Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-02
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sent there, aud l read To her the
section of the statutes on that subject.
She then said that she and her lover
were going TO run away to indiana
and get married. We then talked about
the marriage laws of lndiana and
Pennsylvania. | referred her to Mr..
Myers, Of Motz x Myers. Of this city.
10 inquire what is the marriage law
of the later State, and she left my
office This was the substance of all
of our conversation Oh that occasion
The next time she called was about
four days later. This time she was
accompanied by II young man, strang
er to me- He wished to make affi-
dnvit to the contents of paper he
had. This was done. She asked
whether ] had yet ascertained the
marriage laws of Pennsylvania. / an
sWcred in the negative. She then said
that the young man with her was the
one she was going to run away with
| have faint recollection that it was
loan her $2 until the following Satur-
day, when the people she was work
ing for would pay her and she would
then repay me. She wanted to buy
some things at the store" but / de-
clined to make the loan. Then both
of them left the office together. With
in an hour or two after she had asked
for the loan Of 81, whatever day that
may have been, she returned, this
time alone, and said she could get
along with so cents and was so urgent
that | loaned her that amount until
the following Saturday, which amount
with scarcely half dozen words of
reply, l handed to her and she left,
having been in the office this time
scarcely five minutes.
Th next time she called was on Feb.
18TH This time she was accom-
panied by another woman older than
herself Ethel said that she had given
up getting married and was going
to Cleveland to work, and asked me
If l would loan her dollar to pay
her car fare, saying that on the next
Saturday she would come back and
pay me. Both of them talked, saying
that they had place secured In IL
restaurant, or laundry, l forget which,
ready for them to go right to work.
| declined to loan her the dollar. |
said to her that her fare would be
60 cents and that amount she should
borrow of some of her acquaintances.
They both went away, not having re-
manned In the office over ten minutes.
From one to two hours later, Ethel
returned. II was about l O'Clock p.
change that she had she could pay her
car fare to Cleveland, if l would loan
her 30 cents, and asked me in very
entreatlng manner whether | wouldn t
loan her 30 cents so that she could get
to q place to work. | said / would,
but that l would have to go out to get
the change and she should meet me
at the foot of the stairway. She fol
lowed me out of the office. | called
on Mr.. Dodge, at his furniture store,
and got change for dollar. Re
turning to the foot of the stairway,
I handed her two 20 cent pieces, with
out saying Il word, and she went out
upon the walk alone and | returned
to my office. This was our last inter
view and lasted about five minutes.
Out of the above most malicious at
tempt at blacklnail has been made,
the plan being to get me to pay
"A large sum in the nature of hush
money" to avoid publicity of and pros
ccution on the criminal charges made
against me. That having failed, then
TO increase the pressure by getting
ME put under bonds to answer to the
higher court on their criminal charge,
and even to convict me, and send me
TO the penitentiary, If 1t could he
done, by scheming and perjury. Then
their way would he made easy for
civil suit for damages on equally false
grounds and false testimony. Such a
bold attempt ut extortion, such pros
tilution and abuse of the process or
our courts, such reckless assault
upon any citizens name and liberty,
should not he allowed to escape due
r0llSiuprhtl tlOn 0I our Olii'eIS' l"NSehS'
ministers and citizens generally
AS do not expect to hear of this
matter again in the courts, wish to
take this opportunity to express my
thanks 10 the numerous citizens,
male and female, who cordially eX-
pressed to me their belief of my de-
mails OF the accusations made against
me. And to my brother lawyers who
kindly rendered their assistance IN de
Tending me against said accusations
and to the newspaper men who did
their work fairly well, but in one
particular, making serious mistake.
While | was the subject of such n
sensation and scandal they should
never have linked to my name, In the
manner in which they did, the name
of an estimable, innocent and entirely
disinterested lady. for no other rea-
son than simply an idle, uncredited
rumor. But, unfortunately, they did,
and my much-esteemed friend, Miss
Hills, saw fit To extend the rumor
which she would suppress by declar-
ing in public print that not only such
an engagement does not at present
exist, hut that 1t never did, and never
can exist.
II any of Miss Hills friends have
any doubt as to the truth of those as
sertions, and If they win call upon me,
I agree 10 convince them beyond a