White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-10-21
Correspondence.
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ST. JosEPH, Mo, Oct. Is. 1869

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ST. JosErH, Mo-, Oct Is, 1869.
Sol. MILLER. ESD F.. EDrToR WHITE CLOUD
CHrEr-Dear Strive are in receipt of your
paper Of the 18th inst, containing communi-
cation from Charles Burkhalter. of your place.
in reference to an exceedingly unpleasant
,rarsa ction With our house, which occurred =
few days since. 4
We write tbis letter of public apology to Nh.
Burkhaiser. and trust. in justice to him, that
you will give it proper insertion in year valu-
able paper, and as free and full circulation as
the communication jus, publish ed for him.
The transaction was Of necessity exceeding
" unpleasant for Mr.. Burkhalter, and has be-
come equally go for us. His character for
honesty was unnecessarily and carelessly i'm
peached; he was PITT to great personal and
mental Inconvenience and trouble, through our
most unpardonable care lessness and neglect;
and when the money packages were finally
discovered in our possession, and all fault or
blame or suspicion of his honesty vas thereby
removed, the apology and reparation which
was due to him from the various members of
our establishment. was not made as it should
have be en- made. Hel
We have now publicly, freely and fully to
acknowledge our entire fault in the matter,
and to fully exonerate Mr.. Burkhalter, as
far as i, liT ia our power. The packages
we're promptly and properly handed to US BY
Mr.. Burkhalter. and contrary to the establish
ed and imperative rule Of the establishment,
no receipt was given for them. They were
deposited in the burglar. proof of our safe. and
entirely overlooked and forgotten BY Mr..
West, Our book keeper. the party who receiv-
ed them. When Mr., Springer called, few
days afterwards, and informed US that he had
sent us the packages by Mr.. Burkhaiter, Mr..
West had gone home; the cash-book and re-
ceipt- book we're examined, and no entry was
found on either to indicate that such packages
had ever reached us; all other parts of the
safe were carefully examined, and We immedi.
ately said that no such packages had ever
been received by US. On Mr.. W est's arrival
the following morning, he was questioned
about the matter, but disclaimed any know
ledge of the transaction whatever He failed
however. to examine that portion of the safe
to which he holds the key, and over which he
has entire control; which fact, in connection
With his careless forgetfulness, is the cause Of
so much trouble, annoyance and discomfort fol
Mr.. BarkhaIter, as we'll as ourselves.
When Messrs Burkha!ter, Springer ant
Kelly called together the same day, our Mr.
Koch was quite as confident that Mr.. Burkhal
ter bad not left the packages in our establish
ment, as Mr.. Burkhalter was confident that HI
had done so. He now as sincerely regrets hi
conversation with Mr.. Burkhaltsr, and BIZ
| treat neDt towards him, as he does that he die
not then and there make the proper apo ogie
to him, when our own fault was discovered
Mr.. West to make the examination of th,
burglar. proof, winch he should have alread,
made, and the result was the finding Of tb,
packages, just as they had been handed to him
| Having paid all the expenses incurred b,
Messrs. Burkhalter and Springer, and alse
compensated them for the time spent in com
ing to our city. and having made this tardy
acknowledgement Mr.. Burkhaiter, we fee
that We have done all that lies in our power to
do, towards the adjustment ol an affair that is
surrounded with so much unpleassntness for
all parties concerned. Mr.. Burkhalter has
now undoubtedly as much right to impeach
our honesty as we ever had to impeaeh his.
and we only trust that this apology and expla-
nation. publicly and freely, though tardily.
given, will satisfy him that we most sincerely
regret the whole transaction, and that he is
incorrect in the conclusions expressed at the
close Of his communication.
Very truly yours.
KOCH, CHEW l. co.