The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-10-02
WHu eWNS THE ARGUS!


On the first day of this mouth TIL
TINES charged that Col. d. W. Houssol
was substantially the owner of the Argus
The next morning the senior member of tn,
6rm published the following card in III,
Commercial:
4 ACARD.
Tie TINES has asserted several times thai
own the evening Argus. suppose tn
public cares but little whether do or not
II no other persons were effected BY this thar
myself I would not notice it. But I wish h
cay once for all that do not own and never
did own one dollar of interess in the Argus
I have no connection. and never had with
that paper, except that the competition and
press work is done in the C0mmereioi iot
room at 4 stipulated price.
The TINES will please make the correc.
ton. ID. W. HOUsToN.
Notwithstanding the fiat denial, We con.
cluded to put Deacon Houston on the record.
With this intention We brought suit against
w. s. Burke ct. al. for two bundles of paper
furnished the Argus.
In the progress Of the trial, which took
place yesterday, Mr.. Taylor. who is now the
advertised publisher and editor of the Argus,
was called as witness for the prosecution.
The Attorney propounded the following
questions to him:
Auorney-"Mr. Taylor, do you publish
the Argus"
Editor argus do"
Attorney-"From whom did you buy the
ArgusT' {.
Editor Argas-"From Mr.. Burke"
Attorney-'Mr. Taylor, will you please
relate the conversation bad between you and
Mr.. Burke at the time you made the pur-
chase?"
Editor Aryss-'I never had any CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Burke about buying the Ar.
gus"
Attorney-"Who f.t told you Of the sale
of the Aryus"
Eiitor Irgus-''Col. Houston"
Attorney-''Do YOU mean Col. Houston
OF the C0mmerctdls"
Editor Aryus-'I do"
A,torney-"What amount did you pay
Mr.. Burke for the August"
thing"
Auorney-''Drd you agree to pay him any
sum Of money!"
ElitOr Argus-'I did na"
Attorney-''In whose employment are
you at this time?
Editor Aryus-"Houston 4 Shaw"
you per week?'
Editor Argus-"Twenty- FIVE dollars.''
Attorney-''Who sets the type and does
the press work Of the AryusT
Editor Argss-The Commercial"
Attorney-"Who pays the men for setting
the type and doing the press "ork of the
Argus"'
Editor Aryus-''The Commercial"
Attorney-''W collects the money due
the Argus on subscription and advertising,
and to whom is il paid"
Editor Argns?-"I do, and after paying
the local editor and the carrier boys pay
the balance to Col. Houston.
Mr.. Taylor answered the foregoing ques-
tons promptly and with great frankness OF
manner, much TO the surprise OF good Dea-
CON Houston,
The next witness called was Mr.. Tilloitsen,
bookkeeper OF the Commercial.
Altorney-:'Have you the ledger, cash and
day book of the Commercial here IN COURT"
Commercial Bookkeeper-"I have the
ledger"
Attorney" Will you SHOW the court the !
account OF W. S. Burke, proprietor Of the |
irgus, with the Commercial previous to the |
salep"
Commercial Bookkeeper-"I 1t is here"
Attorney" That Is the amount Mr..
Burke owes the Commercial
Commercial, Bookkeeper =" He owes the |
Commercial $500 40"
Auorney-"Sh SHOW tie court the account |
the Commercial and Mr.. Taylor"
Commercial bOokkeeper-" There are two 4
accounts. One with Mr.. Taylor for his per-
sonai account for labor performed, and The
Other Is with the Afgu,."
The account shows that since the sale of |
The irgas by Burke, the Commercial have
charged TO the Aryus about $500 Tor compo-
sil,on and press work, and have received
about $50.
From this testimony our readers will very |
plainly see that Deacon Houston a. a part
ner Of Houston Il Shaw, publishers OF the
Commercial, Il one of 1e real owners Of the l
AIyus.
We ~ant ii distinctly understood that We
ind 10 fault with this arrangement,
but we insist that if the Deacon
publishes two dailies, one morning re-
publican paper aid Tie other an evening
demOcraic paper, that the public have u
right to know the facts, and we further in
list that The TINES, As pubic journal, il
IN foo. ho
Ii Is notorious that parties from the
A iyrs have gone to prominent democratic
and asked Tor aid for that demo-
cratic sheet. While no one during the trial
claimed to own the Argus. it was apparent
10 any disinterested witness That the only Pc
Responsible party connected with il
was Deacon Houston. Up to this time the
proof Is thai he has paid nearly 81 100, to
The support OF democratic paper. Nearly
500 yer week does the good deacon pay 10
support democratic principles. Ii this does
no, endezr him TO the hardshells, we don't
know what will.
Again il is supposed the good deacon
is paying out OF pocket about 500 per
week to keep tire Coame, eial ahoat. Thus
il will be seen that the affections Of the good
Deacon Houston are about equally divided
between The two great parties. with . slight
inclination to the Democratic side. We say
to the Democratic side because all his love,
his affections, and his money, given by him
to sustain the Aryus must have been given
without hope of reward. Should the Re-
publicans tail to recognize the good Deacon
Houston, We sincerely hope the Democrats
will see to it that such great sacrifices TO
heir glorious principles shall not go unre-
warded.
The judgment Of the court was in our IA
vor for "twenty dollars and COSTA
AG00a Thing Duly Appreciated.
No beneficial revolution ever goes backward |