The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-04-04
II. l.. GORDON IN TIM AFFIDAVIT
BUSINESS.

oAs00 PCUAsSv0ty WV H. w. "&s3 4S'
p. Clarke and G. A. Gilman had, after
the passage Of the bill BY tho Legislar
ture, ':l.bored persistently with him
sad urged him in tho strongest terms
% vote and work sgainst the bill; and
that on one occasion N. P. Clarke fol-
lowed him out Of the house into tho
street, insisting on this opposition."
Aftsr about four weeks Of effort the
.'Ring" succeeded in extracting from
Mr. Overlook an adroitly-worded afi.
davit, (Which was acknowledged before
and passed through the hands Of II.
i L. uordon), IN which Mr.. o. is made
70 say that the article of February 29th,
"wholly mis.states the facts"
4 a few days after TIE JOURNAL Of
February goth was published, Mr..
Overlook called At our Office, and as to
how he then thought We had ""holly
mis.stated the facts" may be learned
from tho following afidavits
sr Count. :, J. M s::.ss:: IS.
RAJ G. ". Kingsbury, Of said county, being
duly sworn, says he 10 foreman in the Office
4 Of the 81. Cloud JOURNAL; that on the
first or second morning after the JOURNAL
sf February Goth, 1879, appeared with the
article concerning Mr.. Barnard Overlook,
and N. P. Clarke, G. A. Gilman and H. G.
Wait, Mr.. Uvsrbesk came to tho Office and
asked for Mr.. Mitchell. replied that
Mr.. n. Was not in. Mr.. Overlook then
said that he (Ar. Aitchen) had made
little mistake in tho article about Clarke,
Gilman md Wait; that Mr.. Wait had been
TO his hsuss making fuss about it.
asked hin il The statements made In the
article were not true, He said Il was oil
right except that xr. Wait, although pres
snt, had said nothing 70 him On the mat
ter, 10 10 (wsiD was taking 70 another
man. II every other Wy he said The A.
licls WAS true and correct. He said il Wa
Clarke and Gilman, and especially Clarke,
who had lsbsrsd with him to 80 sgainst
the bond measure. He spoke several times
OF Mr.. Waits having come to his house
and made fuss about tho article. He
said hs would like TO have Mr.. Mitchell
correct the statement in tho next weeks
paper 80 far % Mr.. Wait WAS concerned.
5- j. CHAs. ". KINGSBURY.
Z. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this
30th day of March, 1872.
s NATHAN F. BAnNEs,
i-r VA. T.. 81 Y.,.As.> - A. Do.n>
STATE OF MINNESOTA, |
County Of stsarns. S.
Wm. n. Lamb, Of said county, being
duly sworn, Gays hs has read the forsgo-
.lag affidavit Of G. W. Kingsbury, and that
the same IL true in every particular, % he,
the sald VIM. II. Lamb, WAS present at the
time this conversation with Mr.. d. Over
beck occurred, and heard il sll.
.5.,5sG ...s@,- -. WIN. II. LAMB.
Subseribsd and sworn to before me this
s0th day Of March, 1872.
zsS. NATHAN F. BA1xEs.
City Justice and Justice Of the Peace.
Asreeably to Mr.. Overbeck's request,
we called on him the same day. He
desired Us to make the correction con-
esrniog Mr.. Wait. which was done in
tho next issue. In reply to our inqui'
~ as to whether the other statements
IL the article, as published, we're cor
rect. Mr.. Overlook said, unequivocal.
u, that they ,oere.
We aow submit an affidavit from Mr..
Ovsrbeek, which did not pass through
I IL 1usds of II. l.. Gordon
{ sr1Alss CouS11-ss.
Barnard Overlook being first duly sworn,
says g5,; H.. ......
n. p. Clarke called me into his office.
q and no and c. A. Gilman talked with me
shout this bond matter. II. G.. Wait was
present, but said nothing to me. The 9th.
b rs two urged me to take IN interest in it,
md showed me printed copy Of the orig
!. ipal bond bill, with tho changes marked. l
said did not want to have anything to do
/ With it. They said was an old citizen,
i md ought 10 take an interest. We talked
{ for some time on the matter. As l went
L away, N. P. Clarke followed me into the
street, still urging me. I thought him and
E Mr.. Gilman 70 want me to oppose the bill.
4 This conversation took place about ten
az 800, "-.s- B. Overlook.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
B 8Oih day Of March, A. .. 1872.
a 4. a NATHAN r. BARxBs,
City Justice and Justice Of the Peace.
Although Mr.. Overbeok, on oath,
wishing 70 be thoroughly euarded)
uses words much less strong than he
i did il conversation on the same sub
isct, ~ no states enough to establish
4 svsryt thing necessary. lie swesrs that,
from what they said and did, he under
1 stood Clarke and Gilman to desire his
opposition to the usasure, and that
Clarke, with : persisteoey that could
sot be sbaken of, followed hin into
3 ths stset urging him to take an ''snter.
( 81 & IN The MISTER. What is the ma,
suss a this ,'interess" they we're 50
4 aaxioss about NJ. Overlook swears