The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-03-18
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while there he was engaged III
rusnlng the Sunday AercHry.
The editor Of that paper was
not Of Leviathan or Psrcheron
stock suf6 6:icisnt to suit the Shy.
lock ia this play, and 20 be called
upon Noes sud Wells to come 10 |
-h;s-seaeae Ia abuse OF the editor
oil this psp.f, crying
save nae, Castius. or / sink"
Mosa and Wells we're put upen
The wltuess-stand 10 the columns
Of the Mercaiy, and each told
biz little story to the end of SOL 9
Qualification. The gist OF their
s!oriss ls to the effect wnrds put
iato their mouths by Abrahsm
thai the euestion "a to the own-
srsklp of this papsr vas never
disputed by then; and Abraham
has Developed bis Plan Of battle
by dsclsring that hs will attempts
to reh the independents OF the
$500 which they subscribed aud
paid to purchase the material op
. part Of which this papsr is
printsd. Wells was tseb;e-so
Ne found him ~ = partner. Moss
wsa worse, if China Gam las told
tbe irHth. Moss knows of the
ram e1,te0 We vera to reseive
TO aid IN the dsfext of LaFaye tie
Lane, and be 10 we'll aware thai
Abraham vas the go-bs.iween.
and ws received only s700! 1t is
fsct that Abrahsa said TO us
that hs only recs!ved S700 Of the
amount; bat what is wcrso and
to his dstrineat. the very men
whom he stated did not paY thar
part of the pool stand ready to
testify that they paid their por-
tloa promptly. Viii Moss, IN
Abrshan's Mercury, tell hcN
much OF that 500 he received,
ana how msch he said Sol. Abra>
ham had stoIea? Walter, sT0G
from y, 900 must Ieass = balance
ei $500. Why Int you come
ous like . nan and tell the truth!
Aud If Akrahan took $500 oal
OF the pool. yoa we're robbed oI
$3.50 IS = msntsr of the firm oi
Kelly b Ao:s, and Kelly wss an
justly Iosas of $3.50 (making the
whole amount Of TIE missing
5000, Why den'i yeu reter to the
rattsrl Yer know that mere
thar eacs yos called Abrahau i
gtsy-hAired cid --; ard yor
ana Wells knov--it yen woale
tell the trath--tht. you sold II
Wells your interest IN tbs pape
with the understanding that b,
was te have clear title to q enc
half iEtSrsst IL this paper Gu
upca your lissi We want 20,
end Welis apcn the witnsss
staa1. When war was declared
upoa - il this matter, Tor Et
rsasoa whatever thaa that vi
woala not lie for Abraham aul
rehslled sgsisst the peri. .stratior
OF "a estrags upon all that Wal
honest, why 10 it thai Wells
should forget the TINS when b
called Abrsham . thief sBd
liar? VIXEN he eaid that Mos
had ewindlsd him out of ersr,
bill due this ofRcs 10 Salem An,
Portland for advertising end sub
cnpt,cns 1t puts rs ia mind o
the Iise--
Thises abent The plasa have sfangeG,
1he aarkies have all gene
And Old Sol. may have made i
QUITE interesting for somebody Il
he for him.
BY way OF interruption, let III
ask zoe, eol., when ras il yot
called walter S. Moss . rasca
and Wells a. idlotf Ord 20,
rot SAP 50 OF Wells just alter ",
rstetnt1 1 from Salem, where ",
had Essa engaged ~ sngrossinl
clark OF ths House OF Reprcsan
istives TO A<cars msana to keel
goiEg this pspera Did you 10
esll Nose q rascal just alter h
tcok his departure Tor Salem
We believe ycs did; aud what j
nore,lt sseEs arrange that, havinl
the s4good cass" ron Claim to hav,
tlias yea cause 10 be publishe'
the names ef such reliable Nit
nssesa. Moss knows thai be an.
ourselt gave the pretended bill Q
sale aitsr We came TO Roseburg
ke knows that the pretended bil
81 sa.e was glysn ssvera' week