HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1897-2-11, Page 11
RLW, HURONI NB
If dos n wast • Al rive
()tet ....ae
THE
MAY QUEEN
.agbrs!lVaUD ST
MADDOCKBik KNiNNEDY
°ODMBRA'.
1
THS] LEADING NmrlatrePA.103Evi 07 MY ON O0tTNT x -
FIFTIETH YRAR.-2608
GODRRICH, ONTARTO, CANADA. THURSDAY FEB. 11, 1897.
ONE DOLLAR
-41.11111
WILL
l•AT
roc
TIII.: SIGNAL
Fos Oss Yuan.
D. MoGILLICUDDY, EDITOR.
HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FOR 1897 ? IF NQT, WHY NOT ?
THE CAMPBELL CHARGES
The Prinolpal Evldsnoe Olven
Nreletbe Ta101ag soder stew a %ember
of Lodge. Tema) -lettere alleged to
Sole sees •erred- gtlllast
r-airpbott's Mateesesi
ON Thursday Commiari^ .:r Stager
Not bit seat an the beach ..w to..ri-
desos os the charges ae- d*. Campbell.
Yr. Birbop appeared t .. 1' (, Depart -
ant and Mr. l:•rr+w -... K t,. Hays for
the postmaster.
lis optimal/ the mom Mr t; /1rr...0 objected
that ob•rge. No. 4 wee not 0i.hai the wept
ot archon 1 of chip. .15 K s. t Mr.
Bishop .rgue t the w,strary but lam in the
saw agreed with Mr. Garrote • views and
the case was not heard.
The toiletries •yidesoe was omen 00
charge Ne. 1, that of improper oowduct to.
wards ladies trwiagsttug the poet otfoe
JOHN H. JOI*NS1ON, awor0, soya 1i*
October loot. I wonted • lea days to I:od• 1
rich townablp for David Mchrteo, qr_ had a
few words 000rerseties with h.m in tore
about Mr. C'antpbell. In oesee.lueooe of
we»tkisg i heard I *puke w Mr. Camp-
bell.
amp bell. I told him be was blamed for insult
Mg women to the poet came, and 1 told him
the party 1 got it from ; menaened so
mamas of any women, He said he would
tbamk ht, !needs to Ioove bum .lone -they
were 0otsg bin more hum them good.
MISS A1)ELAllik: JI* K11., *worn„
said : 1 was loving to Ooderioh to 1894, Fall
term of the Modal amt. l remember go
gig l0 the poet ethos on One 00055100 with
Mae Hay*. Sits was &leo •steed,., the
Model satool. We saw the puetmaster
there, Wm. ('mnpbell. He said t oa are
woo model ride. He did &otiose improper
to me. He apparently tried t.' put his arm
around Mae Hata. 1 ea. not ears there ,
IMO brut • 000. emotion t-t•.•o theta
about postage om • photogrup. What Mr.
Campbell had done was talk.: .L ut oo'
tween Miss Hay• and myself . •t.r se tams I
out of the poet taboo. Whoa . 'r Campbell
apparently tried tore ben arm ..rotted lass
Hey* 1 stepped tock 1 had an In prswioa ; t
he was soler the mflorpce of Now, on •e-
*oust of lite rads. r odd conduct.
To Mr. (:arrow - I was .m the habit of a
sorter Mr C.mpbeil through the wicket to 1
the peat .thee quite fngaemely before the
occurrence en queet1oe, ae 1 was going to t
the sated • year and • half 1 went to the
p05t Alta for my letters. I had not met 1
Mr. Campbell soct.11y, bot 1 had been ia-
trodeo.d to bum. I don't know whether
then sues soirees site to the post otboe. I •
was &needing the Model oobool. 1 under-
stood It meant by model girls, girls goteg
to the Model school W. did not object to m
that. Th.r. was nothing *1st said that I •
now remember. 1 don't ksow whether be w
bad tow before or &fear be apparently teed .
to pat hie arm aroma Moe Hays. It was 1
le the
pa bllo part of the pert othoe. She an
repelled Mr. Campbell's attempt and he did
sot persist. 1 tbt.k what he did was • w
Moor ot familiarity done without any 1.• 1
tent es his part to Meals. I thought sad
sill! thick It was not intended se an *moult. es
1 remised is the town till the school
Mooed. I don't think what Mr. Campbell t
(led d.terred me from going to rhe P. 0.
To Mr. Bishop --f was offended on my C
Miend'* 0000001. It win an unpleasant oo-
•urrenoo so far se 1 was waterbed. M
MISS AGNEA HAYS, swore, said : I
was attending the model acbool it the fall 0t
of 1894, .t Goderseh I remember et, ere- of
s+•r seep t. the P.O. at (ioderieh N poet we
• ohomer•b. 1 saw Mr Campbell is the
P.O. I *tad sees Mr. Campbell bales. Mt se
ever 18s* him. i saw hies ea this *eetmles
to the P O. buddies/. I oohed him what the sees
postage would he es the photograph. He the
told 0)o it was.eleiestly otslep•d. 1 r• -
member se iarther rnavenaties at all es d
that so -.o... Whet I wee 'aortas. Mr. dad
C.enpbell attempted M pet his anti around mid
me, beat he did set get it armed. He was a
vteymted by my •s•pp(at est of hs wa7. std
His °endues teed• Mme Uttar he might hem
been drinking. Mr. Campbell was • ami- 1
ple4. streamer to me, sad 1 did not tree sty th
(vases why he should tomb use is stay way,
and that was my ew1y reams ter thl.kt to
h• 1 he i.totdo•ted. I was assayed at es
what he did, hat did m e say mem short 11 fr
I restated it. I wppee. I mess ben pekes bel
shout it. I lett the P.O. M ewes, as 1 had Ca.
