The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-11-28
Notice to the Public.

disregard for truth or common de-
cency, Joseph Shaver, the mounte-
bank of the Shaver Marble and Gran
ite Co., has again polluted the col
umns of the Kenosha Leader with
libelous attack on my character and
business integrity. He opens his
filthy TRADE with the statement that
eff every one knew this man as we'll
as we do, we would let the matter
drop merely ascribing to his ignor-
ance, &C." l will admit the charge
of ignorance, but claim the old adage-
that fools always tell the truth aP-
plies to every word have ever said
or written, in relation to that bust
ness crook, Joseph Shaver, of Mil
waukee. 1t is strange if the people
of Racine and Kenosha Co.'S do
not know me, as I have resided more
than half my life in their midst; and
for twelve years have been engaged
in the marble and granite business.
| will add and can prove my state
ment to be true, that during that
time | had no misunderstanding
with any of my customers until / be-
gan business with Joseph Shaver.
But who in those counties knows Jo-
seph Shaver? Only those who have
been so unfortunate as to have deal
ings with him, and have been made
the victims of his crookedness and
iI;oLAonch1, liz O1o inc fh he had
a warrant for my arrest in Kenosha
and Milwaukee counties. | brand
this statement an infamous lie, in
full accord with the character of the
scamp who penned it. If he had a
warrant for my arrest, why did he
not serve it? | have for months been
in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha
counties to the knowledge of this
crook Shaver, as / have frequently
met him, and on one occasion testi-
fed in court against his sham bust
ness methods and bogus transactions.
I defy him to prove that he ever had
warrant issued for my arrest, or ev-
er had any cause against me for
which he could issue one. He is in
this, as in his other statements, a liar
and a slanderer.
He states that sold a monument
to Mr.. ]. Williams, of Union Grove,
took a horse in part payment, and
then refused to furnish the monu-
ment, or pay for the horse. He knows
this charge to be an unqualified
falsehood. The fact is. Mr. Will
liams traded me a horse valued by
himself at one hundred and fifty dol
lars, and was to pay me one hundred
and twenty-five dollars in money for
a monument, to be set up i'll May,
1880. The horse was delivered to
me and the money was to be paid
when the monument was erected. A
contract to this effect was drawn, and
Mr.. Williams was given duplicate
of the same. Mr.. Williams must
have been fully aware he was dealing
with myself, as Crook Shaver's name
did not appear in this instrument.
When May arrived I was ready to
erect the monument, but Mr.. Will
liams was absent in Washington ter
ritory. He had failed to put in a
foundation for the monument, &C
cording to contract, or to provide
for the payment of the balance due
for the work. I have held myself in
readiness to erect the monument at
any time, according to contract. and
wrote Mr.. Williams three different
times, stating that much to him. He
refuses to accept the monument and
demands pay for the horse. | have
since learned that Mr.. Williams was
influenced in this action by the mean
interference and gross misrepresen-
tations of this Crook Shaver, who
claimed without any knowledge of
the design I sold to be able to erect
the same monument for less than
half the price that Mr. Williams was
to pay me. He has endeavored in
other instances to influence my GUS
toners to my disadvantage by urg-
ing them to resCind my contracts.
| offered Mr.. Williams as early AS
the first of last May, to substitute for
the marble specified in his contract
with me, any other of equal value
which his adviser, Crook Shaver,
would suggest, but he still refuses to
accept the work, and demands pay
for the horse. I have, during the
time l have been in this business,
traded for a score of horses, and
never had any trouble before, nor
would I in this instance but for the
mean, contemplate interference of
the scoundrel, Joseph Shaver.
He claims the statement made in
a previous communication, that he
sold widow lady monument for
twenty-five hundred dollars, to be
untrue Perhaps it's; Crook Shaver
told me himself repeatedly that he
sold it for that amount, but as he
now claims he never disposed of any
work for more than fifteen hundred