The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-10-28
Isaac r. Allen ngain.

Oh yes, Stephen we very willingly publish
the affijavits you ask US to, if for nothing else
than to show that they are worthless.
The State Of Ohio, Morrow county, IS:
BERTRAND ANDREWS, of lawful age, of said
county, being first duly sworn, says that at the
March term, A. ID. 1853, of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Crawford county, Ohio, he was
in attendance ut said court and put up at the
American House, kept by Mr.. Warner, in the
town of Bucyrus in said county, and that DR..
|. J. Allen, of Mansfield, Ohio, Whig candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, was also there
with others. On some one day of said term,
he, in company with said DR.. Allen, umuel
J. Kirkwood Esq, of Mansfield, O., ]. w.
Stinchcomb, Esq, of Mt. Giead, and the Dem.
ocratic Editor in Bucyrus, with some others,
went below into the saloon belonging to said
house and while there we all drank. DR.. Al
len, recollect, drank ale. AS we were go
ing up the outside stairs of said saloon, hand.
bill had just been posted up announcing DR..
Allen to deliver temperance lecture in some
church in town on that evening and either
Mr.. Kirkwood or Mr.. Stinchcomb called the
it and replied, after we had all laughed at him,
that he thought the Wings had more sense
than to have him deliver temperance lee
ture in such county as this (Crawford) and
that he would not make one, for he would call
out his horses and leave, which he did and did
not make speech there that evening; and
! further this affiant saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this first
/ day of October A. d. 1853.
EBENEZER DAKAN,J. p,
Morrow County, Ohio.
| was present at the saloon in Bucyrus at
the time alluded to in said affidavit. The
facts therein stated are correct and true, Mr..
Allen himself will not deny them, though it
is so near the election that Wing papers will
probably effect their ends by means of charg-
ing forgery, perjury, &c. When in the sa-
loon do not recollect who paid for the H.
quor but we all drank, each calling for such
liquor as he desired, Mr.. Allen drank ale.-
AS we were going up the stairs the hand bill
was noticed announcing that DIR. l. ]. Allen,
Wing candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
and others, or another, whose name do not
now recolect, would deliver temperance
lecture in Shutdown that evening, and the at
tention of Mr.. Allen was called to the bill by
Mr.. Kirkwood by the following remark, "Lord,
Doc. look here" DIR. Allen looked at and
read the bill while we were all laughing at
and joking him. We told him he was in a
good plight to make temperance speech now.
The Doctor replied that the Wings knew bet
ter than have him make a temperance speech
in such county as this (Crawford) especially
iehen candidate, and then said he mould not
make one so soon after drinking, but would call
out his horses and leave. We told him to
stay and speak, but he called for his horses
and left. DR.. Allen, as before said, will not
deny any of the above facts, but being par
ticular friend of his should not have said
anything of the matter had it not been that
it was represented that he was a practical
temperace man.
Samuel J. Kirkwood and d. ii. Young, of
Mansfield, and M. p. Bean, of Bucyrus, will
corroborate the above statement. ..
J. w. STINCHOMB.
The following certificates show up in pit.
iful light the "poor miserable devils," Gas
contemporary styles them), who lent themselves
as tools to injure the reputation of Mr. Allen.
Mr.. Kirkwood is referred to to corroborate
the above affidavit yet his name appeared in
the Mansfield certificate. The name Of ID.
III. Young is also given; the certificate Of that
gentleman given below is rathera clincher on
poor Stinchcomb g. Co. Read the follow
ing
Certificate of the Mayor (Dem) and
other citizens Of Rncyrus.
We, the undersigned, citizens Of Bucyrus,
Crawford county, Ohio, having seen, in the
" Weekly Ohio Statesman," of the 4th inst,