Mao •••stoica to remain I knew Mims Seek 1
e nd 1 mentie.ed it Mimes o.ndves &ft1r- sed
wards 1 was s.seyed at It, wi
To Mr. ileuses -1 .este tat September,
1894 M algae Sheeniest. Beth my. *f sad Iy
like a, said I *eke to toy fro . et home
It was the way he did at that ..a..• me ft
badly wheat it.
T. Mr. furrow -I did not know .11
('.mpbell wet/ except to is hal. •. the pen
other. 1 was • widow Lona 10 towr •t to
Ma He wee at the wicked ... de, and
Dame to it outside, when I put to 1ny
an1.n
with what I was twirling u, and ha put b
hand on .we sot/sing was said. I'rut.ab
b
It might .. • twee an mocident. I after
palmationwards went to the palmation as usual, be
• o further incident of the kind happen
afterwards.
Multi KATE i)ANCEV, •worn, said
live to town and b.►• done w all my life
hoot, Mr. l'.o.pbell, the postmaster 1 i
• reelr•eetble laf aged' 1 felt Net
ei shout it
T•• Mr. Gomel-.ttieo Ida the °minor
r. (re 1 •t t.wsbtps wile my as:gators h.. Dna
tl seaotai0ed 11. ,w. 1 .t.Il a h...k b.rt"
• shout t,.0 oc coos. mud bete no muse
1 tor the IL•t, .,et 1 due's tbwa bay ac
, ere .acetas,. at 1 hove Serer vested 11
le h..uw, but 1 h.re not prevented ley fate 1
ly I fell h.. 18..t offered as went to my m41
but son LI a tet.hbor v teat...estop coo
1 iwued sad 1 don't thud. that 1o•.00uetou
ed I have talked situ my o•tgbtwr Mr
Arno/trued •bout it. 1 knew ane wee pr
I seat 1 ata not a vatt.ug men and dos
I vent my neighbors inoch. Mt. Campbel
e 4. W ear .1 . t wards that he weal -d me
way , M lbs Jaren sed did set AIM N was
ler'
- 1 headed a beck to bee end said 1 did
y sol tklot it was for me. She •rid we *as
• opda-1i and see She °poaed tt and showed
'y • me the signature, and 1 mid a was sot for
. ars. 1 did sot writ* ..y.:bie es the save
te lops and had outhtna more to do en* it.
s. I To Mr. Darrow --1 don't know whether 1
y. titk..t her to opts it or not. 1 might have
e, dose w. 1 did not open it 0475.11, because
• ; 1 did sot think it was fur me. 1t was 4 -
• devoted Newel flel)oaald, and that to my
1. caste, but seeing the post stark whin it
• was from, I thought of was not lot me. 1
't headed it back to ►sr. .h• opened of mad
heeded It tock to me. Hooked at the
tot agitators rad gave it back to her and sold
member woe 'meg to the poetutt, a •two
the end of hely and the begtnatng o
A*u oat Iasi. I wee to the outer pert ot tb
Whoa I west to buy s puetomd to write o0
It 1 sew Mr. C.mpb•II and rot the bard
floors is • desk outside, said 1 west to u
and picked up • pea wbtob was m rusty
weld not write with it. I asked Mr. (;amp
bell it that was the beet the puetottioe Doul
afford, and he aesw•red no, and west to re
me another pen. He told ins the pe
w
the registered letter departm,a
eras probably • better Doe than the one cat
aide. R. then sand there was ■ table to ha
pirate ottic•• sod 1 ooatd go there an.
write as 1 might be more oomfort.ble there.
1 went to bad °ommeuood to write my o.rd
Mr. ('•mpbell o.me from the toner part o
the poefe.tlioe to where 1 was to hie private
othoe, but I paid no attention to him as
did trot suspect he o•04e to meddle with me
Ho Dante behind the chair where 1 was at
ting, (here the witness det.oInd what Soo
•tasted the insult, I told my mother
about the prooeediaga,my tether being away
at the time 1 told him whets he came home
• few drys .ftp, but nothisr win dose
about it.
To Mr. Gamier - Nothing was dose in
O°u••4•en0• of my telling my Lather. 1
don't know that 1 am subject to h•Ituow•-
fte.s. 1 am sot very strong. i have known
Mr. ('omtpboal • long time, and would .1-
44t•vi speak whets we met. We were ytote
friendly. The oeotrreuee bappssed in the
noddle of the day. There was .o one else
there 1 did sot ser .sty one •;w but hoe
Ilan the who.. dna. The *oident would
have t•k.o 4 or 5 minutes from beet :tag
to end of flu part that happened m. the Is -
sada Aim. From the um. 1 west in till 1
o.o» out would be shout 15 minutes. 1*
would be between 11 sad 12 o'clock, I
hulk . I doe t know 1 was Iriehtened, 1
had ben in the loside that before. 1 have
never been mace. i have been at our P. O.
few times, two or three ttmes. 1 ay
have bees through the rest office N the
u•toma ten or • dor.rn times. 1 don't know
hat 1 have been through more than three
or four on P.O. business enc. the t ccar-
renOe.
