Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-29
Who Has I.ied2
To The Editor Of the NEW DOMINION.


leading to Belleview, signed aCitizen, =
| that deem beneath the notice OF a
gentleman to notice had the writer
been honorable enough to have put
his name to it, as ! will be ready to
go before the public at any time in
comparison with him for truth and
and ability, and then would feel
ashamed of being entered in his claas.
] admit he stays in lawyers Office,
but for what purpose, perhaps his
partner knows, do not. Some per-
| sons think the main attribute con-
stituting a good lawyer, is to lie, and,
maybe he is impressed with that idea.
| When man deliberately writes for
publication a falsehood, knowing it to
be false, he commits libel, but what
is The remedy? Either an action for
damages, or a personal satisfaction.
The common law, as well as our
statutes, excuse idiots, inlbeeiles etc,
from being liable for their actions, so
what is person to do who is malign-
ed? Perhaps we should forgive as
they know not what they do.
can substantiate by reliable evil
dence every statement made in my
former communication, and complete
| ly disprove every allegation OF i'm
portanee Ia his statement.
In my open letter to you which |
hurriedly penciled, as am doing this.
while the messenger waited, 1T stated
flour. years instead of atwoa which
| think was a typographical error,
although Ibid not read it before sent
it, and wish you would please refer to
the manuscript, and say whose mis-
take 1t was, although the time is not
the essence of the controversy.
Two years, ago either in June or
September, Fuller S. Glasscock ard
Max Waters came to my house, in a
great hurry stating the County Court
was about to adjourn, and saying we
should lease the ground for the pur-
pose of putting up steps, and saying
what the rental would be, and for
how long the lease could be secured.
/ told them to secure the lease and |
would pay one half the expense. They
refused to assume the liability, and
insisted / should, so | saw their object
and TO procure the privilege | told
them to prepare the lease and | would
sign it.
The lease was prepared, and they
brought it back to me and / signed it.
| never requested Glasscock to Sc
cure the lease for me and he knows he
states what is not true when he de-
clares 1t.
The proposed plan never was
abandoned, as he states, as had the
bill for material made and placed
with John Dolton and "Caie" McBee.
/ have paid the rental, every six
months to the sheriff, and have paid
all the other bills.
There never was subscription
paper presented to me, and | never
did refuse to pay one half the cost
and he knows it, but on the contrary
Mr.. NE. Shatfer informed me be had
sin sight $50 and | told him to get
them to sign writing to that effect,
and I would stand the balance.
He told me they would not sign a
paper, and knowing Glasscock as | do.
l placed no reliance on his promise,
not in writing, as | told Mr.. Shaffer
to have the sums made payable to
him, so he could collect them, when
steps were done.
G. /. Koch told me he had paper
prepared and presented it, but not one
would sign it, saying ''let some one
else sign first and i will give as much
as he does. This shows who is telling
the truth,
/ did not say conceived the idea
of erecting steps, but that the place
OF erection was mine, and / still repeat
it. Others wanted them, but on the
old place, while this reduces the
ascent, or grade, one third.
Before l gave the other letter TO
you | talked with Mr.. Shaffer, and he
gave the names, amounts and supposed
amounts constituting the $50 Sin
sight," which is as follows; Max
Waters $l5 S. f. Glasscok SO, Fisk
Waters So, Cornelius Keener(probably)
$40, John L. Shriver (never said how
much)and M Shaffer $40. Any man
with ordinary animal instinct (hut
some have not this would place no
value on such basis, so / consulted
the other original owners, and we
decided to pay for and hold them.
| am not surprised where "Citizen"
says he does not know what be Will
do about contributing towards them.
This is poor excuse and writing is
cheap, considering, when he does not
pay the publisher, and saves his $40.
/ know what lie will do, he will not
pay any thing and keep off them,
unless in charge of guardian, or his
brother. The hasest thing in his
letter was the statement that we, as
part of the consideration for our
lots agreed to build the steps and
grade the streets. This issue can be
fairly met with proyineiallsm spelt
with three letters or otherwise.
We have never made such a state
ment to any one, and challenge him
| to prove this dirty declaration.
We have always said we would
build the steps, and would have built
them last year, had the material come
as promised.
We have told every one contem-
plating buying, or having bought,
that we would make the streets ac-
cessible for every lot s0ld and this
we have done,
| We have never decided upon grade
/ n mi foil all nilrfsnaSprr4 nts "A me.