The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-01-05

a mortgage on our property debarred
us from advising against his interest.
Another suit that li;ls worried him a
good deal is u suit we commenced
about three years ago against the
kinsley Mercury Real Estate Company,
of which, he WAS Il director. Tie case
was transferred t. Hutchinson and we
got judgment for 81 $50 against the
company, and proceedings are now
pending against him rs stockholder
We know he was very wr;,thy with us
about that suit. for we happened to he
in the bank Une time when Smith
came in to get some money to go down
tn attend the trial. when Edwards WAS
SO full of wrath he could not contain
it and made several remarks indica-
tive of his dspleasure evidently IN
tended for our beneht. OF course,
afterward, Mr.. Hine explained that
they didn't have any feeling against
us i'll the matter, that we had IL per-
feet right to take the case, etc., but
it seems TO have ranked in the III east
of the charitable christian notwltll-
standing.
Ii Il. L. Edwards can show that we
have treated him like il aog'' at any
time during the last three years, prior
to this suit, in any other way than in
be ing employed as all attorney in cases
against him, we want him to do SD.
Now as 10 Smiths part in this COIL
| troy -rsy. Smith commenced per-
soaal fight against us through the COL
umns of The Mercury before the cleo
ton. Up to that time ~e had treated
him in II friendly and courteous man.
ner, and he had ITO cause or uruvoca-
iiun whatever for his malicious person.
;lities. He dropped the controversy
shortly before the election but resumed
| it in the same malignant style III his
| next issue after the election. What
ever personalities we have INDUCED in
since then Were called out by his
assault upon us. lie followed up his
fight through the paper by taking
advantage of our Temporary absence to
bring II malicious attachment for the
purpose Of breaking up our paper. lie
has violated every principle OF decency
and honor in his action towards us
during the last three months. Durin g
all that time we have had claims
against him for collection amounting
to several hundred dollars. One of
tile claims amounting to over 500 is
for the purchase price Of II steam heat
ing boiler which he bought over two
Years ago, and which lie has failed to
pay for, although he offered TO give
the company Il certificate of its virtues.
We did not take advantage Of these
claims to bring attachment proceed
ings against him rs he did with lis,
but gave him abundant time to make
IL settlement, which lie has failed to
do.
In our intercourse will, him during
the entire period If his residence here,
we have ever treated him with cOur-
tesy and friendliness, and his fight OH
us wis utterly without pruvocation or
justification.
| However, his malicious attacks have
done us no material injury. lie went
ba~k through eight years of our life
here in Ills desperate attempts to find
something in our conduct OIL which 10
found his animadverslOns,a and finding
nothing that could be justly criticised,
he resOrted to falselleods SO glaring
that their falsity WIS apparent at first
glance to his readers who knew amy
thing of the matters. We have taken
up his insinuatiOns and charges one
by one and exposed their utter falsity
SD completely that lie was compelled
to ignore our exposure and seek TO dis
tract attention from the subject by
some new slanderous concoction, until
finally lie undertook to close our
mouth Ivy malicious and unwarran.
ted legal proceeding. His slick scheme
did not pan OUT us smooth as he
expected and We are still OH deck
ready tor his next.
We have not time this week to take
Gp the question of Edwards popularity,
| nor to discuss hts many acts of benefi.
cence in the county. Tie remarkable
benevOlence lie displayed in the forma-
ton of numerous horse companies in
this country could not properly be
described in less than a column.
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