The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-18
A mUHoHAUsnHIsM


The Carroll Free Press OF April 10th
copies tho remarkable production,
which first appeared In the Columbus
Herald, and which was prepared by a
man named ltugglea, agent for ID, APP
pletOn n 90, This Ia tho sans article
which WAS copied into the MaasillOn la,
dependent some two weeks since, aud
10 which We referred edilOrially at the
Time, since reading the article We have
interviewed the Hon, John u, MOnnOt,
and learn that II IN utterly and ungual-
lliedly false, 30 far 40 II refers 10 him,
The Mf, Rugglea, who is the author of
the article, IL the same Mr., Hutlege who
was recently In Canton, pretending 10
inVehligate the. case OF tho gentleman
who purchased the depository, dt The
rate OF ~ cents per line for Influence
against Mr., hOnnot'a school book bill,
IL Will DO remembered that Mr. Rug
gles found, out OF the bushel OF infOr'
nation no obtained here, some thirty,
two quarts Of solid facts. Later, after
Mr., ltngglea had safely escaped from
Canton and lodged In Columbus, he
Gjno0Gted Munehauben6m OF very
gauly texture, which he Induced an im'
peGunlOnh newspaper man N publish
for a small consideration. And this IN
the yarn that las found space Ia tho
Maaslllon Independent and Carroll
free Press, IL ia observed that tho
depository does not publish This
seems most strange, provided II let's the
Repository out OF It's hole, but this the
ltutledge MunGhauheniam does not at
tempt 10 do, 70 make u long story
very short, " IN now attempted TO show
that q man named II. y. Johnson came
10 Calt0n and represented himself aH
the agent OF ID. Appleton n Co. That
THIS man purchased the Repository for
tile school book ring at tho rate OF 20
cents per line, for all articles accepted,
aud that h6 bound tbs bargain with a
% bill, for which he bore away the TO
C6lpt OF tho Repository Printing
Co, Afterwards John h. Monnot
got hold OF johnson, Followed
him 10 Creatllne, and got him drunk,
Here wa still lot the story toll itself, az
II were. We quote from that part of
the story whore johnson, agent, and
John ", M0nn0t ara In Creatline:
"M0nnOt said that here the gentleman
became more and even more intOXiCa-
Ted, until at last, by the persuasion and
blandlBhmenta OF the rising young
Statesman from Stark, the coveted
receipt was transferred from tho
stranger 10 MOnnOt. When asked
directly what II cost him 10 secure the
receipt, Monn0t replied 10 the agent of
ID, Appleton Il Co., that II cost him
over 800 70 get the receipt. This IL
Mr. MonnOCa explanation Of the won.
derlul manner IN which he secured tho
receipt"
Now, Is IL probable that the Hon.
John ID, M0nn0t would give Gl00 for q
3jr0Gtipt, which has no Intrinsic value
Perish the thought. Mr.. MonnOt in,
forms tho NEwH'DEMOCRAr that he
never followed any man TO Crestline;
that h0 never got u man named John
sou drunk, and that no never paid glOO,
nor any other sum for tho very unique
and picturesque receipt Of the RepOs'
it0ry Print, Co., showing n sale 10 the
school book ring for u % note, etc.
win tho Maaall0n lndeIondent ard
the Carroll Free Press, make a note OF
tho fact that Mr.. MOnnoJ denies every
item IN tho allegation aud challenges
the alligator,