West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-08-14
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Iottcr from Justice mcGinnis.
IIowEsyuLR, w. VA, Aug.

HowEsyuLR, w. Va, Aug. 0.
EtifOr A5Qjts;
will endcaYor, through the columns Of
your paper to show to the public that tho
misrepresentation in circulation about inc
In regard to the Kingwood and TunnoltOn
pike being thrown upon tho district by
me and turned over TO one &. q. Craig, to
he kept up by him, is AK obnoXiopO TO the
honest thinking public aa is tho lying COW
ard that circulated The same for the pur-
pose 10 defeat me in tho coming election
for Justice foI which | am again candi-
date before the public. l will hero state
In full tho whole matter, leaving IL TO the
honest thinking voters TO decide who is
right and who js wrong. First, that /
should have said at the July court, 1880,
that the districts had right TO pay all OK
pcnscs for keeping up their roads. / said
no such thing but / did cay that the
county had no right 10 pay for the work
done on tho pike this spring bV Blr. Craig,
and also said that tho district had no
right TO pay it and voted against il, not
through any III will 10 Mr.. Craig, but for
tho following reasons when tho toll gatcs
were taken of tho road by about 500 pc
titioners, IL being bogus corporation, 40
was shown, tho County Court turned right
around in the face of said petition and
wanted % lease said road 20 Mr.. Craig for
the term of ten years for the TOLL this
was the Sept. term, 1873, and was enc
Of the justices that formed that court,
and MCssrs. Shaw and JcnkcnB being the
other two. I wao ovcrrulcd, as Mr.
! Craig'7 council knew. ! did all that
| could against IL. II was awarded 20 him
| on the conditions: IIc was to put not
| less thar % On said road before hc put
up gates, but ho found that would not do
as there would bo bill of Injunction
| filed against II; and at tho July term, 10,
the pike was divided between Messrp.
| TrOWbridge, Shalfcr aud Barlow, and
there was 1926 divided between them u
bo applied by them in KingwooI district,
and before they had worked on tho pike
j. NJ Shaw came % Mr bhanor's house
and stated to Mrs. shaffer (Mr Shaner
not being at home) that ho wanted Shancr
% lot, or release SO, and no wanted Il
get SO from Barlow and $40 from Trow
bridge for the commissioner 20 work OuI
ON said pike, meaning Craig, ] suppose
as he said hc had tho tools and coulJ
work it TO better advantage But tho
DE 0Olycr did not succeed and after thcy
had worked the pike Mr.. Craig went on
this spring, knowing that those men hai
tho pike 90 work, and worked about one.
half mile Of the pike and presented 90 th,
court q claim for sl33, OF thcrcabouta
for said work as commissioner appOn
ted at tho January court, $780, and q
thcro was such an appointment the cour
docket don't show IL, and County Court &
said % be a court Of record II is inla
nous for any one % cay that / voted 20
either the district or county 20 pay sal,
BILL They voted FOR the county to pal
IL, and without rcconsidcring said vote,
think some ono from the cast side movc
for tho district to poy it John 0. Wbol
cell, myself and, think, Murdock, vote,
against the district paying il. And now
leave it 90 you, my constituents, % sa
whether did right or wrong, az an
amcnabIe 20 you for my acts; and in con
clusi0n / would say that don't profess {
be perfect, as man is falable, but / don
) acknowledge that am fool az ono j. N
Shaw stated To- one Miller.
As a servant OF the people, have tric
90 DO my duty without fear or favor an
d0ut propose 90 go into any rings q
clquCs. Respectfully
EUGESE MOGINNis.