Mohave County miner., 1911-07-29
To the Public

oNb Oi OlO nul INOSo- LNuilOA ldo it, that his act was caused by sudden dementia, due to the supposed loss of a loan for which he received bogus or worthless security. In connection with this l wish to inform the public that 1 am in position to know that the loan transaction was made in absolutely good faith, and the security is absolutely good. This loan was made to Mrs. Kennedy of Searchlight, and the SC curity is first mortgage on her hotel property of that place. This property is assessed by the county for S3,0O0. The loan was for l,5OO.
 MT. Ross entered into the transaction of his own free will, and was fully ad- vised about the property, it's condition at the present time and the condition of the camp. This was all the security he asked, and the writer believes that it is ample to cover the amount of the loan. When the note is due the money
 will be paid to his heirs or assigns. and if possible before. In behalf of Mrs.
 Kennedy wish to say that the whole transaction was made in absolutely good faith and was matter of business pure and simple. She had, for over two years, been paying two per cent a month, or twenty-four per cent year on that amount. Mr. Ross offered to take it up for seven per cent per an nun and naturally Mrs. Kennedy was glad to transfer the obligation. If Mir. Ross had other methods in his mad ness," and was afterwards disappoint- ed, this does not alter the fact that the deal was purely a business one.
 Two months after the transaction Mir. Ross did make advances to Mrs.
 Kennedy of a matrimonial character, offering to cancel the debt if she would accept. He was promptly refused by the lady, and told that if she had even suspected that he had made her that loan with such intentions that she would not of accepted it, and that just as soon as she could raise the amount she would take up the note regardless of the maturity date.
 The writer recently learned that when Mir. Ross went to Kingman he got business man to investigate the validity of his mortgage, and was later informed by said business man that his mortgage was a second mortgage and was worthless It is this matter that wish to refute. That information is absolutely erroneous, and I have the papers and necessary documents to back up my statement. MT. Ross mortgage is first mortgage on the property in question, and is on record at the county seat of Clark county, Nevada, in which the property is To- cated, and the property is absolutely otherwise unincuD bered. His mort gage was made out by a Kingman at torney from the face of the deed, and all signatures were duly attested and certified to by Kingman notary, and the said papers are on record at Las Vegas, Nevada, the county seat of Clark county, all of which MT. Ross we'll knew. If there were any irregulari- ties, or any legal technicalities over- looked the mortgagor is willing to cor rect such.
 The writer is of the opinion that Mir. Ross sudden dementia, which was the | probable cause of his act, was due to the erroneous information which he re- ceived in Kingman regarding the valid ity of his security. lam told that after he received this information he went about town muttering to himself these | words, wouldn't that beat you," and ] soon after went and bought a gun and shot himself.
 The writer was not in the Territory of Arizona when the deal was made between he and Mrs. Kennedy, and knew absolutely nothing about it until my return home. I then only carried out the instructions of Mrs. Kennedy in fixing MT. Ross up with the security as per their agreement and had the same recorded at the request of MT. Ross. The writer feels that it is an injustice to him to have his name mixed up in public gossip in connec- tion with the affair, much less the fact that the deal was swindle or the se- curity bogus in any way. I have en- joyed a reputation for honesty and square dealing with my fellowman all my life, and I am getting too old now to jeopardize that pleasure, and I hope |