Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-07-18
The mills Of the Gods.

The Aaills Of the Gods.
Ed. Times: have no desire to ex
change empty epithets through the news
paper with Mr.. Petition. He has SO oft
en engaged in dishonest deals that re
quired the sacrifice of eve:y principle o
manhood to extricate himself, that j
would be useless for me to attempt EN-
phazing the fact that he is rascally
demagogue, without substsntiating thu
fact by new evidence. Mr.. Petition is .
veteran liar. He has grown gray IN bat
Ting to conceal from the public hi
breaches Of trust, numerous perjurie!
and attempts to defraud creditors; one
is astonished in viewing his record, that
he is still enjoying fresh air and sunshine
instead of languishing behind prison barr
Only last week evidence came to ligh,
that. if taken advantage of, would land
Mr.. Petition in snug prison cell. The
readers of this paper ore familiar with
the article in last weeks issue charging
Petition with perjury and forgery, COM
mitted for the purpose of obtaining over
charges from the county. Mr.. Petition
takes his usual method of answering
facts-weak falsehoods, absurd state
ments and q careful avoidance of the
main facts. 1t is necessary to review
his statements in order to disprove them
and prove that he is liar, perjurer and
forger.
An examination of the records shows
that E. L. Mendenhall fled one bill for
stationery with the county clerk during
1889. amounting to acme $50, and one
for the sum of $50 was filed by W. F..
Petition. In the bill filed by Menden
hall there was but one blank. the order
being for 100 of them, and the charge of
g was what had been agreed on between
myself and Mr.. Mckinney. l had offer
ed to do the same blanks at 81 per humid
red provided the county would take 800
Of them. After this agreement with Nc
Kinney. Judge Mofitt gave an order for
some fifteen different forms of blanks, in
quantities of 100 each. Mr.. Mckinney
in order to get the benefit of cheaper
prices for larger quantities raised the or
der to two hundred of each form,
the blanks should have cost the county
100; but Petitions greed got the better
Of his judgment, and he filed the bill for
$500 per hundred. He asked me to
swear to the correctness of the bill which
I refused. and Petition then did 50, and
it is now on file with the county clerk,
with his name attached. The above bill
but one blaak, is all l have
filed with the county clerk, yet Petition
claims that the prices charged for all his
were based on the prices had
charged. But let me give few compar-
isons of prices charged for other station.
cry. In the bill referred to above is an
item of 1900 61-3 envelopes, white,
charged $50; Petition for the same goods
charged $500. 1900 letter heads, my
charges were $500. Petitions s11.50
Programs for county superinter dant,
ny charges for 800 were $500. Petitions
Tor $50, s12.0O and other charges in pro-
portion. From this it will be seen how
Petition lied when he claims that he took
his prices from mine. Petition lies again
when he says claimed my prices were
aiken from Crane. To prove that made
no such statement to the board, submit
he following statement:
Ed. TINES: have no recollection of
2. L. MendenhaIl appearing before the
board of county commissioners at any
lime, either with price list or with a
to do work at any price or of
my kind.
JNo. W. SIDLOw.
The above statement is made without
prejudice. Petition is again proved q
lar by the Globe-Republican as fol-
ows:
mi. Petition of the Democrat. will
excuse NJ for making correction in re-
Isrd to printing the district court baa
iocket. The Globe did charge seventy
i've cents per page for this work, but
he difference in The two was, our dock
- were printed in sets of four pages
With twenty four cases to each Get. while
he Democrats docket averaged ten cases
% every four pages. We leave the com
nissi0nes and the public to draw their
,wn conclusions - to which of the two
was the most reasonable charge"
1t 10 90 easy to prove Petition . liar
hat the task seems stale. fat and un-
profitable. The commissioners have
gain sustained the charges made against
Petition - witness the following resolu-
ions which practically deprives him Of
my county job work:
RESOLVED. That henceforth Ill co1n-
y officers shall. 1t regular meeting Of
he board OF county commissionels, sub
nit to the board . written estimate Of
he blanks and stationery Of an kinds
required by said officers for Tho ensuing
quarter. Thatin cases Of emerEeacy the