Mi:S. ETHEI. Pit.Lki
u say 1n ref, nog to it, that wow. s•ppeogl
(, was n. • fr.endly way.
u T N. I)JNrKY, «worn, sett: 1 am th
father of Slier Unmet- referred to in eh.
evidence. 1 ore told ,f t• snood, .f of
s' Dente tack. „Alumni .- • ,.1 se Imam Los
I ' s•; wtfr 4. Id n,.., t temtly wee m.uhed
'tbot the pudtu...'of h.4 insulted st
d deuiteter. 1 started to go t.. the P O.
t ee. Mr. Cs.iptwh- f lu ton way I met 04
• ; ban, He peranmed me out to go. \\ bee
lit was not for me,
I W>1. 1.. HOKTON, sworn, said I live
• I to the town of (:oderwh. 1 had • little cid
I Idculty wash 11r. Campbell came time ego.
I revolved • letter, sad It was opened. 1
• reads • remark about it, and he bad 1 wee
a her, sad we had a few words about it.
lite letter had beet opened, and so explime.
twat were written o• it as to how it had
beta °posed. 1 had r•teiv.d • letter before
wbteh had been opened, sad no amplanetione
.ere os It *bowing how it bed been opeond.
1'o Mr. Gerruw -There were two letters
which 1 received opened, one from St,,
• Lena and one from Cucogo There may
have beau • third one, that Ia, • letter se..t
N Chaim taunted to me °poled, with •
et •canent *het 1t bad been opened, but I
don't r•oolteot it. 1 don't know who opened
the Inters 1 have re0eivd letters for other
. t aoms named Horton, which 1 found were
sot for me. Someone they have maids a
y se04Q•r mat•ke, pwmbly, but my tame was
pl•ttly oo it. 1 never could under■t.ud bum
ce'Imt me • Iter. Mo.... 1 did not •oases
him. 1 rover teed, •• Here's • letter, Mr.
Campbell, which has been opened," and he
willed me • Isar. I am positive 1 did wt so-
me* hem. He probably thought I did. He
le • rather excitable men.
WALI EK CAa"1TONt:, sworn, said:
1 •m eogsged in the marble busmen In
Wtnghsm. Mr. Robertaoo is our competi-
tor in (:odench in business 04 that vicinity.
Mr. Robertson is 11r. 1'empb *1's sot-..
law. I have had difficulty with the .lode.
rich post ottioe. It •e.dt.g out ar0utare
through the Gederich poet ottioe we here
found thea were often delayed. la PJ96
w. wrote • Jotter to hire Robert Johestos,
Goderich township, to I:oderucb post Aim,
sutifyiog her that 1 would erect • mosso
meet on • °erten' day and hour, •ed when
1 went to the cemetery Do 000 04.1 me. 1
wont to the Godencb post canoe and &eked
it there was a letter for Mrs. Robert John-
Mes. There was • lend) attendant at the
wicket and she mid. •i You are Mr. Ven.
stows, of Waif/ham,' I sad yes, she said,
Then is • letter hen for Mrs. Robert
Johs.ton but it was opened by n•at•ke,and
'list there were se many Johnstone that she
did not know which 11 was for " I got the
letter out of *be ethos, she gave it to me
The letter had been opened actress the end
..d olcred op with the margin of postage
stomps. There was nothing on It to state
that it bad been opened by mateke. Our
address a usually pnoted oo the outside of
off our lettere,
i celled oo Mrs. Edwards en Godarich
and sold her • mainmast which
oho admired, bat she did Dot sign a written
order as she said she dei not turn any 0r•
dors. I went to dinner, and I was met for,
When I came out Mrs Edw.rd• woe there
and said Phe had moms to morel the order.
I said 1 did sot do business that way sad i
w, .Id go •ad see her at her house •Iter
dinner. Atter dinner 1 went and Mand
Mr. Campbell bed 1 sea then 1 o•ono* be
maim, but I think 1 bad written Mrs. Ed
wends through the Godencb poet oflioe, td -
lime her 1 would be down.
To Mr. G.rrow-My letter was •ndre.•ed
to ere. Robert Johnston sad sot to Mrs
J. Johert0.. That was sot pointed um
by Mise Campbell to .is. I have net got
the letter now, wee scat told It had goat to
. omeer.e ales. She t aim Campbell) mid the
letter was oilseed h esbtake. There was
■ o attempt to ormosa1 from a that is had
Wee opened 1 also sent • letter N Mrs.
Jos. Johnston at the same lime I nailed
the one to Mrs. Robert Johestos. I sow -
pieta of the Edwards matter that Mr. Camp-
bell ssis.n,d bis knowledge of the matter as
peslts�.t.t Mrs. Edwards told tae she
lud prromised to nes Mr. (.spirit They
bought. My pries was $926. Mr, Camp.
hell's ores she same for • len a:pseive job,
They were net similar mo.ements Mrs
RAtrasC. told mo that Mr. Campbell told
them I was a Grit and he was • C.osserre-
live sad that he weld make N Implement
for Ng. u the post oleo.
