Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-04-18
CONTAMINATION.

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! CAPTAIN Il. Il. WILsoN.-Iu the first
issue of the Republican a statement is
published by A. L. Gu-s and sworn to,
which out of justice to myself requires
some notice on my part. As the crowded
state Of your column last week prevented
the insertion of my answer. l beg of you
an opportunity for a hearing this week,
and ask those who read Mr.. Guss' card to
read my statement. and then judge. Par.
don me if the cause of truth requires it
to be long. In January, 1864. l pur-
chased from a. l.. Guss the half interest
in the Juniou Sentinel by article dated
January 9th, 1864. Possession to date
from January lst, Consideration $3.50, 90,
which was paid hira. We became equal
partners in profits and losses. l promised
to try to get W. W. Davis appointed one
of the L. S. Assessors, and by an arrange
ment made first between Guss and Davis
before | bought, Davis agreed if appoint.
ed, to pay Guss one-:hir1 of his salary
and to assist in conducting the paper
This was told to me by them both at The
! time Of the purchase, and l of course
agreed to it, as it was no matter to me
who got the salary if the duties Of the
Assessorshlp were faithfully performed -
was no party to the agreement, only |
approved of it as | wanted the office to 20
fer the benefit Of Guss 4 Davis. | thought
Davis would attend to the duties, iu which
[ confess | was sadly mistaken, and |
thought the $1,000 a month Guss would
get would help Guss along, as he said the
.Sentinet did not pay. lie was in debt
for nearly all its original cost, and the
$4,000 he would get from HE would pay
that much debt and stop hat much in
terest. If the paper made no money, l
would get nothing Cor my investment, and
if it lost, I must pay my half. Mr.. Guss
was sure of $4,000 a mouth from the of.
fee held by Davis. Mr.. Guss does not
dare TO say that either the firm or myself
We're to get any part of that fund. Il
vas for him alone. must risk my money
on the chance of a profit from the paper.
He says | agreed to let him have all the
profits of the Sentinel too. This is a mis-.
take, as the article contains no such a
clause. 1t sounds like the child who
wanted the candy and the penny both"
He got the $4,000, retained his half
and as Davis was appointed, Mr.. Guss got
the monthly pay for nearly a year. During
this time Mr.. Guss was constantly CON-
planning Of Davis doing nothing in the
Office, aud fiually he and Davis disagreed
not pay Guss any moro. In December.
1864, | think it Was Davis tod me be
would not pay Guss any more, and that
he told Guss SO. ! told him he was hon.
orably and legally bound to do it, ard that
he ought to DO it, aud that Guss could
easily prove the bargain by Messrs. Balls
bach, Stewart and myself, l insisted up
on him keeping his word. He said he
would not do It and Guss might sue him,
that he had nothing be could get Guss
soon told iue about it, and said | must
make DAVIS pay him. | told him | could
not, and that he should sue him. He
said 1 must get Davis removed and get
him the office, which | refused to Go.
just after the election in 1864 Guss in
sisted upon having B. Z. Kepuer removed
as Post Master aud himself appointed
Because the ost-Oaice and Assessorship
were refused him, he became very much
offended at nc. | had not the power to
make removals and az pointmeuts as he
demanded, but was willing to see him
gratifed, il be could do it himself, but he
tOOh great CueECS uCCduSC L NOuiu III w
it for him. Mr.. Davis refused to pay
him, and at the requeS. of Mr.. Guss who
made serious charges against Davis in
tegrity in not accounting for money he
received OF account Of the paper-wheth-
er true or not | don't say. The name of
Mr.. Davis On March Sth, 1865, was taken
down from the paper, and the paper was
thereafter conducted by Mr.. Guss and
myself under the name Of A. l.. Guss 4
Co. This is endorsed on our article
Early in the summer Of 1860 Guss sued
Davis before Squire Iluzzard for the
monthly pay, ana proved the contract by
Mr.. Balsbach aud myself, and obtained
judgment. Davis appsaied to Court, and
there Guss dropped it, IS be said Davis
was worth nothing and u judgment would