The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-10
G. Fl. Button N Reply to VIM
II. Back-Charge Of TX
tortion Answered.

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EDITORS BJMEuN / deTrecate news
paper notoriety and would not ask spact
in your valuable paper but to refut'
some charges headed, Charges of Elk
tortion against the Stonewall House,
Grand Junction, signed w. a. Beck,
Middleton, Tenn, in your last issue.
do not know Mr.. Beck personally, nor
4 by character, but from the article in the
paper he brands himself knaye or else
an ungratefal wretch. never heard Of
w N. Beck before, nor do l remember
the name, only as matter of history CT
this county that this county was once
misrepreseH ted in the "Scalawag times
by man OF that name, who was a mem,
Der Of the Radical Legislature is true,
whom I supposed was long since dead or
nsoced North. IF knew this was the
man I would not condesccnd to reply.
But knowing you to be too noble to give
such q miserable misereant space in
your columns to slabder a neigbbor
forces me to protect myself.
Mr.. Beck says he is not addicted to
scribbIing" You would have thought
so had you seen letter he wrote to
Esquire WooGson On that cccasioE
he certainly mutiIated "the h ings Eng
lish." lie stated that be had been at
the Stonewall House, bosh before and
since the present manager assumed con
troll Of the House, but does not state
that he was there Mt the Zine Of the al
legged outrage. Tho crime seems to be
hear-say altogether with him. If he was
present at the time and was a gentleman
he cer'ainly would have made me ac-
quainted with the facts; he would then
have given me a chance to Investigate
the case before attempting to iniure my
business by an outrageous publication.
His publication carries a lie upon It's
face from these facts. My register Is
the only critic, ion / have to 60 By. /
can only determine no are guests by
that, aud upon careful examination |
can ind neither bis or Mrs Ford s name
as guests at any time, and not knowing
either of them personally must con
clude that they ware no guests at the
time they state or al!ege the outrage oc-
Cured. That he and Mrs. Ford might
have been at the Hotel st the tims stated
may possibly have been true, bat that ne
or she paid paid me any such charge, or
that it WIS received with nv knowledge
and consent is false aud untrue. If he
states it to be so, he lies knowingly
Mr., Beck may be one of that cllss Of
travellers not as respectable as the ordi-
nary tramp of the country, who expects
all the attention and courtesy free and
without remuneration. l propose to
keep the Stonewall House to serve the
travelling public to the best Of my ability
not for accommodation or pleasure, but
for the money | may honestly make by
it. 1 VIII always protect the patrons Of
the House from all or any inpositious If
know of them. permit no blackmai!-
ing in any shape or form and if any
attaches of the House should be guilty
of such things l would discharge them
promptly aud prosecute them myself,
though the wrong might be perpetratej
upon q traveller who was no. a guest Of
my house. The reception room Is free
aid for the use of The railroad passen-
gers, IL is their privilege to patron,z9
the House if they see proper or nos
But the H5use, its servants and accom-
modations are nine AMI I IF course ex-
pect if they are ordered anu used I will
be paid for their Use. That IS my priv
ilege. l am responsible for its manage
mcnt and control and will protect and
accommodate al my guests. But, sure
ly, am not compelled to give such
creatures as Wm Beck, wh1 never WINS
a guest AMI whl never registered Or
chilled for anything a. the Stone wall
House, who when he was imposed upon
never complained or asked my aid in the
matter, but writes a long lying and
abusive article to the dctriment of my
self and business. There are skuiks in
all communities w5o vent heir spleen in
such ways, but they only need oho ing
up to the public to see how much Gre
dence IS to be given them, when they,
assassin-il-c, seek to stab man or his
business under such cir cumstAnces.
In conclusion, | will say that Mr..
Beck ard all others of his sort will con
fer great favor, not only upon the pro
prietOr of the Stonewall House, but up on
this entire community,if they Will in the
future carry out strictly Mr.. Beck sug-
gestion and 'avoid Grand Junction"
With the highest regards foe the BILL
LETIN, an yours truly,
G. III Burton,
Proprietor Stoaewall House.
Grand Junction, Kay ).