Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-26

lanes this morning, he says you
dodge Kearns until he, James, sees
you again." also said tell you that
he would see you in Sistersville the
last of this week" When he goes
to Sistersville l will phone" you,
and x x * some one from
Stringtown can take the message
over to where you are staying in
Wetzel county. / will say in the
message that some one wants to see
you at Sistersville mot naming any
one). You we'll then understand
who I mean and you go at once
to that place, etc.
Yours truly,
0. c. CARTER,
"A true copy"
OFFICE OF
O. C. CARTER, Att'y.at-law,
M1DDLEBoURNE, w. VA,
August, IS, 1897. j
Mr.. Robert Clendenning.
Dear Sir: Your favor at hand;
thank you for the check. l am sur
prised you aredownhearted, 1 think
the chances are splendid. You will
certainly run until the December
term, and should they send capias
for you, you can give bond, but l
don't think they will send for you
until December. 1 was at your
place on yesterday, but did not see
you. Do you know that John, your
brother, has two indictments against
him that was found last court. The
fair is now on hands and l don't
think James could meet you until
after that time. I have not said any
thing TO him for he seems very busy.
If anything takes place in the future
that you should know will write
you. Yours truly,
TSiened1 O. G. CARTEE.
A true copy.
This, as we are informed, covers
all the letters about which there
has been so much talk. They do
not agree with the talk, but are
certainly Interesting reading.
Mr.. Clendenning, it is said, is
preparing a sworn statement which
will be quite lengthy and which we
will publish in full tomorrow or
Saturday. He claims he can pro-
duce checks endorsed by Mr..
Strickling. who drew the money
on them amounting to over $500.
That he paid these checks to him
with the understanding and agree
ment that he, Strickling, was to
protect Clendenning and keep him
out of Jail. AS soon as the case as
sumes definite form the Review
will publish the facts as we can get
them.
1t seems that yesterday much
time was devoted in speech-making
by the friends of both sides. OH
Hardman, of course, made a below
ing speech for! Strickling, in which
he rsed some very strong language.
But afterssssthe howlings were over
and the echo had died away, Mr..
Underwood, of the County Court,
quietly said to Hartman: Brother
Hartman, the good name Of Tyler
is at stake; if your friend is
innocent, in justice to him, his fam
lily and friends he should have an
opportunity to show the public that
he is innocent; if guilty, he should
be punished" This is good sense.
and the court is to be commended
for uttering it. The report has
gone broadcast that our prosecuting
attorney has been taking brides. If
guilty, he should be punished; if
not, then the informers should be
denounced and punished. The
County Court has drawn up mem
orial to present to Judge Freer, ask
ing that the charges be investigated
promptly and thoroughly.
The charges made by Strickling
against Sheriff Pyle are mere non
sense. He accuses the sheriff of
not serving certain papers that
ordered him to arrest whiskey sci.
lers who had been indicted. The