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Show HEY. C. I. STKATTON REPLIES. Terse Tum-lifs Timely Delivered. Deliv-ered. LEGAL LUCUBRATIONS LUMINOUSLY LUMIN-OUSLY ANSWERED. i The Reverent! Gentleman is Courteous Cour-teous but Emphatic. In replying to the card of Messrs. Tilfurd Sniith, 1 invite attention to this tact: My former statement was in self-defense. I did not rush into print. 1 had been assailed by the columns east and west before 1 said anything. X went no further than self-defense and sclf-rcspeet required, stating what 1 had done and why. I propose to keep to tlie same ground still. I stated that my advice, respecting i the commencement of the suit ana the removal of their client to the Walker House, had been counter to theirs. Their client will CUXFUiM 31V WOIID. - 1 slated that no compromise was j talked of until their attempt ty force their client to sign the paper, giving them in addition to their fee of twenty thousand dollars one half of the proceeds pro-ceeds of the suit. Though their narration nar-ration is calculated to throw doubt on this point, they surrender it when they say they were willing for me to see the paper before it should be signal. Of course they icvul'i w-t hurt pcnnilkd me lu see cw h a paper if the hiJ .sits-pectol .sits-pectol me o f beiii-jt at fhut tiw, iu-! iu-! nsfril in a coinjiruiiiise ' (heir .ti'if. I'ersons who care enough aK-ut the mailer to compare their statement and mine can arrive at the truth on this point. I stated that iliey bad threatened to recall my past life and luul de-fanuxl de-fanuxl both'their client and mweif. To the Jirst part of the statement they interpose a lofty disclaimer; and to the second sivc the lie: accompanying their denial with other epithets respecting re-specting the appropriateness of which those who know me must judge. In resKnse to their "hypocrite" 1 might retort "shy.-ter," which applies, 1 be-litfve, be-litfve, to a class of lawyers w ho make business when it is not lively: or I might resort to .'HLUNoSoATl-:, but I am not at homo iii that line, and am admonished by theii1 eatJ that my antagonists might have me at a disadvantage. .Respecting their disclaituer:ind charge let me say: Im-nudiauly Im-nudiauly after the talk about a compromise, com-promise, a gentleman of veracity and character repeated to me a coiwei-s..j.-tioti, giving place and names, amply justifying all I wrote, and more, on the poiuu named. Since theiv denial he has subniiu'cd the substance of that conversation to my in u i ifing. 1 will not publi-h his name, but can sati-ly any doubter. I can refer to oih-T gentlemen of character who have iominni.it this witness. l'-ut, what need is there Let any one cop-uh the HKii.u.n's aiucu- f:vm the Chi. a-o T-'-'ir , and compiled from Mr. llagan'- statement to the corres--ir.d'-ui uf the New York '-". If I undersjand K:i-ii.sh. that article i-defamatory i-defamatory K'th of thur -Al-'m and niy.-elf. L''t 'liciits. .uul espeeiiilly fiiu.vh.-. un'.ieit.ni'l that they are . -posi d ( such publicity at the hand- of attornevs. aud w'nat 'li!d be.-otne of leal busilKSt ' I luigiit allude to other cor rcsixir.de iu' e still ine-n-sigui-tuant. which I have the bet of reason for attributing: to the same soiin. e. but think it uiuiieesiry. Have 1 Iie-i, g-'utl'.iuin att-.Tiieys ; or wh. re L- xni: l'olv tririiirr fastened uow ? reriia !L-"' t':-" right worl. Ii n you made the wrong appli- ..tioii. i sUU'.d fat ts wiiie'u implied that the jur-.r siibinittoil for tin. ir clieut's s:gr.aiure w.l- surrTtitioUsly obtain, d n.v hands. Tiicyrueet this with u-rciit trankTKss. and are ready u give a cor.v cf the lUvumcut whenever required. re-quired. Compare this openness wiiii ti a ir first cilbrt at concealment. Would anyone know U.c roison of this change of manner THAT VWVK was submitted bv mvself to an aceOLi- . i iU:,,u law ver a final answer iv.is v tuni'O. It l.iui prcv:..r.s'y been - cm hyoih- r-. Of ivurse it c.-i:::-t iv'iini'd. Htuceitmu-i. ackiK'W-i.d-.d with tiie bt mace i.-i ie. 1 -tat-d iu s'.ibstance that 1-er.eral M'.l x well was iti'iigu.lUt at ti;0 e.-ure ' 1 'f tii-; at;. Tn' ye. As ih'-v e cii me of pre,u-;. ..ti.n', I ijiM-:t"t',e i".,how- Mi. :v.e(; ,. ,t ,,c.-n- r :.l my iu..vi- ai hL, . I: .- n -ir-. - r ,(! , v r.-;,.'- li,!:, h- -li.'.-'i . I, d l-UM-ir'i. I a- ti:.-y :..J-.,r-l. if M rt. ul- d--li---l H. '' "K "tiL: K. M.V.VW K1.L. I think my st.it' iuenLs ne. d no . fiiither .-cj.i-'u-t. Let me attend to , the.rs. j It i- i'ltiniiit'-d tint I exp.'. tvl S...MJ.TII1S'; UlT oi I'lIE L'JMl'lioMl-i; I "ieiitlcinen. atlonn vs. ymi do not be-' be-' iie-ve that V lUls'-I V - No one who knows me i .m b.Jieve it. and 1 know 1 , it !o be untrue. ! Lefer.-ne,- i- made to my vi-':t- to their (.llice in the inten-st of this suit. I have he. n in th- ir ollice three times. and i-v. ry time l.y exinvs inviialioii -twice .lud-je Tilfnpl in pr-"ri. i and once of a pei.nal IViend at .hid'e Tiilbnl s iusi.mce. Tiuee liuu . I hiive been rciiMt.tl to render them I -el-viee. (lnec I cheerfully Coiillilild. ' and did what 1 could. The second j time 1 coiwnt.d reluctantly, but did , uoihitiL'. And the thiol time I po.-i- tiv.lv ileelin.il. My puri-e has I be. ii. from the start, to act in my chiuacter, as ft Christian nihiister, onle. Reference is made tn an hum lew between .iroot; Tii.i oi;n a.nij m ci.ikvi' At my house, on the nmnhng of her removal. The dc.-igu is obvious. I will slate the facts. Airs. Young was at m v house that morning, and re-ipu-st.il me to see the Judye who iM.arded but two iooi-s di-lant. I in-viteil in-viteil liim in and withdrew. He soon lell and pre.-emlv returned, saying lhat ho had secuml a room al the Walker House. He nkid if 1 would not aeeomijany Airs. Young thither, "That Lawyers Were supposed to have all kinds of clients, bill preachers were not supposed to keep all kinds of company.'' I was impressed im-pressed with the elegance of the Judge's diction, as I am generally when he is in temper, as well as with his delicate appreciation ut tne stma-! stma-! tion of his client, and consented. That evening myself and wife fullilled tlie engagement. l'erhaps here is the place to say thai, so far as I know, Judge Til lord has never expressed himself otherwise other-wise than in the aUive instance. Whatever others may have said, improper im-proper remarks from hint have never been reported to me. It is said that I wrote nn article for the "'i iii'l in reply to the course uf the llr.KAi.u in this "case. The memory mem-ory uf the legal getiilemen is at fault, or" they have been misinformed. Their staUmeiit is incorrect in every j particular. Is anvthing further called for? C. C. Stuattos. |