Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-22
George l.. Mussey.
lie SPEAKS For HIMSELF.

We publish below communication
from George L. Mussey, in reply to an
article which appeared in THE HERALD
OF Thursday. If we understand it, there
is no denial of the main facts as stated
in the article referred to, but rather
justification of them. Without further
comment, we submit the communication
as written
Editor Rutland Herald Having for
several days past, noticed THE HERALD
and Woodstock Standards Gaysville cor
respondents pop-gun efforts to bring my
name before the public as a swindler,
and to show himself a great detective,
I concluded that he, like a mosquito,
when he had got blood, would leave,
and then | could move. about as usual,
only a little weakened. and, as paper
costs cent sheet, wouldn't reply; but
as | am swoOped up whole in your edi-
torial of this morning, will reply. | I'M
derstand that your Gaysyille correspond
ent is Milton H. Smith, probably rela-
tive of the great poet, (Milton,) as he
seemed to have a poetical idea in his
head when he wrote his first piece on
the great swindler, as follows
George L. Mussey, of Rutland, has
purchased five farms on Smith Hill,
agreeing to make the first payment the
first of April next. The farmers are
considerably alarmed at the prospect of
having their stock and hay removed
previous to the 1st of April, without
having received any compensation there
for. The whole affair has cloudy ap-
pearance.'
sold farm in Stockbridge, and l
priced the next farm to it. Owner said
II will take 81, $50. said Il will take
it," He said II won't say certain until
morning" Next morning he said Il
hear that you sold your farm for 81, 900,
and I ask 80, 500 to-day, rise in one
night of sevcnty-two per cent An old
lady wished me to come and buy her
farm; it joins the one l sold. After my
sale went to see her farm and asked
if she wanted to sell. She plainly re-
piled mo; for I hear that farms are
coming up here, and 1 have concluded
to hold on awhile and let them rise.
All this rise on account Of the great
swindler's sale. Now, it is plain to be
seen your correspondent had in mindthe
words of the great poet
.'Yc fearful saints fresh courage tul,e.
The clouds We so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
With blessings on your head.
Where or what lSmjH Hill is | don't
know, 80 / suppose l never bought five
farms there, and agreed to make the
first payment thereon on that memorable
and fatal day, April LIST, 1872, and if l
had, what an awful transaction to buy
piece Of property and agree to pay there
for at future day, and then after your
grocer puts up little tea and quarter
of pound Of snuff, ten nutmcgs, three
pipes, YOU have the audacity in broad
day light to take off from the grocer'a
premises all the articles without his
having received any compensation there
for" What swindling. Send to Lud-
low and get out the mob, and let Us stop
forever such doings in Rutland, and as
you have not yet paid the great detec-
tive at GaysyiIIc for putting the public
on their guard. and have used his yalu-
able correspondence, let the publisher
of THE HERALD be tarrcd and feathcrcd
and ridden on rail through our streets.
Again, FebExary 18th, you quote from
the StoAdo5d a- follows. This also was
written by TIE same Milton.
The game is to get control of til"
personal property, and Immediately turn
it over to, or get it attached by, another
party, or bought by some one in good
faith and thus convert 1t into money.
and leave the matter for settlement he
tween the last buyer and the farmer.
| challenge the writer to show any
such transaction. and name whose pro
perty was 50 bought, or sold, or at
tachcd 1t is all false.
Now | will disscct your article of
Thursday, headed: George l.. Mus
sey on his travels His reception at
Ludlow"
As you show that my reception at
Ludlow was warm, and that was ''cool
as a cucumber" So Judging from Your
article, my reception at Rutland was
decidedly cool | am now little
warmed up, or would not reply.
will not take space to answer your
first long harranguo Of a half column,
only to say that I don't, never did, and
God helping me never will. belong to
any of the secret societies in town.
You say our buusincss 0atenMblY is to
buy firms, but really to get hold Of per-
sonal property. Now for facts, and
move them if you can. | have negotia-
ted with Edward Mills of Stockbridge.
for his farm. and it is reduced to writ
ing, and if the trade is carried out no
personal property is to go in, The same
with Mr.. Newton of St0ckbridge Also
with Mr. Carpenter of this town, he has
no personal property to put in. Also
Mr.. Stearns of Felchyille. and 4. $.
Adams of Chester I have within ten
days bought Nathan Pierce'a farm in
this town and in Mendon and deed
passed and not a dollar of personal prop
erty. How is this for high on .'ostcn-
sible" buying farms to swindlc men ont
of their personal property.
Who has been offered more for his
farm and personal property than could
reasonably be expected, give as the
name or let it stand as a lie OH you that
no such thing has been done Again
you say that the farmer understands
from Mussey & Co., ''or from other
sources, or gets an impression that 4.
is a millionaire. Now ask you (foryou
are lawyer do you hold Musscy & Co.,
responsible for these "other source, or
impressions that A. is millionaire
when he is only a th0uSaRddj1e.
Will you tell me whose farm has been