Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-07-10

gard 10 which think your readers are pretty
well advised-in Which he says in the outset,
that he viii confine himself to bare state
ment OF facts, bat Immediately fails to keep
his VOID and makes many false statements
which | feel it my duty to notice. let, he
says on Monday, June 16, Mr.. Sendel the
iaiher OF the boy in question: came to Dodge
vile to commence proceedings against Mr..
Rewey, the Oyerseer of the County Farm.
Now, Mr.. Seade) says he went to Dolgeville to
see If he could not get assistance to send his
son, Adam, to the insane asylum at Madison,
and that he had no idea of nstituting suits I'M
til advised TO do so. ID, says, that he might
do no injustice to Mr.. Rewcy, on Tuesday
hc rode out to the County Farm to ascertain
the facts, and Instead Of ascertaining facts he
endeavored to pump the inmates of the Coun-
~ Farm to give some unfayorabIe account OF
the Oyerseer, in which undertaking he seems
to have utterly failed. Mr.. Briggs did 90 to
the County Farm on Tuesday, and found the
Oyerseer absent. Early Wednesday NJ. +.
Hewey went to see Mr.. Briggs to ascertain
the object of his visit, when Briggs stated that
the matter had been placed in his hands as an
attorney, and aso that he had charge of the
Chronicle" and had written severe article
in relation to the matter, and stated some of
the points made therein, but said the whole
matter could be settled now, as the paper
would not be published until late in the week !;
and on being asked on what terms he pro-
posed to settle, stated that he would take one
hundred IDilurS W., he leaS hot bf.
was authorized to accept in settlement /; and
further stated that he would suppress the ar
ticlc i'll question, or so mutilatc it that it
would do him (Rcwey) no harm, and that the
public should not know any thing about the
sloI This conversation took place in Briggs
office they went to The ''Chroniclen office,
and there Dir. Briggs took from the table
proof sheet of the article referred to, and
handed it to NJ. L. Rewey to read, although
the "prOof sheets Of the CHRONICLE are NEv-
Err PRINTED until Wednesday AFTERNOON"
this instance was certainly a deviation from
their usual custom. Rewey then asked time
TO consult with the superintendent OF The
poor, before giving any answer to Briggs
proposition Of settlement, to which request
Briggs stated this was matter the superin-
tendents had nothing to DO with, and further
that there was not time as the paper would
be published on Thursday. Failing to get the
500 he, Briggs then agreed to wait until the
next day, Thursday, and this conversation
was concerning the article written for publ
cation, and the time when the paper would
be published and not upon the time Of COM
mencing suits at law
Now, in regard to the threats and cntreaties
of myself, called on Mr.. Briggs on Thursday
to inquire into the matter, ard asked permits
sion to see TIE article which he had written
Tor publication, and he gave me copy. in
formed him | thought this article too severe,
and did ask him to refrain from publishing il
until after the matter had been tried in courts,
and.then would be quite willing for him to
give the facts to the public as they appeared
in evidence. This constitutes the cntreatics,
and as TO threats, 1 do not know what the
gentleman refers too Of this | am sure, |
MADE NONE. As to tie statement that Mssrs.
Coates and Bainbridge had pledged them
selves to stand by Rewey and not discharge
him until his year was up, no matter WHAT
THE FACTS IN THE CASE MIGHT BE, it is too re-
diculous to mention. They made no such
statement to me, and made such state
ment to him. As to Mcssrs Coates and Balm
bridge going to Highland as settling com
mittee, that is simply in accordance with the
many other false statements in the gentle
mans lengthy communication. They went
to see the boy ana his parents, to ascertain all
the fac.o concerning the punishment which
the boy had received. This they did and
have already advised your readers bat as to
settling or paying pccuniary damages, not one
word was mentioned by either of them
In regard to the 800, Mr.. Sende stated in
presence Of Messrs. cambridge and Coates
that he did not expect one collar, but had
put the matter into Mr. Briggs hands, for him
to do the best with it he could, and this is
where the shoe pinchcs. Mr.. Briggs had not
got the 500 the last heard from. nor any
sum approximate thereto.
In conclusion the gentleman states person
ally, l have no feeling against Mr.. Rewey
Now whether this be true let the public
judge. If Mr.. Briggs or his friends have left
one stone uutumed, or allowed one energy to
s!ackcn, from the moment the 500 failed to
be laid down, un.il the close Of the late ses-
sion of the County Board of Supervisors OF
Iowa county to have Mr.. Rewey removed
from the County Farm, then ! am willing to
admit that the gentlemans sympathy for suf-
fcring humanity is of Il higher and holier char
acter than the community at large has ever
given him credit for. As to Messrs. Coates
and cambridge, they have lived too long in
this vicinity, and arc too well and favorably
known, to be consigned to eternal infamy by
one whose character for morality and virtue
stands no higher than NJ j. Briggs, or by one
whose ability is no greater than The imbecile
editor Of til. Dodgeyllle 'Chroniclc''
j. W. REwEY
have few Wood self.rakc reapers,
new and complete, which ! am selling
very cheap. Also lot Of hay rakcs at
80 per cent below the retail prices.
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