Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-19
lore LETTERS ABOUT LOANS
Produces Two in Which Hitchcock
Refers to Deals.
.EN1Es BOUGHT THE MORTGAGE
Iron a sad correspondentl

tFrom a staff Correspondent
DENVER, oct. IS-t Especial Telcgram)-
Never run up the white flag" said ex-
State Treasurer Joseph s. BARLEY tonight,
he filed his telegram TO the chairman
OF th democratic state committee OF Ne
braska, asking permission to appear be-
fore the committee with c. M. Hitchcock
to refuto the charges that he was a black
mailer, as made by the democratic SEN
atorial candidate.
The telegram sent to Chairman Byrnes is
as follows:
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock your candidate
for United States senator, has publicly
called me backmailer win you permit
me to meet him before your committee and
allow me the privilege of answering any
questions he or any member of the com
mttee may desire 10 ask me, concerning
my relations financially and politically with
him? II you will grant the privilege will
thank YOU"
Mr.. Hitchcock's statement in the papers
yesterday that Joseph S. BARLEY had at
tempted to backmail him and was using
Edgar Howard for his tool was read by Mr..
Bartley in Denver last night and the ex-
state treasurer will defend himself from the
charge lie said he would be in Lincoln tho
first of the week. probably though he said
any one who read the Hitchcock statement
and compared It with the facsimles of the
Hitchcock letters to him certainly could
have no doubt of the truth of Howard's
charges.
In his possession Mr. BARLEY has many
notauons and memoranda OF his trans
actions with Hitchcock and these records
disclose more startling sensations than
the records given out for publication by
Edgar Howard These papers indicate
that Mr.. Hitchcock settled debt Of
between 5000 and $1,000 for q 900 and a
note for $500, total Of S1.JOO They ind.
cate he not only failed to pay the princl.
pal of the note, 5000, but paid only about
three-ffths of the interest on the loan.
Total Debt Six Thousand.
The 5000 note was dated September IS
1898. and bore interest at per cent The
note was renewed September 25. 1896. Set
tlement was made October u. l9OE at which
time the total debt Hitchcock owed d.
eX-treasurer was In the neighborbood .,
5000. At that time Hitchcock pledged the
$1,000 and gave his note for $500 due Novem-
Der y, 1904 This note was paid
The memorandum kept by BARLEY shows
that Hitchcock in June. 1904, came to Lin
coin to see MIN and said he would not nav
the note and that II suit were brought the
state probably would take the matter up
and III any one gets the money Il will Ia
the state" Hitchcock is quoted as saying.
On one occasion BARLEY says he drew
upon Hitchcock for $500 when the latter
was in Washington and Hitchcock said Il
the note and evidence Of his various trans
actions had accompanied the draft he
would have paid the money In order to
settle the matter
The statement by Hitchcock that Bart
ley had bought second mortgage is pro
nounced by the ex-state treasurer deyol(
Of truth.
Why Buy second MoFtgaEest
why should ] buy second mortgage
said BARLEY, when there were plenty 0,
first mortgages in the marketg"
To show the utter fooHsEness Of Hitch
cocks denial, Mr. BARLEY referred to IN,
following Hitchcock letters which refer {,
the loan.
The first letter dated December 30, 1889
two days after The signing of the EON
note, is as follows:
i got your letter and arranged the mat
ter as suggested with Mr. --, whom ]
had not privately met. but who impressey
me as a very strong, clear-headed buslnes,
man. Thank you"
The following letter refers 20 second
renew al OF the note:
Dear BARLEY: Please do not forget "a
speak TO --. lie has not yet heard
from you. l do not like 20 ask It as a
favor from him. although ! think he would
be glad TO obiige you"
This letter was dated May a. 1896. and
was signed ~. Il. H."
Does this look like Mr.. Hitchcock told
the truth when he said BARLEY bought
second mortgage?' remarked Mr.. Bart.
ley.
NJ BARLEY denounced as untrue IN,
statement by Mr. hitchcock that the latte,