Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-31
THAT TRULY LETTER.

the editor Of the Herald and com
; planning that we refused to publish Il
Now the facts are that Sam Trub,
did not know that we were not 90
ing to publish the letter, a copy Of tn,
J letter was received by us on Mon.
day evening, at about 7:3o o'clock, ant
because we did not publish it in the
Tuesday evening paper is no proof
that we did not intend to publish it
However, we will tell you that we
did not intend to publish the letter
in the first place it is too lengthy
and, in the second place, as The Rt
Honorable Samuel TRULY has elected
to try the matter in the courts we
are willing that he make his defense
there.
Late last night we mailed letter
to Sam "A copy of this letter is given
below,
Sans letter, or the attorneys let
ter, as the case may be, in our judg-
ment was never written for publica-
ton in The Herald but for publication
in the Democrat where IL found it's
happy home, but not without the fol-
lowing apology from it's editor for
the printing:
The editor of The Herald took oc-
casion to vilify his enemy yesterday,
and for that reason alone we give
space to the letter of Sam .Truby."-
Durango Democrat.
The major portion of Sans alleged
letter is given to charges as follows:
l. That we have lied on him;
q That we are sat;
3. That we are stuck on ourself
i. e., self important;
4. That we came to Colorado from
Kansas.
Regarding charge number one we
VIII Just say that Sam can hardly
blame us if we prefer to leave the
decision, as to whether or not we have
lied on him, to less Interested iudpos
than Sam.
10 charge number two we plead
guilty.
Regarding charge number three we
admit that we do probably walk the
streets, and take drink, with con-
considerable more self-approval and
seI-appreciation than we could il we
were in court charged with assault to
murder, assault with deadly weapon,
with conspiring to murder and with
unlawful annexation of other peoples
cattle.
10 charge number four we admi.
that we came from Kansas, came of
our own free will to state and coun-
try which we like better, and we're
glad that we came.
The following is copy of the letter
which we mailed to Sam at Elco, last
night:
Durango, Colo, Aug. 30, 1911.
Mr.. Samuel TRULY,
Elco, Colo.
My Dear Sir:
Replying to the lengthy epistle,
bearing your signature and dated the
10th instant, will just say:
If you had have written me before
ming your suit the columns of my
paper would have been open to YOU
freely but as you have elected to try
the case in court you must now make
your defense there.
AS to your personal opinion of NV
self l must ask you to believe that
there can possibly be no subject In
all the world which is Of less import
to me, it is so immaterial that / can
take no interest in the subject il I
really wished to do SO.
AS man to man / can tell Won that 7
have no personal spite at the TRULY
family. In fact there are one or two
Tor whom ! feel considerable sympa-
thy, by personal spite mean no self
ish motive actuates me. have made
what | consider a careful investiea-
ton and from information and belief
think l am right in the premises.
Inc article to which you particularly
object is a special to my paper and
was so headed. 1t was written by a
man thoroughly conversant with YOUR
record and present conditions and |
published it just exactly as publish
other reports.
would suggest that you read care
fully the articles you will see in The
Herald and then "step out in front
and take look at yourself" and "see
yourself as the public are seeing you"
hope that you will have a fair
trial in each of the cases you are
connected with, that no injustice will
be done but that strict justice will be
meted out to you.
(Signed) GEO. B. MUNSON.