The record-union., 1891-10-10
REED RETRENCKES.
The Florin Farmer Wants to Apologize
to the Supervisors.
A Proposition to Compromise the Libel
Case Declfned-Some Interesting
Developments Promised.

Farmer Reed of Florin, who raised
such arumpus by charging three members
of the Board of Supervisors with selling
their votes on the liquor ordinance, has
'crawfished."
He says now that he believes the state
ment he made at the Farmers Alliance
meeting at Gait was untrue-that his in
formation was incorrect-and he desires
to apologize to the Supervisors.
But an apology just now, it seems, will
hardly have the desired effect. The case
is now in the courts, and the Supervisors
have no further control over it.
RELEASED ON BAIL.
The facts concerning the swearing out
of the complaint, and the arrest of Reed
for criminal libel, were given in full in
the RECoRD-UNIoN yesterday. Reed was
unable to give bail, or find bondsmen,
upon his arrival here, and was compelled
to stop in the County Jail all night.
At about IL o'clock yesterday forenoon,
however, Reed was liberated on bonds of
81 200 furnished by William Boyne and j.
Z. Camp, both of whom are personal
friends of the Florin farmer.
Reed was interviewed yesterday. y
must confess" said he, that / acted
hastily in this matter, and that my state
mcnt was indiScreet considering the au-
thority upon which / had to base my
statement. What [ said / got word for
word from NJ. S. Nevis, and had l known
then what l now know of the man L
would have sought for better and more
proof Of the statement"
BLANIES NEVIS.
''Nevis told me that he assisted in col
lecting $4,000" continued Reed, (which
was to be used against the new liquor
ordinance, and that the next day after
the vote was taken on the restriction
clause the members of the board were
$4,000 better off. The papers have re-
ported that | designated the three Super
VisOrs who voted to repeal the clause but
that is a mistake. Mr.. Nevis simply al
luded TO the board generally, and L did the
same,
4 am willing to correct publicly any
error that l may have made, as / have
not now nor never have had any desire to
injure single member Of the board un-
justly. If such a statement would sat.
isfy the board | am willing to exonerate
them as far as l can, but as for retracting
word have said | could not under any
circumstances think OF 1t. for truth is
truth. / never accused the board upon my
own authority, but said that ! had been
informed that the board had been bought
and sold, receiving $l5, 900 for their votes.
continued by saying I know what I
am talking about, and Mr.. Nevis of the
California Winery is my authority"
1t might be added in connection with
Reeds statement, that Nevis denies en-
phatlcally that he ever gave Reed any
such information as he used, and also
that he had ever talked with Reed about
the Supervisors, or about the liquor ordi-
nance.
WANTS TO APOLOGIZE.
Messrs. Boyne and Camp, Reeds
friends and ooIlaJ l1VO,, niC
trict Attorney Ryan yesterday and con-
suited him regarding Reeds case. Mr..
Ryan says that they represented to him
that Reed realized that he had made
mistake in making the accusations he did
on such fimsy authority, and was will
ing To make all necessary reparation.
Mir. Ryan replied that the three Super
Visors accused had taken the case TO
court, and an apology would not be the
remedy. lie said that he could see no
way out of the matter except to proceed
with the prosecution. He suggested,
however, that Reeds friends consult with
the Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors was out of
town inspecting the Hicksville bridge
yesterday, and did not return until 3
o'clock. Upon their arrival they went
into session at the Hall Of Records.
Messrs. Boyne and Camp were there,
and when the opportunity presented it
= e@NNSaA
PLEADING FOR A COMPROMISE.
Mr.. Boyne said that Justice Henry had
set the case for hearing for Monday next.
This was little too soon for Reed, as the
latter would probably have to secure
large number of witnesses and would like
to ascertain what testimony he could pre-
sent TO defend himself Mr.. Boyne said
that he hoped the Supervisors would be
generous and permit postponement of
the trial. He said he felt confident that
in the meantime compromise could be
effected. Reed was sorry for what he had
said, and was willing to make amends
Reed did not now believe that the charges
he had repeated were true, still he in
sisted that Nevis had given him the in
formation. But now that Nevis had
fallen down. and he had learned what
kind of a man Nevis was, he was sorry
that he had not sought some more sub
stantial authority. 4 trial in court would
involve heavy expense all around, and
all the trouble could be avoided by per-
uniting Reed to appear before the board
and apologize.
Supervisor Bates was inclined to be
lenient. He looked with favor upon Mr..
Boyne's proposition.
If this man is willing to come before