Evening journal., 1900-07-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Put Up or Shut Up
Edltor Evenlng JournaI.

To The Editor Evening Journal
Sir: The bluff plan by the SUNDAY
Star in its issue of yesterday is hereby |
called" IL states that It has my own
written declaration to the effect that |
advised my former clerk TO leave town
to escape arrest.
Please produce that letter.
In the meantime | would submit:
1. The words contained in the Stars
statement. Young jacobson, who con-
fessod. etc, etc. are a deliberate and
malicious attempt to put into print,
what has been by its reporter freely
discussed. namely, that the clerk whom
dismissed is my relative, while II is a
well-known fact among the Star people
that Julius r. Jacobsen mot Jacobson)
Is of the Lutheran mot Hebrew per-
suasion and has his home IN Ardmore,
Pa. His father was a sea captain, and
came from Denmark, and his mother
lives on her farm.
2. Jerome b. Bell, before trustworthy
witnesses, made the statement that
had written to him (BelD and also TO
Mr.. Sam. Mitchell regarding the Elk
occurrence. / must emphaucally de-
clare this statement to be untrue. II
Jerome B. Bell or Mr.. Sam. Mitchell
can produce such letters, l am ready to
stand publicly condemned. ! did write
to Joseph II. Martin calling him 30 ac-
count for his ungentlemanly behavior,
and also 60 the officials concerned in
this matter. (the Elks Committee) To
the latter / bitterly complained Of the
unwarranted and ruffian-like action of
one OF their number. the aforementioned
Joseph ii. Martin
When this man (Martin) after an
other volley of his vituperative lam
guage had in my office and before wit
nosses stated that in consideration of
there being only two forged passes, the
Elks' Committee would not take any
steps in the matter, | turned to my
clerk. Julius f. Jacobsen. and told him
that / had no further use for him and
that he had better leave town. II the
district attorney will say that ! COM
mitted a crime by saying this, l am
ready to take the consequences.
/ Jerome b. Bell sneers at my writing
to the Elks' Committee Ito set myself
straight" Let him. Everyone has his
own notions about honor. | felt In duty
! bound to lay the facts before the prop
er parties, but especially to complain o.
the ruffianism of Joseph H. Martin.
Jerome b. Bell also states that the
Star would be glad to see me relieve,
OF all suspicion. ] am glad to notice
that the Star is the sentinel of the loca
/ criminal office: Jerome b. Bell is an,
\ has for the past year been a good an,
/ valued customer Of the Freie Presse
, We are glad to have his name on oui
: books, and have always done all W.
could to aid him and acknowledge his
/, enterprises But in this matter he hal
for apparent reasons made his pape
the aggressor towards a friend an,
lel neighbor and well wisher. / did no
l. rush in print until attacked and
shall see this thing through to the bit
ter end after he has thrust It upon me
There are some surprises in store 70
le certain parties when this press ticke
Id matter will be more thoroughly siftet
and the Elks' Committee has been tol
by a prominent member of their oI
ganization that l insist on an investi
cation.
ST. If IL is any satisfaction to the Star a
n sentinel Of the morals Of Wilmington
let me state that the post-office adore.
- Of my discharged clerk. julius +. ],
te cobsen. is either with his mother
Ardmore. Pa. or at No. 722 spru,
po street. Philadelphia. Pa. I know tn
because he wrote me asking TO forvai
o. his mail.
nd DR. A ID JACOBSON