People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-02-28
Wellington Daily Journal, 2jdl
The Work of a Political Enemy
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The Work of a Political Enemy.
The editor of the VOICE vent to
Denver, Col, on the l9rh inst. on bus
inesS. There was no secret as to our
absence nor ObSCuriSy as to our where
abouts. On the return trip home at
Great Bend, Kan, on the 23d we met
j. E. Kramer Of the Kramer Bros.
Milling Co, who informed US that
there was "piece in the paper about
you; why it's awful, haven't you heard
of il?" We replied that some one
was usuliiy after US in the pah!ic
prints, but as 10 what he had refer
ence to we were in bliSSful ignorance.
He then told rs that there was a SEN
sati0nai article IN the papers to the
effect that we had turned the VOICE
over TO Fred Naugle, changed the
wiitS life insurance, separated from
her ann clipped with another woman.
This was startling indeed We had
checked our grip from Pueblo to Wei
lingtou. We wired home from Hutch.
inson aud went on to Topeka t0inves-
tigate. We came home Saturday
morning expecting to prepare state.
ment In refutatiOn of the infamous
falsehOOds. Arriving home we found
that the Daily Journal had prepared
and printed in our absence an impair
tial statement which can not be con-
strued TO have been dictated or influ.
enced by Us, and we concluded to give
it space and let the people judge for
themselves Of the degree of guilt. We
have met a good many ISLANDERS 10 our
lifetime, but this is about the tough
est one tbat was ever thrown across
our path. We are steeled to such
stuff and can stand it. TOOur friends
We want to say we are here. This is
the second time Richards has had the
editor Of the VOICE gone. This time
he says he is ruined. We shall see
what we shall see. We have nothing
TO add except to SLY that the
husband OF Mrs. Marshall knew OF
this trip and the manner of its making
but for which fact aud the friendl,
relation existing between all the
parties interested, the courtesy would
not have been eXtended.-LYMAN
NAUGLE.
The first inkling that the yelling
ton public had of domestic troubles in
the Naugle family was last Sunda,
afternoon, when it was whispered
around that A. A Richards, who had
come down from Topeka that m1rn-
ing, was inquiriDg around as to the
whereabouts of Nalgle, who, he re
ported, had left for parts unknown a.
a result OF the discovery by his wife
OF his improper relations with a mat
ron Of the Topeka insane asylum
The matter soon became general talk
on the streets, was accepted as true
and reached climax this morning
when 1t beclme known that a sensa-
tional story had been written of the
affair and sent to the Kansas CITY
Journal. Before the Kansas Cit,
papers arrived in Wellington, The
Kansas City Star was telegraphing tt
its correspondent here for additiona
facts concerning the story, and public
tension soon reached high pitch
Upon the arrival OF the fast mai
from the east, the journals wer,
quickly bought by eager purchaser
and men stood on the streets and il
stores reading the story to groups o
two and three. The charges in tn,
paper against Naugle were so explicit
land borne out by rumors that has
been going the rounds OF the streets
that ninety'nire persons oct of
hundred accepted them as true.
The article was written in Topeki
and sent to Kansas City from Topek
yesterday afternoon by mail. Tn