The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-08

meets, mr. Dalieyl
Bailey-No. We can't tell very we'll, as
hey wear out, get torn, etc,
Krell-Well / hever heard any com
olaints except from Nesler and Mrs. Koch.
The latter complained that the cook did not
.reat her well, and did not give her enough to
Eat; that Mr.. Bailey did not treat her
we'll, and that he tried to fool with her
once in the store room. never
told Mr.. Bailey anything about it. She
did not tell me that Mr. Bailey had offered
her any money. AS | understood her
she meant that Bailey vas taking improper
liberties with her. She said he put his
hand on her breast. Yes, | did tell
Bailey that Nesler had made complaints
about the management of the poor house.
Didn't | Mr.. Bailey?
Bailey-l do not remember now.
Mr.. Kerr then read the first charges
made by Nesler, and published in THE
ARGUS of March 80. Charles Nesler was
then sworn, and said:
All Of those charges are true, and l can
prove them. | never wrote or authorized
a letter to be wrote or published in THE
ARGUS about Mr.. Krell receiving dressed
hog from Bailey. Bailey did say to me
about two months ago, Charlie, Mr.. krel
won't pay any attention to your charges
against me. 1t takes big fat hog tC
make him all right with me-" Last Mon
day, about o'clock, went to THE ARGUS
Office and asked the reporter if he knew
about Krell getting big hog, He sand he
had heard something about it. l theI
told him what Bailey said to me, (giver
above). That night friend told me thai
there was letter in THE ARGUS with my
name to it. He read and explained the
letter to me. | cannot speak or under
stand English very we'll. / did not tel
the reporter that it was Bailey who was
butchering when l came to this city tive
months ago; it was krell who was butch
ering. Wednesday morning saw the re,
porter on the street and he said, Com
over to the Office, [ want to talk to you.
| went to THE ARGUS Office, and told tn
reporter that | did not write the letter o
Monday; that i; was krell and not Bale.
who was butchering; that did not say
dressed hog, nor say that Bailey brough
in large hog that day. The reporte
said he could make that all right, and wrot
iOl w SiRu. duO hC luCu
it, / could not understand it, and Ger
man fellow, who works in the Office, ex
planned it to me. | told him that woul
not sign anything, and that | did no
write the letter We then went to tb
sheriff's office and the reporter still wante
me to sign what he had written. Th
sheriff and Mr.. Winter, editor of the Gel
man paper, explained everything abou
what the reporter had written, but L tol
them | did not write the letter, that
could not write sucn good English, and
would not sign what the reporter ha
written.
Everything | said in the first article
| THE ARGUS is correct, and L can prov
the charges.
REPORTERS AFFIDAVIT.
am a reporter for THE ARGUS. Charles Nesl
came voluntarily to our Office and asked Inc
| listen to his hog story. He asked me to publish
l told him il would be better TO publish ii over
| own name, and asked him ii shou sign his mar
| to il He answered very quickly and very d
ciGedly, Yes l never attempted 10 get him
sign anything which he did not understand a.
| endorse. DAVID j. VAN METER
Sworn 10 before me this sth day of April 1876.
| L. c. CRoPPER, P.
/ & ex-officio j P
To prove the charges the following vi
nesses were called:
Peter Samuelson,-I saw old m;
Martin have whisky, | have seen the
have hazel nuts in baskets, but that is a
never saw anybody crawl into t
women window. | never saw Mart
drunk There has been considerable tai
tut never saw Mrs. Pierce and Nj
Bailey drunk saw Sue and Louise
the barn with two men from Coal Vale
| also saw Mary Anderson, crazy Swe
woman, in the stock yard with these t.
: men. They wanted her to 60 in the bal
= She did not GO
. Neslcr-I say you did see old Mar
!, have basket in which were towels, I
low-cas, 5, Il sheet, some meat, and vi
. some hazel nuts on the top of this so Il
7 nobody could see what was In the bask
= We watched him, you know we did.
SamueIson--l do not remember ar
! thing about what was in the bask
Maybe it was empty. | have seen b
have bag rolled up and start iowa
e Coal Valley.
% Patrick Martini don't know anvth
:, about it, but niger named Morgan z;
:, me three or four lbs of bacon and | tC
% it down to Coal Valley. He was the CO,
7 | got pint of whisky from Jim Harris,
Binghamtown, for the meat. / ne
saw any one drunk. l know |
i, no right to take the meat. Bal
~ gave me a drink on Christmas. Mes
" " brought ! gallon of whisky from r.
:. Island about two months ago. To
% winter we danced, occasionally, until
- clock.
N Martin also testined that he had tv
~ caught Nesler and Mrs. Koch in very
TX decent positions within the last tn
u months.
at Rees Richards, alias John Smith,
Ia never saw anything carried off If tn
rs is any one here strong and able | should
1s think they would like to stay long.
n never saw anyone drunk. Bailey s
h there would be an investigation here
!, day. find fault with the cooking.
a have been sick and was denied even Ii
7 water Cruel did not ask-Bailey for it.
- gravy, l told the cook, while in the kite
in one day, resembled wagon grease"
w told me that 1T is good enough for
Is you s-n of b-h; get out Of here
20 I'll break your id head with cha
Ie and she did strike me twice | trie,
ID get cut but Thee. Toormstrum, who
N charge of the insane, assaulted me wit
at club and beat me numerically. |
an black and blue for three weeks. / 81
"a to Bailey about it, but be let me IN
ne stand that it was good enough for me
" forget his exact words. / went to get
je arrested, but the justice would not givs
av a warrant. l had no money to pay the G
/ if l lost the case Il have been assau
I repeatedly, and | never get any redl
mr. For breakfast we have warm water, ca