Smyrna times., 1875-06-16
For the SAAWnd Times
More about the Dover Cowhiding Case.

liz D.,
EDITOR SMYRNA TMEs-D D,Q, Nj:-In th,
columns of your last paper there is a col
lection OF base talSehoods, purporting to he
fr"t- ~ account of the c0warlv attain
which took place i'll Dover two weeks 400.
Considering the baSenesS and fal.ity of the
whole thing We do not wonder that thn
writer fears to sign his own name.
In justice to ne, and in retraction of that
article which you allowed to take a prolni.
nent place IN your paper, desire you to
pu'IlSh "1Pff. t'1t+ and utrdiriShtd account
o the whole affair, which | now give YOU.
The writer pretcnds to have been mn ,,,
~'tafSE. ! think his eyes must be of the con
Hrnlrnt KIND which we often find in Ger.
tain people who see things not as tl,v ,tctlghl
exist. but through the vision of imaci-
nation In the first place tho writer refers
To M as " late Of Salisbury" | beg to cor
rect the gentleman. My birth place was
Salisbury. but for several years have been
HvIu% IN the city. whore finished my
trade under man Of superior and perfect
education i'll all branches of horoloov
Having finished my trade was cnplovGd
IN two of the finest stores in Philadclnhia
as matchmaker and salesman. and came to
Dover with letters of the highest recon-
mendatlon from them and others
AGAIN, am accused OF trying to inilIre
Nr' smith : fft4et''',n. All have TO say i,
tins: is = I2SS.bL T., >,,.i a Ls,y tsl7 In r.,
gard 10 til" anonymous letters Which | ann
accused OF writing. although / did nat
write them nor cause them To be written.
mad done so | should have signed nv
"H'Ie ham"i. ! can truly say they were not
sent ""r'yh%L On March 10Th. Isl. Il
r"telNed the following letter from a lar.sc
business firm with which Smith has been
dealing:
IHILApELrHIA, March 18th. 1875.
NE. N0oDCoCK-Iltu SIR VIII Won
please find out the amount of inslIrauc,
Mr. Wilmer B. Smith reed from the Insu.
ianee Company, in the fire which burned
oit hl> store. BY telcgraphing this at once
tomorrow morning. obligc
Going directly to the Secretary of the
Insurance Go. obtained the necessary
information and telegraphed. a, desired /
tiISt h" received seventeen hundred and
seventeen dollars. March 22l received .
an answer.
PHmApELrHA, March 2Ist l>75.
A&. N"opcocN-D ~ .Nr:-X. xt,t.Itlr
.t.'t'.| '-./,' IIu"l.H .5.H1rs.
Yours truly. H. NtmH'> >,x>.
Nr. Pond. Of MrS,r>. prunison !! Co.. is
w'..lll- 10 lake his risk. Why shouldn't h,.y
- tht ..'I-r ar,uIuij ui little over ...n...I .IL
ma been IN tine lawyer, hand, to col
'r'l i"!' -"!nv months. Alter the claim was
~'hl. tie lawyer notified Smith Tie !att,r
l'"k no notice. lUt uIr,ting said lawv,r
4 lew days after upon tl,. street in;,,lli.,.i
nan llt,' ilr went 70 the city aud settled
ttr b.l. That Ii. did ~. H., himself L,s
,:'o"n |" the people.
IN confronting NE in Ihe store. If N.ssr.
flames Cowgirl 4 >9n. | vii. ,ar tIIat the
statement OF my Icing alarmed ia .,.tt E,t<-
1''' ana When he demanded rytraction.
"C.' Nc.' &c. It was in s1<. t>a. that asked:
- 70 '" " """|t y,, Lt. ~ Dc,t - Mr.
