The Press., 1886-07-15

Mi. LeValley has replied to Sheriff
 Vests statement. He makes direct issues
 of veracity with his late chief, and char
 acterizes nearly every one of his leading
 statements as false. He says: fMr. Key
 holds never assumed the authority of do- ! ing my business MT. Vests statement to
 the contrary, is false. f was not oyer
 twenty minutes doing my business at Westcott's after my arrival at Stafford. Now in regard to my sampling Westcott's
 whiskeY bottle at Holland that is also
 false, as l did not know Westeott. I don't know that l ever saw him before made
 the search at his place. Then he says,
 'LeValley having returned, they had a
 drink with Westcott, then they go over to
 Hodgson's and lodge information of two
 actual sales That is false. He says told
 him MT. Reynolds would stand and drink as long as anyone would pay for it.. This is another false statement. He says the removal was not for making successful search, but because of the smean, con- temptible way in which he didit.' I SUD- pose if I had gone there and not executed my warrant, and returned and said I could not find anything, he would thought that was a proper service, but the law does not allow it's officers to do business in that way. Now it does not take a man with "a large amount of comprehension to see through his motives in revoking my com mission. The whole matter is too thin not to be seen even by blind man. If MT.
 West can get into office by sacrificing me, and doing 1t by unfair means, all I can say IS, go ahead. The statement made in the Stafford Press June 18th contains the facts in the matter from beginning to end that I can prove, and will do so, if necessary. In regard to selling my birthright, never shall sell 1t to 8 rumseller. As to my man. hood, I will leave that for the public to de- eide whether MT. West or myself has lost his manhood or honor. What he says about Esau and Judas, and comparing himself to our Lord and Saviour, is blas phemy. will leave that with his con- science. His remark about 364 days and the 365th, and long prayers on the street corners to be seen of men is nothing but gush. l can't see where it. elevates him any with the people. Time will tell, as he is going to fight all summer I think he will keep on through the fall and winter before he gains his point.
 MT. Reynolds, who accompanied MT. on the occasion of the search of Wescott's place says of Vests stateme nt .The statement is so void of truth, the le4uSudB SO course ana BlDl0 QuOtatlOnS so inappropriate and. blasphemous, that at first glance was surprised to read at the bottom the high sounding name, ssSheriff of Holland County" If the age of MT. LeValley's assistant has anything to do with the matter, would say that he is 65 and sound in mind and memory. and therefore knows that Vests statement that, while LeValley was absent taking the seized liquor to Justice Washburn's | treated all that came in twice, is false, as I treated no one while in Stafford but Le Valley, and his statement that we went to MT. Hodgson's and lodged two complaints against Westcott is equally false, as Inever saw MT. Hodgson to have any conversation with him whatever. His statement of conversation with, LeValley Enclosed in brackets), about my drinking as long as any one would treat, is ip harmony with his other false statements. When I wish a glass of beer or whiskey pay for it like 8 man and do no not hang around and wait for some one to ask me to drink be- cause I happen to be sheriff When he (West) told LeValIey not to search any place for liquor without first notifying him, it is easy to believe that the brass band was to proceed the search so that the dealer in the contraband stuff would