Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-19
He ought to Resign the Office
Worse than Black River Fails
Polyganlist.
CORRESPONDENCE.
CENTkALIA, WIS Jane IL

two parties, in this city, who ought to
have been wiser and more chaste than
to do as it appears they did do. For
some time back it was public street
talk that Judge Hayden was acting
very intimate with certain women OF
our city and Grand Rapids and that
Hayden did act improperly toward
several women Of this city, and with
one in particular, so far as we can
learn, had "nest-hiding" intercourse.
do not say that Judge Hayden did
have criminal intercourse with Mrs
! c., but as she and her husband have
separated, and she has taken up anoth-
er bed and other board, it is reasona-
Bile to suppose that the two parties,
above named, did violate the laws of
decency and chastity. Everybody
believes they did. 1t has been SOME
time since it was noticed that a good
deal of flirting and meeting of one
another was going on between these
parties, bat was not known to the fam-
lies concerned, outside of said two
persons And this animal Hayden,
has also been seen with other women,
which is not recommendation Of vir-
tue for them, as all who know this
"soiled bird" know that he is capable
Of doing the meanest kind of an act
Before going farther, I wish to add
a short quotation that I found in the
Waupaca Req ubltcon, in which, speak
ing Of scandal, says: There are
people in the world who roll their poor
pious eyes heavenward and groan
aloud over the improperly of having
a local paper publish truthful matter
about scandalous affair; but who
rot only publish lies about respectable
people, but take all the means in their
power to give them a more general
distribution. If one editor, who is a
member Of church, publishes the
most beastly lies about another who is
not member, and in it uses the gross
est language possible, his paper in not
thought by some to be unit for Sun
day School children to read but let
the other dare the give facts concerning
an old rcprobate who is mixed UP in a
shameful affair, Of county notoriety,
aud the little brat who weekly sings
Il want to be an angel" declares on
his honor as a member of the church
that it is shameful to publish such
things for children to read. To lie
like a thief about respectable people,
and do it in language that would make
a fishwOman blush to hear, is consist
cnt with Sunday School requirements :;
but to tell the truth, in as chaste
language as can be used, about the
most scandalous and outrageous affair
that ever came to light in the state,
and reasons are seen at once why such
oughf not tie be made public, and put
into the hands Of children and youth.
The children and youth are just the
ones who ought to read them. They
ought to be brought up and educated
to detest such people and their
actions. "
| believe that will explain why |
write this matter to be published, So
that the youth will learn to detest the
persons and their actions in this case,
or any other. Judge H. Hayden, late
candidate for Circuit Judge and also
chief mogul of the Greenback party,
of this part of the state, claims TO be
"upper-ten, which of course is all in
his own mind and eye-sight dimned by
his over-abundance Of egotism. Mrs.
G. has also been respected as upper-ten
but is now shametully degraded. The
scandal is truly speaking, nasty, I'M
holy and wicked and reminds one of
the virtue of Woodhull and Brigham
Young. This animal, Hayden, is a
dangerous man is wholly unfit for
County Judge, and had he even an
iota of manly feeling left ii his carcas,
he would have rendered his resigna-.
ton ere this time. He should have
been arrigned before Judges Tar and
Feathers, or Judge Lynch or some
other good Justice. which only family
expresses what should be done him to
do justice in this case He has ruined
the peace and happiness of one of our
most respected citizens. | sympathize
sincerely with Mr.. c., as do all of the
citizens of our city and Grand Rapids,
and exhonorate him from all blame in
this matter. Yet, notwithstanding
my desire to avoid counting any Ill will
or feeling from Mr.. c., | feel that
the truth Of the matter should be
dealt with as it deserves. Mr.. c. has