The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-10-29
And Benjamin Herring Repudiates
the Utterance Leslie Ascribes
to Him.
Enthusiasm in Cedar County Made
More Enthusiastic by Mr..
Lehman.
Important School Bond Decision by
Judge Shiras Rendered ct
Sioux City.
Political Meetings-Death Of Legis>
lator-Other Iowa Intel.
ligence.
WHITING.
WHITING.
Still AFTER THE CAMPAIGN LIARS.
2nncial To THE rA nER

WHITING.
srILI AFTER THE CAMPAIGN LIARS.
Special to THE LEADER.
WHITING, Oct. 1.-THE Whiting Herald
Of this week contains two statements that
are likely to still further shame the slauder.
ers of Judge Whiting. 1t will be remem-
bered that Del w. Leslie, alias Jones, at
tributed to Benz Herring the remark that
he would kill all such firc-in-thc-rear reb-
els as you &C. E. Whiting) first, and then
go south. Mr.. Herring furnishes the fol-
lowing affidavit, which is printed in the
Herald:
!. |, Benjamin Herring, citizen Of Monona
county, Iowa, being duly sworn, on oath
Gle in the .siate Register, published ut Des
Moines, on the 9th day Of September, 1855,
purporting to be threat made by me to
q. +. Whiting, viz: That I'd kill
all such fire-in-therear rebels as you first
and then go south. n-BeJ. Herring to C. u.
The above words deny as utterly
false and . malicious lie. I further
state that I have known c. L.
Whiting ever since lsG5. being q
tsss sas & M MSsns ss %y snes
member OF the board Of Supervisors IA the
year 1857 and had several political talks
with him, rs we both differed in politics.
he took exceptions to some Of the acts of
the administration ct the time, and asked
him what particular thing he excepted
were too much in favor Of fostering and
building up monopolies: and further state
that In al Of our political discussions
never heard him utter q word nnder the
strongest invocation that could be con-
staued as disloyal to the union cause; and
since my acquaintance with him consider
him to be one Of the most capable reliable
and truthful men have met in the state.
BENJAMIN HERRING.
Sworn to and subscribed in my presence
this 9Th day Of October, 1855.
FRkr McCAusLAxD,
Notary Public.
Mr.. Herring WAS soldier in company B,
Twenty second WISCONSIN volunteers, and
contains the following letter from w. B.
Whiting, brother Of Judge Whiting:
Ed. Herald:-Having my attention called
10 All article in the las Aoinee Register, pur-
porting to be . conversation between the
Hon. II. Is. Lyman and q brother Of Judge
Whiting, SO far as am any way RESPONSE
BILE in that conversation would say that
never met Mr.. Lyman in my life that
never knew before reading that article that
such man az III. b. Lyman was in exist
ence, that never stayed but one night at
the mill above ArcOla, and that no man by
the name of Lyman was with us that day
or night. That l never went to the mill
and found it broken down as he reports
and as my family only consisted Of my
wife and myself, till the spring Of 1851,
would not be very apt to remain at said
mill several days when my home was
only about eight miles away. Mr.. Lyman
giving me several days residence at the
Arcola mill, waiting perhaps for q couple
sacks of corn meal, which was nearly our
only bread at that time lin the stirring
time OF '6S) Is, think, sufficient to at least
cast 4 shadow over his whole statement.
Mr. Lyman said was loyal and . republi-
can ThAs nart Of his statement II correct.