The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-03-28
WHOLE NO. 939


10 the Electors or Van Rnr0s comnfy.
Whereas, ono William Anderson, professed
minister Of the gospel with a view to my do
Feat, IN the Republican Convention OF the 18th
inst, has been, and shll is, circulating reports
OF the most false and infamous Kind IA regard
to my character. / Therefore take this publ,c
manner in which to vindicate myself from his
base charges. He reports that in the wear 1887
! belonged TO gang OF Horse thieves; that
my house Ia Porter township was the Head
quarters OF the gang; that hsrbored and con-
cea'ed thieves; and ON one occasion assisled
one--who had stolen his fathers horse-- 10 a.
cape from the Paw Paw jail. Now for The facts
in the case In the fall Of 1867 one Noel Mvera
worked for me and for some OF lny ne.rhbors.
The father Of VIM. Anderson wished N hire
him, and recommended him as being a GOOD.
faithful hand. Hc worked tisTs Tor I lime sus;;
then cams back 10 my house. He left one night
ana said he was going back to New York =
Soon after, heard he had stolen Apdsrsop,s
horse. In about elk weeks. I think. ne came
back at night. Soon after he came. / ,ett tha
house and went to the residence OF Mr.. w.
II. Paddock, notified him that the thief waa AZ
my house, and requested hin. 70 sss:sa :o.@ ~
Anderson and II. L. simpson. the deputy sber-
In. then returned home, and Mr.. Peter and
myself succeeded in getting Myers to bed and
keeping rim until one of the Mr.. Apdersops.
accompanied by Deputy simpson and others.
arrived and arrested him. He was taLe,, q,
Decatur, and the next day upon the teetimonv
OF myself and Mr.. Potter ca young man l,y,np
with me) was bound over for trial. He Law IN
jail several weeks, broke jail and came again in
tine night to my house. He asked for ylctuals.
clothes and money, which we promptly refused
nin'' and ordered HIM to leave the house. which
he did, telling us at the same time that IL ba
could not stay there he should secrete h,msels
In straw stack until the drenching rain was
over. Iwent Immediately to Mr.. Paddocl again.
and had him send for Anderson. no.is;sd The
neishbors also. Mr.. anderson and several
others went in pursuit, and to the very stack
IN which he was concealed, but did not find
MN. Soon after they left. Mr.. Cooper fowner
OF the stack and his little boy found h,ro under
the stack. He got up and went east. with Nv.
william Anderson but a few rods behind b,rp
stiii nc did not discover him. never IA " him
afterwards, nor heard OF him until heard nv
MS mother that he was dead. Now these are
tue Jdcts IN the case. In view Of this, do no.
propose to keep still and be cru she'd and ruinesi
Dy sucn vile reports, when did what any good
iaw-aoidlng citizen should do. AZ far an rho
nomination was concerned. it was of br,t l;,tla
importance 10 me in comparison to my reputa-
uon' did not attempt to secure SINGLE dele
gaze, neither did attend the Convention. INIT
am credibly inforned that a large number Of
persons from different portions Of the co.n.v
sains tnere to secure my denomination; but
having no proof at hand with winch to maet
she eyll influence OF " this Minister of the
gospel they wisely held their peace. large
number OF teachers and others of both narties
feeling themselves aggrieyed at such An ont.
rage, met in special Convention and ncm-
mated me as their Independent candidate FOR
su0t OF Schools. I never have been a oo,,,;.
otaa e. an ctfce-seeker, but under these peculiar
circumstaacss have performed the duties os
the Office faithfully FOR two years and nv off,eal
record is before you. Hopingthat right. iustica
ard righteousness msy prevail, aud that bv-
pocrsy. deceit. malice and lander NAV reoe;va
its just retuke. lsubscribe myzelf
The Peoples Servant,
HENRY j, KELLOGG, Co. sas't
|, William II. Paddock, Of the township of
Porter, do hereby declare that have hee,, a
resident OK Porter for about twenty years: thar
am well acquainted with Henry +. EeIlocr
and know that the facts in relation TO the . nv,
eIs horse thief as set forth by him IN the
above statement are true in every respect 40
my own personal knowledge. hereby CERTIFY
that was one of the pursuing party. but did
not know anything OF Mr. Anderson being near
Denind Myers at the Cooper place only by ru-
NOR currant at the tune.
W III. PADDOCK
Subscribed and sworn to this 2ltb dav OF
March, eighteen hundred and seventy-three
MARTIN Y. KELLOGG, ST.,
Juetice OF the Peace.
THE CHEApSEss OF PERIODICAL LITERATURE
In the Publishers Department of the April