M198 I. R1YNKTTR, sweep, said : I
re.•sber the 4.y Mr. vamoose speaks .l,
en wash he says he sold Mrs. Edwards •
mseeshen%. 1 treat to the hotel to cal hien
sheet e..esih.r the order. I was present
when M afterwards some rook to the hese.
Mt. Campbell bad hose u •v bows that
day, alias we had been M the es.N.ry with
Mt. Vesoews, and before I went se the
betel te sass' the order. Mr. Campbell
bad boos pekes te byes before that .beet
a 0)os.tsosi. When he mined i that day,
he said be sailed to remind Mn Rdw.tde
that she had pre0)sd M ami him Area. 1
tee Mr. Vassore that polities bed sooner
t• 3e with heeled • nameasosL This was
i .sewer M s.ygesWs by him that we
tread pee bey fro. him en aeweeas of hie
patsies. I said that Mr. Osmp►oll sad hie
family were very eo.r w..s u the pow
ease.
To Mr. (farrow -Wotan Mr. C•mphell
Naas* that day, be did Noe say that Mr. Vo.-
steew fres • (Het, sae did he say ho ovate
take is dis.iewsa►s as the poet oleo Mr
a Neither I nor my sent made .e7 week
statement Ma- suet *aid we preferred to
tabs le Most sur .we towaseme, from • w
who was emertmee to es. Wirt tlr. V..-
eo.so my*, that Colophon wee • Tory sad
Vemeese was a Orit, is entirely erroneous.
,
0
7
I
t tooled ad I thought it ....• pru.teut to rut as
' I d.d out kaor I could von
Sly •,e had loot • °hul t about t..s. r w.a and
1 he peree ..e1 see not to go sea m. ke tt,
tt..uble'uy our.• th.,, it am.
1'o Mr. toerrow-1 nail', not been as
f tri,ud y with him alcor •. 1 was b.t*.re
c o.e th.t n.pp,oed, ell I have mid to burr
I it he •p..ke to me, was i w or no 1 hey.
shunt ed nun and Iwttet.% 1 hast not •pok .
to bin, •• .11 1 hate never 1 p. k.a an
fuend�y wry to him eft.*. 1 curbed m
tamper. Mt •,used• mots he.:,ren one of
noatrait.. 1 0.0 : salt oho drat p•stod
witbot•t •pe.kteg. 11 faun the part few
days he hoe cot spoken to me at all.
. Nanta Su. 2.
have lived in Ga.1en, b moor last Mluob. 1
m toe wife of Richard !osis•, secy. of the
Henderson Bicycle ('t (.odenah. 1 rem*.-
bee gong to the port ethos arty last Som-
er. it was in the 1vaemg after 7 o'clock,
lady was with me, Mrs. Armstrong., ben
• went m Mr. Campbell was Sherr. He
hoard es Ihrougb the peat ethos and when
was cwmmg out he put his atm mound ore
d premed me to bin. He tented us to to
look through the office, Mrs. Armstrong
as ahead of not tt • were lout *merges,
rota the stamp or money order elflo•. I
tame bona and told my husband about it at
as. 1 felt it was d.eidedly an ang.stle
manly Oct. I thought it out of pleas
tilt very unpleasant. 1 did not think i
vat at ell proper. I felt 10alted. Mr
empb•II has spoken to uta shout it
To Mr. [;arra w -i made so releark to
r. Campbell at the time as I was t.k•a se
unawares. I .5stit.Ded It to Mrs. Ares
res. She mod he did net think anythiy
M. 1 oould not tell what he ioteoded
ly i was offended. I had boon living •
abort time o. the oppose,* side of the street
Gedersoh. I was • perfect stratums N
hint at tbe time of the 000urrenes I had
him pees sad ropes dm street and is
post (thee It warred in the doorway,
e maid* doer. It was or-talcly net
totally dose, as 1 thought he put his arm
er sey caps. Mrs. Armstrong was ahead
I wee lellowiy, .std Mr. Campbell wee
little bolded me It was ea ordinary n-
• deer. I mads no outery. I had no
*i0)•. I sold tteebiy, made a ejaoul•tio..
badly tisk Mn. Araistro.g saw &ey-
ing el It. I have always •pekes N Mr.
Campbell i have be wise to do •Dy ia-
jseties or injury to him, but I abed
t de so l ors my **Meson am ea
lewdly ter.. with members of Mr. Ceale-
1', fatly. I sasses my whether Mr.
pbell isttnded any Mealt. I ale Net •
trfUig wits•.. o1..t the sea it Me
Interfered with .v frssdhy Mattes.
t18 Mr. Campbell sad hs lentii,.
1 Mr. 8ise.p -1 maw home Moodl.t•-
mid raid my husband.
J. C. M.:1N 14SH, goon'. mid : 1 lite *u
the tows e1 (;odench. I hove • sou named
J R. McIntosh. About that , 189o, it letter
O .aie,asd
one of arty atria r rpurted t o m• t kat
*tor esu • letter th.,. A o.upla u! days
.f ter. Jas. Mclatosb Inot my wit) called bad
1.11a let ter .t my Lowe, •4di....4 to J. R.
