The Benton democrat. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1871-18??, 1873-06-21

aDAs.s eoRyAALlLlHss. ..a.11ylNyE q. 1879.
ars~u The story Of the senator, with Two
= 3 . p : ss-s Lives. z t-1f i
tFrom the Pittsburg Leader of May ,sth.l
-7aasg kfa BUTLER, Pa, May Is, 1873 - Jno.
II. Mitchell, newly elected United
ssv. States Senator from Oregon, as yet but
little known 10 fame, has lately been
made the subject of a sensational story,
= t48os which shows him 10 have had quite a
history, with incidents in it redounding
81 90 not wholly to his credit When he was
plain John H. Mitchell his story pos
sessed no interest for any one outside
of his own immediate circle. but
.6i-@@fs now that he has become member
of the august United States Senate
.s0sa.3 his antecedents and past life become of
public interest. In the position of a
Senator, exposed to the thousands of
a7ssseg temptations incidental to that high place
it is highly important that each Sena
tor should start out virtuous, at least,
fat ass aa Henry Wilson did when he went
- out Of the shoe business and into leg
7''s%s% islative cobblng.
So, when the breezes gently whisper
FSNE1 ed in Pitssburg that the new Senator
from Oregon was an old Pennsylvania
sgCtT L man, and that heIwas present under an
assumed name account of unfor-
.T tunafe past life the matter became at
once proper one for investigation.
- elt 1tssl A SENATOR WITH AN ALIAS.
The object Of the inquiry was not
only 70 rakenp any past scandal against
Mr.. Mitchell, but as an United States
3 6ttE2' Senator with an alias is a suspicious
character, and if Cor no other reason than
.sg@AszT in justice to the Senator himself an.
explanation was sought. Then the
charge made against him OF being
Y9aN fdefaulter to large amount was worthy
the most careful attention. Your cor
20 respondent went to Butler, the former
home of Mr.. Mitchell, yesterday, and
20 there in conversation with the old law
80 partner, received the history of the new
Eea. l1 Senator's early life. His Butler expe-
Tience was bitter one
THE OLD, OLD STORY,
u q y With woman as the principal charac.
ter as promoter of misery, seems to
s@''7'-~ have been his. In Butler he was
known as John Nipple. One day his
burden became too heavy for him, and
,sT he fled without word of warning, TAX
ing with him some $4,000 Of his part
q s..s.aa ners money, for which he left what he
"'' said in letter was to be used as an
sssI q equivalent From this his partner real.
lied about $4,000. The balance was
afterward made good to him. Il For
'@-sss4s" years, however, Nipple remained un-
known to his former Butler friends.
eaA52ais is Occasionally, Mr. Thompson, his old
- "a partner, heard from him, but the letter
9 was always enclosed to him through-a
third party, that the runaway's
41E4Jl whereabouts remained unknown. The
real name of the new Senator is John
s7@ss3 fei Mitchell Hippell It appears that when
.EsI he went to Oregon he dropped his sur
name, or rather transposed his name, SO
that it stood Joha H. Mitchell. This
was for the purpose of more eeectually
coneealing his whereabouts. The un-
happy marriage which he contracted in
IL Sutler was the main cause of his mis-
fortunes. Three children were had by
his wife, one conceived outside of we'd
Ia .a,ns., lock, and two bonn after his marriage.
The first he took with him in his fig ght..
~ The others he left in this county, and
A4,yss Ia has since supported. Further particu-
lars Of this story were given in an in
sad terview which your correspondents had
,, with Col. Thompson, of the firm of
kstz&t - Thompson & Scott. Thompson
- ..r the preceptor Of young Nipple, as
shall now call him, and afterWard took
him into partnership.
THoMPsoN's STORY.
Your : correspondent found Col.
u Il 4 Thompson in his Office early last even
n ing and, upon the announcement of his
ssysgf fgsre; business, Mr. Thompson at once sex-
pressed his willingness to talk. Mr..
40 Z Thompson is a man in the prime of life,
of an active, enegetic type. He is
well known in Pennsylvania politics,
,gFgy az having served several terms in the Har
risburg Legislature, and acted one
two terms as Speaker of the House Of
ggk3E. aSRepresentatives. The conversation be-
gan at once upon the subject Of Mr..
Nipple, alias Mitchell.
tfshs& Correspondent - You have heard,
doubtless, of the stories concerning the
,-aeva gentleman known as Mr.. Mitchell,
aSasss AA United States Senator from Oregon.
{, .sar.3 / First, L wish to know from you is Mr..
Mitchell identical with John Nipple,
q your former Law. partner in this place
N Colonel Thompson-He is.
-sl5T 10 dfog aC.--Then should like from you
obtfue history of Mr.. Nipples expert
ns 81 enceg here and whether the present
stories circulated about Oregons new.
s24s' 9.a Senator are true or not.
sr.a s,et ., Col. TIN part what has been con-
ss Flgl cerning him is true, but the stories have
aassagsg been highly colered, and unless viewed
KiI3s from Standpoint of full knowledge
Of the case may lead to the prejudice Of.
Il Mr. MITCHELL or Nipple, just as you