The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-04-23
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It'll Sr, sis 10.
a'sa promise M. n Fa',hrr security
- give T. Tie Mcs.fs Met, rmieks
heel Il III aetrs Il .ani In Howard
i untv Iowa. unrnennl,erri a., notes
gi,.n " solvent raftirs III Howard
AMI 4 jpiniu- counties u Ito amount
"a live Thousand del,ala more. |
further liz ,a;ssta account FIR. in cash.
ali. mane, that may have been reeeis
I'll 81 collections. lnnarconntsi ipr)
during tie time have heen in Cltica.
~ &c settlement, Tie above rtorp.
.ltions mike IN god faith ier the
settlement. u tie deficiency as ab3sc
stated
Yours &c.
a. u. WRi.ur
I'll, above ds.nnen; has been tal.el
IT !, mn'h III tie c,n'cnts and facts
stated therein - grievously mis.atea
snl m,srcpresen,cl BY Wrigh, anl his
fricn Is that | assume tho responsibility
|, g.sc,. !, the public without aaSis.
ii, or consulting with my employers
III the subject. y, that whatever oi
h'ame may attack 70 it, publication
rests ,le,v with mo The affair Of
Wrig',,'s has become public property
anl lis tpvnsmcn aud the public gcncr-
a'lv shout l,vo tho bottom facts an
the tut. Circumstances have - far
combined = protect nim from Grimm.
ii IL ,soeu.in. this has encouraged him
t. put On hrssiy front again and
t',r IL 4, the all IL whisky courage t.
tatrnp, - live |, dawn. Cousitlera
tin, u public acreney demand ,lat
rnrl i n,-raat criminal should MT =
uaruai,'lel. The reslertahility u
community should MT bc - outraged
aal Young men starting In life should
Mt have before ihcn constantly the OK
ample Of 4 successful and prosperous
thief. When u man urlcr the impulse
IT the memen, commits crime, aud
afterwards bitterly rcrcnts his crime
aud dsrlpros lis folly, there Is some
reason in cxeusing il. Under certain re-
s,rcsinas he may with propriety be al-
,wcl place in tho s,eal and hasi.
ness w,fll again. hut when man Ly
tho most shameful dishonesty aud
teeaeassy a,.ains position aud place,
seeking ny his .wn life aud example II
mike vice popular, !, becomes the duty
u csery ssol citizen b. svery effort ii
t.l- power to rchuke nn,l pull! down
such man. Ii il mt sufficient 10 ray
tia, our urts arc upon 10 the punish.
mon. d. criminals as tho fact is nptori-
Gus that tho men most dangerous t.
society are dishonest INSCRIPTIONS men
with brains enough 80 navigate the
techneali,ics of the law Wrights lot
ter Quoted above means just what i.
M,s The SlO.C3>u5 called deiici-
ea.y WAS money collected fur 4 H. 4
l.. j Mccormick aal nsed or appro
rria,sl ~ Wright. Tho agrccmcn,
entered ln,o III the letter was not iul-
filed, he did no. pay tho z Uoo, nor
turn over the property, lu. on the CON
trar, lie rraeeslad b. got into h.s r",
s..siaa as murh more OF their upncs IL.
possible. Tho ground covered by tile
last clause this letter was thus yiola,-
oil in double sense In addition IT,
Ill. Sid.63sso5 ho obtained nearly
81 yuu more III cash, aud IL became
necessary 10 advertise him and his
crowd 10 prevent further lnsa.
These facts arc simply introductory
ones anil give but faint i'lca 81 this
man j treachcr0us betrayal Ut trust.
The method of his approrriating the
good aul valuable lroseels VI the sale
Il their machines aud substituting his
own worthless horse notes and truck
has alrcaa, becn explained. ~ time
aud opportunity psrmi. | will present
samples u his falsc charges, Vouchers.
| nnl accounts. Bear in mind tho steal
Of abput gil. 900. described above was
money which no lad collected On their
account Tho loss By fsaadulcn,
charges. substitution Of worthless notes
Tor cash Ac.. 40, hns mover yet been
estimated at any thing like IL real
ii.nre.
/ N. I. GrAfrAs