M.lotn•h. There as no other J. R. mole,
bah in town Chet 1 know d. I brought the
letter to Mr. C.mpbell at the poet . ffi s.
1 mod to ban.. •• Ind you open this lett, r'"
Hs mid he d,4. 1 mud, •• i ..0 have no right
to open letter " He mid he had a right to
d.. ea. se he oftentimes had to ••pro thew te
Bad , ut who they were for 1 mid be had
no r rhe to do .0, as 1 understood he had
keep them a oert.lo tune and thea mind
sham to the dead letter- ctbce. H. noun-
,
un-
tatred that he wee right, tai that It did not.
•a.0u01 to much for all there was ib the let-
ter. I std It did not matter whether it was
• voleo'in. or • thow.od dollar letter, be
had so rest to open it. He •petered to
know the coStente of the letter. toe had
an •rgtn.eet .bout It tot some time.
To Sir t:arrow --The letter etas►ddremed
to John R Mclet,.ak, 1 thick. It may bare
( been .1 R Mclsto•h. Slt ••'n lived ,0 [fa-
una at the tum.. .1 A Jlclrtoeh got the
Ntt.r He t0•u a *o my hones. It was
then open. 1 nee- r hosed 'het Dome one he -
t ide., •• d not \Ir. (-•044.,)$ , opened it sad
there was. dieca►•ton on ti It was 000 •
business letter, but • friendly *•stet between
two young men. J. R AI.latotb was •
young mw whim he 1.1• home. His mime
would not be w. well known to the post
u aster m J. A. Meletr.b'., who a in bnd-
aoes here,- There III soother McIntosh named
- Joss M.ls'a.h ID tuwo, perh.p., but I
1 don't know.
JAS. A MCINTOhH, swore, said : I live
is the tem of (.ud.rich, 1 heard whet was
• maid h last esteem .knot a letter. I coal-
ed at the poet .480x, Mr. Campbell said
there wee • I.* .r there from Buffalo and
- whet" d 1 supposed it would be for :ee of
my people He handed me the letter and 1
. took it home. The letter had beer. oposed
*hes far Cmmbbell banded it to me. 1
afterwards took it to J. O'. Molsterh'a
Mesa
T. Mr. t.•rrow-After 1 bad looked .t it
to en who it was for i may hare told Mr.
Campbell what it was and tom.tht0g about
it. i d0e't taw I told him the materna
I shirk Mr. Campbell handed it to me
through the wi.bs% 1 know there ars •
• s.ber of Ilolntahei fa tows, and ether
eewtpliostiote h... arises about their
letter., they reading ether McIsaohe
kitten sad some Ming opened by the wrest
peones owing to imperteet address' t I 004
• I.tb.ral is polities So far as I item Mr.
Campbell s •0 eRioi.et .ed °ireful pew
muter. i was treasurer of the Healers..
/Coyote 0..sad I.m ist.reeted is other e.•
terpriw ad hays oe..id•rabl. 0)011 matter.
There i., so far an i hasty, be esespl.iet
of the sasles.ey a the madam of the
pew *Oar H. s • geed p.st teener. 1
e a es friendly ter.. with hies So far as
1 palatially knew i memo* say he is an id -
femme polities.. H. hat not hese es es
fares 1 a. 00.wreed. When the letter
wee beaded to 04e at the poet oleo I de.'*
r.0).0)A.r sewed any .emwa.dsm epee it
Matte( by Mem it had bee. °posed, or
that it heel hies poised by mistake.
J. C. M*laaoob, weeded -When I drat
saw t►s latter spokes el there wee so men-
wsrdem area it that it had been opened
by .i.eko that I ate. I thigh I ovoid
Iia.. esu ie if deer'. had bees.
Mrs Jeekyl ere gums yams line, was
set is often wI W see. r. habit of listed a the P.O. balersmpbell se else
ass
i know hi.. It wee artetly shot lass The
wiebsee wire eased whys I 1st thorn 1 4id
sot sae amens else as the P O- W were
1. Mr. Harrow -I ha.e gone to the pest
vary seldom deos, a o..urresee
deterred me frees g•l.g to the pest roles
hopes. I did Net like to go.
Te Mr. Bishop- dieeuesed the matter
N .y basb.sd sad Mr. login tallied of
tee some serine at the time. I told Mr.
>•r1.. he wee • seirbbor of sure red I was
mesager is Nese wed disliked le .•k• any
Isaerhenee-
T. Mr. G.rrow-Mrs Armoires( 1141,
" Oh. Mg. C..pW1 did see think esytkine
of she•. 1 timet %M1ak she sold my .ere,
bed .M I did sed Nit it at all right fes
!✓ te see mask • liberty with esy beefy
RICHARD I11OL�. ewers, mid: I..
the hothead of the led, who was .re.is.41
Is lain matter today I heard her madams. t
I remember .y wife w.ig hent after the
ensreesee the Mas M. She at14.o
sheet M. es.es*esta As . wee i ...e-
wW svyoso a tenons, weer tai tgbosd,
sad she atm eg*11ied N so themes, of is
1 we.M have takes crepe i the .actor.
