The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-08-30
(Comtiunlcated.l
M, . Mill n uastto,, M tho Phil fC.

On the 18th of this month there appesre9 ~ ron ume
%fSs nfSr p.o pG1SSasfH 81 hs Il y HSsf cp
let pass unnUtced. 1t seems to be based almost en-
FSy YSp S.S M rAes %g i at tS earcS
THAT She resided on the farm before id dairy,nan
(myself moved on it," Ths an unmitsatea , ef
hood, and might rely upon the established rue IN q,
one, false in all, But inm JnsmIcat'9n iio ,n
to put in defense mere tscnniCaeG a"G lot the bubble
judge between my accuser, the so'calleu Mr'' IVY
Rins, and myseif. ,,l =, ,ho ,o;rb
borllood III UntinnatlI In The spmweT Keep theia III
in pasture, ON what is called the btidow = arYi @ IN
Ksnky hage sSs SI"e s apkns 'S mot TAX Wknowns
then as do now) on my farm TO- iake ssrs " ;nd po
house while was a'ent she Was I@s IpTr INV Without
sI,areo for cnartys sake. some weeks age; nnding
that matters did not 81 right with Mrs. Hopkhs,
and NOT considering her it person to associate VIII.
nv fanily, j told her that sho must leave my
premisGd. Shp detmrN DUNG 60 l 'Hem r 'aIsSo Sbo
legal notice to quit TO bo Gefvs, up"n . ,;ahlor,
viii threats THAT SHE WAS BoUND TO PeEAG M, AND
WOULD DO ALL IN HER POWER TO THAT p.trosh, isn;
| laughed MT first at what i thought her lmpr. lmprSne
hr,ats until one eycun found IN the papers e Yin.
cinnati an account OF complaint, lodged WIN hipyoa
Bishop against me, for selling pao nnu on ,he
| Mnror nri earnestly rcuucstedlm TO- appoint COM
n,ttee of compctei Gentlcnen 10 call at my larin, 10
nr'orM inspectiop in what conditioh they ignnd
INV dairy Tie May or was generous enough 70 nv
cede to request and hs cSmmee, And Ire james
| d. Webb called at the Ludlow rarln, on the Ir'n y .
stat,tJend after inspecting the premises .; -
| Davis sat down ~ my ro"io ana "'''' ''O ''
| recommendation: '-
.IrpIow. near Coyington, Ky) August q, 1857
"Torup CUSTOMERS OF MIR. VAN LEAR we. thc
committee appointed by Mayor BiShop 10 eNahiiiic
the charges against said Van Lear VIII shy naS
haiS,h h"tS AZ niJ thp milk we believe to he good; we
Mi rSnort iy to Mayor Bishop, which will be IN
the rnblic press. - NV ro0scss;on inst
MS Mr. Davis wrote 1t. He'aswcii Us Dr. e9o, dS'
clsrcd their wliDgnesso 10 SIGN H. tse,ng, No n on
cnnfdpt of its correctness, from what hey saw On
,Uy dariV nut Sir CALDWELL after tine abovecer5in.
cate was written by Ills associate, anu conGurred III
by Dr. webb, had lengty f1nN 10 the room re-
nsed 10 Sccrde to The solicitations Of his colleagues
and declared his intention that ne "ouiu on'' Sign
ONE report aEG ihat ~ 70 tbs 0 candid Judgment of the
rnhl" thai litter two Of the ecommitee are convinced
that The ary sna ID hs milk they believe q be ol
iecs @ " c name of heay en- the same geemen can
mt their names 10 report y IN w " MD tIE e 10
made to say cmpacssS tr t. sSsrv E sylvo. aad they
cannot recommend the public 10 do "a. bu, 'hls o',-
fcut has IN tasy sqlnilGh y was ,pcl, the N asiy H.
'Ss est lsf sas rsa;s 5' s 4 g
ton two Of the committee desired 70 eNonefsIe fhe
this Mrs iIopkjns, alias Mrs. Collier? Is she wo-
man of such character that her own TX pARrE state
ment should he sufficient to inlnIe anu orens up ,ne
. citizen Of this county? The following VIII give "a
the iHlc tht tue chbtactet of this womar In Its
full and trtie lisht. l.. I,DtE
: When | heard of her complaint against lnn before
the Mayor told her that should have herpnt oui
of the house by force She went before HIS Honor
q. H. MooHr, OF Coylngton, ny any sgea ON wa,
ts% is "sfh'Hi Sshah Va s ofShs sst ar S5S
rs witnesses in my defense first, Mrs, Ludlow, tnt
owner Of the farm, who stated that, having Ind Qcca
| | sion some time ago TO make inquiries as to Mrs
Hopkins character, she learned from the neghbor'
. that her character for truth and veracty was very
/ nous The next witness was Mr.. Charles y. Stone
a constable of Campbell County, kentucky, VINO ties
tilted that he had known Mrs. Hopkins FOR three
n years; that her reputation for truth and yelaciH
among all who knew ncr, was very bad, and that sh
Y had kept house OF ill.repute, where tle vlles
OF characters were In the habit OF cohgngating
and hat she was source of continuous .oable an!
great annoyance to all Of her heighbors. lsaai
Peak, % BrQtklyh, tcntttcky, swore ,that ,that he ha,
known her for three years at Up % With the las
-. of the basest character continually freque9ted he
e housc, and that her reputation for truth and moral
: ity was the worst that he eycr knew man or womal
- such is the character Of the woman, a. shown u
u by the sworn testimony Of three hiehy-respectabi
r persons given in court Of Justice, upon whose sol
a statement Mr.. Caldwell seems to have induced hi
y colleagues to sign that libeous report. IL Such
t woman to be believed when in reveugefu passio
4 she ISLANDERS her benfaCtOr, and endeavors n hil
who has helped herin time of need, not knowing he
character at the time, then the hon0rand reputatio
C of each man or woman are at the mercy bt ever
rOgne baseenongh to circulate Slanders aD0At then
| wish for nothing but plain statement VI facts
which may be arrived ut by n close personal nspe'
tion ofniy dairy in all its departments. therefore
invite every one who interests himself in the matte
and particularly my customers, 20 call at the Ludc
t Farm see for themselves and then say whether ju
tico has been done me by Mayor BiShHp, scommitie