St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26

appeaTance III the tribune Office. called on
the manager, and utterly denied the truth
OF the statement published, or that he had
given Pioneer Press man any statement
whatever. When assured that the party
to whom he had given some statement was
George w. Clark, an agent of that paper,
You'd promptly replied that they would not
dare publish it as the fellow had given his
oath that he would not; and handed us the
sworn statement of Clark as publish ed
above.
You'd thereupon made the following
statement:
MINNEAPOLIS, April 1, 1885,
Alden j. Blethen, General Manager Min
neapOlis TRIBUNE:
Ny DEAR SIR: l have seen the publica-
ton in the Pioneer Press concerning the
circulation Of the Minneapolis TRIBUNE.
Concerning the same beg to say: First
Inc statement therein contained is not true.
Second-Some time ago certain party,
pretending to desire to settle bet which
ne said he had concerning the TRIBUNE's
circulation, obtained from me state
ment in a friendly and playful
way concerning the circulation of
the TTIBUNE, and / at the same time
In order to protectmyself against the mat
ter being treated in a serious or authentic
manner, took from the alleged friend
similar statement that he would treat the
matter in no other light.
Third beg to say that during my stay
with the TRIBUNE have been treated in
uniformly courteous manner, and have re-
celved evidences of appreciation at your
hands which | shall always be glad to re-
clprocate. Any persons or parties here
after claiming to make any representations
concerning the TRIBUNE, its management,
or concerning the details of any of its de-
partments, from me, may be set down as
acting without authority.
lSigned.) THOMAS YOU'D.
Signed and read in the presence of
G. S. DOoLITTLE.
Here Mr. You'd unequivocally asserts
that this sworn statement was given, in
playful and sportive way, and not as an act
OF authority whatever. All he said and
done While in our presence was said and
done in the presence of Mr.. G. S. Doolittle,
who makes the following affidavit
|, G. S. DOolittle, hereby make affidavit
that was present during Mr.. Yould's call
on Mr.. Blethen, April 1, about 10 o'clock.
a. IN. That the statement signed by him
and printed above was voluntarily made
and willingly given, and the oath of George
w. Clark freely and voluntarily given to
Mr.. Blethen, as Mr.. You'd seemed to
think that the Pioneer Press would not
dare to publish his statement which he
said was given only in a sporting matter,
and for private use Mr.. You'd seemed to
be very much disturbed to think he had
permitted himself to be led into such dis
graceful act by any man, particularly
Pioneer Press man. C. S. DooLITTLE.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
Goth day of April, 1885.
L. S. LUCIAN SWIFT, Jr.,
Notary public, Hennepin county, MINI.
AS evidence that this statement of Yould's
was not true, whether made while drunk,
in fun, or for cash, and that the various
charges we have made are correct, we offer
the affidavits of Mr.. NJ. J. Vievering, w. f.
Bruce, David Hunter, as follows:
This may certify that l am the steree-
typer of the Minneapolis Tribune. That
during the last week that Mr.. You'd was
by the Tribune company, l was
in the pressrOOm just before the time to
the publication of the morning
edition, and there found Mr.. You'd in an
intoxicated condition. wholly unable to per-
form any labor, and after failing to rouse
him from his stupor, the foreman of the
newsroom, Mr.. j. A. Werner, came down and
helped Mr.. Hunter, the assistant press
man, run off the edition. During the same
week man, whom 1 believe to be George
w. Clark, advertising solicitor of the st.
Paul Pioneer Press, was in the press room
with bottle of liquor, which he offered to
I'll hands. 1 also know that You'd was alb
'ent at least one night during the week end
ng March %, 1885. NJ. J. VIEyERING.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
10Th day of April, 1885.
H.. s. LUCIAN SWIFT, JI.,
Notary Public, Hennepin Co., Mimi.
hereby certify that 1 am the assistant