Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-11-14
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By tho kindncss Of 4 friend, ] have
been furnished with number Of the M
dependent Republican, bearing date Goth
September, III which notice IN article
under The caption of The Fire. from Gu.
leemus,' \ the Buffalo itcmiser Of that
sheet. As lam the proprietor referred
to in the article, the public will pardon
me for correcting some misrepresenta-
tons and erroneous" statements made
by this fruitful itemizcr.
"GuIeemuR says: "on the evening Of
the 18th Of August, about dark, one OF
the proprietoM Of the "Star," in compa-
nv with gentleman Of this place, went
into the officesin search Of some papers,
after looking sh the drawer Of their Book
Case for some9 time, one Of them came
down and asked Mr.. A. II. McCown ono
Of the partnerfof the store that was burnt)
for some matches, he gave him 8 or 10,
after which h4 returned up stairs into the
office, lit i cnhdle, aud again searched for
papers, after having found them, they
blew out the candle, locked the door, and
left the office. These facts are acknowl.
edged by an 4
1 III company with D, j. WASHINGTON,
Esq, went iato the Office about dark on
The evening ii, which the building was
burned, not for the purpose Of looking for
f'somc papers, butte examine Ms ar
dele. The drawer Of the book case was
MOI opproaehetiby Mr.. w. or myself, Mr..
w. having thesarticle in his pocket. It
being too dark % read without light, and
there being no matches in the Office, Mr..
WAsnrsaros went down stairs, into Me-
Gown &.Kcllys store, and returned in a
short time witli three or four matches, lit
the candle, read the article, then extin-
guishcd tho light and left, leaving the
candle on masblc-top table. = !
So far from &" Guleemus' -. statement
being acknowledged. BY all" no such
has ayer been made in this
And what could have been
his tobject in eilaenvoring toSleave false
impression Oh the minds of those unac.
quaintcd with The circumstances, / am
unable to say.
] can conc.iva ofno possible way by
which the house could have accidentally.
caught fire; and.sthat it was the work Of an
there is no doubt on my mind,
as well as on tls mindstof a hrge portion
Of this community. "A few days after
wards was not as attempt made to fire the
offied Of DR.. P.J. WmrE2 "Guleemus"
asserts that, when the fire was discover.
ed the ceiling was burning. Whoever
heard Of a piaslercd ceiling burning -:
| shall not attempt to follow up the arti-
cle Of "Gulcemuk;" but let it suffice that,
from beginning e end, it is tissue Of the
most eontemptibiey aisehoods. Thepartic.
ular spot at which the fire seemed to have
originated. (which the man who first dis
covered it, positively asserts was in the
roof and in fact all the circumstances
connected with it, 60 far toward proving
it the work of an incendiary. All the
windows were up, although "Guleemus'
says none Of them were ''seen to be hoist
ed. ]" And is it reasonable to suppose
that, i it was caused by . spark left while
| was in the Office, that it would have re-.
manned concealed al l2 or ! o'clock? ]
think not. Isl ..ts5.. " Ill.,.
Iweuld advise eGuleemus," when he
again writes an artrle for publication, to
co'yfnei himself % Re truth, and not draw
50 extensively Ifrlm his Imagination
Murder will out, IS is an old saying, aud
generally speaking trse one; and when
a man Estates that shich he kno~s to Be
false, DC may expfet to be exposed.
Nv. r. MIIRREIL.