The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-02-12


that We made inquiries, and were told that Anih-
ony denied having received the money order, but
claimed that D. R. Aihouy must have got 1t.
This was the status Of the matter when we left
White Cloud, and under which We wrote the ar
ticle that has caused this great corumotion.
January 22d, Anthony again wrote Van Buskirk,
in reply 10 one from him. saying that Morton bad
paid the tax and penalty, and he tbonsht the
prosecution would not Le pursued by the U. g.
Attorney. This letter came after the foregoing
occurrences came 10 our knowledge.
We think we have shown where the mistake
arose, and that there was no malice or willful
misstatements on the part Of oursef or inform
ants. reliable business man in White Cloud
was in ST. Joseph when Morton returned from
Leavenworth, and say that Morton told him 1t had
cost him $50 TO settle the matter. Van Buskirk
says Morton wrote him from ST. Joseph, that 1t
cost him $50 to settle it. Several parties IN
White Cloud affirm that Morton told them II
cost him S56 TO settle il. Since this unpleasant
ness commenced, horton said it cost him Ss2.S5
to settle il. he also says that Anthony treated
him like gentleman" If Anthony treated him
like q gentleman, why &c many contradictory
statements, to throw suspicion npou bis actsi If
a man treats you like gentleman. the hest ia
vor you can do him is to give him the benefit of
the exact truth These different yarns may be
interesting to tell, but, to put it in mild lau-
guage, they are deficient in spissitude. And the
upshot Of it all ia, that we have punched some
body, and are left to settle it..
As luck would have it, the same paper that
contained our editorial relative to the Morton
matter, also contained communication from
Topeka, signed Squssbob,s Successor" which
not only incensed Capt. Anthony, but he beiev-
ed that it had been written by ourself. In that
communication, his name was mentioned, and
was printed in Italics, which be insisted was
designed for contempt. We were so innocent of
this, that We even had no recollection of the
Italics or the mention Of his name, until the pa
per was referred TO. That communication was
sent US from Topeka, and would have been print
ed the week before We had heard a word of the
Morton business, had it not been that the au-
thor's name did not accompany it. The name
was afterwards furnished us, and the article ap-
peared January 29th, with a note at the top,
explaining Why it bad been deferred. We did
not write the communication, and did not alter a
sentiment in it, nor the Italicised words in the
copy, which still have in. possession.
Furthermore, We doubt whether the writer
knows Capt. Anthony, and meant no disrespect
by the Italics, but emphasized that name in or
der to explain what Anthony was referred to,
ont of three of the name mentioned. So much
for the malice IN that.
We have now done the best We could to right
a wrong, regardless of legal proceedings. For
the rest, we await the course of law. While it
has its unpleasant features, it is God-send for
some folks, who have long been aching to have
somebody else proceed against us. Their joy is
so great, that they cannot sleep soundly for it.
They are even telling arOund how Capt Autho-
ny cursed us black and bluc, for all the mean
things in tho catalogue. [By tho way, Anthony
does not ildnlgc in profanity) We actually be-
lieve that every poor, miserable, pocky devil of
them expects to be subpenaed as a witness, and
given an opportunit! to pour out the vials of his
hatred in the shape of evidence. If they do come,
We shall make it interesting for them the
examination. Aud for the Chief that has got TO
so under by the time the first woodbine Spring
begins to twine about the hoops of the dilapidat
ed rain barrel-theres no help for that.
Whatever may bc the result of this little law
suit, 1t is not hanging matter; and we have
pretty well defined idea that the Chief will con-
tinus to make things lively for little while to
come, asking no quartet from it's enemies, as
long as its friends retain spinal columns that
may not be mistaken for 6sh-worms!