Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-16

that one of their number opened the door
and thew occupied the house and its furni.
ture during their STAY at the lake: they
know that dwelling holse, in the sam.
yard was open to them, where they would
have been welcome by the owner; they
know that once being in the club house
and the shower over, their occupancy con
tinued; they know the house was not
theirs, that it was private property, the
owner absent and the house closed; they
know 1T was trespass on private prop
erty without necessity or excuse; and
they know, that their example, unrebukei,
would operate to give license to anybody
and rybody-scalawags bummers. and
ALTO do as they did; and, claiming to
he gentlemen" their trespsss was only
the more fragrant
The president who had knowledge of
the facts, directed me to prepare and attest
a notice, directed TO this Gordon and 9th
ers, in proper form, TO call on him and
adjust the matter or legal proceedings
would be instituted; this did, in proper
language mot such as Gordon uses) and
gave to the president to be signed by him
and sent 10 the parties addressed, telling
him to retain a copy. If he sent it with
out signing, it is not my fault. Ny act
was an official one If Gordon will pub
lish that notice, it will give the lie direct
to his letter published ON the 9th. Soon
after. two persons called at my office. and
said they wanted to settle the matter.
They were told that knew nothing about
it and had nothing to do with it, and they
must see the executive board. "A good
deal of talk followed, amounting to moth
tner hair oil, a l.a farf 10
substantially as charged by the president.
One denied that he had used any furniture
except chairs, and both said one of the
party opened the door, and they used the
house the remainder of their stay. swept
went out the window. Only Mr.. Hill, Of
the executive board was at home. / was
afterwards told that they deposited some
money with him, as damages. and, il ac-
cepted by the board it was to be in salts
faction if not, was TO be returned. They
admitted trespass, were anxious To settle,
were willing IL pay, and would have paid
more, and desired to avoid law suit, or
further trouble-which was wise in them.
They gave publicity to the facts after the
,respass, did not told them. they de
served good whipping and ought to have
it. and have not changed my opinion.
Gordon deserves second one for his
gross personality and perversions of the
truth.
The civil trespass only has been settled.
The law has yet another hold on them,
and il they are wise they will not provoke
its action further
As to Gordon's personal epithets in
speaking Of me, they are such as only
black guards use, and only make him the
moe contemplate, in addition to his mis-
representations and trcspass.
As to the majority of the party, no
doubt, the entrance of the club house and
its occupancy was without much reflection.
but the example was bad one and could
not be passed without implied license TO
every body To- follow it and when they
attempted to set up the pretense that "the
door was open" while one o. the party
opened Il; and that they "only went in
out OF q storm, when they occupied the
house for the day with as much of its fur
niturc as they liked, and then consciously
swept the house and fastened IL up and
crept ont Winder and with the fact all
ded that an occupied dwelling within q
few feet was open TO them during the
shower, they lose all right to any consid-
eratiun for acting without reflection,
show that they are are ready To resort to
subterfuge to escape just censure, and dis
play littleuess entirely consistent with
the trespass. All fair minded people must
cont denim them, and no mans property
would be safe in his absence If such acts
were not condemned 1et f
eH {. III. REEVE, Sec'y.
p. ST. will add, that Mr.. Ford who
was in the company acted and talked like
gentlemen about 1t. CHR.