New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
TIE HOSTILE LETTERS.
CIRCULAR SENT DY Mr.. TURNBULL TO MEMBERS
OF THE UNION Crr'p
NEw.YoEK, MAY 10. 1882.

The following facts speak for themselves; On OF
i'll the Union Club AT which were present MI Loupa.'
Mr.. EDen Kimball Mr. Arthur L. Wiling ana my ser,
MI j. f. Loubat made II sbockingy low ana vulgar
language revolving as 10 be unit to be repeater
told him then that any man VINO wohiu acS
such remark abou; lady was drty' low Ui"o and
and that he not fit to DE member OF any ouo, a
certainly should never be admitted TO any senticat
house nave been III THIS city, VIVID INC h n"r re-
few days. since, ana have hearu nor ~ -
ceved any communication from mr. Louo i uf ~ Which
day, May7 when received q letter from hni VI WINCH
the FLOWING is a copy: g.
Mr. HENRY TURNBULI No. West Thirty seeo'l tSt Ne-
sIn: As ycu have returned from Washington hasten
inform YOU that Mr. c Robert has s1id 10 me 'nat
Won s1id TO hin oil MI 4. Stcvenss ball Il Oeng absent
at the tme) you had told me on the 2sh OF N0Ve
Der last III reference to something you aieyeu t N N r
sand, that any man who used such an eAp'sson ~
gard lady was dirty: low blacKguaiu anu lhust
M xop lied when Won made this statement to him, and
have since gwen Mr. Robert the written proof That you
when Won mad the above statement, aud that you lied
knowingly aud waicously. further nouiy you t hat
AIN going give The same publicity 10 tls letter tht
you did 10 the lying statement you so indusrosy CIR
cuiated during ny absence. J'F' LoUbAr'
UMoS CLUB, May g, 1882.
J. f. LoUBAr, esq: o,... NJ.
SIR: nave received your letter OF sunday May y
Its ents confirm to me the estimate winch formed
OF you the occasion 10 which you REFER, which ex-
retract one sin lie word You again placed your
Self, you did then beneath the notice OF gentleman
and wouli treat your insoent communication WIN the
contempt which merits it not for the statement
set forth 10y you that you had written proofs OF my nav
led" demand the written proofs In original or copy
by tho hands of my friend Mr. King who VIII deliver
you tins letter. Henry ItRNBObi"
banded Mr. King an open letter ana sad tnst Mr L" n
~ "-''" NEw-YoRK, May g. 1882.
MY DEAR LoUBAr: have your OF the 9TH inst.
in which YOU said that you were Informed by Mr. O. r.
Robert that Mr.. Henry Turnbul told nm al Mr. f.
the 2sth November last IL reference 10 something
which alleged you had said, that any man VINO had
Guch a
low black gnard, and Dust never speak to him ngain.
fered 10 by Mr. Turnbnl, state whether such words
used 10 ou or not in reply peg 70 state 'naS
p'o''"''' ARTHUR L. WILLING.
The following are copies of letters received from Mr.
Arthur L. Wiling and Mr. Eben Kmbal in reply TO my
notes addressed to them TO state what they heard me
saw 10 Mr LOubat the occasion referred 10:
NETWORK, May 8. 1892.
MY DEAR SIR; received y9Gr letter Of the SIN inst;
conv ersaon between yourself and Mr. j. f. Loubat at
the Union Club on or aDol9 te LoIn oi i 4
Sau Phat a. VS. tbs most blackguard and upgentIe-
nanke thing you had heard man Use in reference
10 such subject. remember nothing further being
'' Hen az 'TurnbaIl, esq. AGTnUR L. WILLING.
| UNION CLUB, May g, 1892.
| HENRY TURSBULL. esq;
TO siate 10 you heard you say to Mr.. j. f. Louba
in commenting ceTtain remarks of his during con
yersatjon at which present or about November
% last have say that heard you make the state
ment that any who would make use of such remark
about a lady low dirty backguard, and that he
not tit 20 be member OF any decent einp, anu eeI
1 house, Yours very truly, EbES klMBALi"
In the afternoon of May received letter from MT
| Loubst OF which the following is copy:
| GLKNHAM HOTEL. NEw-YoRK May o. 1882.
Mr HENRY TUENBULL No. ) West hirtysee0nd-sL, Neio
| York:
sfR Your note OF the 9Th instant was handed TO me
last evening very late. IN reply have to state nat
nave no intention OF being drawn into any or Of con
tiuung abusive correspondence which can have no
useful results have, out Of respect for Mr.. o. X King,
permitted him to take copy OF the written PROOF You
ask through him OF the rest Of your letter can only
say that such letters only written in cases where the
than words where IN this place the -" shields ana
| protects him from any personal responsibility.
| To the above replied as follows:
| J. f. LOUBAT, esq :,
SIR: You have as far five months back, used In
the Union Club language unworthy OF gentleman ana
for which then and there III the presence or witnesses
sscd contempt ana lOatElng Tor YOU As you
did not think proper resent my Ian nage az that time
deny your right to any further notice my part at
thi, late day should not have replied to your TRt I'M
gentlemanly communication If you had not asserted that
You written proofs OF your unWaTfantaDlc attack on
inv Veracy. close herewith further correspond
with you, retracng nothing Of what sald on tat
occasiou HENRY TULNBCLL.
On The afternoon OF May 10 letter addressed to me
in the handwriting Of Mr. LOuDat LETT by nessen
ger boy at my house. which at once returned to him
unopened. Although dislikng much ~ give publicity 10
my private matters, the nOtncatoroi Mr. LOuDat IN MS
that has carried ont that Intention leaves me no al
tentative than to give the correspondence In u mat
IL may known from the evidence admitted what inc
expressions used to him, and bow utterly ialse
his understandable attack on my veraclty was.
NeW- York, May 10, 1882 HENRY IURNBULL'