The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-20
TURKEYS TROUBLES.
Feeling Himself Agrieved, He
Makes q Statement to a
Bazeo Reporter.
The Latest Developments in the
Celebrated Washing Ma
chine Case.

The end Of the famous washing machine
case is not yet. Like Banquo's ghost,
only more so, il will not down.
Yesterdays BAZOO gave an account Of
the arrest, aud the causes leading thereto.
of VIM. Turley, the East Sedalia restaurant
man.
To some of the statements made in the
article, Mr.. Turley took exceptions and
called at this office for the purpose of re.
lating his grievance. He was turned over
to the tende mercies of reporter, and as
the BAZOO never intentionally does any
one injustice, the scribe listened patiently
to what the gentleman had to say.
an the first place." said Mr.. Turley,
while take drink whenever | want il.
three, four or five times day, never get
drunk, but the article In your paper was
calculated to create The impression that
am a common drunkard and a rufian."
"You were not intoxicated, then, Mr.
Turley?' queried the reporter. when
you went TO squire o Brien's office, for the
purpose. OF swearing out q warrant against
Gearhart for perjury"
"No, sir; nor did ] use the language to
the justice which you attribute to me.
did give the justice some pretty plain trlk
and told him that his head was not the
right shape for Justices head and that
he did not know his business. To show
YOU that my statement as to the squire's
qualifications was correct, | will call your
attention 10 the fact that he swore out a
state warrant for ME for disturbing the
peace, on which was arrested and taken
before Justice Rifle"
"You certaisly were not arraigned on
thar charge"
ono, sir when they discovered what \
blunder they had made, upon my arrival
at the justices office they changed the in
formation and warrant, and charged me
with contempt Of court"
"Are you guilty of the charge ?"
"No, sir; because the conversation L
addressed to Mr.. OBrien even admitting
that ii was up2entlemanlv and profane,
was uttered at time when court was not
| in session, and only two or three persons
were in the office. But the strongest EVIL
dence of INV innocence is tie Fact that the
case was dismissed by the state upon It's
own vOlition upon my paying the costs.
| 1t is all a mistake, the statement about
myself and the squire coming near in
dulging In a scrapping match. He made
no demonstration OF violence toward me,
nor toward him."
"Do you think you are able to substan-
tiate the charge of perjury you make
against Gearhart?'
ayes, sir, Gearhart is guilty of perjury,
and intend to see him put through. All
of his friends and the Methodist church
cannot save him."
| Mr.. Turley, who had by this time become
thoroughly warmed to his work. continued
to expstiate on the character Of Gearhart,
whom he pronounced . religious fraud,
and said that under the sacred cloak of re-
ligion, he had been imposing in many
WAYS upon the members Of the Methodist
church, that he had deliberately planned to
beat young Bolts out OF all the profits and
benefits of his washing machine patent, and
that be (Turley) had taken the side of
Bolts because he was deserving, but
friendless young man.
Asto the scrapping match in which
Bolts INDUCED last Thursday, his friend
Turley said that the much sbused young
man was not to blame, and was only pro.
tecting himself against the attack Of two
drunken ruffians.
Mr.. Turiey had much more to saw, bu,
the reporter having other business, excused
himself and withdrew.