Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-06-21

plieod2 pass as unworthy Of notice, the dirty
inslnuation M TO my motives as well as those Of
your oo.agitor OF the Dispatch Your eoualiy
unlpsthable attempt to Ing into your aid the dl0i.
Guilty between Mr. stinson and the Court as
reason for my decision That misunderatand
Ing between us has been OF long standing owing
to peculiar views held by him In the matter oi
pIaouce IN Justice courts. 10 was cOntendod by
MN IN THIS case that as the defendant kept
bawdy house, which Ia also a public houae those
young men had right between is and O'Clock
AT night TO break open the door and enter and
amuee themselves by stamping, singing and dane.
ing could not concur In that view OF the law
and as the point was insisted on, the Court did
20 hold "by DANCED sight, And now, II have
been tho very first judicial officer 10 lose tenn.
per under such circumstances, am much to blame
Tor mus lowering the dignity Of my split-bottam
sent OF Justice, AS Webster In his unabridged
seems to have been unacquaintod with the word
"danged' we are left In tho dark Rs to the extent
OF the horrible amount OF profanity itimportg
May be Mr. Editor you can enlighten us on this
SUBJECT ! regret That your sympathy foruMr,
SttnsOn led you TO drag his namo in, to Seemingly
Jpstlly your attack on me. Mr. Stnson Ia amply
able TO take care OF his own rights, and however
much VIC may differ In our Views about some
tnngH take 1t he is too high minded to lend
himself to aid and Justify tho tho groundless I'm.
situations heretofore referred to by yourself and
that ogotistic bombastic awellhead of tho Dls.
patch And right here let me say, that Won as
amy gentemaply editors would do, opened your
columns for my reply, yet that man, posing us a
great journalist and being greatly concerned that
public purity and Justice shall prevail declines or
has neglected To grant my request for spuce In his
paper TO answer his mean structures on my con.
duct and decision In tho cases lately tried before
me, But the following little incident In thla CON.
nectoln, will have an emphatic tendency to ex.
pam MS motive for the refusal and account for
MS malicious attack on me, During trlal in NV
court tha man, Ican he be called suchO witness.
ing the proceedings, leaning back In his chair
WIN al INC pomposity OF lord, uttered 70 as TO
DO heard by most Of the persons present, the
words, "WhQt outrageous rulingn Having been
Informed Of this, took occusion tho next day AZ
he entered tho office to coy to him privately, dMr,
Royce understand that yesterday while was
trying a case you used words, 30 and son He did
did not deny the statement then said to him
MT Royce have no objection to your sendlnG
to my court representative OF your papeT al any
time to take note Of the proCeedihgs,butho shonld
be one not 30 troubled with blg'head as TO pre-
vent MIN from acting the gentleman ~ For an.
ever 10 this unwhosome suggestion he drew him
self up with all the dignity OF an offended soma
tor and said, DO You want to break with meY,
yes replied, with you or any other man who
does not know enough to act like a gentleman in
aGourt of ipslGe.' No he has decided 10 con.
slider the "breek" on In full force and the public
can understand the motive for his low down al.
tack on me,
Now Mr.. Editor there Is much more would
IKE TO say In this connection, and to comment on
the evidence adduced In the case against thinner.
man and Houston, and on thatIporton Of evidence
Whch was never before my court but which has
had great influence IN the "curb stone courtN 10
produce conviction In the minds Of some people
as 10 the proper Judgment thg court should have
rendered, but nov 70 Impose on good nature by
the length Of thia Communication, | have in con.
elgslpn to thank you for this courtesy.
VIM. II. SCoTT