I wee d te take the law m my own
brei I was dleesded bet my Mho -
amass had set sus - - i bl�ee., nefe1torste•
ly what W otot.tod W been riot 1s
IGao u he W hep the .sear qey� i1
maid not haw km bawd el. ib L net
Chat ebb NM Mb .atter has bete
bwit�.p . i hhem sed spoken te Elk
St spank sLammbsil uints 1 oil dt d Moiled stysellI
.
es aaphsalits, sod *said .eh has beam
�e •sly s Waft sr tens h was is the t•k
part of the poet elle& The wMabw
werj Meld whoa esu basset i, and Mr. I
Campbell sone set to the plebs pot at the &
aies, sed the eft. venoMM. sheet the imam
teak pow thee. mod es we Were 'gig
eat Mr. 1 did Mot he did. Jest
"'Woe es WO M 1 Meseism ~ Mak ll Camptowe met toe n people
to e4 me way tstoelt, bet he had se
Sam to Mesh... 1 afterward Mimed he
le ant a ems wits drinks. I Mesad ohm
ret, that be b fa lbs habit of being anew
what i•a.lrsr acid wbo. I ssderweed It I
♦
To alehop-1 •. oere Nese we se.
thine said atter Mr. Oa.pholl tried is pet
'
his are tore.sd .y waist. as 1 west baits
M1, Mss 'lanky' s >p ymin M age. 1 am
sheet pm p.. nes We both ham tr.'ht
ashen',
MR(l SARAH MrARiRii. towers, said :
1 nye ew the tiylleM Read. 1 remember
1Iltoi•• to the Pass ales .. Aderke sheet 5
�r+ cgs we degi wit hasdig Mr.
' Pt1I so.o*i gjemd he pat Ms Iwd ..
$7 heed t i Md set *she le very wok as 1
*MIN ha had oto h4 sash • Mew
G woo sm6 as su�dwh( i 11.'s loam
NbMbf `mmol tl+fl.� bet 1 W M•
W V McDONALD, ewers, said : 1 lie*
4. the tov►e *1 (ledertd, have lived there 33
1 years I des'* r..e.ber aaytkksg occur-
ring s'•set • suer that had bees spread as
the P.O •h.�et • am. a letter &dimmed
to Win MoDe.old. i heel • letter out el
tbe P U eAwressed N Wm. 44.13.0441, I
handed i' to Mr, C..pb.Il .ted asked him
N epee it, and he did est, rind found it was
w Iwt se
To Mr Carron -Thep w three W
MoDes•t*'s is taste. i try the 1-114.5.
Rare Oso fee.*tly same art the saber kt •
yeas. moa. A Maar was headed New
and I headed 1A bark to Mr. C..p411 to
ops 10 bap*. WM. it It wee ler .0.
DAMS/. Ilo'tONALD..worn 5011: I
art • rete of the lam shear., Wm. Me•
D.e.M 4w1SMs,e "Asset • year age *eve
wee • serer et the P 0 obis 1 mat therm
was see fee .se, One of the e l *e i she
O. •va04 It I saw tae eigrean
ort le tees nit !air ms. I me int 1..w
*Maher M ems lar fes IN • was -pond. i
west to ten P.Q. r leek Iwo leiter. sad
Mhos Daly -M1 Undid as sow I Whirl
t
nog Dolrtt,ria,
WM. CA 611141111.11., ewers, said : 1 ma
the pest t..5ter M Oderna- I was y-
peitd 1.s Oat., 141D. 1 5n nM sew (s
the ..h bushman 1 hem bid pot m the
err• does 1 hay. bees peel meter.
Ville Me or three year. I sated a. NM* he
meesfamar os 1 wee net • .esde•-
Thrn my ew -seine de* .11e1 the
rip:Bi toss Inorwili i pottiodirity Moshe M
w a gate Woos I two
.IAli['.1'RO AND ROBERTS
poet mete* Thee P.O. Iwtssner baba aware
I bated to WO tom. ♦ yam ego taut Sums
bar the isgto'ter was eft V tnest►ooed
that then bed bees • ormight`t, out Mere
Was nothing to I retest ate defy e0. That
u the last 1 heard of any oumplam4. 1'
a year and lour menthe! bete ant been
the telt Maas at ell. Some y
prevtoua to my •1)poutunent se pose maga
sty sus .o•1•w, J.A. Kobetteue, bought es
the 1'aaeteoe Marto* worke tare for $1
000
which 1 beere regwwtble by sot
About the Nam of my •ppuwtmest 1 louts
the firm ot Robertson A *tell whfeb b
been forme!, ma flnaootal dutfiouluo5, •sd
was Bull on some of that paper. They
wanted me to advsos money to them, 1 re-
fused tin I Not a statement. of their &Mare,
I afterwards refused to ad taboo money.
1'be property was .O/d under judgmst and
I purob.ed it for the besetit of tet een•i0•
law, and it has been run In hie m(ereet m
Noy name. 1 t..ld Mr. Hopktrk that 1 would
drop the sat business if at wee r..quard at
say time 1 have so inte,sst and sow re
move oo aunt from the marble tan mss.
All treat 1 have say remembrance of rte
atter of Mrs Inglis in charge No. 1, le
1ba: That she and Mrs. Armstrong same
to tee alias, and as the letter wase stranger
asked to see the office They are very agar
sarhbors of mine sod 1 showed them
through. Whoa they were going out alto-
gether, and as Mrs Inglis was going
t hrough the door tato the lobby the two
were claw together, and both ladies *ere
try*o1 to set through the door together, or
N early .o, sod 1 being close behind Mrs.
lagts, put my ban.* oat her shoulder and
pushed her to one tide to give • little room.
