Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-04-10
Personal.

/! CHRONICLE. Inc artlcie speclned tnal
for and in consideration of the sum
therein named, the said Wrigglesworth
| agreed to convey to US the printing of
fee known as the DoDGEvILLE CHRoN-
1cLE. and also call subscriptions
due and unpaid the said Wrigglesworth
for the said paper known as the Dodge
vile Chronicle" at such time as we
should take possession of the Office in
accordance with said article of agree
ment.
On the I'd day of March, 1874, in
accordance with the provisions of said
article of agreement, we took possession
of the CHRONICLE Office, and received
bill of sale for the same, and for all
subscriptions due for the CHRONICLE.
The clause in regard to the subscrip-
ton accounts is as follows: *
Sand that the said party of the first
part [W. j. Wrigglesworth] doth hereby
sell, assign. set over and transfer to the
| said party of the second part A. S. Hearn]
all subscription accounts now remaining
unpaid for the said paper known as the
DoDaEvrLLE CHRONICLE, and which appear
upon the subscription book Of said Office
as it now stands"
It has lately come to our knowledge
that ". j. Wrigglesworth has at some
time copied or caused to be copied
from the subscription books of this
Office, certain accounts which he
knew to be good and which he sup
posed would be paid ON presentation,
and that in plain violation of his article
of agreement and of the bill of sale
referred to above, he has been and is
engaged in sending such accounts to
the parties, demanding immediate pay
ment and threatening suit if it is not
made.
On last Monday morning we wrote to
Mr.. Wrigglesworth, inquiring in regard
to this matter, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE CHRoNIcLs,
DopeEvILLE, WIS.,, Arpil 6, 1874.
W. j. WRIGGLEswoRTH,-
SIR:-I respectfully call your attention
to our article of agreement made at Miner
al Point on the 7th day of January, 1874,
and ask you to explain how it happens
that you are sending out accounts for sub
scription to the CHRONICLE.
Yours, A. S. HEARN.
Thu following is Mr.. Wriggles-
worth's reply
OFFICE or THE REPUBLICAN.
DARLINGTON, WIS.,. April 7, 1874.
A. s. HEARN, Esq.,
SIR:-Before ever you heard of the
Chronicle there were persons who had
been taking the paper. and for one reason
or another had stopped without paying
arrearages. These were booked in my day
hook, posted in my ledger, and marked
from the subscription book. Again. |
have accounts with persons which are un-
settled and have been running for years.
In many cases they were charged up for
the Chronicle to January. 1874, before
you purchased, and so marked on your
book. These are the ones am collecting,
the ones l claim have right to collect
and the only ones am trying to collect
respectfully refer you to the bill. of sale
which sells you the accounts for subscrip.
ton as appears on the subscription book
and them only. Yours, &C.,
| W. j. WRIGGLEswoRTH.
Now we have positive proof that Mr.
Wrigglesworth has attempted, as late
as the 25th of March, to collect sub.
scription accounts that would not come
/ under any of the classes mentioned
in the above letter. But our article
of agreement and bill of sale made NO
such exceptions as he refers to. II
was clearly specified and understood
that we were purchasing staU subscrip
t;ons due and unpaid the said Wrig.
glesaoorth, on the first dag of March,
1874, for the said paper kaopn as the
Dodgcuille Chronicle" There was nc
other understanding. There was moth
ing said, in the article Of agreement
about what book the accounts were in,
or whether they were in any book
We have bought and paid for all sub.
scriptions due this paper at the first OF
March, 1874, and the fact that Mr..
Wrigglesworth kept his subscription