Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-06-05

that he might have purchased the claim
direct from The Union National Bank
without consulting Edwards If he had
chosen" Not on your life Pete. The
Union National Bank has had some
specked apples out of your bag, and We
do not believe that they want any more
Of the rotten fruit. And we certainly do
not believe that they would have sold the
claim to you without Edwards consent.
The managers OF that bank have proved
themselves to be honorable men, and We
do not think that they would tarnlsh
their regulations 10y entering into any
underhand deal with Pete" Ford.
The next big lie In 'Pete's" letter. the
little lies don't count, is that Ford be-
came martyr to his sentimental feeling
Of kindness for Edwards. You did moth
ing Of the kind. pete" You deliberately
laid trap and planned TO rob your
friend and YOU cannot Justify your sneak
ing. thievlng. mendacous conduct In your
own eyes or the public SO don't make
yourself silly. You haven't the moral
right Of the case with you and people
will not credit you.
Ford next says: "At no time did / ever
agree with him to become his associate
In business, or to put myself under fur
ther obligations. and made absolutely no
promise to Mr. Edwards as to what dis
position I would make. or how long
would hold the first lien, which ! was
given In consideration OF my advancing
S4,SOO to pay off the Union National
Bank" In This Ford brands himself as
an unprincipled and unmltigated liar,
and it is subject Of proof that he gave Il
out that he had bought the paper. We
quote from the Morning News Of April
o. the day after Ford got his clutches
on our collaterals:
"Mr Ford In Control-The Evening
Journal Yesterday Passed Into His
lIands.-In answer to a question Peter J.
Ford last evening informed reporter
Of The Morning News that he now held
a controlling interest In the Evening
Journal, about which deal rumors have
been abroad for some time. The negotia-
tlons were completed yesterday, the
paper passing into Mr.. Fords hands. Mr..
Ford is not yet ready to talk Of mis- fu-
ture plans In regard to the property"
Does Ford attempt now to deny the in
terviews he gave reporters of this cityl
Does he deny THAT ne proposed to reor-
ganize the Board OF Directors? Does he
deny that he proposed to make many i'm.
provements? Does he deny that he wal
to be made President? Does ne deny tha
he was to name a director? Does h'
/ deny having an interview with Preslden
Shales. of the Publishers Press Assoeia
tlon, relative to a telegraph service? Doe
he deny consulting with his attorney
II. II. Ward. and Mr.. Edwards only tn
day before he put the sheriff on, In re
gard to the business improvements he de
sired TO make after he became president
He dare not deny all this. He slmpl
player Mr.. Edwards for all the insld
Information he could get and thei
dumped" him.
He then says: 81 was under no agree
ment whatsoever. either expressed or I'm
Piled not to take any action whlc
seemed best to secure myself" and :
saying this he brands himself as In IN
fernal scoundrel. Is II conceivable tina
we would put ourselves In the positlo
into which Ford forced US merely for tn
fun OF H2
No, no. Pete" II won't wash. Th
people are on to your curves. Your delit
crate Intention was to force us out, site
in your wife's nephew, Christopher @
lumbus O'Keefe and grab the business
That's the whole story. devoid Of an
frls or furbelows and there isn't frar
: gipani enough on the market TO free you
name from the stencil of devlllsh frau
and hellish covetousness into which it
stepped