The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-11-20
FACTS.

an arucle, htly entitled An Out
rage appeared in last evening 5 Her
aLd. The business affairs of this paper
we have not often intruded upon the at
tention of the public, but the unquali-
fled falsehoods of the Herald warrant
brief review of the case, Geo NJ. Pin
ney, Manager of the Montana Post Pub
fishing Company, holds mortgages with
accrued interest against the Herald es~
tablishmeut, amounting to over $4,000.
These mortgages were given by Fisk a.
Stuart. They failing TO comply witk
the terms of the mortgage, suit for fore
closure was brought at the last term OF
Court, and Receiver asked for. The
Court held that Fisk * Stuart were in
solvent, but declined under the Montana
statutes, TO appoint a Receiver, as the
plalntlh had an adequate remedy at law
by a writ OF replevin, TO gain possession
OF the Herald establishment, or secure
the property by sureties Mr.. Pinney
having reliable information that the
Heratd property was diminishing, ap-
piled for writ of replevin and on Sat
urday placed the same in the hands of
the Sheriff, who took possession of the
Herdtd establishment, selected men,
bers Of the Typographical Union ana
took complete inventory of the Herald
office, which shows that OCeF ttc0 MOUS-
dHd pounds Cf type alone, and a large
amount of other material covered by the
mortgage had been concealed or removed
This suit was Instituted by the advice of
the attorneys in the case. Those attor-
neys are Messrs. Voolfolk x Toole,
NtfsGsrs 4 f7l.rr.v..r A. l.
Sanders, Nj. VIM. Chumaseru and Mr..
w. K. Chadwick, the leading attorneys
of Montana. These. with the exception
of Mr. Chadwick, who they state ere
fused to have any hand in the affair and
wi;hdraws from the case altogether"
the Iierdld brands as contemplate pet-
titoggers.' In less than two hours after
last evenings issue of the Herdtd Mr.
Chadwick informed Il. T.. Fisk his
statement was talsehOod, and Fisk
personally retracted his aspersiOn TO
Messrs. Voolfolk & Toole. These are
the facts of the case. We have no de-
sire 10 indulge in scurrillity that is
left 10 the Herdld in which it excels
For many months that paper has been
prUstituted TO attacks on citizens of
Montana, and particularly against Mr..
Pinney, who, although portion of that
time connected with this paper, has
been satisfied to leave the Herald to en-
taDgle and strangle itself in it's own
meshes. We submit that no more infa-
nous blackguardism and brothel slang,
has ever be. used in any
in the West than by the Her
aid, under Fisk X Stuart. They have
outraged every sense of decency in the
respectable portion OF this comm unity, |
and have sent abroad prostituted jour
nal that has disgraced Montana in the /
of It's readers, denouncing
persons WHOM, il every charge they I
made were rue, are as angels of light /
with the leprous incarnatiOns I
Of calumny who have the conduct OF
that paper. This community knows /
full well the "blotting out" that was at
tempted upon the Manager of this pa
per. and the falsehoods that were sent
broadcast by the Herald in defiance of
The finding of the jury, to damn and de
strOy a man for the protection of his
own life. And now, when in due course
Jf course of law, under the holding OF
.be Court, SIR. Pinney has availed him
self of a proper remedy at law, this same
Fisk & Stuart appeal for sympathy from
his people and assail the character OF
he attorneys in the case. 1t is an old
ldage exemplified,
"No rogue e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law"