The Dillon tribune., 1886-08-07
j. r. SHERK OF SALMON CITY AP-
PEAI.s TO THE CITIZENS or LEMHI
VALLEY AGAINST BLACKMAIL ny
II. j. BlRLEIGH.

TEIsA Els Az N111IENS Or
VALLEY AGAINST sLACKMAIL ny
II. j. BCRLEI(;H.
The following communication occurs in
the Idaho Recorder Of July 81:
''To the citizens O. Salmon City and
Lemhi valley:
find myself the victim Of cowardly
and unrrincipled blacAmai at the hands
OF Mr.. II. J. Burle&h, formerly of this
place. but now resident Of Dillon. Mont
The main headings OF the charges he pre-.
ferred were as follows: II have been &C.
quainted with !. +. She-k for ahou, ten
wears KIN DIV him to be IL di>honorahle |
and di>sipateG ,nan. lie is not respected
b. his neighbors or the citizens OF Len'hi
valley" Mr.. Bur!eigh further went on to |
state that I hadrecently been IN debt So.
500 without anything to show tor
the same. That I had neither friends
nor credit. AZ MIR. Burleish preferred
the above charges against me to an entire
stranger who was supposed to be interest
ed, it ieco,nes necessary for me ts> appeal
to the good people Of Salmon City and
I.enh! valley. to state whether those
charges are true. or false.
Your humble servant
I L. SHEEN.
We the undersigned citizens OF Salmon
City and I-smh; vale, do hereby ce>tiiv
that WE have been acquainted with ]. \.
Sherk. of ths, place, for several wears; we
know him to be an honorable man AMI
! goc<l citizen also that is not given to- ds4si.
patton. We know him to be of sober and
Industrious habits. and not given TO either
trnS, or gambling. generous and not dc.
ccitfnI.
His credit j. reasonably and generals
sood He is = pas>ahle mechanic and al
ways has liberal share Of patronage.
The above i. a> near AS we know the
general routin,.ot his past history
W. II. Andrews. clerk in store.
Thomas Elder, Probate Judge.
\. G.. Clemow, merchant
NJ. NJ. Mcpherson, postmaster.
= &c. Martinev, billiard hall
VIM NJ. Burroughs.
y. I. Andrews, merchant.
= Geor.e \. kerney, NJ. -.
Joseph 5. French, druggist
L. \a>hold, >l,e-i
Robert Dunlap, Go. Com.
i !. X. FULLER, Chairman, Go. Com.
:, John s.arrack, Lemh Mills.
Thomas Pope, Cosmtv Assessor.
Chas. y. Wood, Attorney .as.iaw.
I. ". Birdsevc, ssrvevov.
It $. L. Rippey.
l.. John II. Durav, photographers.
$. Ira Tirgley
81 +. lI.Jeaniaquet, blacksmith.
d John Mcdonnell, liquor dealer,
re John Powers, tormer partner.
Sc NJ, r. Pollard blacksmith.
er b. McAdare. miner.
r. In reference to tn: above, reporter I
Is the TH,a NE called upon Ms Euseish All
I'd got in substance tie following statemc'
IS from him: Last June u lady from Da'
s. willie, Illinois, Miss Belle Campbell, can
1. to Dillom, was introduced to MIR. BurleiS
y. boarded ut his houSe, and while there di
nd closed the fact that she had come west
he marry !. Il. Sherh who had promised
he meet her in this city. She had gotten in
cd CORES, ,on dence with him through new
IS paper 4ma,rimony advertisement, and t!
lp. correspondence resulted in a marriage (
CT gaycnent. Upon learning that Mr.. Ev
lciph had known Shcrk for years, she =
ne the pointed question to Mr.. i;urleit
;as whe sher Sherk's moral character was abo
OF rcpreach, and whether Burleish would
he willing to see sister OF his marry Sne'
nd Mr.. Bnrleigh ees.us appealed to, told b
that he would rather see 4 sister OF his
her grave than to- see her marry an i'npa
man like Shcrk. lie did act say that
. was y pauper Or that he was dissipated.
''' This is Mr.. Burleigh's statement Ere
what We can Learn from other respo,s;
" citizens OF Dillon, who know MIR. Size
'eo Mr.. Burleigh tod the truth They ai'.
u" that Mr.. Sherk Is morally and phvs:sa
'" unfit to marry 4 pure woman. We III:
"'' also seen letters from prominent partle,
-" Salmon City. which say that many at
!" citizens there withdrew thei, signatures
~ the "testmonal" after learning that It y
'p' to be preceded by the TRADE against
~" Burleigh. The lady went to Salmon q
met Mr.. Sherk, and it seems that the mi
No. view was unsatisfactory. r.Shvrk. t!lw;
',' cd in his love affair, thong hit fit 70 appea
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