The Yale expositor., 1900-09-28
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THOSE YELLOW JOURNALS AND THAT
YELLOW KID.

uldDle BtuJleludll, dlu pTODdDly KNOWS
how to manage his own business to his
own satisfaction and the public good( y
but when James gets into the explana-
tory business, he is not a brilliant sue
cess, as any l0-year-old school boy
would know who read his lengthy ex-
planation in q recent issue of q local
paper. There are several statements
or rather misstatements in said expla-
nation that as public chronicler of
| facts we cant afford to pass without
correction. On James latin quotation
we have no criticism, but If it means
what he says, then we think that old
heather author whoever he was who
wrote it, was off his base when he
charges God Almighty with being in
the business of breaking Tom Williams
leg. No, no Jimmie don't shift the res
possibility, you know there is certain
other gentleman who is said to be the
proprietor of long twisted tail and
cloyen foot who has special privileges
along that line and rather likes the job
give the devil his due
Mr.. McMahon says in his explanation
that don't explain, that willfuf misrep-
reservations have been made by certain
local "yellow journals" for sensational
and other vicious purposes to the "de-
| teriment" of the business interests of
old Brockway in general and James G..
Mcmahon in particular, and were it not
| for the fees of officers and needed side
walks, the whole affair would have
blown over and the general public none
the wiser, and then he very gravely in
Inmates that when the plaintiff and de-
fendant in suit mutually agree to
settle their differences, nobody else has
any right to interfere. Now like Mr.
Mcmahon himself, who "denies in toto
that the accident was caused by q
boozed brawl' The Expositor also for
itself, and for all the "yellow journals"
between Yale and Tophet, for the court,
and for the officers and the people of
Yale takes the liberty of entering up
denial in toto too (of course) of all the
several allegations in Mr.. McMahons
explanation, and would with all due
respect for the latin quotation, liken
James and his vapOrings to certain
| fish that holds in its inards somewhere
an inky substance that it can discharge
at sweet will, and under cover of the
murky waters escape the prying gaze
of other fish or men who may be too
| inquisitive as to it's whereabouts.
The "yellow journal fling we will
forgive on account of-well-well--
what is "yellow journal" anyhow
James? Can you tellp But the insin-
uation that the whole affair was trump
ed up in order that Yale officers and
court might get fees, and Yale citizens
a new sidewalk is too gross an insult
and so void of truth that it cant be
passed over lightly.
The facts in the case and which are
on record in Justice Browns court are
few in number, and give the lie to
every statement Mcmahon made in his
explanation, and are here recapitulated.
| Tom Williams had his leg broken in q
scuffle at old Brockway on Sunday,
Sept. 9th, his cousin made q complaint,
! Prosecuting Attorney ordered a war
rant for John Russell and Mike Shana-
han who were brought into court, pied
guilty and fined $l5 and So respective
| ly, besides the costs. Nathan Russell a
resident of old Brockway mot of Yale)
made a complaint against James &.
Mcmahon for selling liquor to the boys
on Sunday-same day leg was broken
Prosecuting Attorney ordered war
rant issued, the Yale officers served it
as they were obliged by law to do, Nc
Mahon was brought into court, was
bound over to the circuit court. The
officers were paid their fees as pres
cribed by law, the fines were paid into
the County treasury, and Yale citizens
have to keep stumping their toes over
the loose sidewalks still, all the wind
and bluster of "a column of paid %
ad. Notwithstanding. And now in re-
gard to McMahon'S claim that when
both parties to a suit agree to a settle
ment, no one should interfere. No one
would dispute that proposition, but
surely he does not, in making that
statement want to expose his yerdancy
in thinking he has stated his case cor
rectly, which he did not, as Instead of
both parties agreeing to q settlement,
one Of the parties, "The People of the
State of Michigan" represented by the
prosecuting attorney, said "no settle
ment could or would be made at that
stage of the proceeding" If Nathan
Russell for consideration or otherwise
after making the complaint wanted to
withdraw his complaint, as he did, the
prosecuting attorney said it was too
late after getting into the hands of the
prosecutor, and nobody to blame but
James g. Mcmahon and Nate Russell
all of the village of old Brockway, and
not of Yale.
Now word of advice in conclusion
to Mr.. Nc Mahon. Stick to your dry
goods, or wet goods if you so elect, put
a paddock on your bar on Sunday, don't
quote latin to Yale's ignorance, don't
talk nonsense, and above all don't buck
up against either white or yellow
journal, for they have stings in Their
tails that hurt, besides q faculty that
ordinary mortals don't have, they can
measure mans brains with one squint
of an off eye, and with half of the other
eye can tell whether the other fellew is
talking through his hat or sieve. BE
a good boy James, give earnest heed tc
the above advice and every citizen oi
Yale will be glad to give you hearty
welcome when you have any money tC
spend in their midst, and they wont
charge you cent for walking on The
sidewalks either.
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