The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-05-06
The A Ii & or Trustee Matter.
The Brattleboro truth singer comes to
the rescue of Hon. (?) j., l.,

present organ of Lo. Martin, quotes a
portion of our A b G or trustee article,
(why it did not quote the few closing
lines is mystery) and says that the de-
PENDANT was the editor of this paper,
and that he always gets mad when any
one tries to make him pay his debts
that he is abusing private citizen Mar
tin dreadfnlly and, by way of justiiica-
ton for these remarks, which it owns is
none of its business, says the whole
truth should be told. just our mind to
Il T.. The truth should hurt no honest
man. "lsn't that so, Mr.. Davenport|'
SO here YOU have it, Mr.. truth-slingcr.
The first number of this paper was
issued Dec. I, 1888. j. l.. Martin was
one of its subscribers, though not q
paid up one. In the Fall of 80 we
published the closing up notice of the
West River National Bank, at Jamaica
This publication expired the last of Oc-
tobcr, shortly after, we sent in our bill
of S2.75, just how long after we cannot
say, but not long. We heard nothing
from it. After waiting, we should
think several weeks and concluding that
possibly it was miscarricd, we again,
Jan. 18th, sent bill, and by that evenings
mail received the following:-
Jamaica, Ian. a, 1886
We handed the account to J. l.. Martin to
pay you. vii! write him and answer in day
or two.
J. A. Butler, Cashier.
We suppose of course that Mr.. But
Ter wrote Martin but he did not write
Us again. After waiting some time,
and until Martin had been up here a
number of times, we again wrote to
Mr.. Butler saying, substantially, that
we had no claim against Martin for
this advertising and should not ask him
for it.. And that we thought the bank
should pay it and settle the matter with
Martin between themselves. TO this
we received no reply, and we began to
| think we should not get it. Did not
know what to think of it. 1t was mys-
tifying. However, the knot was un-
raveled. when, Oh the evening of the
Sd of March we were called out of
bed by our neighbor, Dept. Sheriff
Mclendy, who served us with writ
wherein j. l.. Martin and two other
parties were trusted. The whole mat
ter of this delay was at once as clear as
the noon day sun. In December when
Martin received this account from But
Ter to pay us, his own Indebtedness for
the SITTER was but two dollars. On
the Sd of March, this Indebtedness was
precisely 1926, which with the - IS
that Butler had instructed him to pay
us made even five dollars, an amount
subject to the trustee process. Here,
we desire to say that this trustee of
himself was not recommended by his
client. Mr.. c. b. Williams of Bond
vile, who not being a first-class lawyer,
would have known at once that such
proceedings, if manly and justitiable,
would not hold water. Mr.. Williams
informed us that he had only instructed
Mr.. Martin not to let the note outlaw.
and as it had about four years to run
and the trustee of the other parties was
entirely sufficient to renew it and give
a small endorsement. this attempt at
truSteeing himself was entirely uncall-
ed for and Il despicdjle act for q respec-
table attorney 10 do.
There you have it, Mr.. trutll-slinger,
every word of which we stand ready to
back up. Now call over your lawyer
friend and put your heads together and
see what you are going to do about it.
If you think you can make the matter
any the less dishonorable by abusing us,
sail III.
As our readers may be curious to,
know the outcome of this singular con-
duct by this legal light, we will state
that we did what any person, under the
circumstances, would have done. We
promptly brought suit against the bank.
Its President, Hon. VIM. Harris of
Windham, square business man, took
the matter i'll hand and at once paid the
bill, together with our costs. On the
Sd day of April we sent bill for sub
scripton to this paper to Martin, which
he promptly paid ($2.33) and ordered
it discontinued. AS to the mean charge
against us in he truth-slingcr, evident
ly inspired by Martin, we simply put
in denial, without STOPPING to discuss
it. We have lived up here for &c years
and are perfectly willing that we shall
be estimated according as we have
buildcd in that time. And We intend
that Martin shall be measured by the
same standard-by the life built by him
self. And now having striped him ma
ked, by only telling a title of the truth
we might have told, and pinned him up
before the public gaze in all his horrid
deformity we are disposed to leave him
there, and shall, unless obliged in self
defence to pick him up again. And in
parting, as he says we once sounded
his praise, we desire to call his attention
to the good advice we then gave him.
You know, ''Lo' that we advised you
to stay right here, and keep yourself
clear of all political scheeming and wire
pulling and the people would call you
to high positions of State. You spurn-
ed our humble advice, and you are now
reaping the fruits. We told you not to
90 to Brattleboro, that you would meet
opposition there not to be found here.