The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-09

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Editor Democrat.
desire space in-your paper to an
swer an article that appears i'll the
I DEMOCRAT of Oct. 2d. over the sigma
ture Of James Crabtree. only wish
to state q few facts concer@ng the mat
ter referred to by Mr.. Crabtree, and
then leave to the public to judge
whether am guilty or not as charged
in the article referred to, of being q
/ liar and q man of base and malicious
kdisposition. Mr.. Crabtree accuses me
as follows: "His name is William A.
Paul, and to gratifiy his spleen and
his selfish and malicious disposition,
he has been circulating report 4 sup
pose Of his own coucocting) that have
without the consent or knowledge of
the petitioners, changed a certain petit
ton and presented it as changed to the
County Court of Linn county, for the
action of that honorable body; and
that positively refused to comply with
! certain conditions concerning said Pc
tition, ALI of which declare to be an
unmitiga ted, willful and malicious
falsehood.n AS to circulating such a
report as the writer above referred to,
have this to say; have been inform
ed and have so stated myself, that the
petition pres ented to the County Court
was not the one circulated by the Crab
trees, (rneaning James Crabtree, and
his father D. f. Crabtree, who were
the persons principally interested, and
that the names of some of the persons
on the petition presented, We're placed
there without their knowledge or
consent; and az to the truth of those
statements, ! fefer the reader to the
accompanying afiadavit Of Job Crab
tree, George Crabtree and Thomas Mar
tin, and will say further, that L can
produce more names to substantlate
4 those statements, and l have also sad
that the agreement concerning chang
ing the petition, has not been carried
out by the Crabtrees, [mear'ing the said
James Crabtree, and D. f. Crabtree,J
and rs to the truth Of those statements
/ refer the reader to the accompany
ing affadavit of David Bilyeu. | have
no desire to traduce or malign the char
acter Of any man, and l claim to have
made no statements but what are true
and to vindicate myself against the
charges of falsehood, is all that indu'
ces me to make the statements l have
Forks Santiam, October 5th, 1874.
VIM. A. PAUL.
State of Oregon, County of Linn. Ss.
, UurE JOB CRNBrREE, GEORGE oRAD
wv tree. Thomas Martin and W. q, Crahtree
being first duly sworn, depose, aha say nav pr'
petition praying for a change IN the fsclo an an
| lebanon road and which was illeS IN WE S9ul l
tv Court OF Linn County, Oregon, April lsD, re
and in accordance with the prayer OF Whleh VI
said change oil road was afterwards viewed an
: LOCATED. is not the petition We or either OF u
signed but is difiereut although OFF halues ~
9 pear on this the petition lllea as tEoreSalu W W
| neither or any ot us placed them blere, Or ~ ~.
! tbori1ad any person or persons to 10 So INA
| changing the petition we signed or placing ou
names upon this, the petition nledl as aDoy
$ named or upon any petition different from In
one we signed was without the knowledge o
' consent 81 either OF us. JOB CRABrR EE,
n GEORGE GRAZ BIEkEE.
" THOMAS MAlfqIN,
, Subscribed and sworn to before me this sthe9 o.
:, day Of October A, j. 1874 in witness whereof
1 nave herdunto set my hand ana alna'eo III
e Notarlal seal, c ria
A. 9. JoNns, Notary Public in and Tor LIN