The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-09-04
Howard and Whitten Investigation.
A NINDICATION OF REV. S. o. WRITTEN.
The following report eyplaiuS itself:

We whose names are affixed to this article
We're requested by the 1st Baptist Church in
Palermo to meet in Council to investigate GER
tain sianderous reports in circulation damaging
to Rev. ). O. Whitten in his business relation
to l.. L.. Howard who committed suicide on the
18th of May last. In that investigation we
found that on the 18th day of March last Mr.
L.. IL. Howard was The owner of Il farm in
Montvllle which at public auction on forced
sale would not sell for over $780, but if fortll-
nate In private sale it might bring more. He
also had deed OF certain mill property with
fifty acres of land attached which cost $4,000
when coming into Whitten's possession; what
its present cash value is we have no means of
knowing. This property, upon which n. o.
Whitten, (the son of ). .. Whitten,) the present
occupant has expended $1,000 thus acquiring
rights in equity but having no lien on the mill
was decided to l.. l.. Howard to indemnify him
to the extent of any loss which Howard might
be liable to experience for the use of his name
as surety on probate bond of $1,000 but at
this time reduced to an amount not exceeding
1913; also on promissory notes for S102O or
about that amount face value, the annual inter-
est having been kept paid by Whtten. We
find that upon this date Howard was holden
for another party by his signature for 5000 and
for note Of his own creating of $120. These
figures may not be correct to a fraction but
they sufficiently correct to reveal this case
We find that while l.. l.. Howard was the own
er of Il farm fair value Of which might and
might not exceed $l500 he was Justly and
honorably held, by testimony presented, for
$120. but with interest added making $50
independent Of Whitten. That he was holden
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