The Shasta courier., 1858-08-07

establishing the Courier, March IL, 1882, Mr.
Skillman contributed 1894 81; Mr. Dosh Sse2
ls; Mr.. Hickey $3.50. Notwithstanding Mr..
Ills small contribution to the original capital of
the concern, we agreed that he should have
full one-third interest with the understanding
that he was to pay US out of the profits of the
conce:n. During the eight months that we did
business together, we each drew out within n
few dollars of the same amount-thus leaving
Hinckley still indebted to the present proprie-
tors Of the Courier the amour. Of his deficit in
the original capital Of the concern By little
figuring it will be seen that Dosh put in S6l2
Is more than Hinckley and S246 66a more than
his proportion /; and that Skillman put in S4s4
81 more than Hinckley, and Slle s51 more than
his proportion. Together Dosh and Skillman
put in the concern Sloes 55 more than Hinck-
ley, and $685. sig more than their proportion.
Thus it will be seen that when the Courier Office
burned liinckley was considerably indebted to
Skillman and Dosh. Notwithstanding he was
thus indebted to us, we gave him the sum Of
S225 for his interest, (which in fact was no in
terest at all in the remains of the burnt Courier
establishment, and let his Indebtedness slide
Only the lower order of beasts are destitute of
gratitude.
| If Jacob Carr Hinckley should see fit to deny
this statement, we have simply to remark that
the books of the original firm are in our posses
sion. We challenge him to appoint any friend
of his to examine them.
1t is funny way to escape the odium Of hav-
ing the lie crammed down your throat, that OF
charging us with swindling. How many months
has it been since some of the leading men Of
this county, residents of this town, publicly de-
nounced certain offcials-of whom you were one
for stealing money out of the County Treasu.
ry? How long has it been since Il certain Coun.
ty Judge refused to notice-except by resignins
his office-reports going about to the effect tha
he had assisted in robbing dead mems estates !?
!. He also speaks of onr bravery lever hayin,
been "openly manifested except in assaults
upon women" We certainly, to the best of uu
recollection, never mad a cross word with an,
woman-himself excepted But if we had al
allusion to it would come with exceeding il
grace from fellow who, only u few month
? since, during one of his drunken orgies, threat
5 ened the life of Il woman with sucking babe il
, her arms and openly manifested his braver
S by stealing that babe and secreting it for som
e ten or twelve hours
! Finally if We have wronged you by proclaim
5 ing you mendacious bastard, why not act p
n You see as every day-are in arms length of u
' every day. You.cannot recover your position b
n the aid of words. Charges coming from a m I,
o who swallows drink of whiskev and the d
with equal facility, fall at the feet of their auth
o or. Make it appear that wronged you an
we will cheerfully make the amcnde; and nbov
all, until such time rs You exhibit suificien
spirit to resent an impeachment of your veracit
and honor, do not talk about taking the aues
tion whether you are mendacious coward @
nor] away from newspaper columns" by calin
to us, :" You're another"
Au revoir, "J. c. Iliuckley, Director" You
pusillanimi,y dsarms resentment. We pity 20,