Daily Republican., 1885-07-07

The thing alleged to be coun terfeited Il
the stamp of the Easton National Bank
of Mary land on ths back of the check
Now, as the said Easton Bank nor any
other bank has such q stamp, 1t can't bt
o counterfeit. 1t Ii my own stamp on
the check and reads as follows "Pay
TO order of Easton National Bank ol
Maryland" Now, have for several
> ears past been a depositor in that bank
and have always endorsed all checks
for deposit In those words, but have
never known Easton Bank to endorse
one in that way and / am very sure that
no one else ever did.
That 1t was placed on the check to
give 1t the appearance OF having passed
through the bank don't deny but that
1t is . counterfeit of the stamp of the
Easton bank do deny. have 1t yet
10 my possession, and when have 1t
with ME I shall stamp every check for
deposit in that institution. Now, am
not seeking to extenuate or palliate in
any way wrong and foolish act, but
simply to give the public the real facts
In the case. The check was fixed up by
me and used only for the purposes
named Ever since it was done 1t has
rested like heavy load on my mind
and conscience, and 1 would have given
q world to have undone it. And 1t has
been my purpose to withdraw from the
ministry ever since. More than once
have written out my resignation, but
have been persuaded to withhold 1t, and
did 30 until the charges came.
In conclusion, Mr.. Mowbray says
That, while I know that i have done q
wrong and foolish thing, yet in the
matter of the first charges am con-
sciously innocent Of any immortality or
guilty purpose or intent and in the
case Of the second charges i am con-
scious Of having defraaded no one, of
having violated no civil law, and
Of having fully atoned for any wrong
act.
l sincerely hope that none of those
who have been so ready to cast the
gossip, to believe slanderous reports, ="
to defame rather than defend, may ever
have TO pass under such q rod. Yea,
trust that, unlike Simon Peter and the
Saviour Of men, they may never know
the power of sweeping temptation,
the bewilderment Of untoward circum.
stances, or the terrible suffering of a
modern Gethsemena
Mr.. Mowbray publishes tho following
letter from the Rev. j. B. Quigg bearing
on the case;
SMYRNA. Del, June %, 1885.
DEAR BROTHER MowBRAY:-I and
others are charged with bounding you
out of the Conference, and other repre-
sentations are made of your recent
trouble in the Smyrna Record OF last
Saturday. / have reason to believe
that you are responsible for the repre-
sentations therein made, and ] hope II
that is not true you will publicly dis
claim In the Dover Sentinel or Smyrna
Times any such responsibility. If you
fail to make such public disclaimer,
then it may be my duty to publish the
reasons which prompted us in our com
plant. l would rather let the affair
fade from public memory, but you ust
determine what course shall be taken.
Yours truly, JOHN b. QuIGG.
SMYRNA, De-, June %, 1885.
DEAR BROTHER MowBRAY:
Upon further consideration, since
m ailinR my letter to you yesterday, l
want TO say that unless you publish a
card in the Dover Sentinel, so it shall
appear not later than next week sissue,
not only disclaiming your responsihili'
ty for the statements published ofyour
case, but confessing that your with
drawal from the conference is prompted
by the conscious wrong you have conn
mitted and can not justify or defend,
we shall he compelled to publish the
facts in our possession. Yours truly,
JOHN b. QUIGG.