The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-11-21
INFERRED HIS FRIENDS.
ALBANIAN SHOWS HIS
GRATITUDE.
Men Who Stood by Him
,,n,e of Trouble Checks
tor $1,000 Each.

=, Neb., special says !; An
Omaha a. ARE human gratitude has 5
BE Oh ll,solosed here. A veteran OF
cen us. u,r having inherited a for
' il, ~ni to omaha purposely to re-
'u, h ~ who are proml'
Us urand army circles. MAJOR
% s1ards the fidelity OF two ola
Is 81 rI Who befriended him in the
de' W." diversity, paying each So
cash. ,orts. at the beginning OF
0 Of war, enlisted from a northern
WI Nv w" was with Sherman on the
~ .be sea. Duty made it neces-
i.s 10 him i'm to go to huntsville Ala
~ ae remained long enough 10
some idea of the commercial nero an Inn
'On Of the place. After Apo
Sn'S 10 conceived the notion OF re-
lOA ~ huntsville to engage in the
pm " business. Calling two
cauYi - his aid they jointly en-
Ingi1 :, an enterprise which in a
Feu - nroved successful. Failing
year, year the major was compelled 70
beaitll .unmo T Selling out his
Il the - m the business to his broth
fresC III wv west. He fell in with the
he 0 cdpr in 1876 and migrated !, to
6 seen Hills. where he invested MS
DlaC and lost. After years OF unsuc-
Pune M a ahE to recoup he drifted to
l slbd and and Joined a local grand army a ny
Pana ano Of whose members have
y S SUM influential citizens. The
Il o oVnTnaaled to them for assistance
|jG r Tas through their influence that hat
IL II WAS innstalIed in a position IN the
saS an 1ng service at moderate pay
ser Iant q shadow came oyer his LIE.
y Wa la' occused of stealing mOney from
| g Sapernment. ono one else could
! g9 w. if > said the government In,
0ato uOD Major Roberts was convicted
s VIZ Grand Jury of stealing a small
.s the s af money His old comrades
l l9a ,ro or and through their
snaD 90 he was saved the ignominy
.u faion's lell, but, of course, lost his
' = igloN The officer who employed
s,' pas always his friend, for he be-
. W the old major to be innocent, YET
. o aft to vindicate the accused IN
. ayps of the department at WASH
Ston failed. A former official, under
5ocp refine Major Roberts was hrs5
,nnirtef also did everything in bis
,wpr to free the accused from the dls-
race Of the charge hanging over hlm'
hi it was all to no avail.
4 wear AGO. perhaps, Major ROBERTS
IA saieu 10 his old comrades here ana
ktnrned to Huntsville, where his two
rothers lived in the enjoyment OF IN
sependent fortunes made in the con-
#Ict of the business which the major
8elnod them to establish. They invit-
II him TO share their bachelor quar-
,rs which he did. Within eight
onths Of his arrival these brothers
ssed over to the great beyond. They
re old men, Being without legal
irs they willed all their property to
.ir brother, the major, who now
Is himself the pOssessOr OF an lnde-
ldent fortune with an income sufh-
ut to enable him to spend the re-
inder of his natural life in ease and
ury,
facing his business affairs in shape
iOr Roberts purchased at the bank
two drafts, each for So
made payable to his order. Put
: them in his pocket he came to
aha, called upon the two former
officials, Major Clark and
tain MARITIME, and presented each
draft for $1,000 as a token, he
|, of his gratitude for their mani
kindness to him during his trials
troubles of former years. The case
rare that it has caused a stir in
I'd army circles and at the bank
re the drafts were cashed. 1t is
lrded as an end of century marvel.
estcrday Major Roberts left for his
hern home.