The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-03-18

THE Titusvile Hera'd OF this mornfng
comes ont in a long.winded articls entitled
''Cr'me aud Violence at Petroleum Cen.
fre," in which statements are made in rr.
gard to the state Of society at present ex.
listing in this place, which have no founda.
ton whatever in fact. The Herald says /:
"Dnring the past tea days not less than four
highway robberes and nsssults have been
committed" &c. In answer to this state
ment we would say that we have endeavor-
ed to find out whether any such depreds.
tioRs as the Herald asserts have been COM
mitted here, and find upon thorough in
vestigstion, that there is no truth whatever
in those stories. We hear it frequently re-
ported by outsiders visiting this place that
"they have been robbed" "a, and upon
going to the same individuals to learn the
facts OF the case, they deny the story IN toto.
consequently the only reasonable conclu.
Sion to arrive at Is that the aforesaid indi-
viduals, while under me sNpaueace Of Titus.
vile whisky. which report s,ys is none Of
the best, either Imagined or invented the
story that they had been robbed. So much
for this cock and bull story.
The Herald also makes the statement
that numbers Of respectable girls have been
lnred away from other cities. under the pre-
teuse OF getting high wages as waitrosses in
hotels, DC. and upon arriving here have
been put into free and easys and houses of
questionable repuie, and ruined body and
soul within few hours after arriving. We
have also heard tho same stories, and have
taken OCCASION to talk with these rsspect-
able girls in regard to their being ..lurs(
away from happy homes" ETC., and find
that Ms general thing their statements are
utterly without foundation, and that they
themselves before coming to the oil regions
have for years been denizsus of the lowest
dens Of infamy 10 tue surrounding cities,
Titusvills not~xcepted.
In the above remarks we do not wish to
be understood as npholding crimes which
the Herald asserts have becn committed
here, but on the contrary would be the first
to advocate measures foT their suppression,
but from our own personal observations we
are satisfied that no such crimes have been
committed. we do not deny but that there
are many rough characters in this place,
but such is the case ia other places, and we
have even known of their being in Titus
vile, but we do say that the state Of society
at present existing here is fnll as good az il
is in Titusville, Oil City or any other of the
surrounding towns.
In regard to the DANCE, to life and limb,
r"iga of terror, &c, we have heard of no
ono being killed here lately, and do not
think there viii bs as long as we have such
efficient officers on duty as Deputy Sheriff
Kinney, Constable McHugh and private
watchman O'Neil, who are terror to all
evil-dOers.
+. S. A friend informs us that the edi.
tor OF tn" Herald stated in cunve rsatjsn
recently that the RECORD was afraid Of Ina. |
ins harned out, and dare not speak tho
truth in these matters. In answer TO this
We wUnld mGst respectfully refer the editor
OF the Herald to the files OF the PitnoIa
REcoRD. We have always spokeu out bold.
ly aud given our opinion on auy subject
that We considered oil interest TO tb. nubIic
AMI shall continue 10 do SO, without fear or
favor.
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