The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-08-18

Journal Misrepresentation.


Journal misrepresentation.
The yincenncs sun says: For weeks
the Indianapolis Journsl through cor
respondent from Pike county. has been
publishing some absurd sud false charges
against Nr. Williams. the Democratic
candidate Tor governor. These charges
have been copied with apparent zeal by
the Republican press Throughout the stsir.
and while they are utterly false they are
calculated 10 40 harm unless corrected.
This we propose 10 do. We have given
the matter careful consideration. aud have
hunted up the facts ia the case IN order
that they may be presented TO the pul,.ic
in the proper light. The journal charges
that the Hon James ID. Williams, after
making contract with poor man 70
lre-build some fences for him, refused 10
pay the man for his labor. allowed him
self TO he sued. and the jury gave the
verdict against him. The facts in the
case are these: John Williams. a son
'ol the Hon. J. u. Williams, made - con-
tract with man named IeveUaugh 20
,re-build fences which had been washed
away by the ireshets OF last year. The
'ience 10 b6 rebuilt was Oh the land OF
Mrs. Dunn,
A WIDOWED DAUGHTER 81 Mr. WILLIAMS.
Ievebaugb accepted the contract. and
'wheIAbe spoke 40 his partner he told
-lhim that John Williams had agreed 10
'pay him three dollars per hundred for
'laau.ing and replacing the old rails. His
lpartner told him that he had misunder-
stood John Willisms. that he die not
: mean three dollars per handred, Lai
elthree dollars per thousand. Teyenbaugi
y sinsisted that lie was right. and ~.
partner refused 10 have anything 10 Dc
o"iih the contract, remarking that "a Law
Vsuit would grow out OF il when the wors
-t9as done, and the charge OF three dol
-iars per hundred was made" Teve
tbauyh did the york. W iihout any further
Insulation with John Williams. ant
dIwheu he presented his bill john vii
Jams refused 10 pay it, bur offered hin
9 ecompensaiion AZ The rate Of three dollar,
eiper thousand. This L. refused. brough
s,.uit and judgment was rendered agains
nIohu Williams. lie, Williams seeins
Is.,he great injustice OF the verdict, ap
hpelied the case 10 the Circuit Court
Nc have The official documents befor'
: Jas as We write, and the name OF th'
nlfion. James ID. Williams does not AZ
and until he was here about H.,
eItirst OF july. he did not know of th'
'epen1ency OF the law suit.
THY ABsURDITy OF THE WHOLE THIN
mis- manifest when the reader thinks Tor
smoment OF three dollars per hundre'
!, being ps;d for hauling and replacing oil
rails. No msn can be found who W oul,
+ say that any sucn price Was ever mad
y or offered by any farmer in this county
h lelcveIaugh evidently misunders too,
,ejohn Williams, for Williams says il wa
q never his intention 10 offer more thai
i. three dollars per thousand for this work
NJ The whole matter Is evidently fahTi
70 cation OF some imaginative cuss VIII
., has more regard tor high-soundin
,ulphrases and well rounded periods tha
!, lie has for truth. We have talked wit
4 several Republicans from the neigaLoI
,,,nood where this transaction occurred
in aud they all agree that Tevebaugh ws
y. a.eyidently mistaken. Some Of thes
emdeavored 10 dissuade hir
alrom bringing the salt and take the pa
heoliered him By John Williams. Ther
asi- no man in Knox county who beIievs
A THAT the Hon. James d. Williams woul
.r-lwrong poor man, or allow any one
shis employ to doit, ii he could prevent
inlANOTHEE CHARGE rnox THE sRNr souRC
nois this: u is said that during rhe fresh
soof 1875. Mr. williams hired his nephe'
ia " no owned a small fai5oat. 10 help hi
eh remove some cattle from the bottoms
aedry land. This nephew, who was
hevery poor man, bad his family, hous
hehold furniture and stock on this fiatbol
&c. to save them from the overflow, aud
oithe request OF Mr.. Williams. he unloadl
Ibis property and assisted Mr.. W.
Q, save his. When he returned he -four
sh-his stock had wandered of and drown,
Iorin the back water. A few days aftt
ie e,'Iwards the nephew went 20 Mr.. Willisr
iuand asked him for two dollars. N
re re- W iIliams gave il to him, saying: ia
,nelii (; suppose | will have 10 support
iiylyou id worthless cusses, and ha
&c lost more than all Of you" The abo
mi substance is the absurd and ride
melous charge published By the Journal
:. .ow FOR THE RETUTAIIoS:
essThe man who did the work for
red w Willia'ns was not bis nephew, the m
NO did not lose an, thing by the assistar
hislhe rendered MIR. Williams, FOR none
his property was destroyed. When
rdscams for bis pay Mr.. Williams did l