The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-09-21
Those LOgger's Liens.

ED. JOURNAL:
I see in last weeks Tribune the
Editor thinks that these being cam
paign times, it affords good oppor-
tunity to learn something about the
Malaney liens case. As my hands are
not now tied as they were during the
tendency OF the case in the Supreme
Court, when he thought it was good
opportunity to destroy the confidence
which my clients had, 1 coincide
with him in that particular opinion.
The tiendish malignity OF his former
articles produced its natural effect,
and the men interested were not so
stupid as not to be able to see that he
heartily wished the case and all their
interests, in the lowest pit of Hades, if
thereby could be injured, and, as a
natural effect the articles produced in
pressions favorable to me. rather than
injurious. The hopes, therefore, of
his hackers and himself were cast
down, and they were compelled to re-
sort again to their former practices of
quietly insinuating and slandering.
I have always been associated with
and defending labor and its interests,
1 never learned the lessons which
some others have learned, OF
"Crooking the pregnant hinges OF the
knee that thrift might follow fawn-
ing" l cite from memory, and if in
correct, perhaps some self-cultured
member of the Round Table circle
whose lucubrations have been spent in
profoundly studying Shakespeare, will
kindly correct the citation.
In addition to the general Editor OF
the Tribune, and the ring, which |
have been consistently opposing, i
understand Mr.. O'Neill and Lockev
McPhail, are taking active steps per-
sonally to promote division among
the lienors in this case, and endeavor.
ing to induce many of them to with
hdraw their cases from my charge.
On their ability to do so I'll not
now discuss, but will endeavor shortly
to search out their motives. As far
as can understand the motives oil
Mr.. O'Neill, in addition to the ones OF
common hostility shared by all the
other members of the ring, they seem
to spring from the fact that about
January OF this year | ceased to dc
business with his firm. Ny reasons
for taking my small trade away from
HIM were very simple: I was disgust
ed at the cold blOoded heartlessness oil
the man who had calmly made up his
mind to deny, on the first approache,
OF hard times, any credit to the pool
and needy OF the laboring classe.
from whom he had made much of hi,
wealth, and | was also annoyed at two
or three small bills being carelessl,
duplicated, causing me a good deal O
trouble to hunt up the receipted ones
The only dealings 1 have had will
him since, that I can remember wa,
about month ago, when bought ,
small bill of shingles and nails.
Mr.. Jockey McPhaiPs motiy,
springs from other cause. Some tim,
ago had 3 liens placed in nv chare,
upon the Kincaid logs. One was own
ed by VIM. Wyatt and two by Indians
Adams and Thompson. | wrote Mr.
Robt. Frost in relation to them. de
string to save the costs of foreclosure
VINO referred me to Mr.. McPhail.
MI normal about the matter and h,
informed me that as soon as Abe loo
were run down the river they would
DC taken away, and the money due OF
the forbes contract paid over to him
ana as soon as he received the none,
ne would pay the liens, and that O
course he didn't desire any costs to b,
put on the matter, as the balance wa
coming 10 him on account of debt
winch he claimed were owing to MIN
some time after I spoke to him again
and he reiterated his statement
When finally he received the none,
called upon him for the amount
que upon the Indians liens, and h
1oid me that he wouldn't pay them
that Jack Forbes said he didn't ow