The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-03-04
Peru Can Have CrOssmans.

Peru Can Have CT0SSmanS.
Readers Of the Rutland Evening
News Of date Feb. %, will find under
the above heading an article partly
from the pen Of Senator Frank l.. Rus
sell of Shrewsbury, in which much in
Justice is done to NJ. J. Hapgood oil
Peru. Vt. Allow me TO quote an edi'
torlal in the issue of same date. Evil
IDENTIFY Mr.. fairchild of the News has
some sense of fairness in his makeup,
unlike the writer of the article first re.
ferred to. "We should call M. J, Hap.
good of Peru anything but crazy. Sen
sational he may be, fond of doing and
saying spectacular things he may be,
but he is far from being unbalanced
He stands four square on about every
proposition that affects the veal and
progress of Vermont. That he may be
misguided in coming to the rescue OF
AN undesirable character, simply be-
cause OF that PERSONS unusual fertility,
may be attributed in part TO his sur
plus OF the milk of human kindness,
and in part to the dissemination to
avoid the lime light of publicity" The
stink social (allow me to use such Ian
gnage in this article MS will convey my
meanings) which the good people of
Shrewsbury are obliged to participate
in is doubtless overdrawn by Jealous
reporters, and it is commonly conceded
that the under dog always gets the
most of the kicks coming" and had
il not been for NJ. j. Hapgood's sense
Of fairness and justice outsiders would
perhaps not have known of the disre-
pulable condition of society of that
neighborhood.
| have done business with and work
ed for Mr.. Hapgood quite good many
years. and aside from the fact that he
is Marshall Hapgood land does not
pose as patterning after any otherlivine
man, nor does he need to. as he has
originality enough all by himself,) !
never dealt with fairer business man,
nor would care TO. AS one of the
business men OF Rutland once told me
Ga man who is connected with large
business interests in the line of lumber)
"he is good as the wheat" and if some
of these same men who are rdiculing
Hapgood today because of his connec.
ton with this affair, bore as good
character as 10 morality, possibly we
would hear less of taunts that do no
good.
have read nothing of Mrs. Cross.
man. denial of the parentage of the
'nineteen's children on her part, per.
haps such statement would not be
truthful in the case of some of her ma.
ligners. Immoral conduct, "how easy il
would be TO prefer charges of Immoral
conduct"l Was il necessary for Mr..
Lord to be at the home of Mrs. Cross
man at the time be received his beat
ing, at the time Mrs. Crossman says he
called her a damn Liari"
Let those "virtuous" citizens Of
Shrewsbury who are so indignant be-
,ause OF the "hotbed Of iDiquityH m
heir midst, turn to the seventh chap.
Ter of the Gospel of st. John in which
hey may find the words. "He that is
without sin among you. let him first
,ast stone at her." Would there be
stones enough II We hurled stones at
very one that sinnedf or would il be
hat not stone would be throwni what
10 you Think Perhaps Mrs. Crossman
lid not defy the laws Of nature, which
ire divine laws, If ii is crime to be
he mother Of nineteen children" what
! il for married people to not rear one
i their own ehildreni would like to
,e present at the trial of both defend.
,nts referred 30 10 the News and tally
he guiltless locker on. Possibly Mrs.
'rossman IL guilty Of assault, but
iasn't woman a right 10 resent an in
nli the same as mani have heard
many times, men try 10 provoke All as
anlt by calling another liar. Some
'eopIe's ideas Of immortality run on the
that II you are smart enough
Iot TO get caught in crooked transac.
ions il is all right. but II some poor
nmAn tries 10 emulate You and leaves
% plain trail aud disaster follows,
bcir crime is hideous. don't know
: care il Mrs. crossman did ehastise
ir. Lord, perhaps be needed it.
out know but Mrs. crossmAn ought
) be prosecuted for assault. perhaps
ae oaghi 10 be punished. ! am glad
IT.. Hapgood bailed her oui u Jail. |
onor hin for il. ! am glad thai
link We have 90 hot beds Of uniqni-
~ IN Manchester. II IL not good
FOR any town for one 81
i Hons to publish such fact. aud IL
we're Mr. Lord would withdraw my
barge aud b. mute hereafter on the
lb!ecl.
Truly yours,
EBER l.. TAYLOR.
anehes,er Depot. VIZ Feb. ~, "a