The Portland daily press., 1885-03-04

Mr. George L.. KimbaII and tho City
Marshal.
Tothe Editor Of the Press:
AS you have seen fit in this mornings PRESS to
cricise me somewhat sharply to say the least, and
have also published card from Marshal Decelle in
which he says the statement reported by yester-
days Sunday Times as made by Mr.. Geo. L. KIM
ball at the Saturday evening meeting referring to
me is utterly false,' presume you will allow me
space to reply.
So far as your editorial attack upon myself is
concerned, shall not apend time in answering it,
have not seen the Sunday Times, but your quota
ton from that paper think is not correct state
ment of what 1 said.
The statement made in regard to Marshal De-
cele was as follows: In an interview had with him
several weeks since in which urged him to make
special efforts to close up certain liquor shop
after talking with him soma time he said he was
willing to do what he could to close up the place
and Immediately added 81 have not the least faith
in these fellows claims that they are Republicans
And from his statement inferred Gas it seems to
me any one naturally would under the circumstan-
ces) that if the Marshal had been
satisfied that this rumseller was
really Republican the Marshal would not have
been 80 willing to close him up. Whether 1 mis-
judged the Marshal, is another question. should
hope for his sake that did misjudge him. But that
he did use the language have quoted above and
that it was used by him in the connection in which
have stated, am willing to make oath to before
any tribunal.
am not IN Inc haolt OF making statements unless
know they are true. The unfortunate fact in this
is that one but MIR. Decelle and myself were
present when he made the statement to me; but ]
have been in business in Portland the past twenty
years, and among those who know me am willing
denial. GEO. i. KIMBALL.
Portland, March I'd, 1885.
[Mr. Kimball thinks that he wasn't correctly re.
ported by the Sunday Times, and thinks what he
really did say is given above. The use of the word
thinks indicates that Mr.. Kimball is by no means
that the Sunday Times reported him incorrectly
or that he reports himself correctly The only
substantial difference between what the Sunday
Times reports him as saying and what be thinks he
said is in the remark attributed to Marshal Decels
The Sunday Times reports Mr.. Kimball and MT.
Kimball reports himself going to the City Mar
shall and asking him to close up certain rumseller,
not rumsellers in general. Both agree that the
Marshal consented to comply with Mr.. Kimbalps
request. But here agreement ends and disagree
ment begins. The Sunday Times reports Nr. KIM
ball as saying that the Marshal added Immediately
following his consent to raid the rumseller ''for
Mr. Kimball, between ourselves haven't the slight.
est faith in that mans claim to be
Republican" What Mr.. Rimball
thinks he said the Marshal Immediately
added is 81 haven't the least faith in these fet-
loscs' claims to be Republicans" In this version
the "for" IS dropped ana "Ihat mans claim" is
changed to ''these fellows claims" 1t win be
readily seen that the difference between these two
reports is very substantial one, In one case the
Marshal gave distinctly as reason for his willing
ness to prosecute rumseller tue fact that he did
not believe that that rumseller had voted the Re
publican ticket, In the other case Mr.. Kimball
simply inferred that this the reason of his will
hngness from general remark that he (the Mar
shaD did not have any faith in the rumseilers
claim to be Republicans. The fact is that Mr..
AlmDall misinterpreted the Marshsls meaning. 1t
is utterly absurd to suppose that Mr.. Decee would
voluntarily confess that he was dishonest officer,
utterly unmindful efhis official oath.l