, 1875-01-17
NATHAN DAVIS.


u the Editor Of TIE ca.onco Tribune:
cmc.c, IN 1c-Tn 1ast SUNDAYS rpmnrr
eA' 0~1 -, 1.ss:., -!
appeared Al o1t1cte "1A1n - csieutatou' 'noA'
to do injury TO my reputation anu 70 my oust-
ness. We're it probable that the caso then COM
yncnc.d von1d aver be broprht before a inrv. 7
-..,s -. az, ,-,;t =; .;1,,a. .ho;r x,.-a;,+ p,t
o"'a Ao-"5 ."1 -
hase oeen snioImea ny coa1'eAeas ~os'Seis
that no case could ever be msde ont
sufficient eyon to warrant it's presentation to q
80 -, ,,.t +,re shon1a ,avar 1.va a., ~
I4i.' 0e ~N~s @N9. e:- ~
Po11ao''y " p1o'"'k "5 eaene 1'ooeoose " suo
charge which Was bfouRhs A9s oasufuayt
I therefore have considered it preferable to
rr,La q n,n}ic statemant of tha facta cf,nnecled
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VIII 1n1o e@0e'
AZ the tf1ne OF inc hfe' the amount o1 71oek IN
my store as estimated by two gentlemen thor
oushly competent to decide. and whose names
am permitted to state-AIr. Gordon B. Coffin
from the house Of Heath l. hIillisau, and
Charlie J. Copey. from that OF James A. Rice,
vas as fo1lowa: The va1us OF paints and oils,
s2158. brushes. a1,O7l77: glass. $2ls9.o5;
sashes. Sis: safe showcases. shelving, coun-
ters. etc. $3.50: glass broken and smoked to
such an extent az to render 1t worthless, Is eBti
mated br the adiustors, 5000. Total value Of
stock stock se7es.Sa.
Upor tie entire stock the full insurance was
oniy $500. Furthermore. the whole Of the
owned by uyeelf. L. it not absurd to believe that
for the gafe OF an insurance OF g. 500f would sa-
crifce = stock which at the present time would sell
any moment for IS, ,78s.822 Il this j. not neees-
chsrre a1leged. / will further add tho fact that
two Of the in-uranco companies--ths parties
mos. Interested, aud who would most asBuredly
Withhold payment if there raa even q shade OF
su.oicion Of t.aud-hare stated their belief in
nv innocence OF any such charge, md have hon.
nrably Dajd me- their portion Of tho amount
Of dam.se sustained. The only other COM
nauv in which was Insured have also signifed
their vilineness to pay their portion Of the loss
rs soon as their adjuster, rho is now absent, ar
r;ves and cxn make ont the necessary papers.
Tha .rrest Was made without q warrant, aud
r,on mare snen,c;on.-tho s,,sp;cion beinc based
on the fact that there had been two fires on my
nren,;ses before. But it is not necessary to add
more than tie character, Of my business which
renlerg It necegsary for mo to continually carry
= large stock OF the most cornbustible of all ma
teria{s-oils and ysrnishes-rhere the greatest
A. .nnrahcnd in order to sstisfg al that eyen
fraouent fires in place Of this hind would not
render the occupant guilty OF crime.
Tho cause OF tho hre on sne gsn OF 5anqat5 nas
ns:ef peea e1platueo, 1 -, thsrt. ~.
fora st.te tbo manner in which it
occurred. I speak now from the stateme:. X
the man working in the Htore. lily orders to ata
were TO prepare is1ge eau o. xasnnu ~ ~ ~
~ " ~ rar1;s,, Tornectrd tn ar1ir
5ar ~ H,a statement is that he inverted the an
over an empty tub, so tnAt the aedi-
mert nheuld run into the tub Alter
tue car was SIMPLY 10 ~ Ie;a,, w y,
a.t H. aed;Soent Tt,ich v7.s srozer IN il Tho
IRE penetrated tho csr b. wsv c: tl.e faucet, and
the whole Of the sediment in the tub blazed up.
His act cannot be charactef1zca as egen caIs'esst
Ior LIE mg.uon NiI % ,sa,h1a nEnde- NV +ho cir.
snn,etances mn1 The faucet was frozen up,
and heat aione wc:1ld clear it. The
1nnn,ent : The aediment cs1ght fro was noti6od,
snd ;romed;atelv rave the alarm. Il there had
hsar 49, da1.v 1xhaterer there might have been
1nnra aIcnsa for tllo arrest, but there wsa no
da1s4 1vh.tarar. the aIafm wss At once giyep by
W, .,z o-1ara and to fra was immediatety ox-
t;:s,,;.had ~ r. voT7 nj, be hind enouch to pub
i;af .hn shova In your paper, You viii pazfotm
~ ..t ~ Inat;ce .nd ohlire
~N@ ~S' NAruAN DAT1s, 812 State stroat.
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AHEH1cAr MEcHAs1cs-
r. Il. K3;,.. ~ 7b< chieaoo Tribune:
1"~~a ~ II, 1s-pernot ma tn inruire
ta1oA"o. '"A .-.~ -
through tne co1"l1!7 ~ ,ouA F1p w.,
many 4:ooricau mechanics are ous OF employ
ment, 1nd why 30 many mechanical situations
.-a haId ~ tt,e fora,on element. In nv present
40 ~o1,oo.o- nv ,,rco bo,ee + visit
copac1s1 o. eoi4eeSo4 -. .'L:t..
mhny OF the large manufacturing esN*o'tsnasn.' sn
monthly, snd, TO my eEeAt oofPt'eo Aou aosoH
mscnaotcs 4a1o on' "oa 1A' -.h.~ - -
ine tneli plaee ~ ..:s -. - -.r-
:he institutions where snls 1acs % par
tcu'arly noticeable, una Tue p1opf'eto's
and stockholders 70 oe a1non,poto 11nheso 49,.
80 ou1ageouay peeuaae ~ tno a@n .o.:.. ~
their business shas eeo1ntnel3 ~ .u.n sss