Daily Republican., 1885-02-05

The following affidavit was made by j.
Alfred Collins, collector Of the Every
Evening, before Squire Bertolette, IN
reference to sta tement made by the
managers of the Traders' Tea Company,
and published In Tuesday's REPUBLICAN:
The only reply Every Evening feels
called on, in this place, to the foregoing
slander, is contained In the subjoined
affidavit
The above statement is false ip all the
essential details.
The facts OF the case are On Friday,
January Both, about Z o'clock p. m, l
stopped into the store Of the Traders Tea
Company, with q gentleman who. had
sunk s2o the night previous, and for it
received one pound each Of tea and coffee.
I stood back in the crowd and was called
up to the counter by one of the attaches
and asked to buy can of coffee, which ]
first refused to do but did so after persua-
sion, and found In IL what they said
was q diamond stnd. l at once offered TO
cell 1t TO them, but was told that they
were not buying diamonds. then left the
store. On Saturday morning was going
down Market street, near Second street,
when a boy came running down the street
and handed me an unsigned note read
ing
Come TO Delaware House at II 80 o.
o'clock business of importance.
went to that place at that time and
met the same man bought the coffee OF
the uight before. He ssked me 10 come
into the sitting room and opened the con-
versation with the remark, You go: a
small diamond stud last pight.I now want
to give you good one. He then took one
from his pocket aud held it up to the
light and remarked " that Is good
one" l replied )" do not want 1t ia
that all you wish to see me about !" he
replied, No want you to come down
to the store at or before 1920 O'Clock and
bring the city editor with you want To
see him."
went to the store about that time and
bought can of coffee and found y SIC
note. In it. There were several persons in
| the store at the time, and one of the
clerks took tn. note and showed It tc
them, and asked them to look and see Il
1t was genuine. then started to go ou'
when he said, bring the city editol
down" About O'Clock that gentleman
and myself went to the store and bough
can OF coffee and fouud pewter pin IL
it, the clerk remarbing, You cannot al
ways get diamond studs." As we enter
ed the store one OF the clerks remarked
That is Mr.. Cheyney, of Every Even,
ing" and they, the clerks, held length J
whispered conversation before approach
ing where we stood. During the conver
| sation had with the man at the Della
ware House the word manager" wal
never mentioned or in manner referred
Ito.
The allegation that there was any bar
gaining betwee" myself and Mr.. Pisgrot
or any one, that In consideration of 80
or any other sum, or any other remunera
ton, | would agree to prevent the publ
cation or induce the manager TO preven
the publication OF the article referred to
is absolutely false, and has no foundation
in fact whatever. Further, the statemen
made by Mr.. Piaggott that he told me
would get $40 In the can of coffee Is false
as had no knowledge.w hateverof its con
tents until opened the can.
| ]. ALFRED COLLINS.
Affirmed to and subscribed betort me
this fourth day of February, A. d. 1855
| LEVI A. BRRToLErTE,
Justice OF the Peace.