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nothing to eny, but he wanted to see th« receipt*. II** n**kci Pendleton to call OQ Monday with them. In the mean* time lie sai l he would hunt Campbell, then, ut the interview on Monday, the whole ground might he gone over and some settlement might be reached.Hue he*, during the short interview, was very ill tit ease, lie tried to change the subject of eon re rant ion several times* It wua for a lone tirae a mystery where Hughes got the sea! with which the fraud u tent divorce was stamped, A Sun reporter succeeded In tracing it to the workshop of John Vimcmirt. at *10 Fulton street. The reporter found him at his home in llrookiynSunday mornlittr. When the titnuo of Hughes was mentioned tie exclaimed,' • Hughes, Lawyer Hughes? ''hy# yes, Imade a seal rtm nra.”Mr. 1 ait court thought a moment, and then said: ’ * Yen, 1 do remember. 1made a seal f r him, rind nin pretty certain It was of the state of Illinois, It was the mouth or September or October, two years ago, I think. I remember It (jmio well, because Hughes was a lawyer n a case, and the seal was in part payment of r**es. i am not guile dear in my mind about the b*tt*rlug and in*urine on it, but the more I think the more convinced I am It wus something about Took cmititjj, 111. My workman who did the actual work ua the sealwould rernber. *1•M ould you identify a seal made by him?’' asked the reporter,**Certainly l could,11 replied Vun-court*“Fould jou Identify a seal from the Impression only,1* asked the reporter.‘ I could tell you whether it was faiade lt;L my shop, '* raid Mr, Yaucourt, 1 tel! you, the more 1 think, the more pm]tire I am liiat the seal was made by one of my men. I think tt Mr, A. it. Stewart, the mao who made the seat, Is now over in the shop. Come over with mu and flint out. *1Mr. Stewart, the rnuu who made theseal, said:* * 1 I'll' MaKX Til K 1 s*\ I..“I tell you, as I told him on Saturday,*1 replied Lawyer Campbell, ‘ * 1 do nut believe he paid Mr. Hughes tinymoney, tut that if it turii* out that Mr. Hugh** lid receive the money, n» a iiifitiiior of *mr firm, then I vhall pay my proportion ol It. It is strange Hint our accounts when settlihg up in April,WHI N ottn IIllM pis^olvkp,that the transaction did not come up. I shall see Mr. Hughes and get his explanation of the affair.11Your reporter call- 1 at Lawyer W.Durrie Hushes* nfllce t vv. i* ‘ -day, buthe had nut yet arrived, rind I hi- clerk in charge said he did not know Mr Hug he - ’ place of residence.The Intier appeared to have forgotten bis appointment with Mr. Pctidletor:(w ho was to have called nod shown receipt* for money which the laller tluima lie paid for his fraudulent divorce.Hughes, It 18 wtdtd, busjjLl initial m-eelvJng the money /which mf a id hu was willing to return, lass eefitijfc expeudi-liaie¥4 1CIUUST.Loiter cr tho Subjnrt r.om tho (Id Folks at Homo to thd Indian Youth Away at School.I.AWutixcr, Kan., Dec. *1,—Sovernlof the etudenu ut Iluskul institute, anIndian school here, have received letter*from their relatives la the Indian Territory regard ins the Messiah craze. Duoof the letters is from a Caddo Chief In hi* daughter. Ills dated Anudarko, and tells of the ghost dances. Thuchief tells his daughter not to ridicule the coming or the Indians * Christ— for «he knows nothing of the wondrous manifestations the Indians have received frnni Hun regarding IlJf appearance on
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Fort Worth Weekly Gazette
Fort Worth, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 25, 1890
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