Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-29

THE Poor MANS Cow AGAIN-Mr s. B.
Markham, alluded to by Nj. Bacon last week
as the " scape goat who should bear into
the wilderness the sin of taking the mi k
from babes and stockings, comes to the front
this week with has version of the aifiir,
which we give below
MEssRs. EDITORS OF The FREEMAN: - notice
quite lengthy article in your paper of last week
signed n. C.. Bacon. in which he makes quite free
use of my name in relation TO his Alexander affair
AlOnZo Alexander came to work forl me the last
days of December, a stranger to me at that time.
He informed me that the house he lived in was
owned by Mr.. Bacon and that it was not suitable
nor convenient for any family to inhabt,and that
the rent five dollars per month; so far as my
helping Alexander to cheat him out of the rent
then due is concerned, will say that did not
know at the time that he a. owed him any thing.
saw Mr.. Bacon on Jan. 4, and in our conversation
spoke about the rent he replied IN his bosterous
way that it was none of my business" then
him that in behalf of suffering humanity should
make it my business as did not thnk it right to
extort five dollars month fr poor man to pay
the rent of house which have been informed Mr..
Bacon bought for only eighty dollars; at this time
MIR. Bacon took money from his pocket, and offered
to bet that he would have all the rent then due,
and all that might hereafter become due. On Tue
day of the next week had occasion to go to Mr..
AleXander's with some provisions for his family.
What did there indl a family consisting of Mr..
Alexander, wife and children, living, or trying
to live, in a shanty house, If 1t may be so called
which, in my opinion, is not suitable for any family
| to occupy in the winter. had some conversation
| with Mrs. Alexander IN relation to the COW, and
| she said the COW was hers bought with money Of
herr wn and AT MIR had
| ly asked her husband and had asked her to give
bill of sale of the which they always refused
| to do. Mr.. Alexander told me at the time and still
| says he never signed a bin of sale, but that Mr.
| Bacon asked him for note 10 which he did not
object, and Il at the note executed. as Re sup
osed, and he signed it but lnew nothing of a buI
Of sale TIL The taken away What has
transpned since, the public are well aware. was
| at Mi. Bacon's store Jan gth tie lime he aiudes
to, but he makes great mistake about the subject
of our conversation; it was in relation 10 the bd
| of sale being suireptitiousy obtained Mr.. Bacon
ut that time lai'i his money the counter and
offered to b,t TO his own language that cod
| never made a man nor a set of men smart enough
| L. beat him." and that there were not men enough
his side of tophet 10 do it. When Mr.. Bacon say9
have made any acknowledge ants of having
wronged him. in any way, he Is at least greatly MI
taken; but did say to him that if what had said
had caused him to Cypress Mr. Alexander more
than he otherwise would have done was sorry.
Your r aders can reality the reasons VIII he
was willing to bet, for, if understand it auSht he
had security, for his bill of reads, | believe,
q for the rent then due, and what might become
due -" good secuIiIy, should say, the COW being
young and in good condition.
In conclusion, Will say that hardly think Mr..
Bacon will succeed IN throwing he responsibility
of his transactions with Mr.. Alexander upon me.
:. Il. MAXHAM.
Middlesex, Monday, Jan y, 1873.
Having now given all the parties wishing
a hearing place in our columns, we must
consider that cow MIXED pretty thoroug lly
dry, and asked to be excused from publish
ing any further communications o. the sub
ect.