Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-13


A Card From Rev. Father BOu,lou.
To ne Editor ofths R,g.ser;
STR:-Marshsl Lowe, in his card which
appeared in your issue of Saturday, Janu-
ary 18th, claims to reply to my card OF
The 9th inst A reply suppOsing pre-
vious attack. know that V0ur readers
are still wondering how Mlrahal Lowe
could eonsir0e the words OF my last card
as an attack sgsiust him. Ny intention
was simply TO rspel the charge Of having
run "a racket" OF fake game" during
NY last festival; purpOsely avoided to
enter into Unnecessary details, and gave a
plain and concise summary OF the fac;s.
Marshal Lowe, in his card, ia careful not
10 contradict any OF the facts produced by
me. bot in Justice demands more.
First, be bIirgs cut in his own way an
episode Of the night of the festival. This,
I think, should have little to do with
what happened on the following Friday.
II there was anything wrong done on Tues
dav night, Marshal Lowe should have
either stopped it there aud then or at least
kindly reported the matter TO me. Neither
did be DO, and the first iniimatiOn that
there might have beeen any trouble on
Tuesday night came TO nv knowledge on
Friday afternoon only. When on that az
,ernoon l asked Marshal Lowe Why be
wanted to stop those innocent bean bags,
be answered that it was fake game, "
and then brought forth his complaint
against the Tuesday night game. He told
me fret that he saw drunk fellow" run
that game, TO which / replied that he
should have done me the favor of arrest
ing that man if be was drunk. l
had given exclusive charge of the game
10 Mr.. John Henratta. Marshal Lowe
said he meant somebody else, but l proved
to him on the spot that no one else had
charge Of the game for siogle moment.
Will Marshal Lowe maintain on his oath
that be saw some one else collect the game
money, as be told mt? If so, l shall feel
in duty bound to prosecute that drunk
fellow" and make him refund. Mr..
Lowe then fell back On the game itself
and repeated that it Was flake game"
and che knew such was the case from one
Of the parties connected with it." On my
asking for the name of the party, he gave
me the name Of the same drunk fello ~"
who, according to his first structures, was
running the game" "Why, Marshal, your
only authority for flinRing at US such an
accusation, is the word Of a drunken
fellow" Allow me to disclaim il. Such
was the sense, il these were not the very
words Of my reply.
Ia his card Marshal Lowe Gays that
Mayor Purdy gave permission to dispose
of that cake, ~ and that be told the young
man he could have until o'clock to dis
nose of the cake In another passage he
speaks Of gentleman who appealed to
the Mayor through Rev BOutlou on behalf
of the church." Here beg to cay that
did not apply to our city magistrate for
any permission; but in my own name
appealed TO his authority from the high
handed seton of his Marshal, who, with
out having consulted him, cams to stop our
harmless game, threatening to put sll
the PLAYERS urder arrest aud to take his
license from the manager Of the ball. As
I stated it in my previous card, the Mayor,
after kindly listening to my explanations,
told me that he thought Mr.. Lowe was
mistaken on the subject. When, after his
interview with his Marshal, he sent me
word to 20 on with the game but to stop
il at five o'clock. considered the latter
restriction as a simple desire of His Honor
TO soothe the wounded feelings Of bis Mar
shall. could not believe the Mayor meant
such thing; he would be the last man to
interfere with what he considered as
lawful exercise Of our rights rs citizens.
The game was PLAYED until six o'clock,
and Marshal Lowe knows it l suppose. l
was present in the hall and took part