The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-10
That "Novel Suit.

Your Issue Of February s contained
a notice, more lengthy chan is usual
In reference to such matters, in regard
to suit entered Saturday last in
Judge Gallagher's court by Fl. A. Ivy,
a. NJ, principal (and "who is alsC an
Attorney in behalf of II E. Bennett,
to recover from me scholarship in
the commercial department of Baylor
University, the value of which is al
legged to be $50 90. The "mark
and brand" of this distinguished at
torney" is SO apparent throughout
this article that this rejoinder Is
proper. | desire the public to know
that this article was written or iuspir-
ed wholly by H. A.. Ivy, A. NJ pr'n-
cipal, land "who is also an Attorney,
and publication in the Day, and L
suppose in your paper also, was paid
for by him at regular advertising
rates. His purpose in entering this
suit, aud in giving this degree of
publicity to it, | will show up in his
own words in due order.
Had he possessed the manhood to
do this work over his own signature
instead of skulklng under the re porter's
guise, thus attem pting in a cowardly
manner to place me before the public
in the light of being unwilling to
comply with my just obligations, l
would allow the matter to rest where
this most distinguished attorney" H.
A. Ivy, A. NJ, principal, left it last
Saturday-in Judge Gallagher's
court-to be disposed of in the order
in which it may come up. When the
public knows that II. A. Ivy, A NJ,
principal, (And "who is also au attor-
uey') Is the author OF the effort to
thus place me, and the purposes he
hopes to serve by it, the necessity for
me to defend my general reputation
for satisfying fully all my just obi
cations at once vanlshes. 1t is no
longer necessary for me to say that |
have never attempted to evade any
moral or legal obligati n that have
ever contracted, aud if Mr.. Bennett
had had any claim against me of
either nature, the reputed value of a
sch olarship in the commercial de-
partment of Baylor university would
have been paid him, and H. A Ivy,
A. NJ, principal, ("who is also an at
torney') would now be enjoying his
part thereof.
My defense to this extortion and
"free advertising" scheme of this very
distinguished and erudite scholar,
(and "who is also an attorney,") will
oe presented at the proper place and
at the proper time. In the advertise.
ment of my school, have always con-
fined myself to making claims that l
know it will sustain. Of course not
quite all the young men who come to
Waco to go to business college enter
our school. A few prefer to place
themselves under the ripe tutorage of
H. A. Ivy, A. M, Principal. Perhaps
this is because he is "also an attor.
ney," or is it that this preference in
the minds of some few can be account
ed for as one of those mysterious
manners in which providence works
its ways? Seven of every eight
young men who have come to Waco
since the first day of January, 1892
for the purpose of taking business
course, have entered Hills business
College. If these figures are not on
the inside of the facts, will pay for d
scholarship in any school between
the oceans, in which Fl. A, Ivy, A, M
Principal, land "who is also an attor
ney,") can get little of that quality
that is rarest in him, common sense,
l desire the public TO especially
bear in mind that this very eminently
distinguished A. M. Principal, (anC
"who is also an attorney,") is respon
sible for the airing here given him
My business is of sufficient proportion
to give me something else to do be
sides wasting my time in holding w
to public view men who can never b.
equal in value to the paper 1t requires
to describe them. am assailed il
this matter. l have the right to pro
tect myself and to expose my assail
ant. H. A. Ivy, A. M. Principal
land "who is also an attorney,") il
the lnstigator of this attempt to boos
the commercial department of Baylo
university at my expense. 1t is II
the line of the policy of his predeces