The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-09-20

headed assumption in making broad negation, and
correcting nothing to the satisfaction of any nte
gent reader II.
Severance P0st-Offiee Trouble.
SEVERANCE, KANSAS, Sept. IS, 1877.
EDITOR CHIEF As there are many rumors about
the Post-ofce trouble at this place, and many ques
tons asked about the parties implicated in it, and not
having time to answer each individual and each let
ter therefore beg space in your valuable paper to
answer my friends interrogatives; and without frt
preface will commence and be AS brief ns possible
to be clear.
In lS7I A. s. Campbell came to this place. and with
limited means. engaged in the Drug business At
that time Alexander Gum was Postmaster at Sever
ance. Gum wished to give up the Office. j. =. VIII
wanted it, also did A. s. Campbell. Wilson
was surrounded by many old friends. Campbell was
comparatively stranger, and, he said poor and
needy" N. L. Springer and myself, with two
Others deeming it more charitable to give the Office
to Campbell than Wilson, went to work and got him
(Campbell the Office. We also used every honorable
means We reasonably could to bring trade to him.
In 1875 Campbell was elected Representative. n.
L. Springer doing all he could to elect Campbell.
Campbel then resigned his Office as Postmaster and
N. l. Springer was appointed in his stead.
In 1876 Dr. G. Y. Dale bought Campbell's Drug
Store. Dale came from Missouri with a parchment
wmeh nc tDale) said the "ooss OF some ohnrch had
n1ed up ior MN, claiming tnat ne lDaiel was very
eAempiar! memoero oI 'he ohurcn. SPRINGER
being member of the same Church, made an extra
effort to assist Dale in getting practice and trade.
On the 5th of March, 1877, Gust after it was
that hayes was fresdsnt,' "ie" Oh the eitzehs wefo
u. ,he saloon Oh L. Nelson, IN severance having
n''ie Jollne"'ion Anohg 'heh was " man ny the
h"hle oi "esiy peaueha"P' drunken ir'shipnh
Kept annoying said ne"uehannp nea"ehamp tod
TINS lrishman several times 10 go away anu let nm
aohe; out ne sun Kept up ms annoyance untii
neauchmP gave MN push from MN. Inc irisn
HAIL oeins ofunA' Hi "ea'a'' 'ne ""r' anu reeere"
sheh. hur'' hho'ner ir'snnan ran OUT oi "oors 10
hhh ny 'he haihe vi I"'lch "aher' 'i'so an iris'
mani anu 'oiu hi'i ,i'''' fe""'""n'P n'u "ra"h"
.niie on ms 'r'eha. "aner 'neh ruSh"', mo 'ne 81"
loon, anu "eeuseo ne""eiahP Vi ara"'ns hhi,e oh
MS ii'eha' De"u'h"'np "eheu H. an" "Peneu ms
n"hds' 10 convince ""her 'na' nc hA h' kniie' ma
ner 'hen' without any o'her pro'oe,'i'h' p'ekeu up
an ii'h SHOVEL weighing w" vi .n,ee Pouhus' an"
STRUCK nea"ehai"p Oh inc ne"u' ieiiihs mn" 10 'he
hoor s'n'ee'S' anu 'nen io'i'"eu up win se'ei'.'
o'n', ',o~s n,"SnNs ~ on' sue =. DeAu'""ap'
sAu.' "io VI, Poi man i"y s,oas anu We,
ing iii MS oiood haher' IN MS over
fes'ea anu Drought before me- put "eiore me had MS
eAa"ia'ion' os inc nelP vi Ms 'renaS' ne escape"
from 'he 'ons'ao'e. Inc oes' 'heu'eai aio IN 'ne
eoun'r' ""' proeufeu' anu ior se'erai "eehs was
'he heAt ho"r wo"u oe 'he ias' oi 'ne 'et'
nu. so lar reeo'ered Una. ne was reno'ea 10 nar
re.s In marshaii eoun'y' nhns"S' "here lie no" ~
WIN ms WIG anu TWO niue en'oren' poor All" ues'i
.u'e' ne NOT a"'e 70 heip suppo,' 'he,n' recerea"
letter hom beauchamp lew DAYS since, begging Tor
ASSISTANCE anu stating that ne d not tnhk ne "ouio
hve much longer. Better iar ior beauchamp, II the
blood-thrrfy villain had Killed nm outright Efforts
were hade 10 recapture Maner. l went 10 mr.
springer, ana desired MN 10 houce any mail shouid
come through tne once tnat ~o"io 'ead 10 tne detec
non Oh Maher, ana let me Know al once. In a lew
aays' mr.. springer came 10 mr. email ana ana
'oid US tnat there was letter IN tne ONCE winch ne
thought wouid oe Oh some advantage IN gettns ma
ne,' VIC ~ouio aare opeh"' i'o'u springer ~ou,a
f'sk IT, anu insi''ea ina. we open II heuoen 'mai,,
IAN uncic VI nesacnampL NJ L. springer anu myself
concluded 10 ana ud open tne ieer' 1or the express
purpose OF eeumg Maher. Inc ie''er was IN Mahers
nana "n'e, anu maiied NJ oihcinnau, onlo. IL was
tnsn agreed oetween us three that shouid go 10 In
ennatr and tnat the expenses snould De
amonsss r. II the scheme isied. ms matter was 10
oe KEPT pfosesnd secret unni hsher was taken'
out springer reveaied 1t 70 Csmpoel ior the purpose
OF gc'uns MS assistance IN taxing Maner. can NOT
say springer committed crime py revealing II, out
DO say IL was very imprudent In nim' ior oehese IL
was tne means Oh giving AAher ihiorma''oh 'ha' nc
was shsaoaed'
LAST spring. An attempt was made' IN an unaermin-
ing way, to remove Springer from the fosf-omee. A.
:. Campoeii was TO De the lucky man. anu had ms
oond niied out' ana sent 70 headquarters; out ior
some reason all ieli through
now 'ake up VI -. 4. Daie again ana carry h'h
aions' 1or ne ht''e yepeek IN TINS ana,. ne was
'ummoned 70 appear oe'ore 'ne ehureh 'i,oanA, sew
efai umes, tnen 10 fcnder an account " 'ne aeed'
dome IN tne ooay. ny reckiessness IN ms business
ne 30. oen,na' Ana N, 10 o0'ro" money . ns.n
would lena 10 him' ne eoaid give security n'ie
went 10 springer ana ssAoo Nun 10 ~ ni' surety,