Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-03
The Rutland Independent and DIR.
Paul.
COMMUNICATION FROM DIR. PAUL.
RUTLAND, Oct. 81. 1871


Il COMMUNICATION FROM DR.. PAUL.
RUTLAND, Oct 81, 1870.
Editor Rutland Herald The Inde
pendent of the 1st inst, came out ant
made bold assault upon Commissioner
Frisbie and myself, thus trying to throw
over themselves mantle, shielding them
selves from ever doing wrong in the least
replied to the article through the
Courier, stating facts as they were, and
the independent in reply says that my
statements were "false" and the autho,
"willed it to be 50" as the following will
show:
The above statement 80 far as it alludes
to the Independent; or its Editors or Pub.
fishers, is as false in every particular as
the heart of any rumseller could dare to
make it, and its author knew it to be so
at the time he penned it, In regard to
conforming to the letter and spirit of the
law, we have nothing to say, except that
Judging from the crowd we see hanging
about his store, he conforms" more to the
spirit" than the letter. We would like
fRTaa9a1 IT,, III seIIing liquor every day in
the week, before he was appointed agent.
Yours, as ever,
MCLEAN & ROBBINS.
The following will show whether they
are the ones in error or myself.
I have been attacked and shall and
have used true statements to defend my
self but when l am accused of falsehood
and am innocent of the charge then the
independent will doubtless understand
shall act on the defensive.
You will confer a great favor by per-
mitting this place in your columns for
its more extended circulation affords me
better fields for protecting myself from
their false harangue.
The facts are these Mr.. Robbins, of
the firm of Nj. L N & Robbius, (propri-
etors of the independently came TO Mid
dletown in the spring or summer of 1867.
At that time [ was stopping at the Hotel
as boarder. Mr.. Robbins came to the
Hotel on Saturday, if l rightly remember
was about town some two or three days
canvassing for his paper, Soon after he
came there / was introduced to him, and,
after talking a few moments, he asked
me if he could 'Grocure any whiskey in
the Hotel" that he was mot feeling very
we'll" L replied that II did not know,
thought not, but would see."
I then made inquiries of Mr.. A.
Thompson, proprietor of the Hotel.
Thompson said she had no whiskey, but
had some cider brandy" L then informed
Mr.. Robbins that he could procure some
cider brandy, and at his request I carried
a bottle of it TO his room and returned.
distinctly remember of carrying a Sec
ond bottle to him while he remained in
town. This | state as the truth, and
would take my oath if necessary.
To this append the statements of one
who was present with me at the time, in
the Hotel, and also that of Mr.. Abe
Thompson, proprietor at that time, leaving
the people of Rutland and surrounding
towns to draw their own inferences, and
Judge whether the Independent Whose
columns should contain no slanderous ar
ioles) is filled by hands that "touch not,
altered by lips that taste not" and hand
I'd out to the public by hands that handle
lot :"
MIDDLETowN, VT, Oct 81, 1870.
This is to certify that I, Chas. w. Nc |
Jlure, have seen aud read the letter OF
DR.. Paul to the editor of the Courier, and |
,he reply in the Independent.
| was preseut at the time referred to by |
DR.. Paul, and at that time subscribed for
.he Independent, !. e., during Mr.. Robbins
stay in town, and that saw Dr. Paul car
y up the Hotel stairs a bottle, and close |
y following him was kr. Robbins. DR.. |
Paul told me on his return that he left it |
at Nj Robbius' room.
state this as truth, and would (if oeca-
sion reqsired iD take my oath of it.
G. W. MCCLURE.
Pob.TNEY, VT, Oct "a, 1870.
This is to cefity that /, Abe Thompson,
of Poultney, foraerly proprietor of the
Hotel at Middleton, distinctly remem-
Der the time allndeHto by DIR. Paul in
his letter to the Edit~ of the Courier,
and that his statements herein made are
correct.
Dr. Paul came to me and leked me if I
had any whisky, and l told Ill., had not.
but had some cider brandy; staed that
he wanted bottle for Mr.. RobbinA. and 7
replied thiswise: sis he safe thinAhe's
Rutland man, and maybe he's tesh>g
me to find out whether keep it or not.
To which DR.. Paul replied that he
'guessed,t was all right, and handed him
the bottle; said bottle was Saratoga
Springs bottle, and about half full when
it was carried to his room some had been
used out-should say about one-half the
amount carried up. Think DIR. Paul said
to me a second time that Mr.. Robbins
would like a ''little more of your cider
brandy" and that l told DIR. Paul where
it was, and asked him if he would carry it
up to him, as I was busy.
The above | state as the truth, and
would take my oath of it.
ABE THOMPSON.
I would wish to have the Independent
that III this particular case L
must have conformed more TO the "spirit"
the spirit of hypocrite-than the
''law," but did not act hypocritically in 80
doing.
With the hearty assurance that this
will be permitted space in your paper,
am, with respect,
Yours for truth and justice,
... a GEO. E. PAUL,
1oson agent for Rutland,
ARLINGToN.-On Saturday Oct. 9th,
the Ethan Allen Base Ball Club, OF Ar
lington, met the Ondawa Club of Man
to contest for the championship
Of the first congressional district, and de-
feated them in game of six innings, 20