Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-14
Some more Mendacity.

them from week to week. Uehera'y ITS
fslsehoods are passed by as the empty
rawlings of an empty head, but they some
times become so libelous as to require no.
tice. Its last issue contained this paragraph
1.-THE courthouse ring and q few others
who have been taken into confidence ior tue
sake Of policy, are gobbling up the proper
~ OF poor people undo the hohs.Ious
eviction outrage commonly called the back
tax law. One poor mans house anu lou was
0iren to one of those gentlemen ior the trit-
ling sum of twelve dollars. Ihere Is n'sn
money somewhere. The property OF poor
men - being quietly seized anu q curtain
drawn down to conceal the fact. Words fall
to convey to the minds OF the people the
monstrous outrage being perpetrateo upon
the laborlng classes in this state. In every
county there Is = ring OF capitalists anu pol
| it,cians VINO are robbing the poor people OF
all their possessions, and because these mis-
cradle by pocrites are democrats OF weaith
and able to purchase influence, the ieauets
of the party and The newspapers stana oach
and see the poor man driven irom uh1 ter
his own roof and his property taken ior
bock-taxes by the voraciOus cormorants VINO
hang about the courthouses ike coyotes
| aronad q dying buffalo. waiting ike them 10
sap the life blood OF their victim before the
carcass Is cold"
We believed this statement to be false, 0ut
to make sure Of it have caused tue various
officers OF the county to be interviewed,
with the following result
CAPT. j. D. CONNER, RECORDER.
Reporter-Did you read the statement In
the Register concerning the sale Of property
for back-taxes:
Answer-Id did.
Rep.-Well, IS there any truth In the state
ment?
Ans,-I do not know whether the scholar
ly and remarkable editor Of that most re-
marksble paper considers me q member OF
what he styles, '.the courthouse ring" Ii
he does, and intends to include me In any
such transactions, he simply adds further
proof OF his well-msrited reputation as the
"boss liar"
Rep.-Do you know OF any county officer
who holds a deed for properly sold by the
sheriff for back-taxes?
Ans.-I do not ; have never recorded one
and there have been none filed in my office
for record.
;. Rep.-what do you think OF such state
ments?
Ans.-Well, sometimes 1 consider them al
, the out-croppings OF q diseased mind ahe
depraved heart, but as a general thing L re
gard them as the harmless work of an idiot
, Sometimes a suit for libel will have a quiet
. ing effect upon such offenders, and some
- times an application Of sole leather bring
, the individual to his senses.
FRANK THIGG, C CLERK.
aep.-Do you know of any arrangement
such as Is intimated by the Register?
u Ans.-No sir; the author knew he q
g living when he wrote the article. So FAR as
Is ain concerned l have bid on but one piece
" property sold for back-taXes, and then on
% to make it bring the costs due the count!
y and did not buy that. L hold no deed Il
'e any property sold for back-taxes, nor do
own any.
~ JUDGE CANNON, PROBATE JUDGE
Rep.-Are you in any ring to buy up pro
" erty sold for taxes?
Ans.-No sir. l know of no such thin
1 have never bought a piece OF property
u a tax sale in my life, either directly or
W directly, or even bid for one.
B R. IRELAND, TREASURER.
u. Rep.-W What do you know about a
~ courthouse ring to buy peoples land sc
Tor back-taxes?
as Ans.-I know nothing sir. There Is
m such ring, or l would be apt to know it.
rs have bought no property IN that way.
he MR.. z. 8. MITCHELL, Ex-AssEssOR.
Iep.-Are you in that ring, Uncle lack
all Ans.-I am not. l know nothing OF u
py such thing.
Mr.. VIM. B. STEELE. COUNT CLERK.
ou; Rep.-Did you read the article IN the K
lister, In which -?
'm- Ans.-No, 1 seldom read the blacIgn
sheet.
SEES Rsp.-This is the article.
Al Ans.-It Is false as Iscariot's Kiss fals'
as. the author Is vile and mean. l have ne
we bought or bid on any property sold for Ia
in in this county. l am the custodian of $S7
to OF school notes OF the county. and alw
tins attend the sales of foreclosure Of any Of
silly mortgages Recurring those notes. and on
ere, part OF the county see that the school {
ers. Is properly protected. In this I repre'
len, the county and the public school FL
GER thereof.
CAPT. 8. 8. REEDER. DEPUTY COLLECT
.dge Rep DO you know Of any collu
'gue on the part of the officers of this count.
male buy lands sold at back-tax sale?
III AuS.-~NO SlI, L w v WOulu
the likely know if there was such a CONT
sue ton. There Is not. Taxes on tracts of
I'd is size and value are paid by the parties {
ing them before the day OF sale, either L
'gins collector or to the sheriff.
'ues- NJ i. GEO. M. MoUNTJoY, X
'. F. Rep.-Are you in collision, directly q
such directly, with others, to buy lands SO
back.taX sale!
the Ans.-AnybOdy that says SO is a liar.
ling Mr.. GEo. NJ. CATRoN COUNTY SCI
Good COMMISSIONER
d has Rep.-Mr. Catron, are you concerned
be "the courthouse ring'' In buying Ian
who back.tax sales, as is alleged:
NAV. Ans.-I am not. l belong to no ri
,ents. combination. 1 have bought no lar
W. back-laX sale.
forth, DIR. p. S. FULKERsoN, COUNTY COLLIE
Lack. Rep.-DOctOr, is there any cOlluslC
r will tween the officers Of the county TO pr
and the back-tax law in buying lands sold
that law?
,ht, al Ans'-iheie wv: ,"'se"' "'
mou bought a foot of land sold at these sale
,urcb DO l know any county officer that hi
one of them has 1 know nothing of it,
nroa, relations are such that l would be
know if they had made such purchas
vino a MR.. JNO. S. BLACKWELL, PRosEC
princi- AiioHNhi'
ltep.-Are you in the ring to buy =
ty at back.tax sale, as alleged by the
I Miss ter?
bright Ans am no'' nor Is 'neie su'n
closely IN this county
lovslly Rep.-What do you think Of the
beau ment
wasa Ans.-I think 1t is an outrageous,
Gus, malicious, blackguard, bastar,
Morris. sir, that is what 1 think of it.
n from
a raft. Religious.
Tednes- There will be morning and evening
MIR. L. AS usual, tomorrow, at the Methodist
about Rev. John Demand will preach ut the
into a Methodist church in this city tO-mOrro,
and the Sunday school ut the usual hour in the II
ar ~, Daily services at the Catholic chu
49,, O'Clock. q. m; sunday services 5
wagon, Iiuv omc,.tine
tlon his Services at tbe Episcons, church tn
ny, ana morninp AT lO.3D O'Clock and affernO