The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
STARKWEATHER RETRACTS.
E. Bakers Letter Now Given
In Full.
Editor The WashinEton Herald: :

Editor The Washington hoTald-
I thank you FOR the space devoted to
my statement Of the Forest Lake Gene
terry troubles this morning
Matthew O'Brien. dOmiciled with the
McNeils. to-day demands IN the name or
Francis i. Baker that / retract to-mor-
row. through the publicity OF your col
umns. the following references made TO
his client, on pain Of both criminal and
civil libel suits being entered. TO wit:
May II I was approached by one Fran
els +. Baker, attorney for Reese Carpen-
ter The demand was made upon me 10
incriminate myself by certifying 20 the
legal force of two certain mortgages
which I fully paid OF in 1881
After mature deliberaJion, I feel that I
was hasty IN giving my impressions and
by legal ethics. and l hereby humbly re-
tract the same. substituting therefor the
plain text Of Mr.. Bakers letter Paragraph
Xxx. OF my equity bill No. S6S5l which
reads: THAT on May y. 1903. the said
Francis + Baker prepared a typewriter
letter addressed 10 himself and given TO
the afOTenamed cemetery official Stark
weather. 20 iii in certain blanks. sign.
and return 20 him, thus guaranteeing that
all should be put in perfect shape and de-
llvered to Carpenter within twenty-fOUr
hours, instead OF the twenty days legal
limit, and copy OF this letter IS here
with submitted marked r. l.. G, Exhibit
Z, the original TO be presented at the
hearing"
/ therefore now solemniy renOunce ard
ab1uTe my aforesaid rash charge Ito in
criminate myself &c. and submit the
letter itself verbatim for those who are
competent TO interpret II:
Washington. ID. c.. May p 1909
Francis E Baker. No. East FOrty-sec-
ond street, New York City:
Dear Sir; ! agree TO furnish you a
complete. detailed statement. under oath.
Of all assets and liabilities. a full list Of
officers. directors, trustees. executive
committees, stockholders, and holders Of
Improvement certificates Of the Forest
Like Cemetery within twenty-fOur hours
from Z O'Clock noon to-day.
I hereby state TO you that at this date
the total number Of shares issued by said
cemetery amounts TO 10000. OF said total
amount can deliver - shares
THAT said cemetery company has Is
sued Improvement certificates in amount
not exceeding s. par value. and Of said
total amount / can deliver s. par value
OF said Improvement certificates.
i further agree that viii deliver the
designations OF al officers, directors, trls-
tees. executive committeeman, and sell to
you above shares and par s. improve
ment certificates of said Forest Lake
Cemetery Company within - davs from
date hereof for the sum OF s. cash, an
Of said designations. together with said
shares Of stock and said Improvement
certificates, 70 be placed in the Bank OF
Washington within ten days from date
1t being understood that the said
shares and said improvement certificates
shall be subject 10 the following mort
cages: John J. Cameron. mortgage and
interest, $1,000: John J. Cameron. mort
gage and interest. S2.000; sam f. Cox.
interest and cost. s, 100.
1T is also understood and agreed that
Will return 10 said Forest Lake Gene
terry Co. by good and merchantable titla
all the real estate ever owned by said
cemetery company subject 10 above mort
cages.
Yours truly, -
Now. the only extenuating circurn-
stance which I can urge for my hastv
conclusion Is that the three conferences
at the New Willard on May II, IL. and IL
aggregatng nearly thirty hours. al which
this matter of mortgages was frequently
discussed, must have tended to bias nv
judgment.
GEORGE b. STARKwEATHER.
Washington June q