Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-06-21


that he had warrant for our arrest. Not hav-
ing had any experience in such matters, we iu-
vited VIM. A. Sober, Esq, to accompany us TO
the Squire's office to ascertain the charges
Arriving at Justice snyder's Office, met the In
dubltable .'boie" and thistoran' r. B. Haines,
who has attempted to do up the towns laying
along the Susquehanna river In history, aud
! found that he was endcavorng to put us up In
history as a llbeller, and that he had sworn out
a warrant for Our arrest for copying In our Issue
of the eth inst, an article from the Nuacy La1ni-
nary, which conveyed the idea In few emphatic
words, that Hanes the recent historian of Sun
bury would never be hung for telling the truth.
As we were not satisfied whether the action on the
part of this successor of Josephus, was Jep-di-
! cious movement or not, we entered bail for n
| hearing, on Monday at 10 o'clock. We were
| convinced, too, that IL he had been actuated by
| proper motives, and in vindlcaton Of his charac
ter, he would have arrested the publisher OF the
Lu,niadry, the author of the article published in
paper near his home, if the wandering histo-
rian ever had place that could be designated
such.
Seven cities claimed old Homer dead,
! Through which when living, he begged his bread.
At the appointed time we appeared before the
Justice, and found the indignant historian, with
his counsel, the Sunbury Centennial historian,
who opened the Gaze, and called Halnes on the
witness stand. Haines swore to II positive inu-
ry of his character, With view to our conviction
and Incarceration. As we were not allowed TO
make defence, we relied solely upon our attor-
ney, Mr.. Sober to plead our cause, under the law
of the State.
Mr. Purdy, for the plaintiff, made flaming
| speech In fayor Of his client, which was replied
! 10 by MIR. Sohcr, In q most able manner, to which
all who heard him, will testify. The Justice
! then reviewed She ease in very impartial man
rer, and concluded by stating that after careful
attention to the evidence Of Mr.. Haincs, he did
rot think there sufficient in it to hold US for
| further action, ald declared rs discharged from
| further custody.
II may, perhaps, be well enough to state to our
readers how this suit occurred. Sometime in
May last, our Office was one day invaded by an
individual whose appearance resenblcd that of
the animal referred to in the Good Book, from
which jaw bone was taken to say tss Philis-
tines, and Which is mentioned in the same gSeat
book as having protested against the cruel ilagc
lation inflicted by one Balaum, in days Of yore.
| This individual Informed us that he was a local
editor Of the Wi}NGm$port Ga-ettc and Bulletin,
and that he was here to write a history of Sun
burg, giving sketches of all the principal busi-
| ness place., &c, and was not backward about
telling us that it was our duty to lend our aid by
giving him notices 20 induce business men te pa
trOnLc him. We :old him that n well written
history of this place would be interesting IA
matter of reference, and if he guaranteed to full
ill his promises we were ready to give him en-
couragcment During the same week we noticed
in our paper the fact of his presence and intcn-
tion, and stated thAt we believed the work would
be beneficial to the place. lie canvassed the town.
and made contracts for advertising, &c. During
his stay he frequently bored us by his incohc-
rent palaver, on the style of George Francis
| Train, when we came TO the conclusion that
there was ''sercw loose" After leaving this
place, we happened to notice IN g number OF pa
pcrs articles rejecting upon Ilaines' operations
which were not of a iattering character, and as
they were old and responsible papers, we deemed
1t duty we owed our citizens to give them some
kind Of caution against imposition which Undue
ed us TO extract from the L'43iaary.
We woud advise Mr.. Haipcs to get n certin-
! cate of character from the editor of the WI
transport Ea,letio, or the Chicago Times. If he
will do so we promise to lay it before our read
crs without delay. In the meantime we would
suggest to him the cultivation of the organ of
discretion, which might, perhaps, be more ra-
pidly developed by rubbing Il little Alligator Ci.
behind hir ears.
Magnniss of the Bulleti,s says Ialnes is n
scouudrel whom he will not allow to enter his
I ND l1af is hfs pybo
he has been.
For the comfort Of the friends OF Iluincs, if he
has any, we copy the following from the Mexican
4liNer in regard to his operations at Lock Haven
and elsewhere:
''lIAINEs.-NeXt TO George Francis Train, per-
haps the most irrepressble and unmana gea b e
lunatic on earth is L. b. Hanes. the would be
editor OF Democratic paper in Mexican county
of year o" two ago. People who may wonder
If he has yet escaped the ravaEcs of the fool Kill
Ter nay be surprised To know that he still lives.
After brief but exciting career as editor of IA
paper III Allegheny county, y. Y, he found his
way into the employ of a Williamsport paper,
which employment he varies by an occasional
foray upou the ncghboring towns. Lock Haven
Is the scene of his most recent deyastatious, and
from the tone of the Lock Haven paper we
should Judge that he must have found rich
hlrves Of greenhorns in that place. 1t appears
that he made the creduous Lock lIaveners be-
lleNe tslt nc would NEItc history OF thelT
city that would astonish the world. They be.
lierea, bought, aud found themselyes sold. The
RePn6!ieaa is very severe on Ilaines, but we can
not help thinking that any one who Is green en-
ough TO be deceived by him deserves little pity.
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BROKE JAIL.-On Tuesday morning last two
prisoners named isaac Wetsc, (white) and Ed.
ward Enty, (colored,) escaped from the Jail at
this place. Isaac Wctzel had escaped sometime
ago, and was returned, when he was, as wae
supposed, securely mauacled. After their depaf
ture was discovered, the saedff found that he
had filed off his hoppies with small saw, which
must have been handed TO him by some unknown
person After being freed of his mauacles, they
cut up new mattress, and made a rope ladder
by which means they scaled the walls. Wetzel
Is a desperate character, and was incarcerated
for the crime of rape. Edward Enty, the colored
man, was confined for not supporting his family
Sheriff Rotherme offers reward of S25 for the
recapture OF each prisoper.
We hope that the Grand Jury at the mex;
Court. will thoroughly examine the present jail
building, and make up their minds TO have a