AI'1Ft Cowgirl, whose name has 50 ;u.-
Pleasantly been brought in. was induced Ia
say letter of retractiom should lo written
rom tle TACT that Smith declared the letter
10 be ~Lo/.4. .tl'~.. He said lie only owed am,
@"'"'f''5 "oi ts'.".5-nrt .tH,,< =. ~ .,..It ,,j
/"'" '.." "'I M" ""n/r >,~r tl, f... q, .I,a4-
n. IT, Mature OF the ft~ity n Of the
I''i'i .'n,t tAr tru:u ,t ~" So :.!', State.
ihVHl j. >h'"n n the ,ttt..r w W..
nav IN Hi~ ""l' hanu-wr!,iu2. a copy OF
VIM. u We N!IH s:5Tt' h"r'.. also ia,,,t ,ln-
li';tdrtiiy 'ieny having promised a r.trac
ton. wnir!! statement can .5.,. H.. nrny.ni,
-'if. t!b'rt 'W-,l. TIM. writer a!-t, giv,.,
Inc startling ,tatr.ncnt that ......l /, tu.r
.''' { r.',a ~. -'tI ~ ~. t....
lb..'. ~h"uId he yea- >u.sv r. ,h;nk
th't t"" merchants Of Dover had i footing
upon 'u'n tr'':Ibiili:, and tolt,!int t,rli-
't"l.'h. NJ. Smith Resolved To- 10 some
thInS-.1 hir eyes utl i.r.. tt.sti..,,I,
"n Wednesday evening. H.. collected f.. mn,
pi Al~ trien!~, Ih,. rnaract,.i. Of whom car,
Judged from the leader. and assembled
=, the l'"-t-otiioc at the op,nn. of the
"F'nn@ mail. Knowing rvi..., Of N.
inl1htlohs OF th' cr"wd. proceeded to the
"ilc" III company with Il friend who had
been aIt;ng IN my store. At IA. U1nr
oi the Office ! Wa confronted hv smith.
who demanded t. know if ilicI,l,.d ~
irtIac; that ictt"r. Answered, i'..l 10 tiI..
'.!",t that that was not the proper " L.r,. IT,
It'd, the affair, whrreupun he called lo..
some names win h "a once show him to h..
Il .""'.".nj such a. villain and coward. and
t"lH IN" t. strike HIM. ! answered. Ilu ,
-fi'E' M ".'6 / nW st."r ,l.. .rL,t ! ana.
Smith then drcw cs.wh:Ir ana struck me
over the mat At tnat | @4y. him one bl4;y
with my fist and knocked him heel, oyer
head over pile Of bricks A. he went H..
gave me a stray blow over the shoulder.
jumped over the bricks after him and
~natchcd him W by the collar int.ntliu.
then to take hi cowhide and give tin. LrL ;
",'rt"l the tLrashing which l." 20 iu.n.
deserved. He then gave me another Ilnv :
one Of his friends gave Iue = heavy blow I
'ipon my left cheek. whiI- another y,dins y
man. whom >tw and Recognized. 4av- rn..
another upon my right iJw. Finding the :
mob pressing down upon Ia". ,l-ilv
wheeled from them and ru,il,.,l - mr.. dani.
10 obtain the noal> Of dcfvndn. luY,olf
fioin the mob. which the law would iI,y.
itIsttiedj. but at the solicitation OF INV :
iuinily, who saw had no far l.lay. did
not 20 back. TIL" statement, ~ the writer
that ! ot ,.o TN, str,nh Smith. or that i, IN
over the bricks. OF that hr struck at or
kicked ne, Or that / fell. or wa- Knocked I
dom, &c, e, ~" #oe Of the tL.t and t
LI1t." kind. And, as 10 the coyhidnr
the three above ncHt.oi.cd blows arc II L.
"nl' ones tho brf'r - nofo struck me. and e.
whit HH/c bug et"r wears old cot;lI mot L,I. a.
" "'"rhof' and 1f,kr a man "nj,r ..,-L ,,,,...l.
stn,r'<! A. 10 tI" ,,J,7oo,f ,,p,a,u,,,o. he. -.
~ il m"q, ! am fully convinced lh.., have.
not only jar bat ,,ary warm friend. ,,,
remaining To show with witpln the. bus ;
ness firms with which said Smith ,I.I.,