The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-03-08
MR.. HERRING'S ANSWER.

retraCt the nOellouS article appearing
in that days issue of his paper. He
came. l read the editorial over to
him and showed him its falsity and
asked him to take it back. He ad.
mitted that the editorial had not been
written by himself, and agreed that he
had gone too far in its publication.
produced hastily written retraction,
read it over carefully to him, and ask.
ed him to sign it. He at first decln
ed because, he said, "That part of the
article relating to Chrisman was true"
For his impudence in thus adding in.
suit to injury by reiterating his false
charges l slapped him once in the
face with my open hand.
l sent for William Chrisman to
prove the falsity OF his charges con.
cerning him, but Krickbaum, fearing
to face Chrisman, signed the retrac
tion before Mr.. Chrisman, appeared.
When Chrisman came to the office he
told Mr.. Krickbaum that / had
never spoken to him on the subject of
his candidacy for President Of the
Town Council ; that | had not pledg.
ed him my support, and that so far as
he knew, that | had no knowledge
whatever that he desired to be can
didate.
A short time afterward while Krick-
baum was still in the Office, f. p.
Drinker came in on business relating
to the Bloomsburg Iron Company, and
he also told Mr.. Krickbaum that he
had never had word of conversation
with me touching his candidacy for
President of the Town Council, either
before or after the nomination. Mr..
Krickbaum then, in the presence of
all these men, promised to "make it
right" in the next issue of the Sentinel
and publish proper explanation.
Mr.. Krickbaum knows that no
doors were locked, and that persons
visited the Office at will while he was
there. He knows, furthermore, that
J neither Mr.. Rhawn, who asked him to
come into the Office, nor myself, ever
threatened to do him bodily injury.
He knows, also, that he would not
have been slapped if he had refrained
from repeating his false and malicious
charges.
l examined the next issue of the
Sentinel to find the promised retrac-
ton. 1t was not there, But in its
stead appeared torrent of personal
abuse, and malicious and false &C.
count Of the interview in my office. l
therefore take this earliest opportunity
to publish the rctraction signed by him
at that time, every word of which was
read over to him before he signed it,
and which he signed Of his own free will
without any threats other than that he
would be arrested for criminal libel if
he refused to sign it.
In the mild retrac ton which he did
sign he has done me but scant justice,
and l am convinced that he would
rot begrudge even that if he could be
freed from the evil associates with
whom he has surrounded himself.
These people are more to blame than
Krickbaum himself.
GRANT HERRING.
MR.. KRICKBAUMS RETRACTIoN.
In regard to the editorial published
in to-day's issue of the Sentinel, after
an interview with Mr.. Herring am
satisfied that was wrong in saying
that he took any part or interest in
the late election.
am informed that Mr.. Herring
was out of town when the nomination
for Poor Director was made and had
nothing to do with that nomination.
Mr.. Herring says, and | believe him,
that he voted three votes for Mr..
Demott.
Upon better information than | had
when the editorial was written, l am
free to say, that in my opinion, Mr..
Herring had nothing to do with the
defeat of Mr.. Demott.
l hereby retract, so far as Herring
is concerned, any and all affiliations
or combinations between him and the
Republican candidate for Poor
} Director.
| was mistaken and misinformed as
to any pledges made by Herring to
Chrisman, and from conversation with
both those gentleman | believe nc
pledges were ever made. Moreover,
am satisfied that Mr.. Herring never
had any knowledge of Mr.. Chrisman''
candidacy.
did not intend in said article tc
even insinuate that Mr.. Herring eve
helped any one by fees at the expense
of the people, nor did l mean to infe
that Mr.. Herring ever looked afte
jurors in an illegal way.
On the contrary, if any such infer
ence can be made from the article
wholly retract the same.
l did not mean to say that Mr.
, Herring is boodler," and l know
: that he is not, and never intended