Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-22
A GOOD Man slaudorod.
Chllllcothe Register, l0th.

ChlulCOLhe Register, lbth'
An item appears on the fourth page
of this paper referring TO an error made
| by some of the newspapers Of the city,
and by the correspondent Of the En-
quIrer at this point, in claiming the
identity of a well-knOwn Washington
| G. II. business man with a drunken
character, who, while intoxicated in
one of the Water street saloons, claimed
to have been robbed of $40 by one Nat.
Acton, a hGbitue of those localities.
The item in the Enquirer, which bears
date Of January 6, reads:
"Nat. Acton, gentleman of elegant
leisure, was arrested yesterday on COM
plant of a merchant named Dayton,
from New Holland, on the charge of
stealing $40 out Of his pocket. Dayton
had been drinking freely i'll company
with Acton and other like characters,
and claimed to have been robbed of
that sum. He failed to appear this
morning, and Acton was discharged"
Now it happens that there is no mer-
chant in New Holland by the name of
Dayton, nor is there in that entire Sec
tiOn of the country merchant by that
name, save one, Mr.. Ed. Dayton, a
former partner with Captain Hawkins
-ChillicOthe's present POstmaster-in
the mercantile business at Clarksburg,
but since October last a partner in the
firm of L. w. Reahard 6 Co., dealers
in queensware, etc., at Washington G..
H. Now, Mr.. Ed. Dayton, it is well
known, is one of the most highly moral
of all moral young men; he is mem
Der of the church, and is generally un-
derstOOd to have no bad habits what
ever. Moreover, he is just starting in
business in Washington, and has in his
possession thousand or more dollars
in accounts, notes, etc., for collection
for the late firm of Hawkins & Dayton.
The telegram to the Enquirer cOnse-
quently fell upon him and his friends
like thunder clap. Captain Hawkins
began to investigate, and was assured
by parties here, who saw the man who
represented himself as Dayton that
night, that it was his former business
partner.
The next morning Captain Hawkins
started for Clarksburg. There he met
Mr.. E. w. Templin, who had just re-
turned from Washington, who assured
him that there could be no truth in the
report, for he had been in Mr.. Dayton's
store on the very evening referred to,
and passed the evening in conversation
with him.
Captain Hawkins then resolved to
push his Investigations farther. He
went on to Washington, where Mr..
Templin's statement was c0rrOborated
by Mr.. Dayton himself, Mr.. Reahard
and number of Mr.. DaytOn's friends
there. Mr.. Dayton was so worked up
oyer the matter that he accompanied
Captain Hawkins ON his return from
Washington. and went with him to
Sam. Lewis and other parties who saw
the other Dayton, and they denied ever
having seen this Mr.. Dayton before.
Mr.. Dayton returned to Washington
somewhat relieved in mind from the
fact that he had run the SANDER down,
and that proper correction of the error
would be made.
A brief reference to the mistake is
published on our fourth page, but after
our outside went to press Mr.. Dayton
made his visit, and at his request the
correction was made full and complete.
1t may be stated, in connection with
the matter, that Acton claims that the
man who represented himself as Day
ton was man who formerly worked
as a moulder in a brick-yard at Clarks-
burg, and whose real name is Ad. Ste
Vens0n.