Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31


paid a few months later and that ended It.
I never had a note Of yours for any
amount. II / had had one It would have
been in judgment long ago. II not paid.
Yours truly, J. c. M'BRIDE.
On January 6, 1894. l received the fol-
lowing report from Royce:
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 6, 1891 have Just
returned from a talk with Bignell. He was
at Pacific Junction yesterday and did not re-
turn until last night. He makes the follow
ing statement and l will quote his language:
II knew nothing Of the existence of the
notes in question until after the article in
reference to the Burlington Volunteer Rail-
way department appearOa just before cleo
tion. In that article The Bee accused me
Of taking an underhanded advantage of a
widow and l am free to say that the attack.
or at least what l considered an attack,
made me angry. A few days after the arti-
Gle appeared, perhaps on the day following.
a gentleman came to my office and asked
me why l did not get hold Of something
could use against l told him
that / had no controversy with Rosewater
and knew nothing that l could get hold of
to use against him. He told me where |
could get a note he had given to Mcbride.
l went to the party who held Il and got II.
l did not buy IT. The party gave It to me
to use for my own benefit. l happened to
drop into Bartley's ONCE and told him what
l had get and that / was going to print IL in
the Lincoln Journal. 1 then left the note
and the afhdavit with BARLEY with the dis
tinct understanding hat was to know
Of its existence. When / get the note in my
possession again I propose to lock it UP in a
safety deposit box and never let II go out Of
my possession again.
81 will not permit you (Royce) to make a
copy OF It or a copy Of the afidavit. l will
not let you see the afidavit nor tell Of its
contents. l win simply let him look at the
note to satisfy himself that 1t Is what l
claim It Is. l will not present the note for
payment, neither will l allow Rosewater to
take II up. 1 did not pay a cent for 1t and
/ will not sell 1t for $4,000 even. / will
never use It In any way or manner whatever
unless Rosewater makes a personal assault
upon me. l will not tell the name of the
man from whom 1 got the note. l do not
know how many notes Of the kind are in
existence"
Mcbride refers to is embodied in a note
of which 1 give a copy and which was
discounted by the Nebraska Savings
bank Of Omaha:
$4,000.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 3, 1888.
Ninety days after date, for value re-
ceived, we or either of US promise to pay
to the order Of q. Rosewater two thousand
dollars, with interest at the rate of 10 per
cent per annum from date until paid. Ne
gotiable and payable at the State National
pank. Lincoln, Neb.
No. $50. Due Nov. 8. 1888.
]. G. M'BRIDE,
c. G. BURR,
H. H. MELoNE,
". ". WRITTEN.
Every impartial person must concede
that the exhibit here made completely
explodes the charge that l am indebted
to the state treasury for a single dollar.
1 repeat that l never borrowed a dollar
of state, county or city money. All the
business transactions with General Nc
Bride were strictly personal. The amount
advanced by him was repaid in full. but
owing to my neglect to take up the note
or draft, 1t was found among the
papers In his desk. If 1 had actually
owed the state the $79.s2 not credited
on the back, it could have beer collected
at any time In the last twenty-five years
on presentation.
= Your threat to open the cigar box and
your innuendoes about skeletons have no
terrors for me. You remind me Of an
insulted prostitute. Nobody but a born
fool would offer a $1,000 bride to a
liveried horse jockey. You intimate that
there are some terrible skeletons in
box contains anything that would af-
feet my reputation for integrity or re-
feet upon my standing as a man and
citizen, l defy you to produce it. You
know that 1 did not have to rush to the
penitentiary when BARLEY made his
threats to open that box, like some of
your friends, and was not among those
who 1 trembling and fear urged you to
pardon him to protect themselves.
You say you find no comfort in wreck,
ing homes and families. Neither do l.
If any families have been wrecked by
publicity of w~rongdoing, the wreckine
was done by criminal acts and betray.
ais of trust by the men whose
conduct 1 have had to expose and de
nOunce in the interest of good govern
ment- You pretend to be a martyr tc
duty, when In fact you are a victim OF
your own depravity.
You have been treated by me will
lenience n fOrbearance. A great
many people and many papers openly
accused yOu OF selling out for a price
l extended to you the benefit of the
doub and discussed your scandalous
actions with courtesy. although yor
were entitled to nom Your grand
stand play deceives nobody. You have
disgraced yourself, your party and tn,
state. You will go out of office ex
ecrated and despised by honest men OF
all parties. e. ROSEWATER.