Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-09-08
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That W hitch tho same We would
Rise 20 Explain"
Our new neighbor across the way,
which is known as the "Windham County
Reformer," is eyidenlly troubled about that
little 1905" story OF ours, and in response
to its urgent request we cheeIiully give the
particulars as they were given TO us by
gentleman who believed himselfto be tell
ing the truth. This person was at Lake
Pleasant week before last, aud while there
two of the policemen on the grounds, with
one of whom he was personally acquainted,
told him that night or two before they had
found the young man, TO whom we referred
last week, too drunk to take care Of himself,
and, as it was their duty TO do, they laid
him away for tho night. The next morn
ing, having slept of the first effects of bis
drunk, he came TO them and said his mon
ey had been stolen, that the amount was
sixty-five dollars, and that it had been Civ
en- him by Chas. n. Davenport OF Bratlle-
boro to be used for campaign purposes.
The fellow further represented that he was
connected with the Bennington Gazette,
but our informant was uncertain as TO the
exact name which he gave. This much Tor
the story as 1t was told to us, and we do not
vouch for its truth any further than this
statement implies. We give these particu-
lars, in response TO the Relormer's demand,
simply TO show that we had reasonable
grounds for supposng the story 10 be true.
1t is very possible that the fellow who
claimed TO have been entrusted with these
Democratic funds was a fraud and liar,
but we are satisfied that the policeman and
our in Informant told the truth so far as their
statement was concerned. In any case we
had no intention of rejecting upon any
body's motives in the matter, because we
believe the proper use Of money for cam
paign purposes TO be perfectly Legitimate,
and there was no nlimalion that this S65
was to be used improperly. We simply
meant TO show that the Democratic talk
about the fuse of money" by the Republic
cans was the veriest humbug and utterly
inconsistent in every way, and judging
from the tone OF the Reformer's paragraph
in reply we think we succeeded admirably.
We may also add that it occurred 10 us, as
it has TO others, that the coat seems 10 have
fitted remarkably we'll for a first trial.
Since the above paragraph was put in
type the following letter, written 10 our in
formant referred to above, has been shown
us. We take take the liberty of publish
ing it in corroboration of our statement, but
withhold the writer's name, as the letter is
private one not intended for publication.
The letter, however, with the writer's sig
nature, is in our possession:
"Barre, Mass, Sept. 9th, 1876.
"Dedr Sir: Yours OF the LIST is just re-
ceived. In answer will say that while do
ing the police duty at Lake Pleasant at the
last annual camp meeting Of the Spiritual
lists young man giving his name as Frank
P. Armitage, said he was one of the editors
of the Democrat paper published in Ben
nington, VT, called me up early one morn
ing and said he had been robbed of sixty
five dollars in money. On inquiry, found
he had been with an Irishman drinking
most of the day before, that they both were
drunk the evening before. Armitage iold
me that the money was not his, that he had
lost, that c. N. Davenport Of BrattleborC
paid it TO him the day before, TO be expend
ed in Bennington for political purposes in
the coming election. He wished me, if
found it, TO either send it 10 him or TO thu
said C. N. Davenport. After seeing him
and learning the company he was in the
day before, I made up my mind that
could not find it, but that he had used i
all up for the purpose it was paid TO hin
and in his own party, but it may not be il
the locality for which it was intended
But yet think it was spent in the spirit o
democ racy. If Franklin county goes Dem
ocratic shall certainly think it was the re
suit of democratic funds from Vermont
used at the Spiritual camp meeting.
"Yours truly, - -"