Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-08

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eents, and unlem ths revereDa wensfesnau
feeea . pase (Which b0 bssu sUSisatsdA he
N5h b yoQutyvd 70 pay u - other folks
fAo. and We hOps thss tbe noxt tims not so
much noise will be nade about It. snf
N. WILEY, Proprietor.
KNOXVILLE, April 9, 1875.
EDITOR JOURNAL p
hnd In the Polla Blade . "card I"
nom Mr.. N. Wiley, In reference to
tyno statements published here as to
fyhe assault made on me by his son.
This |" card" II q tissue of misrepre-
jUentAttons, some Of which will
point out, In justice to myself.
I !. As to what 0ceSrYed on my way
70 Pella. Mr.. w. says that . demand
WAS then made q me for ferriage,
which ] refilssd " pAy, and that it
twas paid by the driver out of "ths
pittance allowed - lAse I" and, fur
shesmOre, that ] wAs then notified
that, on my return, ! must expect to
pay my own ferria9e across the river.
Now Mr.. Wiley wAs nos At the
river, and must have procured his
nnislniormatiOn from hl1 hands. The
facts are these. Mr.. g. x. Beliamy
and Mr.. William Gamble were my
co-pAssengers on that trip. After
We had crOssed che river In the sk III,
the driver or ferryman asked MIR.
Bellamy for his ferriage, and he paid
|it. He then applied 70 Mr.. Gamble
for his, who, Ia substance, said that
that was too thin 10 pay for fare and
ferriaee both, and declined. Mr.
Bcttansy Ute's mode the party refund
his ferrtGge; and no demand was
made on me or which have any re.
memberance, Mr.. 0amble's refusal
putting stop TO the whole thing.
No notice as 10 ferriage was given to
any 0f us on that occasion but the
one driver halIoed 10 the other to
tell the old man to notify
passengers when they take
their seats, that they must pay
their own ferriage." Or course that
was not binding on any of us, unless
the notice was afterwards given, "
the driver Indicated, by "the old
man." or these facts, occurring on
my out trip, Mr.. Bethany and Mr..
Gamble are competent and relia
witnesses. -ts'
2. As to the return trip, Mr.. Wnll
tells part Of the truth part he coIj
veniently suppresses. All that I'D
said about the river to us passengers,
was said In answer To direct ques1
ton Of mine, as 10 the state of th(
crossing after he had sold us our
tickets, aud after ha had directed W.
70 keep them until we got over TO
Knoxville, when we were to pass
them to the driver rs evidence that
our fare was paid. He then said that
they had been crossing on the Ice,
and he thought we would find no diff
hculty In cruising; 6it he said not q
kog,d 06Ota any cssra demand, in c<xss
ssach q difficulty sh0utd BE- found to
e1tst. When We reached the river,
Instead Of being informed that the
Ice was safe, we were told the exact
contrary. And here q word about
that Ice. II consisted OF gorge Of
huge cnkes OF Ice, thrown up In every
shape, and lying below the ferry ; tho
crossing Of which, under sany heces-
sity, must have been very diihcuit
thing. but there was no trouble
crossing ut the ferry, the river at and
above the ferry being open, except y
narrow strip Of mush Ice ut tlae west.
ern shore, through which channel
was cut for the skiff. OF course we
would not walk the ice, when there
was no necessity for II. and
when we had paid our full fare
through. II was his business, under
his contract, To bring us across.
Nor did raise the question on the
skin as 70 the payment of the ferriage.
My remembrance Is that Ii was raised
by the ferryman himself.
As to the language, "mcre express
sive than beautiful" INDUCED In by
hts son towards me, Its character and
violence may be inferred from the
fact that his swearing and abuse wms
audible 10 Mr.. A. j. Briggs a,.d
others, sois0 tCere ON the other shore NJ
the ytCer. Aud Mr.. Wiley conve-
niently suppTesses all allusion To his
threats and attempt ut personal vi0-
lence.
8. As to the solicited " pass.o Like
0iI TIC rest this III evl0ently designed
10 misrepresent. A friend Of mine
asked lsss fAll II Mr.. Wiley would
make reduction in his fare to me
such 40 has been customary else
where In the case Of ministers, and /
was informed that he would. Once
since, ! Travelled over his line on tho
ordinary Ground trip" fare, the
Same charged 10 Mr.. Waite on the
trip Of the assault, and the same
charged N all others for round trips.
But ] have not asked him for any
Communication since, and on my late
trip paid him full fare both ways, ~
he knows, without asking even his
"roand trip" deduction. So nueh
for his "pass." He is irats becsuss
! gave the facts OF the outrage for
publication. He ought not to COM
plain. IL was what his son challenged