Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-02
0Ot tHS spy
Probate aud Insolvency.

hope the people will not consider me a tres
passer upon their time and patience, if l ask
them, as now do, respectfully, to read what
have to say upon subject which is of fer more
Importance to them than to myself.
have not found time, nor have been dispos-
ed to notice, publicly, the several communica
ttons which have appeared, intended to damage
my reputation, but have preferred to let my enc.
mics do their worst. But, inasmuch as my ST.
lencR might by some persons be considered as an
admission, on my part, of the truth of the dis
paragng allegations and illusions put in circula.
ton by interested parties, it is clearly my duty
however distastefu to Lotice few of them.
As j. j. Piper, who lives in Fitchburg, and has
for some time past performed a euhing amount
of labor in the Insolvency Office in Worcester,
during the short intervals between the arrival of
the A. M. train aud his excellent dinner at the
Bay State House. and between his said excellent
dinner and the departure of the P M. train,
seems to be the individual most Interested he de.
serves my first attention.
| disclaim all personal luminosity towards ]. J.
Piper. l esteem honesty, fairness, uprightness.
generosity, and courtesy, under all crcums tances
in public and in private, and in politics, as we'll
as in bushes and deteSt that creature who is
found destitute of those qualities,
j. j. Piper, in the private room of the Govern
or, in the State House, endeavored to dissuade
me from giving my views in favor of the consoli-
dation Of the Courts of Probate and Insolvency,
appealing to my SelfShneSS, aud talking of my ne
cug1Gry interest, and | met his base propositions
as they deserved, and spufned their author as
an offensive thing As to his letter in the Pal
Iddimn of Oct. n, it is OF no CONSEQUENCE and
should have no weight with the public mind. If
he considers "Toots" as a euphonious SYNONYM
for Piper, which would indeed seem quite ap-
propriate he is informed that the Court of Pro.
butte has power to grant him relief in the prem.
Uses, SO that 'Toots," with any desirable prefix,
may become his legal name, and he be known and
called thereby henceforth and forever He has
been before the Legislature as beQqar. See Acts
and Resolves 1858, pages 26 and 81 Shall he be
allowed to do so again under like circumstances (?
TO VIM. L. Russell of Barre, whose letter sp
pears in the Barre Gazette, have only to say
that his "second thought" has much the appear.
ance of lame and impotent conclusion" and il
the Doctor is pleased 10 elbow hot" and 'blow
cold" it is no concern Of mine or of the public
have no knowledge Of the author of jus.
tice," either the first edition, which came out in
the Spy of Oct. %, which had a pindg soordy
odor, or the second edition, in the SpV of Nov 4
which is, il possible, more "wishy washy" II
the author be SIMPLE Justice Of the Peace a
Trial Justice, Special Justice, Justice now in
or out Of Office, he has done Injustice to me, |
have no doubt, did know where to bestow my
pity, he would receive my deepest CODlnaiseyationS
His remarks relating to me are of no cOnse.
quence, with the exception of his allusion to that
"ugiy" Luther Hill "roOrback," which will be
taken up In due course. To those who knotp Lu
ther Hill Of Spencer l need say nothing but
that the public mind may be disabused, will, as
briefly as possible. "show up his charges.
In relation to the first item, had he been a
gentleman he would not have left me to ask him
what was the Registers due. The second charge
Is false, in that he paid me an account which l
had against one Of Hills townsmen, for whom
he represented to me he was acting as agent, TO
whom Hill acknowledged TO me he CHARGED the
amount so paid. To the third, l assert that nei.
ther Hill nor any man, woman, or child, ever paid
me anything for showing where TO sign, or for
any other trivial service.
The fourth charge is revival Of a false re
port started some ten years since, and taken up
with great zeal by person who felt "bad," be.
cause he could not rule his little community,
some members Of which would do their own
probate business without employing him. This
grave charge has grown to- SO, from the original.
which was only IL / 2 cents. Hill tells me he
sent the letter. written, as he therein states,
when he was mad but as Il Is fair 20 presume,
under legal advice TO !. u Piper. do not
shrink from, but court, judicial, private or public
investigation Of all my public acts and charges
connected with proceedings.
hope that Hon. Dwight Foster Of Worcester
is my friend for / am his friend, most assured.
ly. | intend now and always to treat him with
becoming respect. What In his letter published
la the Spyof Nov, !, he says for or against me
Is evidently written by him as a partizan and
lawyer. Dwight Foster, suppose II is generally
understood was put into the office Of Judge Il
Probate to fll up, small interyegnum, and his