The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-06-22

EDITORS JOURNAL Tho editor OF the
Abilene Chronicle, Of this week, passes q
pretty eevcro structure upon "Piorcer,'
the Commonwealth correspondent, for It's
unfairncss towards DR.. Hodge, which is
amusing, considering Mr.. Harris well
known private regard and opinion Of
the Doctor Howcvor, all this might
have been overlooked, as good deal of
charity is usually in such cases eXbibi-
ted towards "our homo candidate" if
the Chronicle had not supplemented it by
quoting approyingly from the Cawkor
Echo as follows: at is impossible TO
breach an objection, as all his (Hodgo's)
actions both private and official are Of
the purcst."
Now we propose that you interview
the Chronicle and ask Mr.. Hart, its edi-
tor, TO say, whether or not DR.. J. N.
Hodge did not in December, 1872, or
whereabouts, go into bankruptcy, virtu-
ally upon the petition Of bis own broth
er-in-law, Jacob Augustine, and with the
Doctors full consent?
Whether or not the said Augustine
was made assignee, and so VIGOROUSLY
robbed the creditors, that he was com
PEELED IN April, 1876, to resign, and an
other party, Mr.. Fisher, appointed?
Whether or not said Hodge is yet re-
leased from bankruptcy, though he has
been trying for two years to obtain such
release, until last April, when Mr.. Au-
gustine's account was rendered, which
was such an evident robbery that,
along with other Irregularities, Dir.
Hodge himself asked for a continuance
until this fall, upon his oen motion for
discharge?
Whether or not valid claims TO the
amount of between $4,000 and $4,000
have been proved up against the estate,
that SO far thrco per cent. has not been
declared IN dividends TO the creditors
and whether or not it is notorious in
Abilene that not ten per cont. will ever
be recovered!
Whether or not Mrs. Dir. Hodge is not
the owner ola valuable improved farm of
$40 acres near Des Moines, Iowa, worth
$4,000 or $4,000, though she never
had any dover, or was ever engaged in
business on her own account, but that
the original purchase money and all the
improvements were made and paid for
by the Doctor?
Whether or not she is not to-day the
owner of other valuable property in
Abilene, procured in the same way
Whether or not Chas. y. Hodge, son
of Dir. Hodge, and son.in-law OF said
Augustine, was not made the owner OF
piece of PROPERTY, occupied by him to-
day in Abilene, presented to him by his
father before the son was twcnty-three
years old, aud which cost not less than
$1,000?
Whether or not DR.. Hodge did not
last ia,l in a suit brought 10y said Angus
tine against VIM. S. Hodge, brother,
so demcan himself by his cowardly de-
sertion Of his brother as 10 receive the
well merited contempt of the entire
community, and completely ALLEVIATE his
brother?
Whether or not DR.. Hodges business
transactions are known TO involve oper-
atoms of most questionable character,
and in onesinslance y suit for cmbezzle-
mont was brought against him, and be
only escaped by the statute Of limita-
tons ?.
Whether or not he has the confidence
Of one-foUrth of the best citizens of Abb
lene-such men rs I. e. Henry, J. g.
Norihcrift, !. +. Bonebrake, J. IL.
Mahan, ii. c. Junken, w. ). Hodge, j.
NJ. Fisher, Juo. Harbottle, q. d. SeeIey,
Johntz Bros, 4. f. Sewell, as well as
q host of others in the city and country,
including ar Hart himSegF
/ trust, Messrs. Editors, that You viii
push the Chronicle TO a very iull and ex
plioit answer to the foregoing, and when
he replies l may have much more TO
add. CITIZEN.