The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-10-28
Forest National Lies Nailed.


pany in which he is interested, was a
lie. Kepler told the story for what it
was worth, and didn't make the least
attempt to prove it. That settles lie
number one.
10 bis last issue he throws himself
again in a slimpsy attempt to show
that the Judge was implicated in
matter with one John Hutton. In
1878 o. w. Proper bought piece of
land at Commissioners Sale and deed.
ed it to John A, Proper and John
Hutton for consideration of $4,000.
o. w. Proper purchased this land in
good faith, and there being 1919 acres
of it, was we'll worth $4,000 and more,
it being part of the Oldtown Flats.
But upon investigation after convey.
ance to Proper and Hutton it proved
to be a double assessment, and the
purchase money was returned by the
Commissioners, and also by o. w.
Proper to his father and Hutton, so
that no one could be deceived or de.
frauded thereby. Kepler tries to
make it appear that this was
done to defraud one Annie C.
Lorah out of certain sum of
money; that on the strength of
this deed Hutton borrowed 1924 from
the lady, whereas the records show no
such thing, as will be seen by the fol.
lowing certificates from Prothonotary
Shawkey. Our readers will please OBJ
serve that the notes or judgments
against Hutton were obtained in 1877,
nearly gear previous to the making
and acknowledging Of the deed IN gues,
ton, and could therefore not be
used in the way Kepler tries to make
1T appear. Following are the certifi.
Gates. Please observe closely the
dates, and observe how it would be
possible for John Hutton to obtain
money in 1877 on a deed that wasn't
in existence until March 1878:
In the Court of Common Pleas of For
est County. Annie @. Lorah VS.. John
Hutton, G. d. No. 80 Sept. term, 1878.
Judgment, $404. Interest from July Is,
1S7S. This Judgment was obtained upon
note dated May 23, 1877.
Given under my hand and the seal of
said Court at 1fonesta, October "a, 1885.
lsEAL.] CURTIS NJ. SHAwKEY,
Prothonotary.
In the Court of Common Pleas of For
sest County. A. G. Lorah VS.. John Hutton.
G. D. No. IA May term, 1873. Judgment
$4ZO. Interest from Aug. |, 1877. This
Judgment is Dntered upon a note dated
August /, 1877.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
Court at Tionesta, October "a, 1885.
dsEAL.l CURTIS M. SHAwKEY,
Prethonotary.
These Judgments, as you observe
were obtained in 1877. Now comes
the deed:
Pennsylvania, Forest County, SIS.
Deed Book Volume 10, page 357. Deed.
Oliver w. Proper TO John A. Proper and
John Hutton. This deed is dated March
2, 1873, and acknowledged the same day.
Conveys l99 acres of land IN Tionesta
Township, assessed as Unknown"
Witness my hand and Official seal at Tio-
nesta, October "a 1885.
[sEAL.l CURTIS NJ. SHAwKEY,
Recorder of Deeds
Now in all candor and kindness
don't that effectually dispose of th'
great fraud issue? And don't it show
to what terrible straits some people
are driven in conjuring up lies abou
: candidates? Thus is lie number two
disposed of.
Kepler makes great blow aboul
making the consideration of thir
$4,000. We want simply to ask hin
if ne thinks that is fraudulent tran
saetion, and if he says it is, we wan
him to explain whether be didn't one
upon a time, buy piece of land from
a gentleman in this town paying hin
$500 for it and then have the consid
GRAFTON in the deed made to reat
S2,6002 We also want to know if h
didn't make an agreement over hi
hand and seal with proper witnesses
that be would not hold the party iron
whom he purchased liable for NOR
than $500. If he says he didn't W
can show him the document if he vii
take the trouble TO call on us. Now
having done a thing Of that kin
yourself why do you condemn it i
others? Considering the matter 4
this light which shows that Keple