Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-18
CORRECTING Mr.. Peterson-The End.


To the Editor of the Globe.
In yours of the 10th inst. Mr.. Peterson
claims to want to ''correct" me. Well, that
was what he attempted unsuccessfully to do
before.
1 will say in few words all that need to
saw. And this letter shall be an end of this
assault business, no matter who writes or
has dignifed an insignificant young man with
more Importance than he is entitled to. jsSzN
He now claims thus: 81 say he did strike
me, as a mark on the left side of my face will
show
Why, then, did he not have me fined also?
1t was too bad that the young man should
get hurt and pay the only fine.
No, sir, the Statement" is utterly false; l
did not so much as slap his face; my arms be-
ing longer kept him off. When he caught
hold of me pitched him face first in the
ditch: and l stated as faithfully as knew how
in my former communication that the second
time that threw him down l held him until
Capt Shortall came and arrested him. This
he objects to-well, knew Capt. Shortall was
sufficiently near, that Mr.. Peterson did not
turn his face toward me again, but went off
instantly.
fthat is what he calls "a rough and tum-
BILE fight" have different notion. l sup
pose both work at the trade when it is fight,
and an assault is by one-nO, repeat 1t as at
first: 81 made no resistance except to pre-
vent his getting me in his power"
When P. N. Peterson says "that he W
struck him several times'' he is either
greatly mistaken or highly falsifes,
for repeat with the solemnity of an oath,
that had no thought of as much as slapping
hin. in the face, though did pitch him face
first in the ditch.
He tries to make it appear that 1 made a
different statement before the justice from
that in my letter. Not at all. When the JUS
tice asked me elf he hurt me-" as near as
could recall the answer, SAID ''no." "Slnce
was 30 years of age have tried to live a
peaceable life, but was perfectly able to pre-
vent the assallant from hurting me-"
The blows aimed at my head were warded
off by my arm, and SO were comparatively
harmless.
NEEDS CORRECTING.
If Mr.. Peterson did not "threaten to knock
me down." and attempt to do SO, then we never
met.
Another correction. If he did not claim
that he put i've hundred dollars, or would put
such in the establishment, for his brother,
then he never spoke one word in his life.
He thinks it strange that did not recog-
nize him on the street that day of the assault,
because had stopped just minute some
time or other in his shop. And Others will
understand how in this city of ten thousand
souls, meeting all kinds of strangers-not a
few of renown-and that it is possible that
should not know everybody instantly on
meeting on the street. He can question my
word il he likes. It's all the same wilfuly
untrue.
When Mr.. Peterson says, 81 did not wish
the matter put in print will not say how
untrue he is, but give him over To our city
editors. One of them told me in twenty
minutes after the assault, before he had gone
home to wash off his face, he came in and told
his story, and all learned it of him. He was
"glorying in his own shame" in SO doing.
Lastly, Mr. P. has made two efforts to cor
rect me, one with his fists and another with
his pen!
Neither has been success. He better
return to his obscurity, and learn to treat
Older men with more courtesy.
l take final leave Of this subject, and will
not notice or reply to any accusations made by
IRRESPONSIBLE men in the GLOBE touching
this low assault upon me. Wishing to think
the editor for his courtesy in permitting me
the Use of his journal to give fair statment
to all and here it shall end.
Saltwater, July IL. DAVID TIcE.
Mr.. Thomas Tormy, Scott Station, Put
nam county, w. Va, in late communi-
cation thus refers to his experience with
the Great German Remedy: When re-
ceived St. Jacobs Oil, was in bed with
the rheumatism, and now am walking
about the room with cane, and before l
got it I, could not be moved in my bed.
~ dow however I want tn the stable