Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-05
J D. HATTESON ANSWERS HIS
DETRACTORS.
STATE on KAEsAs. ! .

STATE or KANSAS. %
Phillips County. %
j. j. johnson being sworn on oath states
that he was the complaining witness in the
case OF the State of Kansas VS. Israel Cross
before }. d. MattesOn, j. p. of Crystal Up,
IN said county and state, on or about april
10th. '8S That said Cross was CHARGED with
running on mOrtgaged properly, a part or
which was recovered Dy the deputy constable,
one KilChrist; that about April I'D, 50, this
deputy constable, Kilchrist, in full with said
SO; that he asked said j. ID. MattesOn, J. p,
what his COSTS We're ana MagLesOn SAID ne
would charge this af1ant nOthingi that this
afiiant afterward, about april 26ths 'e6, gave
MattesOn two loads OF rock 10 square Matte
sons costs in said cases that said MattesOn,
as appears by the official report afterWard
though this ananG mad seUIled ana paid said
costs in full, did put in 81 bill against Phillips
county for said costs, which were allowed by
the board of county commissioners at their
July QSSs) session, as shown by published re-
port of the board; (see PhillpSburg Dispatch
of July 18th 'SS. in the sum Of so 30 that the
said SO borrowed of said MattesOn about
I7aid 10 Frank Heaton the next 9y gffeT[veI-
by his afiant; that thus the costs in said case
have been fully paid tWice-Once by this
afiant, the complaining witness therein, and
once by Phillips county, and further afhant
saith not. His mark.
Witness: j. j. (Z) JOHNSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of September, 1888.
Nv Commission expires May Sth, 1859.
Correct copy.
STATE OF KANSAS, 90
Phillips County. %
James H. Kennedy being duly sworn on
oath says that he has read the affidavit made
bV J. j. johnson and sworn to before d.
Dodge notary public, that ne was Working
for AautesOn on the 23d daY of April, SO, and
that the rock spoken of in JOhnsOns affidavit
were hauled on the ground that day, and one
load, if not both, were thrown out at the well
before Johnson and GilchrIsC settled their
pony dicker. Several days after This Gilchrist
asked me II i knew whether MHtUesOn had
sent up the cost bill IN his case to the COM
missioners and / told him 1 did not know.
The rock spoken OF were hard surface rock;
not such rock as would be used in the fOunda-
I9 6i ay 9I a6d Sworn to before me- tb s
| day of October, 1855. HENRY COMES,
Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF KANSAS, 60
]. y Mattcson being duly sworn on oath states
that he is and has been over ten years last
past a Justice Of the Peace Of Crystal township.
in the county and state aforesaid. That on the
18th day of April, 1885, one Joseph johnson made
complaint against one Israel Grass for running on
mortgaged pony mare. mat at the Tune or nj
ing said complaint said johnson requested that
Jesse Gilchrist be depuUiZed to serve warrant IN
said case Wnlcn was done. GlIclrlsI dlu not
bring Grass back but brought back the pony that
being all OF the property taken of by Grass, the
/ pony matter was between johnson and Gtlchrlst.
/ had issued no papers for the pony and had moth
ing to do with 1t. The returns were made by Gil
| christ and he went OF to hunt mp johnson, re-
! turning soon together they had a heated cOutro-
/ yersy. often calling to settle some point,
when finally johnson agreed to give Gilchrist $40
/ which $40 loaned johnson, he agreeing to re-
/ turn same within three days. johnson did not
/ ask me what my fees were at that time or any
| other time did not say at that time or any
/ other time that l would charge nothing in said
case, and the SO had nothing to do with my costs
| in that case or any other case or with any con-
stable costs in any that has ever been before
I me to my knowledge. On the 23d day of April
1885 did get two loads of surface rock to use as
| chinking in Il well, Of Johnson. johnson was at
/ that time owing me for hard days work. for
/ which he mad agreed to pay me well but had new
] er done so. This latter date being the day Gil
christ made his returns. told Mr.. j. a. Kennedy
] who was at my place ut that time, that 1 would
! take the two loads of rock and call johnson and
myself square, and that did not mean to have
/ any more deal with him. Once since that time
/ johnson said in my house he WOnld have paid me
/ my costs if l had asked him to. Further than
/ this johnson has never offered to pay me any
! costs has paid me any, and he has never said
/ one word about the rock to me or l to him in any
/ shape whatever since the 23d day of April 1885,
/ and further never asked or charged costs twice
/ in any case civil criminal and never received
/ costs twice in any case from any party. And
! further state that the reputation of Johnson in
/ the neighbOrhOOd in which he lives is bad, and
that the epithets liar and drunkard often used
! in connection with his name.
j. D. MATTEsON.
/ Subscribed and sworn to before me this LIST day
/ of October, 1888. HENRY COOMEs, q. 7.
! hereby certify the foregoing affidavit to be u
/ true copy Of the original now in my hands.
/ j. D. MATTEsON.