The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-14

ENID. O. T.. March is-rSoscial} the
Press Dlspssch Ia the EAGLE OF yes
tsrday morning healei, Boom os c.nnou"
aud the city OF Eaii In ST, OF siege.
etc, the people OF E al denoaaes as lie
OF the most malicious sorL Tn,s is only
one of aumoer of repeated attacks usoa
our fair city and calculated only To d.
ceive aud prejudice the minds OF ths
American people This city Is now. suI
nss been p-rfeesiy quiet aad ordyrly ever
since its first exlstencs Mr. Spencer ts
hsd no PERSONAL alteration with Ne.
Flshersy ot any kind.
erday ths Democratic primaries
were held. but there Was never mose
ort-riy or quiet day. Nosaootiag scrspss
took piac-; 40 injunctloas were grsn;si
nor asked for in ne district court, waica
was not tn~a in session In tnis CT y; nor
were any injuucsions granted BY any
OF her JUICE
Tie isps,ch speaks Of one OF ths Gregg
gang having thre ,tsn-d TO kill the A>so-
ciated Press reporter. This Mr.. Gregg
says is wholly false la every particular
aud further thas he nor his trie,ds kao-y
even who this reporter Ia Mr.. Gregg -
one of the most pleasant and or ieriy x n
tie'a-n in Oklahoma. aud has had 40
tights nor altrrcstioas wi,h any Que.
The whole article Is n lie. pure aud SIM
pie, aud its author Is q total stranger 10
the truth. Is was only cslcal,teI To
injure this city, aud not ~ news, while lis
author is villain OF The most dangerous
strips.
We can guard our homes against rob
hers aud thieves. our iiv-s sgaluss mur-
derous eranks; but tie hardest er.miasi
tor US to thwart Is that OF the malicious
liar.
As a matter OF jtsrice. the peopls OF Eaid
desire that the EAGLE set th- matter r.2as
and publish this and tue auiiayits ac;on.
psnyiug.
There W ~ no district court at Eaid on
Monday. March L. 1884 the courl not eou-
veniug In regular session vi, Tu-siay,
March, Is, 1884. There was 10 injsactioa
issued by the judge of said c,url restr,in.
log any city official There was no saooss
iug Except OF Tue mouth.)
BENZ r. HEaLEp.
Clerk q. S. Couri 2 n 81 q. +
TERRITORY or OKLAHOMA
COUNTY OF u.
W. R. Gregg, OF lawful age briag first
duly sworn deposes and says, that he has
carefully r-sj di-patei. contained ia the
Wichita EAGLE Of Tuesday morning.
March l3 b, iSs4, heaCea Boom of Cannen.
The City OF Eald In State OF Siege" and
that all of the statements nude In said di.
patch are absolutely false in everF re-pec
VII tt tso.ver. w. K GRECO
Subscrib-d and sworn to before me Cut
13tn day o. March. 1894
W. tt WATSON,
Notsry puUIio
Ny commission exn'res S@pi. %. 1891.
TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA
- Ioanty.
s. F Spencer. Of lawful age, first being
duly sworn upou oath drposcs aud says,
that he was In The city OF E,id oo Ihe dat \
If March II. 1894; that the disptich dated
f. i'd o T. of thst date AMI tea Iysi
"B pom of G. ,nnon." "The City ot E1id ia
a State OF Siege,p which appeared Ia tbs
Wichita EAGLE OF this late. tu Snico artt-
Gle he is rspu ID To bs badly beatsu; that
he shot Que FL ltserty; that he drew his
gun and comniencei firing indiscsimfn-
ate" aud that q general aii-around
fusila,.e was the result" etc. IL tos lily
fsse in every particular; that he knows III
such should have been c0mmtttet by any
one repairing 20 be or bearing his asme,
upou The streets in brnad daylight - near
his business he woali b.aware OF
the sau,-: that MS Only know
ledge that suck pstt,e was fou tht. was by
6rst seeing the dispsIch ia the EAGLE, aud
that the artcis In toto f. false ia every
way, gotten ap, uos az news. hut for tue
purpose of base roc TO poison the minis
and prejudice the people sgaInst our pros
p-rous city. D r. SPENCER
Sub-cribsd aud sworn 70 before lus his
IS h dsY of March, ls9i
(sEALJ Louis j. A. yoLLKRs..
Nofsry Paosic.
NY commission expIrss OF. II. IsE
TERRITORY OF OgtAHoaA "a
CoUsTY on %"
w. T. Watson, being first July sworn.
deposes aad says th't: Assuming hat hs
Is the "Mr. " atson" rsfsrred ia ia the
article which sppearei IN the
Wichita EAGLE, usder date 81 March i3
1894. hras,xa "FB. Boom OF Csbnos"
..IDs Ci,y Of Z iiii in a State of Sirse.
Esc - said that Tue statements eoussln-d
ia said article were false in tpTt aud
false 10 fact. That nj shooting ~ sEy
nature took place is said ciiy ci u 10 upoa
sai,i date: iha. not a lttssisnsting the Tact
hat democratic pgim srsss Tot ts- siecsi0a
Of delegates 10 = pF1po-ei Convention was
beiGg held Ia the city. that !. oaiJ bad zoe
ffrct OF making our busting eity . Istss
mDrs lively tiisu usual.
That he ssassGssDt surpose9 TO hsvs
i,~eu made by Ia. 20 an imsginary press
That / gH ,rtisd nJ prop
erty at night wiEa VIA
chester and sispt a. day. was
never made II auJ one, aud
.s, reliably informesi thst 30 one
here by the name Of Watson mads A1y
such Statement % asyosS
That tt.r fsct Is tbsI with he large nun
,er Of people WHO have tssn isr0~E to
pet hrr iu tue settlement II eff of the
,o,alafioe Of Eald. and the fac, that uE-
isr the laws bs which ssii sst~ Was 0p~s-
d fos settlement. ssId the number oi al
vsr.s c! aim. which aross over tns f'rua' for
os-. that our cify has bsss remarkably
rec from sirifs aud tsrDeil, disgoslii9n
a. .ivayr oxsa snswD 10 have vtspatss
,est tied bssoTs the proper tribunals, sDd ca
~ II. one iustarcs bsss arms t'sss sssoftsd
"a .sd thai was th~ 5ispats bstwsza khs
.x,Io. sfsi oos Of osr scpoiy com nntszioa-
~. and 10 thas dssseaIsy nsits<s psfty
: =. -~r.ous!y burl- To. difficulty rsisrres.
% seearrsa sosns ssnss ssso saa nos ysss<f-
lay.
farrher 6sponert saith not.
w r. wATsox
sworu ard subscribed befor~ M tHi. iztA
), u@rch. ISs4- w. u CozxELIEA
f.RsgB toaASy tE~rk.