The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-30

Sheibley case? You say you sought
me again to say something. and al.
though ! was probably at the Lindell
hotel as long as you were you could
not find me. How disappointed you
must have beenl
The next time you appeared on the
scene was by attorney. during the fol.
lowing winter, when you sent your
lawyers to consult with my attorneys in
regard TO the trial which was to come
up at the spring term OF court This
was the time that your attorneys first
fatty refused to allow you to testify
In the case, claiming that your testi-
mony was not necessary, but we insist
ed on II, because my attorneys consid.
cred your testimony was essential to
the case. and finally 1t was agreed that
you would go on the stand. Up to
this time, then, you had said nothing
to me in regard to the case and am
informed that you had not mentioned
the fact to my attorneys that you in.
tended to "cheerfully and promptly"
protect me.
BY this time, some expense had ac-
crued in the case 1t had been neces-
sary to send two of my attorneys to
Denver to take testimony, and the ex.
pense of that trip had been paid by
me. Up to this time also the three law
yers representing me, Senator Allen,
Mr.. Robertson and Mr. Mapes, had not
| received one cent for their services,
| and one of my attorneys informed you
that ! expected you to pay these bills,
as had become involved in the trou-
| BILE through you, but that | would be
satisfied If you would see that | did
not suffer financially. Did you say
| then that you intended to "cheerfully
and promptly" protect me? Your let
| ter above is the first intimation | ever
had that you claimed to make such a
statement, and | believe if you had
| said anything of the sort to Mr.. Rob-
ertson he would have told me. On the
| contrary, you went on a tantrum, rant
ed and raved and said some very un-
complimentary things about me- That's
what YOU did, as | am reliably informed
by the man you talked to. And you
didn't "cheerfully and promptly" part
with any cash. Not you. But you did
'cheerfully and promptly" allow the
| matter to drift along all summer even
though you knew that | had paid out
money in the case, that | was owing
my attorneys, and that the expenses
of following the case to the supreme
court were being met by me.
You say you tried to see me at my
office but the door was locked. Ordi-
nary business prudence would have
dictated that the time to see a bust.
ness man was during business hours,
and business hours in this office in
those days were from 7 in the morning
until - at night. with time off for
meals. One cannot help but wonder
ii this attempt to see me was not
something like the attempt to see me
in Lincoln.
When did you promptly and cheer
| fully pay all bills in connection with
my case? 1t would be interesting to
me at least to know when you paid
Senator Allen for his services, when
you paid w. NJ. Robertson and Burt
| Mapes, or when YOU reimbursed me
for the money | had expended in Sc.
| curing testimony. Perhaps | can fresh
Ell your memory 1t was after you
had promptly and cheerfully" allowed
this matter to drift for year and
half, without one word to ME or nv
attorneys in regard to standing behind
me-and then on October Is, 1904, the
chairman of your committee, Mr.. Fales
gave me check for 5000, not to pay
me to support you as you charge, but
TO distribute toward the expense of
the suit-which | did on the same day.
sending each of the attorneys $50 and
retaining $50, which did not even up
what | had paid out nor did it ade-
quately compensate counsel for wha.
they had done.
Now you have the audacity to say
that that money was given me to pay
for supporting you! | do not know
where the money came from but from
the fact that you make the statement
you do, it would seem that you have
never personally paid one cent toward
my expenses in this matter. | thought
at the time that it was your money
sent by Mr.. Fales to pay an honorable
debt which you should have paid
promptly and cheerfully."
You know, or ought to know, when
you say that the money was paid for