I beard Mr. lathe' evidence todat w wbiob
fobs says 1 pot my arm &bout her and pulled
her to tag. That is *intro.. 1 did nut do
so. Mrs. Inglis was • Dew Domer to tows.
11 a true. 1 never heard any oompletate
&b)ut a toil two or three week* ago. Saws
the 0000rrence my f.mity ana ane lugil•
f0mlly have been !needle. I saw no change
ut the mansar of Mr. and Sirs. loglis to-
ward. me from that day to them. Whom 1
had of the charge regarding Moe H.y,
first, which was on 150.4ay last, when 1
read the particulars, l oould not bring my
mind to bear on anything that bed ever
happened bete e.� te. Sumo the exsmn-
Patton of Miss Hays the oocurresoe has
Deme back to my and. The expl.natto0
I hove to give a that they being strangers
I chatted with them and asked them wbo
they were, acs they told me model school
rule, the nearest one, pr. batty Mies
Hays, and putting nit hand ;or offense to
do so) on her, ,• 1 said you a• aim model
school girl.. ' 1 sin too much w the habit
wheat talking to any Dae 01 patting my
hand on theta. 1 do it continually, i
never Intended any moult, end had no im-
proper thoughts towards Slow Hays or Miss
Jacky.. 1 have no ree'Ilectlon of the 11101;
dont wttb 181ra. MoRran. She us a highly
respectable person and it I. impom,ble 1
could have intended say tnault to her. 1
never heard any thing of them/Ater till her
evidenoe was gives yeeterday. 1 have no
remembrance whatever of the 00050on.
I heard Mom Dance7's evidence There is
not • word of truth to it from the beginning
to the end, except her being us the Otho
writue • letter. 1 bare kaor a her since
the was • child. She *a now a y -un: lady.
(lies Denary was eso0 taken with Maumee
in the poet otfio.. I was alone, sod I called
for the 0.r5Nker1 wife, who .t ends 1 to
her. That was • couple of years aro. 1 re-
collect her being is tet private ot6ce twos
no the aoardes she apetk...1 ebe went Site
my private office t, wn10 t letter. Either
eh* asked to go, or i invited her. i gore
her .o paper and sok to write. 11 wee
. twat the muddle °f tete day, as the says.
Myself bad oat of my daughter are there
e ll the sumo, a,d irvsriebty from 11 to 12
o'clock. Diu oast et.w to 41118001 tr,l *Len.
From 11 till the mail goes out is the Limiest
cert of she stay, sod we •r• all amity i m-
ipl0yed. The door of my private office to
the datritoiing office a meats .pen. A•
roar hour there is hardly • minute 'b-.*
g ame mss is sot miming in. There r • Dos•
meat stamp of p. rens. canine and doom!.
About N••vemler Lan 1 beard from Geo,
PrIoe of this Marge for the Bret time. Non«
of the Da*o.y 1.m*ly omnpuin.d to me at
any time. i was always oo quite frieo.11y
term. with Mies D.seey, and after the time
she speaks of 1 sorer saw any ob.tg• Rbe
Care to the e11ice *Wet as frequently. There
Wee • friendliness between es. she would
that me about her letters, sad so se. About
• week before Christmas dint .h. o.lied at
tie slaked for her maul. There was ease
for her. She.•(A, ., Why don't you writs
leg 16a6 letter," Meths.. 1 foga. '• 1 w111
write wee ler (;brinrnoa," or " I U have ase
ready before Cbrketmas" 1 should soy that
tawny talks fregoeer ly h.r•p.n.A 1 re.
Member wee &boat Uereber or November
lees she called ..d ..ked hist 1 a neuter for
Mrs. Jaen. tad 10 • jek• i looked odder a
the letter .1, sed am. said, •• Ob, you know
what I mean. I bars at her many • Sun-
day sew'N out *f @harsh eine. the wow- 1
rhes. I remember oboe when she was
arming est she mid to a, '• W by dem Mr.
Halle Or7 to deet, be aSeold sot stag." la
Nevewtbee or 1)...ber last I was goisDgg p-
lows. I net MM 1)o...y and Mrs. Whim-
ly, and rhe said, '• Hata you got that lona
ter seer' I said '• No," and eke *er.ad to
Mw, Whitely and said, (lb. be bas been
p nielme se write.. • loafer. and he hes
sever written me see yet." The woesr�.spa
*be alleges never amok plies ie the world?lt
le ptw0t7 Inoneary ea lir part. 1 never
W any quarrel or fall•.at wish seer.
At to the eh•rgs of opening letters -
as to the steer of Mt, J. R. no-
latesh, 1 did sed epee tint tetter. i
heard the Mel..1s of J. C. Melees* yn-
terd.y. He s mistakes. T1s. )Neer same
. ddreeMd te Job. )r. MeleteM. •wA thaw
w.0 so emir hers of that same I rimmed N
to J. C. Me1.teM's daughter. tote said N
..all sed be tee them. She said .he bad s
bother i Detre, of that sews. Ant she
tbsee►t H weld set he for hi.. Th• letter
ley �� for Nearly thirty days whew ass(@
est yea it set, I Aon'* Item wbo„ and 11
wee thrown Ie amble hte gee of the r.semee
eps.d,whtob b a matter o1 memos eieeme-
nsss. Windbag It there 1 gave It le J. A.
