Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-27
To the Editor of the Globe:

ASH am the only surviving member of the
Thomas Melin family In Mendon. / feel II my
our town and published in the Detroit Tribune
of Oct. 9th.
In the first place did not see the reporter. II
states that my mother rushed over to Mr..
Yaple's house and announced the killing OF
Lincoln to the family, who were in the ooor
yard, and that they shouted "Hurrah for the
good newsv' ana waved their aprons ano
brooms in the air. The witness who related
this incident is liar. have no recollection
n anv su"h occurrence REMAINDER wei. th'
day; l was teaching -. school at tn,
while returning home from my school
that afternoon, noticed the flag at half-ms 81.
what that was for. She said. THE president
IS dead: was shot while attending theatre"
But she did not express any Joy or satisfaction
over the event. | think II she had felt SO 1u,
bnant, as your reporter represents, ! should
have known it. If she was living, she ulo
answer for herself as IL Is, she has been in
her grave nearly eight years, and write thit
60 express my utter contempt and adherence
of person who prowls around the neighbor'
hood, not content with slandering ano abus
ing the living, but cannot let the dead rest.
MRS. NETTIE M. BENNETT"
Mr.. Reynolds denounces the whole
catalogue of charges. He inspected Mr.
Yaple's law library, and pronounces i,
one OF the best and largest in st. JOE
county. He also ascertained by ample in.
quiry throughout the town that the pop
ular nominee for governor was looked
upon as one of the most talented and
reliable attorneys at the st. Joe bar.
was an able. extemporaneous orator, was
beloved and honored by everybody and
had remained at home In 80 small o
town, Il 200 inhabitants) and attended
to his fathers extensive business only
since and because his honored father
was stricken with an attack OF the palsy
from which he. is now recovering
George leaving q large and lucrative
practice in Nebraska for that purpose
As to the mortgage transaction, IN
which $3.50 is alleged to have been taken
from Mrs. Clark on promise to moi
foreclose a mortgage on the Clark farm,
Mr.. Reynolds says the whole affair lie
shown TO be most vllsnous fabrication
The transaction took place before wit
nesses. 1t is as follows: The elder Mr.
Yaple bought mortgage against the
Clark farm of something like 81 300, IN
1882, 1t running at per cent interesl
and being due in 1885. The morlgag
was originally given to one Ephraim
Wilcox some Is years before, and
towards the interest there had been paid
but 5000. Then. after the elder Ysple
took the mortgage for the aggregated
amount. IL ran till the $S5 INSTEAD o.
that $3.50 was with difficulty obtained,
but upon no such promise Of further
time, as stated in the unscrupulous
Tribune. And, moreover, the farm con
sists of but SO acres, and has been LONE
upon the market at $40 per acre
while Mr.. Yaple offers, and has
offered repeatedly. to give any
body 800 who will purchase
the security at its facet Georgt
L Yaple had nothing to do with the
transaction until the mortgage was
turned over to him. as an attorney, for
foreclosure; not even taking the money
as alleged the old gentleman on the oc
casion doing his own business.
Mr.. Reynolds further said that the
greatest enthusiasm prevails at Mendop
for the hoy governor" He carried his
town by majority Of 119 when frs,
running for congress and by 14S ma ori
ty when running the second time; and
he will much increase that figure at the
polls in November, many republicans
openly declaring their deter mination tc
vote for him.