Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-05-08
KNSMAN MAY e 1877

Editor Western Reserve CAronick:-In
your paper of the LIST inst, I notice an ar
ticle in which I am made the subject of 8
personal attack, the unfsirness of which
can only be exeelled by the untruthfullness
Of its statements. Your readers of this vi
cinity do not need to be told that l ailude
to the pretended news item, written from
this place, over the signature of "Citizen."
The mere item of news, with regard to a
little girl having been bitten here, by a
dog of mine, was correct in point Of fact;
but the assertion concerning the charac-
ter OF the injury to the child, and the
character of the animal by which she was
bitten, and the course which 1 had taken
with reference to the matter, were I'M
founded and utterly false. In the first
place, the child was not so ''horribly man
gled," but that she began to attend the
village school before the article in ques-
ton was published in the chronicle; and
as TO the dog being "notoriously cross, es-
pecially TO children" there was nothing
of it. 1 never heard of the dog biting
any person, where he was not strictly
within his line of duty as a watch dog. 1
was much grieved to hear of the dog in
turing this innocent little girl, as he was
one which 1 had valued highly, having
kept him in the course of my business for
several years, knowing him TO be a supe-
rior watch dog, an hitherto having al
ways found him a trusty and faithful ami
NAL.
As to the course that it is charged I
have taken in regard to the matter, (if 1
recall the language on that point correct
ly) it is charged that the ''owner appar-
emily pays no regard to the matter, suffer
ing the d G to run at large, and aver now
refusing to kill HIM" Now this is essen
TALLY false and slanderoHs. The child in
question is the adopted daughter of l.. p.
Andrews, ESQ, and the charge above quo
ted, so far from being true. Is exactly the
reverse. Upon hearing of the accident, 1
went immediately to see Mr.. Andrews,
in order to Learn how the child was in
juued, and to assure him that although
the ACCIDENT had happened, the tact be-
ing beyond my control, yet l was willing
to do any thing I could under the cir
enmstanees, to satisfy him; and upon his
making the request that the dog should be
killed, 1 gave my word that it should be
done, and in accordance, had the animal
locked up in my horse barn, and there
safely keptuntil a subsequent interview,
at which the whole matter was anicaDly
settled, and a kind, neighborly sentiment
mutually exchanged between US, with ref
erence to the s1bject-the dog being i'm
mediately killed. This whole transaction
haprened the week previous to the publ
cation Of the article in question.
Now I have taken the trouble to ascer-
tain the writer of that obnoxious s~rticle,
and am surprised 10 find it written and en-
dorsed by one "R. Hulse, by request
of L. P. Andrews" The extent of Mr..
Andrews responsibility in the matter, 1
am unable to determine, but it is certain
ly q matter of grief and surprise, If a nan
of the position and influence of MI. An
can deliberately take such a course
as it would seem he had taken, with re-
spect to the subject matter. Truly,
f p REcKWTTH