Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-06

60 Invention.
Isslas fsso Nm Lslla J. Rsainssa-ohs i
Psasstses LAw b Bssssa. 1T
Lsap ~ SsasaIe- |
8 Psmblsscu Square, Boxrou. Ma
Apsii 3. l668.
TIE sight Of your familiar csinDns b
always uoet WILSON'S one to ne. end
evssy word eontsised in then b Fead.
svsa 70 the advertisement. which ~
don OF never read in othss papers. On
feossvine paekaee containing several
Of your nameefs. the other day. I tore
OF the wrapper and began 10 ssad with
my ususI intasest. vhsn vas Suddenly
broraht 10 pause By seeing my own
nsns in your issue Of April 9Th. beneath
which appeared the story ihas has been
going the rounds Of the press concern
ing . kiss which never received. The
.ire:desf,n ~ It's author terms il, came
from the pen OF Arso Bates, poss,
novelist and journalist OF this city, Who
gave IL ia Q somewhat rncy letter sent
BY him 70 toe Providence fR. L. yosy-
nal. The Boston Irap<ilsr clipped aud
published the story, and friend Who
cbaaosd 30 see 1t brought the paper ID
to me. Sinos that tiEe. friends IN Va
rioos parts Of ths county nave been
sendinR me papers with the quoted
story marked for my notice, bot
urnl ] and that you have it
have taken no notice of it and made
no attempt 70 seeus. Its denial. Mr..
FAN. senior counsel IN the csse referred
to fvhish Was one Of contrast, brought
by a lawyer aeainss conviss under
iife-senteEce for murder, to recover
money claimed % be due for an at:emps
to secure hiu . paroon). sent letter to
the 1rareller anu 10 the Providence
paper stating the untruthfuiness Of the
story. ! don't know whether the latter
paper published the correction, bns the
Trassller did. a. you viii zee BY the fol-
lowing statement which appeared in its
Issue Of March 18th. the brscketted
clause being aided By the editor:
A oosaxcxoH.
Editor Of the Trayel1er:-The item
republished 10 Q recent Issue Of the
Trarsllsr eatisied "A kiss for q Lawyer"
is entirely untrue. was also of counsel
IN the case, and though Mr.. Hersy, the
convict, expressed his gratitude for our
efforts in his behalf, he did il in the
presence Of several persons and no such
episode as has been reported occurred.
Any newspaper that has Published this
| t>Gi xr<k Of nbf al NJ 1<.v
womanhood, TO make amends By insert
Gro. HowAnD FAIL.
The story as told was not al all to
the discredit Of the noble woman Who
vas the heroine OF IL, Though ID 10 o
matter for regret that her feelings
should have been hurt BY the publioa.
ton Of isl
Mr.. Fall alec calledupon Mr.. Bates,
sopposinG. as also supposed, that be |
had heard the story told by some would |
be humoRiet and had imagined IL to |
have been told for . fact, but that he |
would gladly learn that be vas mista-
ken. 10 bis utter surprise, however,
MIR. Fall found his veYacity aImoss /
Questioned. Mr.. Bates insisting that |
such story could not have been told l
unless IL we're true-an idea which |
will make any Journalist smile! Con-
sidering that sae ccnvict vas under the |
close watch Of the warden Of tie states
prison, such an incident o1uid not /
have occurred even in tho corridors of
the court house without Witnesses. Fur
ther, Mr.. Bates insisted that BY going
into the legal profession. had made
myself the legitimate target Of all
newspaper paraeraphers and had no
cloim on the courtesy or consideration
or gentlemen and he considered that
no apology vas due me whether the
statement vac true or false.
j vas thiu-skinued emo aah TO feel very
badly when the matter Vas first brought /
TO my roice. bat have gut IL aside as
unworthy OF attention, and am trying
to forget It. The universal Kindness
and courtesy which l have always re
osiye6 from tue legal profession, as ais o
from the journalistic, (sf which vac
formerly member.) altogether out
weigh II. II Is not even true that ia
any degree 'pushed myself into the
ranks OF the legal fraternity Of this
State" for ] was received with all kind.
ness and encouragement by the bar
East as well as West.
One thing that you say about NV
leaving Seattle 10 not quite correct. II
did not tire" Of the beautiful C,eeu
Ciy Of the lovliest Sound IL the world.
| vas Thoroughly delighted 9th Seattle
and her people AID all her new bright
youug civilization, bat vesried fer tie
sieht OF my mothers face. from which
! had never before been parted. II was
cur plan that my parents and sister
should Join me in Seattle. but as the
months passed and they enid not eet
started, i came home. fully expecting t.
shortly return With them. The move
seemed impracttcable then. and l wait
60, meanwhile actually negotiating for
house which should be our hous in
your midst. Then the publication Of
ms book took over rear of nv t,ms-
still s-psosed We should 60 to sestt.e.
and II vas NOS till year ago when NV
father was very i'll, that We vsre oIioed
20 give cp the plan ard /, vas not ill
this winter thet could make CO uv
mind to start scsin in practice here al
home. And stiil ny heart sarus vest,
and suppose il always will
I'll some future day when III
return there. Your place and your peo-
pie are not 30 be forgotten or ahan.
coned. once their charm has tsaen hold
q one Msanvhiis know tnst ali nv
iifi' -.cs "a seattle, AID count the Posr.
iSTLiafELsoEa snocg the pnmber of a /
surety. viii be clsi 10 know that ind
business yery good incscd here nov, the
expe rienoe shicn 1 gained by doiRe
dome conrt vosk in Your city serving me =
we'll. IL In BOT gate trus shat | have ,
sceghi soF fame, IL It's usual aocsptancs :
though thank Yen fer nsin2 that y
word instead OF tha very Questionable
soTd which Atio batss empioyed-far I
have wished 20 90 > que. office hosi- :
nsss. aud is VS. oals tina eneosra 90
mset vhiah received from the bepch | \
and bar u Seattle saat ever broasht roe .
hefors o iary.
II this letter IL long. / still! hope yoo r
vii give IL sssee, for /. is eaite trse !.
that vas well kaosn IA SEATTLE, cad IL, | 9
as think. everyone v 10 knew ne there =
- my friend, Il viii "a resd With s-Eae
interest. LgLya J. koEnsos.
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