Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-10-08
wrT. ROhLER's RECORD.


Eb. acknowledgements to promise to
furnish a schedule Of the personal and
general character Of "Bill Roller" here'
with inclOse you the following array Of
faots which l have diligently sought after
and obtained from most reliable sources,
all OF which come TO me laden with incon.
testable evidence from Mr.. Rollers neigh
bors Of both political parties.
In view Of the fact that a few designing
persons have attempted both by writing and
vim ooce 10 slander Hugh Stewart, the Re
publican candidate for Commissioner, l
propose TO show up the Democratic nom
inee, VIM. Roller, in his true phararterand
| shall not bring one charge against him
that cannot substantiate by the best OF eva
idence.
The first charge shall bring against the
saId VIM. Roller is his proposition to sell
out to Hugh Stewart in a certain contin-
gency, Just prior TO the Democratic con-
vention. Mr.. Roller said, il the Demo
Gratis don't nominate n good man from Belt
vile Ridge, for Commissioner, (meaning
himself) | shall work TO secdfe the cleo
tion of Hugh Stewart, for, said lie, I owe
Hugh some Borrowed money and il l can
pay him in that way / shall do 70. Now
Mr.. Roller dare not deny this charge, for
the simple reason that il is true, and he
knows il.
The charge that has already been brought
against Mr. Roller OF beating a crippled
soldier is also true, and | dare Mr.. Roller
TO deny it, God knows il was bad enough
for him to whip soldier almost entirely
destitute Of the use of one hand and one
leg, but when we take into consideration
that the soldier was so drunk at the lime
that he could hardly navigate the crime
becomes all the more dnmnable. This one
thing of itself is enough to politically
damn him in The estimation OF all parties.
Again, Mr.. Ro Ter has been charged with
not only being an enemy 10 the soldier
but especially bitter on the pensoner. II
there is one thing in the world lie dispises
above another it is the soldier VIII ose name
is inscribed on the pension list, II is q
fact that can be proven by one hundred wit
nesses, II necessary, that no pensioner with
whom Mr.. Roller is acquainted has es.
capped the vituperation of his slnnderous
tongue, and he was brought before tile
Democratic convention by just such mer
as hate the pensioDer. can furnish theii
names If necessary.
The charge that Mr. Roller helped tC
mob a man IN Perrysburg, after the man
had stood trial and had been acquitted by
Esq'r Merry, is true aud his most intimat,
friends will not Tor moment deny it.
That Roller is an advocate of mob law
is a well-known fact, which | presume h,
would not deny, were he interrogated ol
the subject. He did propose to mob D. NJ
Shoemaker, a near neighbor of his. HI
did propose TO tar and feather anothe
near neighbor and only failed to carry on
his evil designs because he could not rails
a crowd as mean Ms himself to assist him
He has been accused of making propoE
ais TO some of his lady neighbors whicl
were unbecoming a gentleman. In on
instance the case was such an aggravated
one that the husband took steps 10 hav,
Roller arrested, and went TO Perrysbnrg t.
employ i. r. Tyler, but on his arrival a
the BURG, il was found that Rollers gull
in the affair had so alarmed him that h
had retained Tyler on his side, when th
matter was dropped.
Last, but not least, we charge Mr.. Role
with taking a suit of clothes from poo
imbecile. This poor fellow had been Twin
with VIM. Parker for several Years, and b
bOO bcOI &c W lShNc WILL dIhS
and go over and live with him.
Things went on smoothly for or
months when Roller concluded that in a
much as George had been a good boy h
would buy him suit of Sunday go-tc
meetin' clothes, and he did so; but 500
after George got his clothes he made u
his mind, very properly too, that MIR. wa
working him too hard, 40 George left an
Went back to Mr.. Parker's. But the poe
boy never got to wear his Sunday suIt, b'
cause Roller kept them and wore them OF
himself. All George Berry ever receive
for SIX or eight months of hard labor WI
what grub he ate
Now in view OF the foregoing facts "
ask in all candor is such a man worthy I'll
support of the intelligent voters of Woo
county? We appeal to every soldier
Wood county, to "chop" Roller, for lie
your most bitter enemy. We appeal TO e'
cry voter who is friend TO law and ord,
to cast your ballots against Roller, becauI
he is not friend to either. We appeal I
all voters in Wood county to vote again
Roller, because he is in every way disqua
flied to FL the important Office OF Commi
; sioncr. Vote for Hugh Stewart and yo
) vote for man who is in every way quail
fed to fill the office and man you wi
not feel ashamed of after you have elecle
him. We predict that Stewards majnrit
will not fall short of 900 but it absolute
should be twice that number.
; ALLsPIcE.
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