The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-07-02
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MRS. GoUGAR'S RENCONTRE WITH
THIRD AUDITOR WILLIAMS SHE
CoNPEIlS A FHTRACrI0E.
A. some curiosity las been eX-
pressed among cur readers 10 know
the inside history 81 the rencontre he
tween Mrs Cougar, ~ fuvorably
known Ia our people, and John :.
Williams. now Third Auditor of the
Treasury. we give the following from
the Washington Chronicle, which
shows the original CAUSE for the con
ducf OF Williams. THE sensation of
journalism. Iunlitics and society la
lndiaua. 81 rts-ent WEEKS, l. the per
snnal assault on editor aud Third Au-
tlitnr 90 the Treasury, Col Jehn NJ.
Williams. hv Ms. Helen N. Cougar,
formerly editor Of the Herald, OF La
favette. aud now a noted Lecturer aud
brilliant writer. Il
Mrs. tseugar l. an attractive and in-
tellectual lady, ia the prime Of
uromanly maturity, with hosts OF
friends an over the country. Her
chief work l. in the Temperance cause. /
She wisely came 10 the conclusion
that inluartial suffrage would result |
In reI,Ftssing the evils Of the liquor |
traffic. and thus she has also become a /
seslnus worker in the cause Of suffrage /
Cor urnnen. Her paper and her power /
ur,nn the platform became formidable i
IN the poiitics 81 the city OF Lafay-
cite. the secnad city In the state Ia
size and influence. and Col. " illiams
g. sid o. have organized a conspiracy
o. neutraiize and destroy that iuiiu-
ence hy blackehing the reputation 81
this CITED lady.
Pursuant t0 the scheme, low
tlackCuard named Mandler and a pal
we've O. whisper alIout and set to rid
ing the winds snme atricious SIAN
ders uFsnn MIS-. Cougar. coupling her
name disreputahiy with that Of a
leadiuE attorney and political candi-
date ef the Republicans. The charges
u'ere uf the gFavest nature, snd Mrs.
Cougar promptly brought suit against
Mandler the chief 81 police Of La
layetie. elected by the DemOcatsl,
for SANDER, placing her damages at
Slo,tssA. The trial Was long and vexa-
tious. Col. Williams. la his paper,
The SllGd,Jg Times, gave vigorous sup
TuaTt O. the defense. and attacked Mns.
Cougar ami her champions in season
aud cat. The trial ended with q YER
dici lly the jury In full damages SlO.-
80 sCainsi the hlackgaard, the '
sutornesi Teriurcr, Mandler. During Z
TIE trial ~ afler. Col. Williams was
asssulleSi In consequence Of personali-
ties in bis paper, the NinIddV Iinos
% u-as supposed that the Judgment Of
The jury against these cOnspiratOrs !
Euuld sinn the TflaCs frum further .
pursuit of Mrs. Cougar. Meantime
he sald her TaTer, the Herald, aud il | 1
Al q. l. / i
But the TSllss' Jrolicy l. apparently | A
ne q mslice, and q seems to prefer
he unprofe-sional methods, insinua-
ion and inueudo. 10 straighten out
gnoeks frssm the shoulder.
Ever since the close Of the trial :
here has scarcely l,een an issue OF =
BE- TFatcs that has not maligned Ms. | %
souEnr. ID would make no direct | n
hangs, but would refer 90 the lady | !.
= the notorious female, lathe Odious
Toman. ''the red headed vixen" a.
houEh her hair l. white ~ snow; the q
ady saS pictured ~ double chinneif "A
~ fnut was spoken NJ a. "Nu. So :,
nd On short. sirsnrers 60 the lady
ro0ld suppose she got up In the I"
suFninc with fire works in her hair ID
Then, In truth she 4 a lady ~ won 4.
'eriui xii contgol. Her witnesses :.
Fere spoken 81 a. ''perjureIs' and, Ga -
sOTt there seemed nothing to- vile 60
" the TisiCs O. say. A suit for civil m
amaCes and litel would amount 10 II
uthing q judgement was Sc lred, a. A.,
tlliams has his property covered up.
.e h = rich man. having OPENED ~
HEk = teu years since, and after Sc m
sring q large Deposit of money from ali
l1oring men and public funds, he =
iurtgsEed his real estate 10 q brother W
% tWo DAYS sitter closed his hank %
aursl June the 7Thtcs published
- following. which Was the "iast
raw of endurance OF the part of
~ Cougar: an
"A sre President Henderson WAS in oil
tendance 90 = meeting of the Wom- -.
- Christian Temperance Union, lu
- e q very questionable place last Hi
ridAy. 90 be thinks he = aiding the stu
lcs,ess of the ''fairn by any such ac- a.,
-. he beirays q wonderful lack Of
scFeliun. The w. q. r. II. q all en-
ght Gu So proper sphere. In the
ain q 81 made ~ 81 good women. lie
cuurse one must expect a black ia.
Ieep % oeoasioually jump the harri- =
> and gain q fUothold in such organ. SUI
EtiO0s but 1 am surprised that the ne