The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-24
State Of Vest Virginia, OHIO County, IS.

1877. JOHN w. SCHULTZ,
j. p. Ohio coanty, ". Va.
State Of Vest Virginia, OHIO County, IS.
Personally appeared Def re me, John
w. Schultz, Justice Of the Peace In
and for said county, John Lewis, who
being by me first duly sworn according
to law. on his most solemn oath swears
and declares, that there was no COM
mittee waited on him at any time, AS
stated in the newspapers Of the 28rd
inst. The only notice he had Of any
thing wrong was by an excited in
dividual coming 70 him, VINO eX-
claimed: "Look out The feeders are
gong to shove out!" He not beir &
aware of the situation, mo explanation
being otfered) by the time that he
reached the engine the same was running
at speed altogether impraCticsble, the
result of which might have proved dis
sstrous to the engines and to human life.
JOHN LEWIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, John
w. Schultz, by the said John Lewis,
this 23d day of November, A. ID. 1877.
JOHN w. SCHULTZ,
D. p. Of Ohio County, ". Va.
am deeply sensible that l am viola.
ting promise in my former cOmmunica-
ton, in which l said no reply would be
made to any article coming from the
feeders but after reading the commuDi-
cation signed By the Feeders" in your
issue of yesterday, in which an attempt Is
made t. have the public believe that
Peter M'Cann is much abused man,
and which places the parties whom
represent in an unenvabIe position before
the public, | am constrained by duty
to ask you again TOR space tor
reply. As atiidavits are the
order OF the day. We nave produced
above what We think is n complete vim
dIcation of our action, besides sustaining
every charge made in our former article.
You will observe that Mr. Bero and Mr..
La Elan understood the status OF affairs
exactly alike, while Mr.. Mccain, for
some unaCCountable reason, either would
not or could not see it, and, alas refuses
to be comforted Granting, for argu
meut, sirs, that Mccain was not notified,
and that his story Is correct, be still Is
radically wrong, Inasmuch rs he violates
the acknowledged rule Of long establish
ment, viz: that the preference of Jobs
shall be given 10 the feeder
Longest IN the naiIers' employ.
The sworn statement OF Mr.. John
Lewis, the engineer, gives a Quielus to
the patent cut of Governor" story,
which existed only in the imaginative
brain Of al excited nail feeder, while the
story of the committee waiting on him
Is, TO use the feeders very indignant eX-
preston in yesterdays issue, "too dang
rotten thin !" These sworn statements
are from responsible parties. We are
willing to have them weighed in the bal
ance of public opinion with Mr.. Nc
Cams Atidsvits rs - Mr.. McCann's
utter shittlessness Is u workman could be
added, but IS that appears not to be
disputed point, | torego. | might tell
of the little episode that happened
at the Riverside not long since, but
presume Peter has a striking remem-
brance of that affair We make no fight
on Mccain personally, only alluding 10
his general uLrelisblIity as steady
workman, that the public may IN
ders.and the great Stiffness and the per-
fectlv inexcussole course o. such sn in.
telligent body OF feeders as we have at
the La Belle, allowing themselves to be
led by one who has no fixed or settled
aim as u workman, but who is constantly
on the grand bounce, and the scknowl-
edged king among itIneraut nail feeders.
l now bid sdieu to the subject, firmly be-
hevlng that truth, justice and right will
ultimately triumph. Thanking you Tor
the space consumed, | remain respect
fully, A LA BELLE MAILER.