The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-11-14

referred TO as IA piOuI old hypOcTite,"
&c. although my article mentioned no
names. lt seems Mr. Silver has been en-
deayOring to find out who wrote the ar
ticle and going around through eur viii
lage accusing different parties of it. and
we learn even went to Canton and de-
manded of you, MIR. Editor, to know who
the author was. After endeavOTing in
vain, hs went before Esqr. King and
filed the following affidavit, and had
Dick BursOn arrested for the publication
Of it:
THE STATE OF ONO, S.
STARK COUNTY,
Before me. L. B. King, personally
came Alpheus Silyers, who, being duly
sworn according to law, depOses and
says that on OF about the 18th day of De-
tOber, A. d. 1888, at the county of Stark,
one George W. BursOn, then and there
being, unlaWfully and maliciOusly did
write and publish certain false and
malicious libel of, and concerning him,
the said Alpheus b. Silver, which said
false and malicious libel is as follows:
As soon as the returns came in after the
election the 'Yalipnt' in this valley had
about as long faces as ever were seen
"here. In consequence of this defeat
they were bitter In their denunciatiOns
"Of Democracy, and as their principal
"mOuth-piece, employed man who dur.
ing the war was rampant Maryland
"SecessIOnist, who tackled Dick BuTSOn
''and made number of threats and
Charges to him, which were promptly
land properly resented in Dicks pecu-
liar ana impressive style. During this
lively conversation between this tile
mason and Mr.. BnrsOn, a piOus old
"hypOcritP who was sitting on the steps
taking in the whole cOuyer r5atiOn, and,
being little partisan, took advantage
"Ot the quarrel OF words and went be-
fore superannudted old minister
whom the people elected to the Office of
Justice Of the Peace, out of sympathy,
'and in the expectation OF making fifty
cents, filed a complaint against Mr..
"BursOn, and had him arrested and
fined for using bOisteTOus and prOfane
Language. This Old hypOcTite is per-
"sOn who has lived and feAsted off the
misfortune of others, always demand
ing his pound of flesh The butchers
here say his purchase of beef amounts
TO about 30 cents in six months, so
that the fee he resolved as witness will
supply him with his beef for the next
six months. We suppose by that time
'he may be able to trump up some other
ease by which he may make his beef
for another six months. After the set
Element of the case this piUus old hypO-
'crlte filed another affidavit, in which
he 5WOre to positive lies, and it is
''rumOred that he will be brought before
the grand jury for perjury. We sup
pose these parties are after another
gold watch and chain, similar to the
"tile-man's, out of the proceeds of the
costs Meaning by the words "a piOus
old hypu1Tite," the said Alpheus b.
Silver, and meaning by the words "this
piOuS Old hypOcrite" the said Alphens b.
Silver, aud meaning by the words: "he
swOre to positive lies" that the said
Alpheus B. Silver had been guilty of the
crime of perjury.
And the said George W. Burson well
knowing that said false and malicious
libel was false, but intending to Yilify
and defame the said Alpheus B. Silver,
did on the 18th day of October, A. ID.
1888, cause said libel to be published in
the STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT, newspa-
per published in the city of Canton, and
Of general circulation throughout said
county Of Stark and State of Ohio, to
the great damage and scandal of the
said Alpheus B. Silver. Alb. SILVER.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
presence this 18th day of November,
A. D. 1888. l.. B. KING, j. P.
Mr.. BursOn waived examination, and
was bound over to Probate Court. This
man Silver is one Of the venOmous of
JhlS valley, ana his reputation Is too
well known to need any exposition at
my hands. will, however, relate one
little story they tell on him. 1t seems
some time ago Silver had a pair of cor
duCOy pants to be made. These he took
to a seamstress to be made. The pants
were well made, and when done Mr.. Sill
yer took them and was well satisfied
with them. Some days after this Mr..
Silver hailed the husband of the lady
and told him his wife had made him
pair of pants and he wanted to pay him,
saying ne had inquired of a certain par
ty what she charged for general sewing,
when she told him cents yard. Mr.
Silver said he had measured the
sewing in the pants and found
it to be seven yards, so that
II cents would be the price of the pants
which he paid. Now, is not this Mr.. Sill
yer mice" man to beat Door seam
stress out of her hard earned money?
Fourteen cents for pair of pants worth
one dollar. Oh, generous Silverl Oh,
bogus silver! Oh, trade dollar SilVeTl
Surely you must be spurious coin.
JUSTICE.