The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-24
'BLOOIM..B|E'.R||;'.C'I !.
TALKS !. AGAIN 4; ! |.
Explains HIS Conn!e:!Ctlo With With
Affairs Of BE'|u!!.sby.
WAS TRYING I no HELP HIM
Ne Also Says that Mr.. Harry Marks ms
tervened Only Alter Being Asked
to % SO In The Interest Of ls
the Plaintiff.
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In addition to the statement Of Mr..
" VII Il. ,Bloomberg, already printed IN The
Times Distatch,s with references to hia
connection with tho j !. III ~ Busby srit
against himself and others, the popular
president OF tho Council gave out the
following yesterday: ,5
.'The first IntlnatIon had Of tho IN
stittition OF this suit was the announce.
kntent thereof upon n bulletin board
and that being on the eve OF my holiday,
which observed until sundown on yea.
terday, / have had no previous oppor.
b tunity' Of making a full statement OF my
competition With the affair, which feel
rs demanded after the very sc,irrilous
! allegations Of the 8pla1ntif.
s"On the day which Mr.. Marks wrote
the letter, MIR. Luther Dawson. q .prsac-
ticing attorney,3Iin good stand ding At he !
Inquired Il II held any claims against
3 Busby. told him that did not, but
that y krewiJhe dealtaycry largely With
my regular2cllent Mr.. Harry Marks, who
had previously consulted me with refers
ence to a large bill gold to Busby. md
who. in the oyenk OF any proceedings,
would certainly bring his account TO me-.
\, Mr.. DAY son then told .Ine that he rel,-
resented Busby, who was embarrassed I
meet his obligations, which had become
and were then becoming due. and that
some OF his creditors were getting inn
4 pa uent and were threatening proceed
ings. He said that while Busby did not
have the Gosh he had carefully gone over
his affairs md believed that II he could
secure the time aud be per:nitt ed, TO
realize on his assets. he would be able
10 pay dollar for dollar.
81 WAS ASKED TO HELP. VIZ
HE then asked me 10 assist him and
endeayor Q to get control Of & the claims
giving 4tine his personal assurance that
they would be paid in full. stating that!
lhare were a number ofSthem which he
could control and would get me to rep;
resent. 2s " I + rs
..Haying known Mr.. Dawson for 4 o.
long time. and Z having full faith III sllts
Integrity. atjDgly accepted his
statement that he represented Busby and
felt assured that he wohld fulfil any
prornIeo mad Q. i. N heref ore. agreed to help
him feeling that j was thereby helping
his clienp and consented ITO endeavor to
secure tho claims Fa and control proceed
ings; u pom his assurance tina T the claims
would he paid In iull. Thercupon he gave
me the names OF a number 3of b u7hy 8
creditors ,and the names Of some9mer-
camille attorneys In II heir cities,S whom
he Thought could procure the accounts
Tie tthcp left my office upd err the imprps-l
sion that ! would write to these attor-
neys d $s 5sit q
SAW Mr.. MARKS. #
4 ~ Immcdia tel v sa ~ Mr. Marks, TO whom
Busby was still indebted, and informed
him OF Mr.. Dawson.s statement to me-.
showing him tho list Of creditors and
asking him II he knew any Of them. Ha
was well acquainted with some five or
nix, and was intimately associated with
some OF the largest. REQUESTED that he
write 10 those he knew6and ask them to
send their claims. to which he demurred,
stating that he was friend of Busby'a
and would do nothing to hurt or inj,ire
him, 1t was only upon my reiteratng
the fact that was acting for Busby's
/ attorney, and that5it was my purpose to
cooperate with him I'm an endeavor to
control the situation, which would help
Busby, ana at the same time inslire pay
ment OF the claims In full, that he cor
scented to send copies ofta1etters which !
then prepared, to those parties whom he
knew and whom he felt assured would
comply with his request. In Mr. Daw-
sons interview with me there was not q
I word said about his having had any con-
nection with Busbys except as his attor-
ney, nor was any reference made as to
any fees or charges.
CALLS THBAl MALICIOUS.
Il II refrain from expressing my feelings
With reference to those false. scandalous
and malicious charges as set forth In tho
declaration. and will only say that so lar
~ Marks ana myself are concerned they
are absolutely untrue and that BusDy
knows this TO be 80. for some time back
he came to my office with Mr.. Marks,
and T. explained to him our whole con-
nectlon with the matter and he left us
fully Informed as to everything we had
done and our motives for SO doing. Sub.
seauently he called to see me. again with
his counsel, and I want to emphasize
the fact that he was not OF those Wild
brought this suit, and to him I also ex.
planed the whole situation. apparently
10 his satisfaction; and. II his subsequent
and present counsel had likewise shown
mo the consideration which ! feel I
was entitled am satisfied tina no slch
EFFORT would have been made to- cast n
stigma upon the reputation which feel
have earned for myself in this com
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