The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-10-28
nrtlew, the Slanderer, Was Hired by
Republicans to Manufacture Lies.
It Nemesis Was on the Villains
Track and the Records Show
His True Character,

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an aroma about it of republican liars and
,gndercrs.
That's what makes this name familiar.
Ralph Martlew." Il has gone the
,unds Of the rabid republican press for
..ypral weeks attached to u lying attack
male on Il. +. Collins.
BIt the people Of Montana are hon
stand like to know the facts. Some
tines their would be republican leach
es prevent this by telling them only
one side and denying them the privilege
# Hearing the other side.
Bat they shall have the truth about
Ralph Martlew" and his little tale:
TO begin with, hrrc is the story Of
that worthy just as it has been re.
hearscd by the rabid republican press.
Some time ago myself, Jas. O'Donnell
and Allen McGinness wen to work for
Samuel Dodd on a line quarry at or near
the mouth of Logging creek. We at last
guit and received checks for 800, $40
and o'3 respectively on the First National
bank Of Great Falls. We went into the
hank with the checks. Collins said
there was no funds in the bank to pay
them, but he would cash them for - per
cent discount. Seeing we did not want
10 take up this proposition he dropped
10 ~ per cent; when we declared there
Vas money in the bank and we proposed
% have it all, and left for IA justice Of
he peace Office. where lien papers were
Eritten on the property. About the
tine the papers were completed the
aforesaid gentleman came into the JUS
tee Office and told US to 90 to the bank
and get our money. and paid the justice
for writing the papers.
RALpH MARrLEw.
Now this Ralph Martlew" is a liar
and = low, sLeaking. cunning villain, and
il will be duly proven below 30 the salts
faction of his best frienis.
The TRIBUNE had a visitor yesterday
from Logging creek. This visitor was
Samuel NJ. Dodd. the gentleman who
Ell ployed Martlew and the men he men
tons above.
Mr.. Dodd is a leading republican Of
his district. and was Il delegate in the
late republican convention held here.
which named Mr.. Richards for the office
Of governor. But besides being a re
publican Mr.. Dodd is an honest, fair
minded American citizen, and these
we're his words when he came 10 the
TRIBUNE office last evening:
IF | had known Of the circulation OF
th: malicious and false report would
nave come down a week ago. But my
attention was first called to it yesterday
by one of the men who saw II in tie
Weekly Great Falls Leader. IT nap
pened that this man wac pald at 'trei'
Falls at the same tlmc as NartIeW'
ODonnell aud Mciiinnis. n he was so
angry about this stupid lie thai ne toil
the rest Of the men about 1t. u tncY
have determined to vote solId Tor MI
Collins. Several Of the men who drcw
their money on the same day are ready
10 make afiidavits that tine facts are en-
actly the opposite Of what ms ie'IoW
.1artlcw makes them appear.
in the first place none OF tlc men
bad checks on the bank. Ihey SIMPLY
mad my regular time ordt RS when gave
item as | kept money in the Dank Ior
that purpose which was phId Dy tne
smelter for lime ! was supplying Inns IS
Matthew'S lie. No. /. because hr says .hat
they received "Checks on me first
National Bank" The amounts ne gives
are also entirely wrong as SHOWN ny
these receipted orders returned 10 me
by the bank
Here Mr.. Dodd produced tire" orders
which we're as follows:
LonoIyG CKEEE.
Nov. Il. 81. \
Due Ralph Martlew for labor on lime
works, nineteen (?l9,Gjl and t)-iOo Moi
lars, PAYABLE Nov. -. 1891. at FIRST
National Bank of Great Falls.
{. NJ. DODD. Nangr.
The bank stamp on the above oroer
shows that it was paid without discount
on Nov. Il, eight days before 1t vas uuc.
The reader will also note that u iacks
Just SS9.35 of the amount when Mart
lew says his order was for. when Is an.
other proof that he is a contemptipie Hal
and fraud. Il
The next order is that of the secoh'
man he names, which reads thus:
LOGGING CREEK,i
Nov. IL. 81.
Due Jas. O'Donnell on Dec. -. 81. Tor
labor on lime works eight and (sS"}1l
35-lOO dollars, payable at First National
bank of Great Falls. Mont. Dec. -, u.
:. Nj. DoDD, Mgr.
In his lying report, for which he was
doubtless paid by the republican heelers,
Martlew said O'Donnell's .check" was
for S1G-just $685. more than the reai
sum. Writing and stamp on the back
show that O'Donnell had the order
eashed by Robert Pontet, a saloon
keeper, and that the latter drew the
money at the bank on Dec. -, w days
before it was due.
The last order is as follows:
1927 c. LOGGING CREEK.
Nov. II, 81.
Due Allen McGinnis for labor on lime