The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-16

do with the sale or the collection of the
notes, for Jobes, meaning the plaintiff,
was not honest
"Thereupon this defendant for the
purpose OF protecting his rights in the
premises and to get the people 10 come
out to his sale and bid on his property
offered for sale at that time. went 10
plaintiff and said to plaintiff that he.
plaintiff, could not clerk his sale and
that plaintiff pressed this defendant TO
know why defendant did not want
plaintiff TO clerk his sale. as a reason
for discharginE this plaintiff for clerk
ing his sale stated to plaintiff what the
people said about him, plaintiff, and
plaintiff thereupon got mad and
brought this suit agairzt this defend
ant for telling TO the plaintiff the
truth"
yes" said Mr.. Jobes as ne leaned
back in his chair at the Carey hotel,
- have seen that article
What can You tell the readers OF the
Eagle about it?'
well. the fact IS do not care much
to take any notice Of it. Neighbors and
friends at Attica have spoken on the
matter They held an Indignation
meeting today and denounced the els
tire thing as slanderoUs outrage
Are any of the statements true?'
well, there was such a document
filed and I'll tell you the circumstances
Of it.
This fellow Young had been making
some statements about ne. He was
an irresponsible fellow and he felt AT
liberty to say what he pleased. 1 sued
him for SANDER more for the purpose
of bringing him into court and ac-
l<nowleding the falsity of his statement
than anything else. When he heard |
had brought the suit he skipped the
country and has not returned yet, TAX
ing the train out Of town on the very
day that | brought proceedings against
him. / did succeed, however, in hav-
ing service made on him. \ little s.
lawyer was at the train when he was
leaving. He gave him s. 10 file an
answer and the above is what he filed.
When Young saw that l had made
service on him he wrote two letters
from Ohio. apoiogizing for his state
ments and begging me not 20 push the
suit | told him in reply that since he
felt sorry for what he had done that [
would let him alone. but that he must
pay the costs in the case and also pay
my lawyer for his services in institut-
ing the suit. He did so and L dropped
the matter.
AT that time Populism and Farmers
Alliance was very aggressive and radi-
cal in our County and l being a Repub-
political effect. They prevailed upon
my successor in the receiVership to in
stitute suit against me and did so. The
suit was brought in the court of that
noted Populist. Judge Mckay. and an
Alliance or Populist jury. 1t lasted a
week, and Notwithstanding that l had
court politically opposed 10 me and a
jury also, the latter were out only five
minutes when they returned q verdict
in my favor. That was the result OF all
the opposition 10 me. OF course any
lawyer can file an answer TO petition
and can say whatever he pleases in ii,
particlarly when he is not responsible.
| met this same lawyer today and he
told me he did not send the answer
for publication but for the private in
formation of some leading Populists be-
cause they wanted it. He also assured
me after seeing the temper of our
neighbors that he aid written a letter
TO the Topeka paper stating the facts
as they existed.
IF it had been any other paper but
the Eagle that asked me for informa-
ton I don't know that I should give 1t.
as / intended TO take no notice what
ever OF the matter. ! am too we'll
known among my neighbors at home
and friends throughout the state for
statements from an unknown and ir-