Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
ITO CORRECT A FALSEHOOD."

stand the Situation When He Signed
Statement for Editor" Ed.
>. Brooke-An Affidavit
The petty trickery to which editor"
Ed. =. Brooke has recently resOrted to
accomplish certain of his ends is lead
ing him into some complications that
mast result in situation less pleasant
than was evidently anticipated.
When TIE INDEPENDENT published
a conversation relative to the manner
In which Brooke hired two INDEPEN-
DENT carrier boys to deliver his alleged
News the said Brooke found himself
IN most embarrassing position before
the public of whom ne was about to
ask additional patronage and he waXed
wroth accordingly. 1t was plainly evi-
dent that he did not think the public
would be made acquainted with the de
gree OF microscopic meanness to which
he could stOop with the purpose of un-
dermining the business of worthy
competitor.
In the vain hope of counter acting
the effect of his own deliberate action
he was driven to the doubtful expedi-
ency OF securing statement from
Nathan BOyer-father of Darwin Boyer,
eXINDEPENDENT carrier and carrier
of BrOokes alleged "News" which
would discredit by suggestion the state
ments made by THE INDEPENDENT of
Monday.
The alleged conversation published
by TIE INDEPENDENT Monday is quot
ed in and made part of the affidavit
given below.
Our authority for it was the state
mentS of Darwin Boyer, which were
Office Saturday night at time when it
does not appear that Darwin had any
motive whatever to tell anything but
the truth lie evidently had not at
that time been coached and had evil
dently not Deen instructed as to the
things he should say to justify the
course of his new employer.
1t is our purpose TO give both sides of
tbs csc freely, and with that object We
publish the statement of Nathan Boyer,
secured by editor" Ed 5. Brooke yes
terday, which is as follows:
PLYMOUTH, Ind, March 8, 1896.
ED ;. Brooke. editor Evening News
81 desire to correct statement in
THE INDEPENDENT where | and my
son Darwin are made to have CONVEX
sation with you regarding his Occupa-
ton. | hereby deny the whole state
ment as not containing word of truth.
y YOu never spoke to me regarding Dar-
win, and | believe him when he says he
first spoke to you, asking to be en-
ployed to pass papers for you.
"NATHAN BOYER"
The only comment we care to make
at this time is that if the statement is
wholly true Mr.. Boyer is very far from
understanding the situation.
Bearing on the conversation quoted
below from Mondays INDEPENDENT
respectfully present the following
AFFIDAvIT:
"Mr. Brooke approached the father Of
our carrier boy, Darwin Boyer, with
the question: What is Darwin doing
now"
Mr.. Boyer answered: carrying pa.
pers for TIE DAILY INDEPENDENT"
What did this man do then? He laid
in wait until he saw Darwin Boyer, and
here is the conversation:
The Tempter- what are you doing
now, Darwin"
Darwin-"Carrying papers for THE
INDEPENDENT.
The Tempter -"Well, you had better
come and carry papers for me. | will
give you more wages than what you are
getting
GLOW much ?" asked the boy.
The Tempter- -"NOt less than $3.50 a
week, and you will not have to fold
papers either
STATE OF INDIANA,
COUNTY OF MARSHALL,
We, the undersigned, being present
at conversation held III THE INDE
PENDENT Office, of Plymouth, Marshall
county, Indiana, at which Darwin
Boyer made statement which was
published in TIE DAILY INDEPEN-
DENT OF March 8, 1896, copy of which
is hereto attached and made part OF
this affidavit, do upon our oath say that
we have carefully read over said printed
paragraph here annexed and that it is
in substance the statement then made
by said Darwin Boyer in our hearing.
WILLIAM A. SHOCK,
CLAUDE ID. FISH,
JACOB GEISELMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this llth day of March, "A. d., 1896.
L. b. TIBBETTs, Notary Public.
The above is true statement proper
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