Year: 1877

III laWSulIS. he Sdlu he ndu drranSeu
to save it for her, and that he told
them, to begin with, they could not
touch it, for he had bill of sale of it
so far as my interests were concerned,
from me. l asked what he meant by


telling folks so, as 1 had no interest in
it and he had no bill of sale. He re-
piled, 81 had it all arranged to write a
bill of sale over your name on the paper
you sent in blank to fix the office, in
case they called for one; )" and said he
had not used that paper and promised


me he would not, as / requested him


not to. He then told me they had been


to Judge Ross and he had read the law


to them, showing they could hold the


piano; but he had got round them and


got the start of them and the piano was


saved. / told him | was glad if he had


got it fixed so Sarah F. was safe, as it


was properly hers, and the only way


she had got to help take care of herself


and children. When Mr.. Shaw informed


me that three or four persons had been


to Judge Ross to see if they could at


tach and hold Sarah FPS piano, Ques-


toned his tight, as a judge, to give ad-


vice or even read the law to any one,


as it might be case for him to act on


in court. Shaw replied know all


about Judge Ross-he only read the


law, and said if it is so you can hold


the piano.


Mr.. Shaw explained how he went to


Anson and told him what was going on,


and Anson wrote line for Sarah F. to


give Shaw bill of sale, and he hurried


up there and she did so, and he got it


into the road just as Woodbury. drove


up to get it for some of the creditors, and


if he had been few minutes late Sarah


F. would have lost it. He then said,


they will claim it is yours, and | want


you to give me writing to clinch it.


| refused, as had no interest in it, and


that would make them think l had.


But on his repeating what he claimed


Judge Ross had done, told him to


write one. On looking at what he had


written, found it read continental


Ins. Co. and Geo. S. Shaw" and l re-


fused to sign it, but he assured me he


had told so many he had no unsecured


claim, it was necessary to put in some
excuse, that reluctantly signed it on


his positive promise that he would pro-


tect it for Sarah F., and that it was his


only object. At no time did Mr.. Shaw
intimate or say word to me about hi:
getting or wanting the piano to secure
the Continental claim. If he had
would not have signed any paper, anC
he knew l would not.


Soon as had signed the paper ht
said he must go, and enquired how
: much money had got; and | told hin
just five dollars sent me by my daugh
r ter Mary from money she had earned
t by sewing. He then took out ten dol
, lars, $50 and laying it on the tabl
5 said, 81 will lend you so much-I dom
7 give it you, but lend it, understand.
7 took it thankfully, yet knowing h
t did not regard himself as running an.
3, risk in lending it to me.


t l questioned Mr.. Shaw about tn
forcing of my private drawer in tn
a safe and he replied the special agen
:. asked for letter they had not found
4. and Bowman told him he didn't know
D where to find it unless in my privat
e drawer, and that the agent forced
d open. Mr.. Shaw said Bowman took til
S draft on which was DR.. G. B. Bullard
# name and that he had it. Said he toll
Bowman he had gone too far.


e | told Mr.. Shaw while he was q
ii Hereford, that the pretended missin
}. policies of the Travellers Company wer
IS in the original package in the regula
e place of keeping them, and that Bow
d man knew where they were. Itprove
e so, for there they found them at las
l. If not there when they had their hun
:, they can't lay it to me putting thel
|, back, for was in Canada night and da,
u So much for that $5O,OOe bugbear the
, put in circulation.


IN Mr.. Shaw never had any letter fro


myself and wife (as he stated to M
le Woodbury. requesting him to move tt
le piano, or in any way referring to it
te and never any bill of sale only the OF
In l., int cin 1,x- u-hi
t, | only relinquished any interest | migl
y, have, which | told him then was nOI
I'd at all. This bill of my interest W;
I'd written some days after he had got tt
y. piano, and is the only one he ever ha
lg his repeated statements to the cOntral
l. Notwithstanding. He said he got I'll
I'd piano into the road before Mr.. Woo
d, bury came and told him he would Ill
al to see him take it for any one else, f
e, he had bill of sale, and had possessio
We Just as Mr.. Shaw started to go out
rs the room he turned round and sal
all "NOw, l want you to remember OIL
ro thing-.just as sure as you ever repe
it any of my talk with you here, at
ck Johnsbury, will swear point blank i
p, all devilish lie."


ut Then when too late, felt that it W
or some way wrong, and that was bell
u deceived some how. / said l shou
'e- not write him any more letters and
i'll not. This said to Mrs. H. That mig
=" or the next day got letter from Sar