The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-11
mn. nOGRRT,s DEFENsE.


| sIa ioiioWiHs second one, emDOdVing my
note to you. z
You take pains to inform me that the
Courier" is thoroughly Independent in ali
things and OF all persons. I reply to that.
simply, that, while / have no particular req
son to doubt it, your assertion is not the
opinion Of many here wS,o should be better
aDle 70 Judge II the premises than can yet
In my interview with you took, and still
maintain, the ground that you have no LegaJ
right 10 repeat IN the columns Of yours, or
any paper, any or every rumor of the street
aHectlng the character or actions Of any one
nor the moral right to stab one from Behind
9 breastwork of 1ifs." I demanded retrac-
ton OF the charges insinuated, bur before
your second article appeared saw, and adj
mltted 60 Judges Davis and Street, that you
OUT direcI!y charging, that my discretionary
course would be the procurAl Of the appended
statement BY those with whom | have had
dealings. and my personal reply.
on now refer me to the business men of
sbozeman. Desiring to do You Justice, and
70 satisfy myself, II have presented the addi-
uonaI paper, copy OF which hand you. to
n InlN @ the principal concerns OF Bozeman.
M lInout further solicitation from me- they all
cneeriully acted upon it, with the exception
OF Colonel Z. 10. Black and Messrs. Lamme
G 70. while i was, and am, surprised by
Colonel Blacks declension, still have the
gratIflcatlon of his personal disayowal of
either belief in, or responsibility for, the ar
ticle alluded to. s5gF I'M
AS regards Dr.. Lanme, If am to accept
the conclusion concerning his connection
with this matter, that / find ready-made in
the mouth Of almost every man / meet, as
his reason for refusing his TESTIMONY. must
most distinctly state that his refusal neither
surprises or mortities me-
In replying TO you 7sou, am obliged to
give you the benefit Of your, no doubt kindly
intended, interro gation mark, in your second
article--that 10: | send you the first men
toned statement without the signatures of
.all. ~ have the pleasure, however, of as
sulIng you that no one has declined signing,
anu that no one to whomi opportunity has
not yet allowed presentation Of the paper can
honorably refuse | decide to delay no
longer-but ! challenge the production Of
man who can, or will, withhold his narne
One OF he gentlemen named by you as
70 ur authority Thompson or JohnEonl do
not know the other, Nh. Gregan. positively.
denies making the charges !; and his name
will be found herewith. Regretting my ina
billty to see all tho parties intere sted, / add
that the original statement is open to all at
my office.
As concerns your boasted veracity OF. your
people have, of course, nothing to say but
I.denounce the ssreport'' as false and mali
cious. and believe that it was circulated not
out any cause, and, as continuation of the
petty, yet damaging treatment | have ali
along suffered at the hands and mouths of
some OF your people. am happy to be able
TO acknowledge, however, the gratifying
kindness and consideration | have expert
enced from nearly all the people of the YAK
ley WEE IA
Additionally, must be allowed to say that
II common report be true, your structures
upon me will apply fully, Justly and danaag-
lngly to certain OF your resident business
men and. as result, your anxiety regarding
ttle consequent welfare Of your people would
more appropriately have been expended upon
your local "coercionists,'' who cannot claim,
10 may. even the poor excuse of being a
stranger and, therefore, not so much in
[erasted for the general welfare as a self
sacrificing resident should be. Permit ME
10 add. that when / see you as anxious to
sastigate them as you were to expose me, |
shall baye merereason to zcreditihe disinter-
sstedness OF your motives in the assault un-
Ter consideration. And now in. as | hope,
inally retiring from this controversy, | say
% gou that / hare SO far tlisbnrsed here over
sI0. 0oO-not one cent of which has been in
goods of any kind-and to the people. that
hough, on many accounts. my positiell here
UtSIi q \! lug one. Has UeGls dSSiIH
% establish and leave behind nc Gf | do |
eaye) so good name that nothing done or |
attempted by me can justly affect either my
aracter'' or good Standing az a stranger
among you. sa
j. ". BOGERT.
We the undersigned, hereby certify, that
We have sold material. cut and hauled wood, |
md hauled hay for J. V. Bogert, to apply |
tboa
hat at no time has he attempted to enforce
my such modelof payment as that uggestedI
n the above article; nor has he either per-
onally or through anyone else, advised, re-
[uesJed or mentioned, directly or Indirectly, I
my such method of settlement Of any sum I
n sums due, or to become due us from him
Ne further certify that all pay ments made us /
" him have been solely in cash, and have T
,een made by him in person or upon our vol /
lntary ss.order;nn that he has made no such t
on Our several accounts upon I
orders to anyone except at our request !;
nd at no time has he paid US in checks at +
he expense OF our convenience.
We also certify that Wilson 66 Rich haze I
t no time suggested 10 Us any such arrange
aent rs that aiIueied to, and that any pay
aents made to them, or any of the merchants
( BoZenlan, on our account by MIR. Bogert,
ave been made by him as the result of our
,ersonal arrangements with said merchants,
ndlin cash and without any request from
ir. Bogert.
Sanford Ruffner. JOS j Davis, VIM Ward.
as Jennings, Ehas Drew, A L Ford, Il B
tray, Archie Graham, w w Anderson, ] w
iardis, Samuel Turner, r p Mcnefee, w III
Ieiner, w Mckenzie, Jacob Thomas, D E
louise. e "A Rouse, Paul Mccormick, Hugh
)onavan, Ell Henselbacker, w B Sill, Matthew
,ird. B Cope, w OPP Hayes, G F GoodeIl,
tewart & Mckinley, Fl B Lyman, Geo W
lardwick. B s Hamilton, wv B May, Oliver
;criner, T. O'Donnell, e Burlington, Jas I'll
Samuel Hyde, S A Bostwick, A NJ I
5Ss,Ih, Hugh Leonard. Chas PenNcll, JAS G II
Z 1nT. Robert Barnett, VIM II DaFis.
,ha ! ran, v A Cockrill. John A Culver,
~, daeser, Thos A Meffatt, A Mcdonald.
,aa y ugn'ii rrnes Kent, White Calfee,
l1aa al IGN. IHps-a ZssaIcs, ~ Brown, Adams
! sI ts'a.,lsohe. 1lIo Custer, I'll w Adams G
!, Allclansaann. ] A Howes of
se - n,, o5s sut Z Hssze, Chss Holmes,
Bozeman, Dec. 18th, 1871.
GeAtlemen am referred to Won by the
gainst me in the article headed ssCoercion.,
nd am SO referred in the following words
IS" as to the foundation of the article
le report-We refer MIR. Bogert to any bust ;
eE man OF Bozeman."
i now respectfully request you to state
arein whether or not you have any reason
credit the charge alluded to-; hereby in |
ting your free expression of opinion in the
'emises, whether tor or against me. 81
am &C.. y. v. BOGERT.
8 The business men of Bozeman.
We, the undersigned writing this) believe