The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-09
APPLY TO HIM THAT
SHORT AND UGLY WORD
Defy Him TO Produce AiiIdaVIis
Alleging THAT They Re-
COIVsd BlIhes

ghaWnaf, OKLA. April l-sfae Aoan.
" attorneys otice has put the ques'
lion Of charges Of sraft directly up
to Dr. Bulsin. Meesrn. Bigeers and
l.ydlck last night, after having made
inenecfunl attempts 10 secure copies
Of the aiIidnyits Dr. Bulsin had read
at meeting earlier In the week. and
to learn the names OF those swearing
70 the eflidavlia, issued the following
letter addressed TO the evangelist
I'VE are informed that at your
public meeting on Monday nlght ln
Shawnee YOU stated that we bad re-.
celved money from teotleggerp for
which we nad granted them lmmun.
iiy from prosecution. IN Tuesdays
News We bfanded this statement as
willful and malicloug lie. We Wcre
not present al this meeting but we
now each repeat that II you made
such 4 statement you are a contemp
tihle liar You had read to your aud.
ience on that occasion what you
claimed to be two atildaylts 20 cofF
rob0fnEe your statement You failed
to read me names Of the persons
siEninE the same On Tuesday sind
AT our requeat and the request OF
others. = gentleman In the preaence
and company Of Geo, u. MeKnnls
and &. r pieraon called upon you
and demanded that he be given an
opportunity TO see these alleged ailit
davila. Y0u refused. He then de-
manded copy Of them. You re-
fused He then demanded that he be
given copy Of that portion Of these
alleged aiildavlla above the sigma
lures. leaving You 10 withhold the IN.
formation az 10 who had signed them,
You refused You anld you W0ulc
read them n9lln ST your meeting
that hieIl and he could get bis in.
formation then We employed Two
gtnnugrarhers To attend your meet
Ing that night aud copy them In
shorthand when read. You did NOT
rcaG them You lied eSalu. apW.
have y0a amy such ailldavlls u sp,
who signed lhemg Are you ashamed
Tor the people Ia know Are they
signed bY n common prostitute Whoae
place of buaness 40 have aHeeese'
fully raided f0f intoRcnllng liquors.
and prosecuted for crlmeg Ia that
TIE character 81 evidence you wonld
use against uhl
"Thr days have elapsed since Ne
demanded the proof Of your malicious
charge end you have fRlled TO pro-
duce # You hide away behind The
cloth oe the profession which you
disgrace. surround yourself By w0men
aud children whom ypn eselte %
emoilon. deliberately and for money
paid you u deceived ana misguided
cliizanA 1f cur city. You libel and
slander af. and with no credible eyl.
dence - support yonr charge you
hide away IN the depths ol trembling
aud mysterious dnrlgneaa even the
meagre and diherediied testimony
which geu claim to have And why7
''You conceal these alleged aIildayiig
Decnuae you know that were ihey
III the p0Beessl0a 0f this office The
county attorneys oiIice-lhe ball and
chain would be your fate, II IN your
mind there yel turks one aIng,e
thought that you are right. Il III your
frame there fingers now ore NE
spark Of manly nerve. you VII pro.
duce these papers and meet the law
why DO YOU refnse9 Give 90 9
copy uf these alleged aiIidavlts which
YOU had read on Monday night and
We viii convict you Of CRIMINAL libel,
and ahHekeled Is 3 b0oilegeeF whom
We have already convicted. we VIII
work Tou upon the county roads Of
PottaWafnmle county 10 the utter hii.
mlllatloB and dIacFedll Of the unfof
iuuate elpeH0e mate Who carries the
other end Of the chain
rflDw. set out Of the WORK. Ypn loqf'
lived and contemplate coward we
ere ready TO meet. face and pefute
any evidence you can procure, for
being conscious o. our own lnuocence
ng DueiI q charge We know liill well
4hNB Ah6aEd youeb D. able 10 influence
Induce ~ procure any person 10 give
erldsaee IL support Of your charge.
that Il could onlf be that Of an On
Fortunate bDolleagef or fallan prDatl
lrle. Iuranaed at gbe zeal and activity
with which We nave prosecuted them
eooh Of which We could b. decent.
credible witnesses prove tc Be ae
complete q peflufef AZ y0n are
mellcinns end h0wnFdly liaF
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