Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-17
II. 4. Fralul's Defence.
For the KEPu BLlCAN.

FOT Inc hEft Bii'AN'
MEssHS. EDITORS You will please
allow me space in your issue to-day TO
report and infamous and malicious
SANDER published concerning myself in
the "Sunday Star" Of this city, OF
Dec. 10th, 1888 over the nomdepl umeo OF
&C." This man, " G., Of such he be)
states, in reference to charadt pup
lished in tho Wilminetonian of the 18th
inst, signed Robin Hood (and
which is also copied into the Star, and
printed under &C. s" communication
to wit
" That our friend, Robin Hood, has
again tried his hand at writing cha'
rades." have been familiar with
this charade since childhood, 1t having
gone the rounds of all the English
papers, etc. - ~ uc, 1o.
| it be who it may who makes libel
o,ls attack upon me, under the cover OF
an initial, that when he says that 'hls
rharade he has been familiar with since
his childhood, and that it went ti'e
rounds of all the English papers, he
prints a scurrilous and malicious ne
This charade was composed by myself
on the day it bears date, December lo,
1883, and up to this time, it had never
seen the light of day III this or any other
country. had never seen similar
line or verse in the shape OF riddle,
charaae or enigma, which are synono'
mons terms, { see Wooster) when com
uosed this rharade, and | therefore un,
hcsitatingly pronounce the statement OF
!" G.. !" that he was familiar with TINS
charade from his boyhood, "a base
falsehood," and now defy him to pro-
cure anv " one" of call the news
napers he said Published 1t in England
and farther still, defy him to produce
copy of any newspaper, magazlhe,
pamphlet or book published IN England
or America, or any other country III
the English, German, French or any
other Language, since the. mentioh o.
the printing press, that has ever pup
J, li,hed this charade, UP to the time o.
the date of my charadc, Dec. 10Th, 1888
MIR, &C." if what you say Is true
Won will have no trouble to prove YOU
Statement. If all the papers in Eng
land published it, Is You say they ulo
: the proof is demanded OF you o
. vour stand condemned as % sland're
> and yilliier, and now ask yoll to osho'
Yourself "a man, and step from un"e
The letter " G., - Hnh let 'ht pub ne Sc
who you are. and further, l Will CIV
YOU s. in gold for copy Of any news
naner. magazine, pamphlet or bool
aver published in Eng land or America
y or elsewhere, previous to 1883, that eye
contained this rharale. so much 10
q sc" Now, am surprised that al,
editor of any newspaper claiming an
q degree Of rtspectability "oula p'ln
a such a sanderous attack upon person
= claiming to be the author OF 1nls cA'
d. rade, under a disguise, and in the san
,t tissue, without giving me any ihtofh'o
l. tion in an editorial of a libel"us cuara'
Tar also attacks me on the " say so y {
an ANONYMOUS correspondent, when n
l.nvs, &c seem to be unfortunate III ti
h selection of my charades. Now, NJ
II editor of thu Star, if you say that 81
70 lected this charade from any other pc
n sons production in any way, to forl
y Ibis charade, or any portion thereo
y vour statements are false, and libeIo'
N also, and defy you also to produce
'r copy of any newspaper, ihagaAin
A. nam phet or book, which heretoto
+ ever contained It,
c. Now, produce tho evidence, or
knowledge the libelous slander "
of ""'N Yours, respectfully,
IN II. G. FRAIM, alias Robin HOOD