Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-07
To the Citisens Of Ellsworth.

the county. Adjourned.
To the Citisens Of Ellsworth.
appeal to YOU Ia do me Justice. and 50
far a. l. In Your power 10 give the redress
for the insult, injustice. and degradation
put upon me by your city officials. do
this confidently. because there is an mate
sense OF justice and a love Of fair play
lodged in the human heart. everywhere.
do II because IL Is INV native town aud be-
cause have been guilty of no act or deed.
that should make you feel ashamed OF me.
I appeal to you also because feel the
insult keenly, never before in my life for
any cause just or unjust. having been in
the hands of an officer OF the Law. I feel
IL still more seusibly, because have
laborcd hard and diligently in my adopted
state to win for myself good name
law-abiding. industrious, and temperate
citizen in all things: and because have a
family In California and friends here dear
Ia me whose feelings | conld wish no act
Of mine would wound. I appeal 10 YOU
because l have been publicly in,ulteI.
shainefully abused. aud doggrily followed
by your officials.
Let me state INV case -
Twenty -one years ago went to- Calfor.
MIA. aud ihi. i my first return ,o my native
state. and expect IL viii be- NV last.
| desired to see all INV relative. while here.
and among the Others n deceased sisters
daughter. who was but few months old
when l"ft. who had been adopted by e..
W. Newbegin. called AT the house of
Mr.. Newbegin. and he was not at home.
Mr.. Newbcgin referred me to her hu >band
( did not know Mr.. y. and on Tuesday
the sRh ult.. was introduced 10 him by
| Abraham Sargent. in Hancock Han at the
caucus when the following transaction aud
/ conversation took place:
Mr. Ne~bcgin replied to the usual i'm
/ troductory remark. God Damn yu,t. you
are the man want to see" This reception
wa. - unexpected. that Il excited ms
: and | wer-d ia some word. of anger
aud while We were talking, som" one, q"
| me then unknown struck me la the fac
with one hand. and grabbed Iuc by the
throat with the other. my ha; falling of ia
the fray. Then Mr.. NcwbcSin aud thu
person who had strurk me took hold
OF me and told me to 70 with them. /
went. but asked them il they were officer
or were going Ia ''garotc' me when some
one said that one OF the men was the
Nh..rEh ,nrtrltnE 1 hon, a 81.
would give me my hat | Nonid 90 with
them. that they nced not man-h ne oil
like criminal. but bet me walk Without
this indignity being pa; upon me-, Pat they
kept hold of me until We rcshcd th-
bridge. then Mr. Squirting got Al IL .hman
To take his place. When we, Nc,b-gin.
the Iri.hmau and myself reached the jail
| was thrust into a ston" cen ~ VI New
begin with an oath. aud a filthy % il wa.
With Others. and len there abo1t an h~sr
when Mr.. Nrwhegin unlocked the don,.
and .aid he wanted Ia speak With
me privately. | declined 10 saNr auy
conversation with him. except Ia ihr
hearing Of witnes-c-. lie shcn -aid h"
/ would LEI me out II u Nt"'' 49,. -. -
visit my usi:e his adopt-d daughter tn.
uecIlned, then h. siid God Damn ,a,,
you shall 20 back aud ,ta. Their, AMI NJ.
"fuered me back again and t,rn,-l fh, r,,.l
ahi ieN Sometime af'cr thi. tn. pofs..
'u'Se ordered my rclea>c, by t.v ..ndsrg
Tor him. But IN passing up Man - the
same day, the Editor uf the .i..r.@n, a.
c"-t"d mr and requested fail account OF
'h" transaction he saving be ha,inut learn
eel the Particulars. stopped al th,. side
walk in front OLA. ". Greeley .t,rc. ana
commenced to tell him the pa-ictilar..
when others came to hear Perh,3- there.
were dozen on the sidewalk anl in the.
street, when squirting came down street
looking Ike iiend, took me by the shout
ger and ordered me TO move up s,rcrt. liz
AelR hold OF me until va. up h, Whit
ing : siorr, say twenty rods above. thus
heaPing upon me all the indiguliy possible
would also LAY. that Mr.. Nexbegin wa.
ini"Nicatcd At the time he went up 10 iail
with me. and had to assist him rather
than lac me Ia reaching thar building
Now citizea> of Ellsworth. why did not
your Marshal or sheriff di-perse the crowd
Thai gathered around drunken man that
afternoon: Aud why did he not take hold
/ OF the editor OF the .inerionn. or H. VI
Hall. or other citizens who were standing
by me: Why insult a stranger Who ha,
not meddled in your affairs OF any Kind IN
| any way: What have done. or LETT un-
| done that | should deserve this unkinl and
unheard OF treatment: | asa YOU Mr.
Mayor, and you gentlemen ofthe Common
| Council. whose officers these men are ii
you demanded Of them this ruiiianly treat
| ment of stranger: Or l. mine an excep-
| tional case. II il i, why 30:
ask you citizens oil my native town.
again. If you are willing for me to return
to my home In California, carrying with ms
the thought that you sanction such treat
ment 10 one who has invaded none of your
rights. and who has never nneddled with
your political affairs, or social customs.
A. 20 Mr.. Newbegin II may be claimed
that he did not want my neice 10 see me.
If 50 he had only 10 say so. | may also
say never had any trouble with him in
my life.
II YOU desire inform alton concerning INV
standing in my home. refer you to Phiiip
Milliken, Esq of Surry. and Patrick Null
Ian of this city.
Very Respectfully,
Your obj. Seryt
THOMPSON g. SALISBURY.
Salsbury's Station.
Sacramento Co. Cal