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nil III retard to tho acltlvraent of iho amount duo to iho holm of Mr Bajsy.my wlfo being oati of iiio hcJr*. I went to Mr. Fblgor'* offlco. accompanied by uiy wlfo hfkI MIm lUtUo Brown. for au explanation, June axh, lhTJ; Mr*. Ba*y having died and loft a will ami appolntel Mr. Warren Richards executor. Mr. Richards Informal mo that Mr. Folgtr told him that thorn woa onlyfQ or KM) In the estate and that If wasuat worth whUo to bother about It. 1 went to Now Philadelphia where Iho money had been In the baud* of the county treasurer. ! navr lawyer Neeley and ho copied tho record* for mo and at tho same time •bowed me a loiter from Folgcr, tolling him (Neeley) to do what ho could forth# poor girl and nmke your fee# a* light a* poMlble. That «ru when my wife Ur-t learned what wan coming to her, 1677 71. and fUgrt had coUtnt Unntlhrui iijar tUH) or Uirre j/tart witkput am mMJyiti'j her aI all. The time tlmt I went lo hln cRlce, an before men* Hotted, ho woa tliero and received ui with, What the boll do you want here r* I had bean Informed by a prominent lawyer beforehand that Pulger would probably offer mu his unto to settle, but not to take It without gnod aeourUy a* It wax worth nothing. Sure enough, he did offer mo hla note, Ural for $*K». then for |B3, and lastly for |2tt. A» he oouldu'l secure bli note I would not take it and ttimod iho claim over to Asa Caller.Mr. Folger falls to explain tho mode and manner In which ho “adjusted It with Mr. Cutler. The fact U Folger wasglad to receipt hHlfiOO Judgment against Cutler for UiIh Bnay claim I Mr. Cutler'* lawyer very plaluly told Mr. Fulger If ho (Folgerj did not give Mr. Cutler a receipt In full and accept tho naiy claim therefor he would havehim lt;Folg*‘r» debarred for hla conduct In this matter. Mr. Folgir very readily complied I Thl« honorable (?) gcntteman, this noble (7) disinterested (T) active (?) advocate of the “poor. Ignorant, colored people/1 only charged this ' poor girl— Mr. Neely, make your foee as light a* possible— thr« humhat doUanfor calktllng 8677,71 and tiring it war ihrre ymn. lie claims lhat Mr*.Tiaxy told him to retain olio half of all thut he collected That I know nothing about. What 1 do know Li, that the money I speak about was left In I rust at Now Philadelphia, by Hr, liny fur hi* four children and Mrs Hnay had nothing to do with It. Not wishing to occupy more of your space at tide lima I will drop tho “do I u rod mao'* frloud (?) for tho present, avturlng my friends that I kuow whereof I apeak. ii. N. Porter,
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Canton Stark County Democrat
Canton, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 27, 1877
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