conclusion will say that am
n a position to verify any and all
f the above statements, by strick-
honorable, honest and disinter-
sted business men. /.
Very Respectfully, h
HARRY SEIPEI.. I,