Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-04-15
A REPUTATION.
Uor.s Stealing Again.

NR EpITuR;-In your i>S6e OF Mafch i>titt A
sri An article on DEMONSTRATING TO which am
,i..p,.ed 10 enter a protest, on account OF the
f,l.sae,ds and misrepreseptatioas therein stated
r..pecting ny self. AMI which, without doubt, L
NJ Wonaen at the time ne dlctsted the article 70
YOU, knew 70 be az black Tic Ss he ever uttered
Cannot 4 nan rlln /. pun oi himself into a news
paper without the necessity OF malign'ne ano'her
l,v his scandalixing ard lapcofous spieenf hot
t,tbe fact. which can subsSsatiSte 10y witnesses.
r..,,,,s ..Il.4! a. uiy Ilase on Saturday, In DE.
-, .I,..or two ei,es TIE expiration OF NV
,,,,rt,. l-gse. ali before lad engaged my help.
uf,s husv. asked him % drive to The stable and
NAT mn his horse himself, This he did, putting the
,lcigh in the bowling alley which connects with
nd opens from the stable by large doors that are
aever fastened, and usually oPen,-and Is arrans
e. Tor, and j. the only place where deposit my
carriages auj sleighs, unless allow them 10 stand
in the stable door which T. only ten feet vide Win
stalls on each side anl consequently not conven'
i,pt for vvhI.,.s - mucd FOR secretlng the
sleigh.
~ Eastman had been n number OF weeks in
Waterford the past summer as Daguerrean ar.
list Sud boarded with nv tenant, presumed he
s,tei from a kaowlslgc Of the accommodations
of The building The harness he hung upon a pin
VI ths open stall where he put the horse. Having
Ani-hed INV business in the house, l wcn; 70 the
stable TO act as ostler, AMI found the horse in the
o;en stall pegs9jyiRS freely, with a cold dian
through the stable placed hun in box stall
the door no! reschnS moro than four or i've feet
h-h, that he might be shielded from the wind,
and there rIbOed bim down and fed him. - much
tor secreting the horse Sul harness
al ~
which remained IN the ilsgc. Bli6f Richardson
% CoStccok Canada, drove up ami inquired u TWO
men had passed that day la puns, whtyh h" Dc
s-ribei. Not fully stating 70 me his business, dii
not nistgust hal stolen property on my premises
uutu after ne lcft AZ once accused Eastman %
stealing she team and forbid his taking l. AWAY
Finding me in earnest on tbs ssljcct, he vas soou
missing.
Muals, m1ruiag, advising ny is,ks 20 keep
strict walsh the property that he DAD not steal Il
a. ain leti by the first conveyance far Portland 10
nu5 BaihG Richardson, where ne stated 20 mc he
gotag. I found him, reported the property 10
Aiu and Wkere Ne Woald probably ERd kastn'an.
" aile sl,.eut, some ofHcsss- tawRSsosn, perhaps
anxious thar justs,r shou - doc, svi more pro
o. actus,ei by ti,e Pa!try offer Of twenty deliars
reward for the property and thief gave inform atom
81 tbe whereabouts 0t tac team 20 Wormcli, who
made seizure bclorc Richarison's o. my retGra-
Before leaving ios Portland, took oa, % the
roh-- uto the house as security for the payment of
Keeping The horse Thai j. the acare>t approach 20
.ey-y;su, that can POSSIBLY be brought a-aia>, me
In no business ,rNnsactioa or INV life dt ever
act with mltc honesty AMI sterling ju'e -ity than
10 J., case, 30 tup~ra;iyely aud sCandaiously per
,ertel IN the report % wcrmen Il there Il, any
virtue ia the aiasc Sc; rogue - catch rogue
AZ would sytm 20 BE- unqugstionahiy verified 40 W'r
Inyigs reported sHccess Of higRsciC l hive been =
thc force OF csrcum stances thrown toto ~lme mean
aud llsr,putable company during w ais IN lifc
Admit, but for lack 81 the genuine csssnce Of nan
hood, / believe W0rmcu out Hcrol~ aR The Herods
OF nv social b,c. I L,j, however, rather De the
suhlcct o. his nLiciols AMI pttry scandal than 81
the ,.sy aud fa-ome praises Jalt would issue from
his trgacheroas bps under the hood Of incuiship.
Hal made a shorter ,uracy iOr an ofb 1r ;han iSI
lowing Bailia Richardson 70 Portland. aai notified
WorrueN Instead, shouid undoubtedly have feerig-
ii his appreciation Instead o. his malice.
A-aia I repeat, that the implied conuivinS n
then reported IA the article, = base al.ehood aud
throw down the ,auatieS % defiance aud chsi-
Ieuc the world 10 briaS single accusation against
and substantial IL, ~ tueyins Or couniyins Al
tuc,,. dar,n. my life
Not many years ago, Moses Young OF W aiesfori,
dropped rs PocSetbcok Containing So, IN my
house I ,pagi b. val with Plet,are aud -atisia--
tilu gave b. G., AJ, 80 q. return % his father Not
long since M Fowler OF Portland LET, IA. pocSc;
book eoa,uaIu, - uuler hi, pillow, ami was able
to believe Wash Hfls IA honorable man upon r.
eeIymg IL with co4JsI,. a.;pach~L several days F.
after. Al s-lil au,th .r cJntIHiag So, becug
ing % Ny. H044rI, returned solhrr troA the AZ
INV , The aggregate amount o. these, being nearly
thousand dollars. delivered ia thc owners without
the least hI Of Az Itching pain. :" aud cannot "a
bought ia THIS nav. Ike clos. htrS ,iu, a SA1Ip
encounter IA trade, AID Keen J'ckeyiu, Is lWoalt
.,t tkc most men checker board from my
ta-ou.,j, bat, Mr.. Eii',r, th.cIlus aaI couui,tns
AZ Their : not IN IA huo.
Ecspecua. SJrua z ability As "A rogue 10 catch
a rogue 4 SuoW him 20 DC a Pervrrter OF Ia
truth = rascal ia dealing, aud l would A. quickly
trust thief Of acknowledged ability Ns hiln a he
Wa sufficient distance from home that ke itt thai
he could safely dispose Of the property wthoat de
lection. Hence, he is 40; the man WoJu put Oh
the track OF a thief, and he knows q.
WOu a say, an conclusion, that Was acquainted
with BaihG Richardson having mot hhn IN Cos,i.
seen Two raen pass in puns. and stating
ton that they started from Canada the same day he
did lor Portland, AID on ,he same business, com
pletcly ni-lcd respecting hts errand. He says
hc made I'M, statement 70 me ~ lhC suggestion Of
Nr Willis, who with HIM, irow tn fact that
~ VS., - close upon Eastman that they ielt sure
o., him, and dl not wish . raise a suspicion arl
draw other othcers on The track. he iyi; aa sub
ton 20 s,curc the thief himself 1 did not 50, Ia.
puny until after n left, and 1t answering the De
scrp:0u % the De questioned about ss passing,
III ue 70 think there Mas a thief IN the aEur. l
accused Eastman and acted as above reported.
These &sr plain statements Of facts, which You
Nil ohlse ne by stating o. TIE publi; through The
same medium that the scandal Nas circulated,
Respectfully,
GEo. W. HALE.
Lake Hotel Waterford.