The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-31
THE GREAT CAMPBELL ISLANDER.
4 square Denial of the "Libeller's" State
meuts ana "a Correct History of the Case.

meuts AMI IA Correct History of the Case.
Having told one big lie, the RepubLicdh i:
p obliged TO tell dozen of others to crawl on
, of it, Last week it crawled down so far a:
to say, "If our statement led any one to infer
f. that Mr. Campbell received money
> with which to enter land, and that he entered
the land in his own name, we wish to correc
that apprehension" This was vlrtua
I back down from the whole charge, for that il
exactly what the Republican with its long
parade pretended to prove. But having mad,
: this back down, il makes another long parade
to prove that, in spite OF Mr., Campbell's denial
he 'has hdd u lawsuit in his life ofsomc kind
suit in which, as we last week explained, Mr.
Campbell had no interest but his name was us
ed only for convenience. And then the Repub-
Acdn lies again by saying our explanation
was inspired by Mr.. Campbell. We got our
information from an entirely different but
equally liable source, and never saw Mr..
Campbell until Monday.
But the follow ng statement by Mr. Camp
| bell covers the whole case, and while it states
the exact facts, tasens the stigma of being a
base ibcllcr and falsitier" upon the editor
| of the Republican, so closely, that he will new
er shake it off:
In the Ottawa Republican, of the Sth inst,
| find the following:
"And now that our brother editor Of the La
Sale independent is in the business of inter
viewing, we would make suggestion. Sew
eral wears ago there was case tried in the
Bureau Circuit Court, we believe, founded on
the following facts, as we now remember
them. twas claimed that an eastern gentle
man sent to Mr.. Campbell money with which
TO enter Il section of land for him
Campbell entered the land, it was
claimed, but made the entry in the name of
Alexander Campbell. Money was sent from
year to year to Campbell With which TO pay
the taxes, and they were paid, the eastern
owner thinking no evil, and bellveing his
title clear until the day of his death. HIS
heirs came west to look at their land, but
and it was only after bitter contest in the
courts that they have recovered it,"
All that | deem necessary to say about the
foregoing at this time is that never had any
such lawsuit as described in the foregoing ar
tice nor have | ever had any lawsuit, grow
ing out Of transaction relating to the entry
of lands or the payment of taxes thereon, for
other parties in Bureau County, or elsewhere );
nor have | ever had a lawsuit of any kind or
nature, in which | was pecuniarily interested
IN any court of record, or even before JUS
tice of the peace, except in case OF foreclosure
prosecuted to final judgement. therefore, pro-
nounce the foregoing charges as maliciously
and unqualitedly false in whole, and in every
part in particular, and denounCe their author
as base libeller. ALIEN. CAMPBELL.
We give Mr.. Campbell the benefit of our
circulation by publishing the above denial
unasked, and would say that technically Mr..
Campbells statement, that he never had
any such lawsuit as described in the forego.I
ing article" or a lawsuit growing out of al
transaction relating to the entry of lands" as
that term is commonly understood, or "the
payment of taxes thereon" is correct so far
rs we are advised. We stated the case only
from recollectiou and were not positive, nor
did we pretend that our description of the
suit was technically correct. If, then, our
statement has led any one to infer that the
case referred to was one where Mr.. Campbell
received money with which to enter govern
ment land, and that he entered it at the gov.
eminent land Office, in his own name, we
wish to correct that misapprehension. 1T
was not a case OF that kind. But, Mr.. Camp
BELLS general statement that he never had a.
law suit of any kind or nature, in which he
was pecunlarly interested in any court of re-
cord" is base fasehood, IN the light of the
following record, and mere bubble between
the terms law" and "chancery ."-OttanaI
Republican,.
The assersion that never had lawsuit in
which was pecuniarly interested, with the
exception above mentioned, does not rest up
on, nor was 1t made on "a mere bubble of
the difference between the terms" Law" and
"Chancery," as statement of the material
facts will show.
In order to Il clear understanding Of the
case statement of the relation of parties
would seem to be necessary.
The John McCahan who signed the fol
lowing agreement, was the executor of the
will of his brother, James McCahan, father
of John McCahan and James McCahan, for
whom lands were purchased, and also father
Of my wife. BY the provisions of the will, as
now recollect them the said John McCahanI
was constituted trustee of all the children of
James McCahan-'hat is it was left optional
with him to pay TO each ofthe heirs of James
McCahan his Of her portion OF the estate, or
to invest it Tor their use. In pursuance
thereof the following agreement was entered
into between the said John McCahan and
myself
Agreement entered into September 90 1913,
between John McCahan, Trustees Of John Z.
and James McCahan, and Alexander Camp
bell.
Campbell is to proceed to Philadelphia and
attend the sale of land lin Illinois, belonging
To the United States Bank on the 81 day of
October next If the prices SUIT he is to pur-
chase to the amount of four thousand five
hundred dollars-one-third of the quantity OF
acres purchased TO be his own, and to be des
ignated as such-and paid fof by him in
cash the other two-thirds to be for John T.
and James McCahan, to be paid tor by them