The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-10-06
THE FRAUD EXPOSED!
o. p. Brown a Know Nothing
READ THE PROOF.

"Mr. HART, editor Of the Sentinel, 10 play
ing bold, but hazardous gpme for himself,
on the stump. Now, that Mr.. Brown is q
member of the X. N. order, we neither af-
firm or deDy-that is not the point at issue.
But this we assert that Mr.. HART has no
bono fde afidadavits from "four good men"
or any other men, to the purPoft which he
pretends.
The pretended afidnvits which he reads
we pronounce to be FoRGERlEs, and chal-
lenge denial and proof to the contra
ry. -.
These base stumpers dare not publish
their pretended a6fd6Uits, but use them in
small local meetings, and behind doors!
Who has seen these gfidGrits!-PortG9s
Democrat.
Forgery is it, Gentlemen, it seems to us
that you are playing a "hazardous game"
The original documents are in our possess
ion. We publish them to-day. And now
that you huve charged upon us the crime Of
forgery, we will prove you to be wilful and
deliberate liars. Prove your charge Of For
gerry; or bear the brand of infamy which an
indignah, community will place upon all
your acts. Read the afidavits published be.
low. Read them and publish them.if you dare.
Three of them are sw Jrn to in the presence
ofP. b. CosASr, Justice ofthe peace--one
of your political brothers, and man whom
you elected to Office. lfthey are forgeries,
get him to pronounce them SO. Your oUn
Justice will testify that he sGtO these men
sign their names, and that he acknowledged
tie same in hes official capacity By his oWn
signature
Gentlemen, you are objects pity, more
than OF scorn. You have either received a
bribe or you are wanting in intellect, when
you make such charges in the face OF over
whelming proof.
Below we publish the afidavits off. s.
Clute, Joseph Loomis, William Pitman,
and d. C. Stockwell. Read them and Judge
for yourselves.
RAvENNA, Sept. 81, 1855.
The undersigned having heard that o. P. Brown
Rsq has stated upon several occaso ., In speeches.
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Order known 70 outsiders, as H. oW Nothing, would
make the following statement:
Iioined the order in Garrett willie, in the month Of
February last and in the NOR III Of March last o. r.
BRcwN Esq, in company Ith J. S. HERRICK, visited
the GurretIsville Council, (Ofwhich was then MEM
ber and made speech before 1t, cautioning them 10
be :mOre secret tn their dongs and either he Or Mr.
HERRICK Il do not remember whicb) recommended
that they should purify the order, by refusing to ad-
nit those who had not taken the new obligation Of the
Order. That about one month age, the said o. =,
Annxx iha lad ha
cil-r0Oin of the Know Nothing Order, and requested
me to attend the meeting with him, when informed
him Of my determinatont to withdraw from the order.
He advised not to do saying that he wanted me
to star, and that We (meaning the Know Nothings)
would elect ticket this fall. He has said 10 mo
since left the Order, that he wondered ut my doing
So and said he could not soc why gia H. PirmAN :;
Sworn TO and subscribed before me, this 2Ist day
| September, A. D. 1855.
Having understood that O. P. BRowN ESQ.,, is max
ing speeches through the county, denying that he Is OF
ever has been connected with the order Of Know Moth.
ngs, called, would here state that (beng myself
member of the Order ut the time) just before the O.
lection las, FALL and before any OF the secrets Of the
Order had leaked out, Mr.. bRowN met me on thu
streets of Rnvenna, and said to me have you sse
! Sam? (These were ut the time the words by which
members Of the Order hailed each other for the pur
pose of giving information Of me0ting.) informed
| him that had not. He then said to me, 'tthers will
| be a meeting at Austin's Barn toni ~ l had no
doubt Ut the time have since haa, that he twas
member Of the order known 70 outsiders AZ Know
Nothngs. have never seen MIN ut one Of the meIt
ings sL ply because never attended but two of them
i J. LOOMS.
Pc rsonally appeared before me Justice OF tn,
Peace for the township Of Ravcnna Joseph Looms
who being duly depOses and sa .ys tnat the fact
set forth in the foregoing sta cement, true. Thu
twenty y'fourth day of September, A. d. 1855.
p. b. CONANT, Justice Of the Pence.
! The undersigned being informed shat o. P. BrUuk
In speeches at Paris and PALMYRA, denied that he
tel or ever had been member of the order known t.
| outsidersas Know Nothing, would here state that
have seen him In meeting with Council ofsaid Ofde
fn Freedom township, Portage county, Ohio, not
than eight weeks since, and heard him make speect
before the same. D. G. STOCkWELL.
i sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day
September, A. u. 1855. p. B. CoNANT, J. Peace.
! Having understood that o. p. BRowN, ESQ.,, In &
speech at Paris and also at Palmyra, denied that hc
| or ever has bocn member Of the Know Nothing Or
der, called, would here state that Joined the Or
der in the Floral Hall on the Grounds of the Portage
County Agricultural Society, in the Fall Of 1884, that
LYMAN w. HALL was initiated into the Order on the
same night with myself; that have frequently seer
o. P. BRowN at the meetings of tho Council, In Ra
VIENNA, and know he q member no longer ago thar
about the time Of the election last spring, when me
in Council with him; and further, that have heart
him address the Council recommending the member
of the Order to withdraw their patronage and suppor
from the Portage Sentinel, and to use their efforts
break down that paper. [Tin shopl J. s. CLUTE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day o
September, 1855, sSAM'L D. HARRIS,
Justice of the Peace.
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