Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-02-15
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SEH ARE-Wiih u Wow 90 guari the hpn-
a. 'si nnd M ius'rIous parma nfIhe Gun nlhity
from ldT1heF imposition. ! deem it my duty and The
duiy every hDncsi man owes 10 his fellow. To lay
bei"re the public The treatment I have received
from one 9. Y. Reppe q. n fiddler by profession.
man Who could be gnilIy OF such perfiy Or he has
boasIed Of = unfit TO mingle With the must yirions
OF mankind. | VIII therefore. give a stltemeni of
The facts ms they occurred. TO guard The honesf and
nrsuspec'lng ir'm teng Trapped by this fellow IL
h'ure. G.I iepPcIo rallied Oh me the tw az
venIh day of March. 1910. and said lac wished ,o
purchase u suit Of cloIhes. but dad not feel nblc In
pay Tor them al thai time in consequence Of a pur-
chase of real eslaie lac had recently made of {,
w. Carter, Esq but SAID he would be able To nav.
Tor Them IN sixty days. Upon these terms I consent.
ed To furnish HIM the suit. amounring To fGv dollar,
which was delivered 10 him et The time agreed on
walled on him at the expiration ofihe sixty DAYS
for payment. lie Immediately set ND The rlea Of
poverty. and said he could not nav then but yNouId
IN a short lime. then required his note. which
he gave me ! called on him some Two months aher
lhIs' his pea was still poverty. ] continued 20
call on Inn from time 10 time. and on all occnsion.
his plea was still the same, in the face OF The np,o-
Ious iaci that he had several well filed elnsses Of
dancing scholars whom he made pav for their tni.
ton IN advance. My patience ai length ceased TO
be a virtue. | brought sui and obtained indignant,
but could not get at bS property as he amo
boosted that he had made way with il on puroo.a
10 Keep me out OF my money. ns I have been inCor.
med by Josiah Powell and others equally respec,,.
hle' who told me they shuddered OF the baseness
OF his conduct and said he should be indicted G,r
swindling. They say they have seen him take OUT
his money. supposed 10 be from six hundred to one
thousand dollars. hIu 10 over. boast Of always having
plenty and then eIuli in his conduct towards me.
Now Hsuch conduct as this is To- pass unnoied. and
such a man 10 receive encouragement from tho
hands OF the community, The laws that are made an
a safeguard 10 the honest are in themselves dead
letter. for unless public opinion and Tho laws NOV.
hand IN hand the law which is inienled q. a pro.
lection 10 virtue becomes shield To vice. I IN ere.
fore call on The public who have the welfare oCrhe
community Al heart, to mark such conduci; FOR un-
less those things are looked 10, oil our EFT ,us 10 han
pIness and prosperity must fail IL is the indu.lri.
Gus aud viriuOus that give credit and standing 10
communities. and If This portion are 10 he made tho
slaves Of our laws. Wheeling must retroeade in her
march until she becomes a den Cor thieves end rob
bers. Men who will get j ldebil then take
the benefit Of the oath Of insolvency and after doing
this. make a display Of their money and thereby
glory m their shame, ore 81 subjects Tor the pene.
Tertiary only and entirely unworthy The confidence
Of an Intelligent coahnunii y.
feb is JOS. 8. LOWRY