The interior journal., 1874-10-30

have more than the usual aversion
felt by gentlemen 10 personal ccp,rc.
vcrsies. | think I may safely say,
then. as e.iitor of thi, ,JorRSAI, I
have wtficiently illustrated the virtues
cf kabearance and humility. I have
trruc, in silence, wanton and cruel
abuse from e,es. and the no less cruel
mi.cco.truction Of friends. am n
man cf delicate frame aud Of quiet
and retiring habits. I shrink, instinct.
iyely. from ANYTHING like a personal
brnvI; vet I conceive il To be my Gu.
tv, no less TO the people Of this county
than to the profession of journalism, to
make this statement;
Last Monday was accostcd on the
street by J. A. Lytle, the recently
elected Judge of this county, and re.
ouested by him to 70 to his office for
the purpose Of settling an account for
printing, which he owed me. and a
small contra account which | owed
him. accompanied him to his office
in the courthouse, and, after making
the settlement, and writing and giving
him receipt, arose to depart. Mr..
Lytle, in n peremp,ory tone, babe me
remain, and, pulling open drawer to
his table, remarked that he had an
other, and more important, settlement
to make. He said that | had persist.
emily traduced, villiied and lied upon
him in the INTERIOR JOURNAL, and
that he had brought me to his office to
exact reparation, or satisfaction.
Mr.. Lytlc is, physically, giant,
and had every reason to believe
that he was armed. ] was totally dis
armed, and protested against being in
suited or ill-used in his own Office, and
under such circumstances. l was not
conscious Of ever having Intentionally
given him oHen.c, and disclaimcd hav-
ing done so. again started to leave
the room, whereupon he sprang to the
door, fastened it securely, and turning
upon Inc told me that | had either to
sign paper which he had prepared,
or take the consequences. This paper
awaiting my signature was a written
admission that was a willful and ma
licious liar. He accompanied itf pre-
scntation by unmeasured abuse, couch.
ed in language not usually employed
by gentlemen.
I certainly should not have signed
the paper, whatever may have been
the consequences. | as certainly be-
lievc that if refused to he intended
to murder me, and had decoyed me to
his room for that purpose.
Fortunately, at this moment, DR..
l.. r. Yates came to the door, knocked
and expressed wish to see Mr.. Lytle.
Mr.. Lytle opened the door and told
him that he was engaged just then,
but would soon dispatch his business.
Whereupon MIR. Yates turned to leave,
when Mr.. Lytle started to close the
door again. /, however, called to DR..
Yates, and explained the nature and
purpose of Mr.. Lytle's business, and
under the pro,ect;on and covcr of his
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go unharmed this time' put 'ha' 'he
, difficulty was not settled by any means,
that unless | mado in this issue of my
naper the amende honorable. he would
.,.;o an1 ,ar.;,,,, ,.n,o.noo
'"' "'
therefore proceed 10 d' so' Mr. hy-
ties cause of complaint was the pub
Iicstion of two short articles in last
,,voek's ;ssue and that of the week be.
g.. rL... -. -, ,,o s,,h;oo, of ,ha
io'e' i"ey "e'' y" ,"e '''v,' v '"'
court OF oiailhs' ana the aiio"ahce
made to the County Judge and Attor-
ney. republish those portions of the
articles which cayc the ofFense:
.,,owaJ a, ,bo r,,s or 5000 ner year
for services from September 1st."
Oo. oa.-.,;rorus,onco, ara said
to transmorrify cases. But that fact,
while it is conceded to be fact, don't
seem to satisfy those persons who were
30 'nuch asila,eu upon 'ne gneal ,r
nr,nc m eyncct fram their officers a
iemblance Of that old-tashioned, bril-.
liant, sparkling, dazzling jewel called