Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-10-21
MAILING A WHOpPER.
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 lieam" shown Up ia It's True COiOrs

Stimes tets caught ut kt-The "Repub
 liean" shown Up ia It's True COlOrs
 The EnTAPH yesterday morning con tained "a card from William Hensen, ir which he called attention to some glaring misstatements made by an evening con temporary. It was with some reluctance that the card was admitted to our columns as it proved conclusively that our contem porary had been practicing on the credul- fly of its readers, but from a sense of public duty the publication of the card was finally allow. cd But with a sublime audacity seldom equaled this mendacious contemporary publishes another suppositious interview with Mr. Hensen, in which that gentleman is made to deny the authenticity of the card which appeared over his own sigma ture, and the original copy of which is now in this oflice Inasmuch as Mir. Hen sen is gentleman of wellknown honesty and unquestionable veracity, an EPITAPH reporter was last night detailed to hunt him up and ascertain if he could explain the astounding assertions attributed to him by the evening contemporary. Fortunate. ly for the interests of truth, Mr IIensen was found just as he was on the eve of de parture for his home near Crittenden. He was asked if he had seen the Republican, and answered that he had not The re- porter produced copy of that sheet and called his attention to the article, which is certainly the most
 UNBLUsHING CANARD
 ever perpetrated on this community. MT. Hensen read it carefully over, and when he had fully digested and began 10 appre ciate the position in which it placed him, his rage at the infamous author knew no bounds. Ed Rowland and W. II. Board. man, both of whom are wellknown in Tombstone, two neighbors of Mir. Hensen, who came up with him from the Barbaco mari Thursday, were with hlm, and it was only through their intercession that he was prevented from seeking out and admin istering we'll merlted chastisement to the monumental prevaricator of the Republi- can. After MT. Hensen had recovered From his excitement, he stated that it was the intention of himself and friends to leave for Crittenden last night, but under the circumstances they would remain over until this morning, The appended cards will explain themselves, and at the same time convince the public that for adaman. tine effrontery and varicgated lying the Republican reporter is the boss. The fol- lowing are
 THE CARDS:
 EDITOR FPITAPH-Dear Sir: The Re. publican of this evening contains an arti- cle that for falsehood and misrepresenta. tion is absolutely startling. The article asserts that l denied the authorship of my card Tn the EPITApH, and then follows what purDors to be affidavit signed by myself in the presence of Charles D. Reppy, notary public. I did not deny that l wrote the EPITAPH card, nor did make any affidavit to that effect before Mir Reppy or anybody else. In fact 1 have not the honor of MT. Reppy's acquaint- anee. In orderto place myself right with the EPITAPH and the public, I will briefly relate what did transpire yesterday. In the morning Messrs. Rowland, Boardman and myself rode down to Charleston, re- turning about II o'clock q. m. We were standing on Allen street shortly after that hour when the reporter of the Republican approached. Considering the willful man. ner in which he had lied about me the day before, acknowledge that I was somewhat surprised at his check in ad. dressing me. He did not appear in the least abashed when l intimated to him that our acquaintance was perhaps already as intimate as would be mutually agreed. ble; but on the contrary he laughed with that peculiar Hibernian gusto which is all his own, and said that he had been looking Tor me 10 apologize for some little errorsS which hads crept into his report the pre- vlous evening. To be brief, MT Editor my resentment soon yielded 10 the soft blarney and manifold blandishments of ihe reporter, wlfo invited myself and Friends 10 accompany him to the Republi- can office. This we did, and while there Nhe subject was discussed in pleasant and jocose manner, the reporter claiming that me mlsstatements in his article had been made to get a joke" on the EPITApu, and with no thought of doing me an injustice. There was DO proposition made for me 10 deny anything or to make affidavit to any. thing; but while we were talking I incl. dentally stated that myself and friends left for Crittenden at o'clock in the afternoon. which we then intended to do, but were nnavoidablys detained. Since leaving the Republican office, l have not seen thc reporter nor anybody else connected with that sheet. Now, Mir. Editor, the inter. view published in last evenings Republi. can was made out of whole cloth, and inc affidavit was simply a forgery so far as the undersigned is concerned. Respectfully.
 WILLIAM HENsEN.
 Tombstone October 21.
 EDITOR EPITAPH-Dear Sir: We, the undersigned, have read the foregoing state ment of William IIensen. To our per. sonal knowledge it is true so lar as con. cems what occurred between Mir. Hensen and the reporter on Allen street and at the Republican office. After leaving that office we were with MT. Hensen uninterruptedlv during the remainder of the day, and know that he did not again have commun. ication with anybody connected with that paper, consequently he could not have made the statement or affidavit attributed Ia