Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1866-11-29
nsgal the following language =

~court,,-I nsso the following language -
The amount which Mr., Koo..tz recover
ed, not from the 18th of March to the 25th
Of August. BUT from the 18th Of January
TO the 18th of March," This statement,
coupled with the comments by which |
followed it,so completely discovered the en-
deayor of Mr.. Koontz to deceive the public
as 10 the time in,whch he made his recoy-
cry, as to induce him to misquote me: in
proof of which will here give the language
preferred by Mr.. Ikoontz as occurring in
what he ,rould represent me as having said:
he amount Mr. Koontz recovered. not
from the 18th Of March to The 25th of Au-
gust, but from the 18th of January IN the
stsnle yeur" From this it is clear that the
effort at explanation was governed by the
same genius, that involved its necessity,
since he leaves the reader under the same
fuse impression he sought to impose by
his misquoraton land that is. that his re-
coyery may be regarded as a deficit, oc-
curing at any time betueen the 18th of
January and the 25th of August whereas
the decision Of the court has most clearly
fixed it as Of occurring BEFORE the 18th Of
March. 70 this fact do /. owe, not only
the complacency with which I can behold
the'wreathing endeayor of this base double
dealer. but look with confidence to the APP
proving verdict of the public.
Now respectfully submit that the fore
going most clearly establishes that the re-
covery sought by Mr.. Koontz at the hands
of the administrator of Jacob Dinges. and
in which he has maliciously striven to in
volye myself, was based simply upon the
advantage afforded him over the silent dead
by set Of irregularly kept books, the
management of which during the very pc
riod Cor which he did make partial re-
covery was in the keeping of Mr. james
A. Fctzer, to whose probity and nteg-
rity MIR. Koontz was pleased to pay tri-
butte that cheerfully endorse. With this
endorsement, my approval of Mr.. koontz,
in both his conduct and his utterances,
ends. Having shown that cupidity and
revenge were the moving activities i'll his
nature, as exhibited in his perserering eu-
deteor to defraud the dead. and cover the
shame Of such action-b my injury, it is
worse than vain for him to insult public
virtue by the assertion of purpose to
''vindicute his good intentions If no
injury to my character-th object of his
revenge-were intended, why did he mis-
represent me? Why, in the investigation
of the business of the concern, did he leap
to conclusions that could, in subtle and
designing hands, be moulded to the preju-
dice of my honor? Why. with such cor
morant avidity, feed upon mere circum-
stances that, innocent in themselves, were
yet made by him to give supposed advant-
age over me? Why seek, by the subtlety
Of practiced cunning, in which | have
shown him deeply versed, to mystify and
becloud with sophistry and puerile mocke-
ry the statements offigures and dates which
| 50 fairly rendered? Why this persertrd
desire to make me responsible, NOW, for a
recore'y made Jg HIM at co'ut, amder the
administration IF another, and during 4
period IN attach. according TO HIS OWN
TESTIMONY Letore the committee, and an has
prayer 10 tie corYt, ''thefe occe3acd no cle- |
Jicit|" These are questions for me to sim
ply propose, not answer. Their propriety.
as also the foundation afforded for them.
leave, together with the verdict u on the
issue betwee:, Mr.. Koo,tz and myself,
with those who have and will read our
communications. Repqsing myself, not
less upon the virtue and intelligence of the
public, than the security which innocence
and facts afford. W. Fl. LINN.
Belleyille, ILL.,, Nov. 3, 1866.