The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-07-06

come direct to my room. where | will
be waiting for you and your attorney
Il am using fictitious name. for
reasons that l will explain to you when
see you Yours very truly"
On receipt of this letter from me.
Mr.. Miles at once telegraphed that he
would leave Falls City the same eve
ming, arriving at st. Louis the follow
ing morning, via the Burlington route.
and that he would carry out the in
structions which had given him.
| went to the Planters hotel that
evening, registered under the assum-
ed name which had given in my let
ter. and was assigned to room on the
fourth floor
The next morning about eight o'clock
Mr.. Joseph II. Miles. accompanied by
his lawyers, Ex-Judge Gillespie of
Falls City. and Ex-Judge Martin of the
same place, and the latter's son. who
was stenographer, arrived at the
hotel After we had all been mu-
tually introduced | began by saying:
Gentlemen, my name is Thomas
Furlong, and / used a fictitious name
in writing to Mr.. Miles because my
name and business are known to a
great many people in Nebraska. A
certain person who is connected with
what | know to be a conspiracy
against Mr.. Miles resides in Falls City,
of which he is an old inhabitant, and
he would probably know my name IL
he heard it. AS | did not know but
that he might be connected with or
know people in the telegraph Office
and would thus learn that | had COM
municated with Mr.. Miles, deemed it
advisable not to use my own name.
Now, | wish that you would call on
any OF the general managers of any
of the railroads that enter st. Louis.
or the president of any bank in the
city whom you may know, and ask
him as to my character and standing"
Does Mr.. William NICHOLSON know
you?" asked Mr. Joseph II. Miles
He knows me very WE'LL" l answer
ed.
MIR. Nicholson is my correspondent
here" said Mr. Miles, "and has charge
of more than million dollars of our
estate"
We walked over to Mr. Nicholson S
bank and Mr.. Miles entered the pri-
vate office, leaving me standing in the
passage outside. AS he entered the
office he left the door open. Mr.
Nicholson arose and greeted him, at
the same time speaking to me. After
the greeting, Mr.. Miles said to Mr.
Niekolson:
Il see that you know Mr. Furlong :"
Yes" replied Mr. Nicholson, q have
known Tom for years, and he is vel
come to anything have"
Mr.. Furlong told me that you
knew him." said Mr. Miles. and he
insisted on my coming down here and
asking you about his standing in St.
Louis"
After little further conversation.
Mr. Miles shook hands with Mr. Nick
olson, and we returned to my room at
the Planters hotel, where Judges Mar
tin and Gillespie and the stenog-
rapher were awaiting us. / then re-
lated in detail the story that had been
told me by Harbaugh. After | had
completed the narrative, all of which
was taken down in shorthand by the
stenographer. the younger Mr.. Martin,
Harbaugh was sent for, and he veri-
fled the statements which | had made.
The conference WAS then adjourned
for luncheon.
At two o'clock, when the party reas-
sembled in my room, Judge Martin
said:
I'VE have been considering this
statement of yours, Mr.. Furlong. We
have known for some time that these
lawyers whom you have named were
trying to make trouble for us. but we
did not know until you told us today
Just what they intended to do, and
now | want to say that Mr., Miles and
myself appreciate what you have done
in this matter so far. and we are anx-
ious for your opinion as to what you
think is the best way to proceed"
OF course. had been considering
that point for some time. and re-
piled:
II believe that the best way to pro-
coed would be for Harbaugh to go to
the lawyer in Kansas City and tell
him that he will accept his PROPOSE