The Press., 1886-07-08
SHERIFF VESTS STATEMENT.

Editor Leader: In regard to the re- vocation of Geo. W. LeValleys commis- sion and the comments of the Stafford Press, the facts are these LeValley re- ceived warrant from Thomas Hodgson to search Westcott's place, in Stafford Springs, and in pursuance thereof took an assistant from Mansfield with him, by the name of Reynolds, who was also, one of his bendsme1l &On saIriving at Stafford Springs, instead of LeValley going ahead and doing his business as IS the duty of an officer to do, this assistant of his-aa man some seventy years of age-assumed the authority of doing the business, went to Westcott's place and concluded they had better have something to drink before doing any business. And, by the way, as the correspondence of the Rockville Journal from Mansfield (this same Reynolds says in regard to the number of cases Westcott has had at Holland, it is fact; he has had good many, and no man knew it
 better than LeValley, as Westoott stayed in Holland previous to the settlement of those cases, and had a room, and LeValley sampled his whiskey for number of days from Westcott's private bottle. It is a settled principle among decent nae1a, if you eat and drink at another's expense, JOu hG ACdSL WILL uSO uIM S3ubl0Iu6lly Ill
 return. While at Westcott's they called
 for ale. He had none, and so informed them, but if they would like some whiskey
 he would try and find some for them. They were agreeable, and they had eachsa
 drink of whiskey. Then LeValley made I known his business, and siezed the bottle which he and his assistant drank from.
 After making search, and some five gal. Ions were found, Le Valley goes over to Thomas Hodgson's, Who is the prosecuting
 agent, and from sthereto West Stafford to l Justice " Washburn B, to make his return,
 and while gone this stickler for law, Wm.. Reynolds, treats all there were in the
 house twice. and then he and LeValley
 had a drink with Westcott. Then they go over to. Thomas H0agson,s, and lodge
 m1formationEof two actual saless.ff s s9
 E inquired of Le V alley if this mal1n. Key holds, was person who, when he went to Willimantic, as he does very often, was in the habit of treating all persons in the saloon two or three times, if he staid two or three hours. He said no, but would stand and drink as long as any one would pay for it. The above facts were given me by LeV Valley hingself at my house,
 The removal of LeValley was not for making a'suecessful search, but the naeas
 co1atenlptibLe eOay iss sOlsich be CEid dt. I have made five searches and found liquor in every instance but one, and my depu- ties have made seizures in Stafford, Som CTS and CoYeAtry, but Geo. w. LeYaHey was the only one that lost his nAanheod and honor; when lie conh have accom- plished just as much and retained them both. We tread that sEasan sold his birth right for a mess of potage, and Judas betrayed his Master for thirty pieces of silver, but it remained for LeValley to betray his friend, sell his birthright and lose his honor among men for twenty pieces of silver, for he bragged when he got home that he had made twenty dollars out of the operation. These are the facts in the case and I am ready to stand by my action and I do not believe there is 8 man who is taking his side in this matter: but what, if he is as honest with other men as he is with himself, will say as Un- cle George Kellogg once said to me when man met himsop the FstFeets and asked him for ten cents q was talking with MT. Kellogg at the tirne.) He sent tihim away, aLd after he had gone (this was on election day) he said to me, ''Mr West, we like these mems votes, buteI have no respect for them after we have got them" It is so in this case; men like to accomplish an object, but despise the means by which that object is accomplished. have been thus explicit in this statement, is did it on my own judgment, just as | have ever done, so far in life, and am ready to abide the consequences. Yours respectfully. .
 soRREN c, WEST, Sheriff of Holland County.
 The sheriff also furnishes statements to the Rockville Journal quite similar to the above, save in the conclusion, as given below: \ s,5sss
 We read that Esau sold his birthright for mess of potage, and Judas betrayed his Master for thirty pieces of silver, but it was left for Geo. w. LeValley to betray the confidence reposed in him, lose his honor and manhood among men for the sake of being called smart by a set of dem agognes who preach temperance 364 days in the year and on the 365th vote for the republican, Candidate if be- isssa aalftar drunkard, and like the Pharisees read of in the good book Sfor a pretense make long prayers on the street corners to be seen of smen, and athena thanks God that they are not like other men, They may deceive some, but there are tive. they can-s not deceive, that is God and themselves. These are the facts in the case and I l5srstu. pose to fight 1t out on this line if it takes all summer. el tieaA .ata saAs uu
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