The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-10-18

End OF sHK sEvERAxpE TROpBIB.-Ihe controversy
o'er tne severance postofice affair, ended with
.nofkAoTn, last week, rs suspected it would If
there was any fight in the parties We suggested.
ast week. that 1t Was being carried too far William
"afn, the author of the communication two veels
ago. sgned Occasional" last Friday morning
met " D. Mawherter, and asked him if he referred to
nhn' In MS last weeks article. MawheIter replied
Una. ne did, when Ward pitched into him, tore his
SHIT on and pummelled him somewhat. Ward was
arrested by the City Marshal, and Mawherter came
10 Troy, and swore out q warrant for Wards arrest
sor assault and battery Constable Bailey went to Sew
erance with the warrant but when about to come
with his prisoner, the Mayor and City Council got
together, and passed an order that Ward be held
there by the city, Mt all hazards and two special po
hcemen were appointed, to assist the Marshal Late
Mt night by some sort Of strategy Bailey got rid of his
watcher, and brought his prisoner to Troy, where,
on saturday, he was taken before Esquire Soper
when he pleaded guilty, and was fined IS and costs.
we blame oursef somewhat for allowing the parties
to work up row through these columns. Our mis-
take was in admitting the first communication upon
the postoffce question Mr. Springer had been dis
charged, and the facts, published in the papers,
were sufficient to satisfy the public But there came
long communication from Mawherter, giving his
tory of the affair." and of the parties connected with
it We did not think it his put in" and our
feeling was against publishing it, but it was insisted
upon 80 strongly, that at last consented informing
the parties interested that it would provoke replies
which We would have to publish also. But Mawher-
ter, in addition to giving the particulars of the trouble
seemed to throw his feeling into the business and
assailed the official and business character of the OBJ
posite parties. In fact matters which had not
the slightest bearing upon the question in hand
omitted from the published communication. A. s. !!
Campbell replied, in plain statement Of his side of
the case, and in a very gentlemany way. His article
left favorable impression upon the public, and there
he and his friends could have afforded to STOP But
two weeks ago, VIM. Ward sent in a communication,
chiefly in defense of Campbell and in denunciation of
Mawherter with an urgent request for its publication
nnd to keep the of the author secret That would
have been all right, if no had taken exceptions to
the article; hut when Il man wishes to publish
pitching into somebody else, and to
assume the responsibility oursef, by conceang the
name Of the writer, he is asking of what we shall
not consent to. fany man will insist upon publish
ng personal article, he must stand responsible for
C. Mawherter asked us for the name of the writer
md We informed him. Then followed his reply which
was unnecessarily abusive; but We thought if he
'ould stand it, could. Not satisfied with abusing
Yard, he went for Campbell again. 1t was entirely
injustiabe, but it will hurt himself more than it will
Campbell. In both his communications Mawherter
haiienges his opponents to reply and threatens to
yive them more Of the same sort, if they do. But
shen he calls man dirty, lying puppy, and scab,
must not think it strange if he gets the scab on his
lose.
The only reply that DIR. Dale has made to my of
# the matters concerning him, appeared last week.
lie shows himself fully able to hold his own with any
# them.
The people Of Severance sick and dsgusted with
he whole business We think it would have been
letter for all concerned if they had stopped before
hey commenced. However, they have taken the
question outside of columns, and henceforth it
must stay out.