Litchfield enquirer., 1869-10-14

HeA- The following statement in reply to article inAthe Sentiae, is handed us for pub ElHcation. We dislike newspaper discus [ sion of private differences. but in this case We think the writeS entitled to a hearing. An affidavit regarding the matter will be found on our first page, 9rr..# as.#s
 The article the Sentinel of the Sth inst. is false in statement, grossly belous in it's character, and cruelty unjust toward young man who has suf- fered so much from the relentless prosecutions of this R. B. Hopkins IL ,aea- l~s5ii2's1 "1-
 Some few years since, the father of A. w. Kel- log, while acting in iduciary capacity, brought a suit against Hopkins to recover possession of real estate which had been deeded to Hopkins on the eyeFjo of the bankruptcy of tho graator, and which deed was declared fraudulent and void by the Superior Court, and the property restored to the creditors. For this alone (and he has never claimed anyLother grievanee9 Hopkins hasassailed Mir. Kellogg with the most abusive and insulting language, whenever he has met him, through the period of about four years and without abateme ent to the present time. m --...5 ..., t..r Hopkins began about the same time to manifest
 
 the son. A. w. Kellogg, assailing him in the most abusive manner whenever he met him at the Post office and elsewhere. Hopkins has never claimed thathi hostility to the son was based upon other ground than his hatred of the father. -ii i A. ". Kellogg being in business at Cornwall Bridge, suffered heavy loss from the dedication of the son of his partner, who absconded after having embedded a large amount of funds be- longing to the firm. The partner had promise d to make good the dGfacation of his son, but final ly made conveyance of all his property in this state to this R. B. Hopkins, with tho evident de- sign of avoiding the payment of losses incurred by his sonsrobberies, and to force upon A. w. Kel- logg the payment of the debts owed by the firm A. W. Kellogg was put to great trouble aud ex- pense to secure himself from loss on account of this conduct of his partner, and only made par tial recovery. The .property conveyed to Hopkins went immediately back to it's former owner, after the occasion had passed. By this conveyance Hopkins became a nominal creditor of Kellogg Brothers, to the amount of 30 or, 40 dollars. l. On-the night of the 22d May 1887, kerosene lamp exploded while in the hands of A. w. Kellogg setting freto the store and burning his hands and face in 8 terrible manner, so as to cause the
 
 most intense suffering for many days. It was while he thus suffering, that the wicked slam dels of Hopkins reached his ears. Italso became known to the friends of A. W. Kellogg that Hop kins had made his tslanderous representations to the agentsoof the Insurance Co.,, with a view to prevent their recoYery of insurance. Kellogg Brothers suffered heavy loss on account of the fire, a serious mistake having been made in the adjustment of iusurencs, which caused loss of at least sl099, and which, with uninsured property burnt, swelled their loss to full $500. These heavy losses the primary cause of their bank ruptcy, and although Hopkins has fippantly charg- ed that their bankruptcy was fraudulent, yet he has never brought proof of 6 snglo fact to estab- fish his charge. The statement that he was ap- pointed assignee by Register Seeley totally false He was elected by 8 majo vote of the creditors on his. own solicitation and that of his attorney Ills whole course as assigned has been to gratify his thirst for revenge, and that he sought the ap- pointment for that purpose, can be shown and abundantly proved by his own declarations.
 The art,cle in the Sentinel states that he could prove that A.. ". Kellogg stole wine from the church. The writer has no doubt that he could prove uta or any thing else with the ki,d of wit nesses he summoned. from Warren. He could probably prove by them that the Shepaug river runs due north and eniptfes into the Housatonic somewhere in the vicinity of Goshen: = F. II. K