Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-03-06
Creston Gazette.
MISREPRESENTED.
That's What Mr.. and Mrs. Caylstrona
Say Vas Done IN the Gazette Last
Week.-A Lively Letter in Reply.
LoCKRIDGF. Ia Fab % 1878

LoCkRlDGF, Ia, Feb. ~, 1878.
EDITORS GAzETTE.-The last num-
Der of your paper, dated Feb. 20, is at
hand, and in which l find an article
entitled married Against Her Will"
in which have been represented to
you and are set forth as facts, things
which are SO false, so absurd and so
far from the truth as to demand my
immediate attention.
You will please allow us briefly to
call attention to all of these in their
order, for in almost every sentence
there is Misrepresentation, deceit, and
a base imposition upon the credulity
of your readers. Indeed, if it had
not been for few condolences, I
had not known that we were the par
ties in question. Because, first,
we arrived at Creston on
Friday morning, and we boarded
the train at Lockridge, transferring
our baggage from No. 5, and contin-
uing our journey from Fairfield to
your city on No. l. My mother-in-
law was not in company with us.
My addresses had been proffered
and accepted for more than three
years previous to our marriage as can
be proven by letters in my possession.
and that they were spurned on this
evening by my bride is likewise false.
Of tho telegram in question, have
no personal knowledge. But that she
was bulldozed, forced into this mar
riage is charge which has been fully
met and oyerthrown by an instru-
ment open to the inspection of all,
voluntarily sworn and attested to in
the Office Of Attorneys Slagle, Ache
son & McCraken, Fairfield, Iowa, by
my wife, stating that no undue influ-
ence has been brought to bear by her
parents or any one else. The scenes
at our rooms in Creston were not just
ly described, because opposition was
not made to the Attorney or parties
visiting our quarters, through fear or
a sense of guilt, but it was an impos-
ition, a base conspiracy originated by
dastardly villains who will yet sink
as low as their treacherous acts are
vile and mean, while our own indul-
gent parents will still hold their
rightful position in society, and that
enviable reputation which they have
maintained during a residence of
twenty-five years in this vicinity.
All statements mentioned as having
been learned from my wife, she here
by denies and declares them false and
directly adverse to her opinions, and
denounces the statements in regard
to her mother as base slandcr. And
that the marriage was Obligatory"
and "illegai' is unequivocally denied.
To those who may be disposed to
give credence to the statements an
nounced in the article referred to, let
me say to you, first ascertain the
facts, and for those who have sought
or shall Indignantly seek our injury
and ruin, awaits righteous judg-
ment.
You will notice by careful read
ing of the article no less than four.
teen discrepancies and the only coin
cidences are that am Swede and
that Atty Patterson and Mai. Pierce,
whose character is well known, with
Mr.. Sedgwick, called at our place of
residence on Sunday.
the action at Ottumwa, as report
ed in.the Chicago Times of the 18th, is
a base lie. As to Maj. Pierce, he is ex-
pecting to run for Congress-, and his
case will be attended to in due time.
Yours truly,
GUST & HATTIE CARLsrRoM.