The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-09-17
communication from A. "A
Taylor.

NJ krchS, publisher Of The Pefersbu,.
ifrr- has been pursuing ME ia fhis can
vas with more tnan ordinary ana Irri-
innate weapons ~ warfare. Ili~ mali
rious attacks have bern veneuaous ana
unrelenting. cvincing more III a feeling
40l personal hatc fian a desire 10 rerslr,
'pnoiic service. Believing A. I 10. that.
every man Who Offers himself a. ..au.
lAinAle Tor public office should b. wiling
Y stand HE ful blszr Oh tair and honor
anl' rtiiieI-m On The part Of tie preS- 4
shonid say noticing in mv own defense
lo' isils man. had he no' gone outside o.,
nt Ialr N lar criticism II i rerhar-
fl~i' NJ lu-iire not only 10 nxs4lf hilfs
q tho,e who have % kindly put mc tor
ward a a candid sie. THAT should sav \.
"" Norss~ iH my own behalf. and give
iAf pablc Iva- brief WAY A. can't
s0ine Information il regard 10 fho kind,
~ man who ~ rnaliciouSly pur~nc~ me- Z
Wal Say AZ the out-Sfarf thar when I
l'ave shown some portion Of this man
llnA;ure tnry wiil Justify NE III not de- 4
,~rrfrv - ihe level tiat would BE ~
lquired - enter into controversy win
MIN should feel great disrc~pect foa
admit or deny aughl that I Z has Sad. a.
p
hlllfy. lam nor IN adept III mud .irr .
ng and shall not altemis ~ envageiu n
lpr must stand or iall bv Tie social and
business position thai ny inrrrronr~, 4
With nv i.liowurn has male Tor re't
mon. 'lesn. have recently been ~ n
'tr neigboTing cities 81 Washington \
iHcenne~ aad have ronver-ed cxf.t, n
-ively with lrading aud true men ~ alta
shades ~ politics and those whose ~.
.nr'nniiir- ~ know the man kseb. havs i
been gooi. and who speak with earnest II
'lr-- ami ifnnk cansior ~ regard 10 him
and not one NJ them strange to -av. 49, 4.
-poken ~ q SINCE reirrmin1 trait o,
9he nffhr present owners ufilc Wall VA
'ns'nH i'axlriie. iic paper recently pnh-ar
i-hrr hv " eb~ Al Washington. stated N
publicly UPON me streets - peferShur.,. .i
ani Nv siairmrrfsi~ seconded bv evers ~
nun With Whom have talked in that \,
'ousfv. ihaf tlli- man N rehs would not ui
N briicved nn oath ia Davies county NJ
ihd have found ~ nv amazcment. a.
sril ~ fhrn.li' before knew him thai II.
NJ ha~ earned IN unremiriiug and earn II
~ labor in particular line ihr upenyi u,
,'> reputation Of being "A nerrie~s aun (.
irnriis-- character assassin. II seems \.
INT III rvrrt community where he hn~ n.
snbli~ii''t' a paper. no man or woman M
i"Nryrs pure IL Iitrir private lives h-s< n,
fns.i ArNvnf iAe s+.srh AZ hi- poisoned
bats. amd from earhnt Sucl, cuniffii..i- NJ
ie. iir has 1nnr ont III nnf .rfnaiiv from /,
far pi yawmiig prison. ~ TX II v h
lrlycn BY an indignant pnii,ic opiAi0n In
u iillgton whfr~ Ne ha~ ten ihe .lin. n,
,fti- malignant blight. many rernri~. \ m
ev at whirh shall sneak ~ Ill fhi. ar-rii
w fe- lespfAk IN Slight manner lir IN,
sinl - 2 being ~ IN. ln the cninnsivt II,
V iw >gcar~ NO 'hr Hon. -. ". Tatt.r. ht
Il ~hirgfon. WAS candidate iur rcr- at,
r-nrfafivr anA Mr. Stewart lsailrw Il M,
andiaaie for Sheriff. III The month or II.
in-uSi. hlebS n no was the Ful lI~ler ~ tlr
iie Washington ti4n.iie. charge. fhc-r
yHt.efnru through tlc columns of iii. N.
aprr with - attempt 10 hlihe vufcr- .
snfm outstanding the tacs that il Wa re- m,
-aiesiiy denied hc confirmed making
M charge. and ~ further his hcsiisl ~
inf against these men hired iewru iin
amrd Tom Pearson. latter getting hm, n.
fimk snr fhr lurpuseJ 10 make an a.S
ayil that the above named GENT lcincr 10
". 2 ~ affrmpt 10 bride him Ti, ri.
irned IN N iour' true bill nf inairi-
lehi against hfr1S for snbcrnrfinn 0fm.
ffiurv. and against his tool. Pearson. zst
u perjury. III,
The negro was tried and sentenced N nn,
~ wears in The States prison n reh~ IN,
A. a.-o ~ "A gneh 80 Tie charge against 10
i'm. aud during the irisl The t.rf sgryel- ory
bed itself iiiat ihc affidavit Tia hecn
orn, aud that The compassion tie srf -,
Y same np in The printing uff re lrar
'en rtin oil. - that ~ evidence raMi,ltcr
. introduced showin thaf tuc affidavit ~,
published 10 the paper was Il true .
ny of the original. II resulted. OF nr.
urse. in the discharge sf the guilty. III
hic hisiool had to suffer the penalty AK
The law. iir
krrbs was afterwards sned for libel y. !.
y the publication Of the same charge ~
q Judgment, which now ~iand~ rrc
ansi him. both in this aud Davies !, =.
unity. wa obtained by the plsinlill. ,hc
allow. The following i tie fcssi. ,ha
ony ofpoor Tom Pearson on the trial rih
the libel suit: vct
ToN rsArSn~-~ TESTIMONY. the
Nv name Il flu.rss Pearson: I re- "a
rmbcr the af' vilhi-hed in the Ga ENC
ne. August a i- charging MIR. nsl-nnd
y and Mr.. Tn,fr aiih trying 10 hire te
\ % vote fDr il4s fhe first time s Y
~ heard 81 nr thing was when Iici
ad X IN the tfr. August. .. ISIS Ftl..
thar Iime VI ssDrking III .Insrnh and
ewarf'- barber sii.t. nni Oh The slh-ee
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