White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-06-27


We have read good deal. in certain
papers. about selling out on the County
Seat question. mskiug an honorable 6ght.
"stop. thief" and al that sort Of thing.
We have been furnished with the follow.
iug affidavit, which shows that those
who throw the most stones are not al.
wsys above reproacb:-
State of Kansas, ! CO
County of Brown.
Personally appeared before me, the under
signed, Notary Public in and for the said
County and State, H. A. Hales and C. W.
Holmes, who. being duly sworn according to
law, depose and say that they compose the
Minstrel Troupe known As the Louisiana Min
strels; that they we're in Wathena, Doniphan
County. Kansas, on Tuesday. the 4sh day Of
June. 1867, and voted, at the election held on
said day, for Wathena to be the County Seat
of Doniphan County, Kansas. The afiants
further state that they thus voted, on said day,
for Wathena, at the instance and BY the pro.
curement of Messrs. Snow l. Lsrzelere, editors
of the Watbeua Reporter. the said Snow and
Larzelere having first agreed to print all their
hand bills for their show, if they would thus
vote for wathena to be the County Seat Of
Doniphan County, Kansas. The atlantis fur
the. state that William Banks. Harry Sanford
and Lev. Smith then belonged 70 their Min
strel Troupe, and we're present with them on
the 4th of June, 1867, at Wathena, and also
voted for waihena to be the County Seat Of
said County of Doniphan. The atlantis further
state that neither themselves nor any of their
Minstrel Troupe we're at said time residents of
Doniphan County, Kansas, and none of them
ever have resided in Doniphan County, Kansas
H. A. HALES,
CHAS. W. HOLMES.
esass caas,9 Of os Sia,a,, Ssas., So.
Personally came before me, this, the 18th
day of June, A. D. 1867, the above named Il.
A. Hales and Chas. w. Holmes, who we're by
me duly sworn to the facts and allegations in
the foregoing affidavit, and who subscribed to
the same in my presence.
In testimony whereof, have set
my haud and Notarial Seal, the
tSEAL.] year and date aforesaid.
B. F. KILLEY, Notary Public.
1t is but justice to give the following
item. which appeared in the Reporter of
June 13th:-
A HuNBuo-We warn the press throughout
the country to beware Of party of genteel
looking loafers, styling themselves " Sanford 3
Louisiana Minstrels." They gave Q perform.
more than one respect, and after giving their
notes for their hotel bill, decamped, leaving an
unsettled account at this Office. A set of men
that will deliberately swinde printer, haven't
hearts as large as q mustard seed, and would
steal sheep. if there was no dog about.
The affidavit. made five days after the
publication of the above puff" may
have been gotten up BY way of retalia-
ton. We have no doubt that every
available means was resorted to. to secure
votes. and the foregoing affidavit may be
entirely true; but we must say that the
source and occasion make it look bogus.
We should dislike to condemn any half.
respectable man. upon the affidavit of ir.
responsible strangers. engaged in the very
lowest Of cslIings-that Of strolling coun-
terfeiters of niger character. or. rather.
of nigger fool'shness-especislly after
such vsgrants had been publicly exposed
BY the persons against whom their charge
is made. Men who will make oath that
they knowingly committed fraud upon
the ballot-box, for the sake of few dol.
laars' worth of printing. are hardly too
conscientious to make q false affidavit
for spite. But we have given both sides
the public pays its money. and may
take it's choice.