The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-17
Editor Palladium:

Editor Palladium:
I have never heretofore carded a
newspaper in my own defense, no diff
ference how erroneous or damaging
to myself the nature Of the matter
therein published concerning me. In
deed, it has always been my custom
30 preserve silence under such prov
ocation and to leave to the other party
10 my difficulty monopoly of the
press in the airing of grievances and
the justification of conduct Perhaps
] could, with propriety. have departed
from this custom when you published,
on the day of its occurrence, an &C
count OF the difficulty between Frank
NJ Taylor and myself, which was
grossly incorrect and in which you
represented me as having gone to
the First National bank and there,
without provocation or excuse, as
sailed with Drofane language and at
tackled with a knife peaceable and
unoffensiye gentleman whose whole
energy was then and there entirely
devoted TO the necessary defense Of
his own person. But | fancied that
! knew who II was that inspired this
account, SO | passed ii by without
comment In your Issue OF last Sat
urday, however In repeating the pro-
press OF the case before the city Judge
in which | was being tried for assault
Sad battery upon this kindly and mild
tempered bank Official, you came at
me again with the following false
statement: N was brought out in
the evidence that after Jehnson's
trouble with Taylor Mrs. Miller dis
pensed with his services and employed
another attorney, 1t was stated that
she agreed TO the proposed sale and
the other attorney at once secured q
sale order from the court"
II is quite evident that In and by
this statement you intended to convey
10 the publlc the idea that Mrs. Miller
had discharged me as her attorney In
The administration OF Mr., Miller's es.
tate because OF my disagreement and
tro,Ioie with this man Taylor, Such
is not the fact, Hers is the truth of
the matter
On the DAY OF my encounter with
Tayior, and after Its occurrence, /
telephSned Mrs, Miller and asked her
TO come 20 my Office, A day or two
thereafter she came TO see me, where
upon ! informed her OF the encounter
and its cause and said to her that
if Taylor weuid resign as ee-adminis-
traitor | weHid be willing 10 serve as
her attorney in the administration of
her husbands estate, but that ! knew
him well enough 10 know that he
would MOI do this, and that ] there
fore. wished to retire as attorney and
thus avoid further contact with him.
She at first seemed reluctant to &C.
cede to my wish. but, upon my saying
that ] was grateful to her for her
kindness in employing me and felt
that It was my duty to her to voiun-
iarily step aside and thus relieve her
from all embarrassment, she con-
scented that ! might do so, bat re-
INFESTED that ] continue as the attorney
in the claim against the railway com
'pany for damages by reason OF the
killing of Mr., Miller, to which con-
scented. She and ! then had quite
lengthy conversation concerning the
settlement of the estate and other
kindred matters, the nature of which
il is not proper for nae to state in
this communication. During the con-
yersation Mrs. Miller and ! discussed