Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-14

law. He looked at it and, returning it, said
he had seen it before. Before leaving him
this second time gave faithful notice that af-
ter this date the law would be enforced if he
still persisted. This he did. (6.) He was
fined; after two weeks fined again, and last
Monday, as l was returning from the
presence OF dying mar, just opposite the
Getty Hall, J" | met young man that did not
know by sight, he paused as If to speak to
me, and paused, also. He put this question
to me. "Why, do you not leave my brother
alone?"
i was startled at this, and asked instantly !:
"Who is your brother, and what do you
mean % "He said, you have fined him twice.
and you must leave him alone" said: III
it is your brother that runs that establish
ment next to my door Sundays, he must keep
it shut, or l will, Qf no one else willy
law" He said to me quickly: SCI have a
mind to knock you down." My reply was:
"But will not let you do so!'' II was good
natured.) He struck at me. l parted the
blow with my left arm, and a second came,
and that was equally harmless. Then he took
hold of me, and soon picked about 40 or 15C
pounds out of the ditch. He came the second
time. This time I threw him down, and
with one hand and left knee held him
there until Police Shotall came from the hall
to the street and took charge of him.
made no resistance except to prevent his
getting me in his power. This is all there
was of that, as all that witnessed it could see
did not try to hunt this assailant.
He was, Immediately after the arrest, finec
for this assault, and paid fine and costs.
Now, if the facts had been stated by your
correspondent and left there, I would have
been thankful, but this he did not want to do,
as demonstrated in other matters and things.
His aim was to make it what is known as 8
sensational article for his department at the
expense of decency and truth.
Furthermore, my private note to him, ask
ing his correction" of this exaggerated state
ment prejudicial to me he sends to you fpl
publication, and in to-day's GLOBE graciously
informs me, 'If 1 will send him cOmmunica
tions, he will try and have them published. >
He knew that intended if he was the author
OF that slandereus paragraph to prosecute him
if he did not make an apology. And tool
legal counsel of two different attorneys
and they said it was no matter how good the
case might be against the writer, "he was
not responsible for anything" Hence he may
well be unfair and slanderous.
His perversion of what said to Judg'
Smith is about equal to all the rest. l die
not say what could do if l was "twent.
years younger" All I said was, ''Since wal
twenty years of age, I had aimed to lead
| peaceful life; but was perfectly able to pre-
vent the assailant from hurting me-"
| wish this to be the end of this Sabbath
controversy, and it shall he if all concerne
| will do as they should. But may notify Mr.
! Jack, Mr.. Peterson and all others that wan
me to turn street police and close up the 9th
err twenty-five or thirty places that keep ope
Sabbath, am not engaged to do that busi
ness. deeply regret that there are any, out Q
the love of gain, who will do business on tb
day of rest. Ali can do is to keep my ow
door-yard clean, and want all other
| to do the same, and then we sha
keep a quiet Sabbath in our otherwis
beautiful city, but this is sad blot upon tn
community.
Lastly-"The little cripple" that som
seem SO anxious to create a sympathy for.
| PROPOSITION.
If Mr.. Peterson, the young man that rur
this stand for his brother, Tor with his cap
tai, as understood him to say. If he need
any help financially, will pay dollar for do
| lar, with those who cry out for hill
because he is poor, etc. Come nov
| gentlemen, give an honest show {
your charity or keep still. Poor as l al
1 have willingness to give as much as an
of you, if that is the ground of your syn
| pathy. But lift is only hypocritical pretens
that you are making, it will end in words an
| not develOpe in deeds. Respectfully yours,
July Is, 1881. DAVID TIoE.