Mallesehg .esu the some, merfsg IS opts
as le was. 1 bad not read Ne letter, bat 1
Imbed Ned esw w sf'siiats` J. A. Me -
or
u
eon
t
a00
had
Charged With Partisanship.
The r.11 f.. Silence 4. rash a ase - The C•on-
Mrvaalve ♦weetaUsw litanies In
gvldenee Ise relies *bees tei-
u11r.l /rtivl4.
(;(4 MMIl'810NRR Seeger took hi
east its the bleak oo Wedseed•y in scoot -
deem with • commission from the Poet-
sawst t: 1,110 hear evidence on the
•hart.• preferred •gulut °erten' (Jovern•
meat officials. The first o•se called eras
that of 11r Munro, postmaster of Auburn.
IL L. aware.
JOSEPH BECK. sworn, said 1 am the
president of the L ibeaLt'0000rvatey• As -
soma( OM of West Huron. t1• have m an-
imal meeting. We *len • preeldeas two
rice-prrrtdeote, • secretary and treswrore1
sad vice-premdents for mob mnstvlp•li*y,
elm an •1•out1te for the ridtnr The 11-
eaauve aommtttee are 001.lseted and elect-
ed from the d*l.reot part. the riding.
£h. duties of the vote . - •nut 01 .•ash
pollusg aim -di yaws s to lc .Iter the tub-
dtviewo. There r. rine-pi..ideot for tach'
polling dtvteen
Mr. Munro Utes in West Weems* in
Asbura near the corner ot the towsekip-
Mr. Mantua pulling tub -daimon ie No. 28.
11 doe t know whether he a wormiest. Re
• set • member of the executive committal*
D or has he any oflio, in the Aeeoot•tio.
the secretary bas • record of ice .:.,.Dere,
1 think we had • ooaveo(uw of His Aimee -
au. -0
t0 1891, 1 wish on Dooember, he/ 11'
would oat be our.. Our menial melee
are held at Smith • HaU. Mr. Mauro is
there sometimes, and •omettmss out, He
was Dot there at the tint one in May, 1898.
1 do 001 know why, 1 don't know whether
ee was et the oo0veotuon in 18991. The eeo-
retatt'e minutes will show, 1 heve stead -
ed meetings celled by the C:osesrvt4ver >`
the elections. The Cameros and Porter
elation toes the general election to 1891,..1
the Patterson c,eat4on to 1892.
1 attended a political meeting .t Aubui%
to lhfl My reoofwuon as that M*.
Caldwell was there Mr. Stanro may ha*
Imo Mem 1 sevdr beard hem spook ails
puolio meeting. I was at • meeting In elle
Patterson electtoo. I think )Ir. Caldwell
was chairman. 1 caw there at • o.0ting"r
1896, the lletemlll.r election 1 don't kn1
who wee chairman. 1 don't think Mu.*
acted es clearer* at any except the Mit
(locum in June, 18% lir. Moaro sot*.
*non attended our twmmittea a:retingi St
Auburn. lt'e don't took to lir. Munrobtle
one of our 000444,411.. men there He
e omettmas acts as such, send •omettmoolls
don out. be
Mr. Munro was obeirman of a pAlso
meeting held In Auburn on the pert of the
Conserv•tirn us the alectto0 ot June, 1*18.
It was held on burial! ut 11r. S1. I..eu. Ras
By Mr (:•crow -He mad• • far o.0r-
an, Dad kept order. I don't think he its
domed Ly t.eut.u• 1 ..ould not
iliac : ,..reap" be wee- I bete even h .e
• onm.tttw tweeting, but I het, u t
bile do aur 000)041140• work that l tee.-
memt-er. I sever heard him u. n 1 g
51)1.1: at any meeting. He lies hest tti�0
thirteen ymis. 1 0evur :.w atm .k1 *y
part at may ooatentioo, but he at
sometimes. We always tool to him=
lmporta*t nom, but 1 .. t.., knew
tab •av pert. 1 think he has &
o.mveatwas within the past 8r. _
People 0n admitted wbo are not oleo to
tie .gore. i n.v.r hero 1 is pc lit 'el fri .ds
bad fault beus0.• be was sot suffiesa0y
ratite. sear -
IAS MIT('HELI. tad : I .m Mi ddy
and treasurer for the West H*roo ('bdRR
votive Aesoot•uoa 1 bate been N *-8
or 9 years. I predate the mutation! d.
sonnet m.eti or of the Oooser••ati'�/e�-
50m•ti0e. Awned meting. 188.-ltlmt..f
the delegates was Mr. Munro : Mr.=
Uururn.lod • a•re00 to b. %lee -pr
(h 7th May, 1890, the ooaveatioo to bo.-
tti.t* a member for rte Local Houserrrr.
Memo's mem appears as • d.le.atr-o was
Al tea annual moo*aig of the CM1 }
llyo Asaose•tice is 1891, Mr. Moil* fN5
sensed voce-oresedet.t tor i.% set WJ' ,
Hb name does not •ppo•r in
those present. At the nomiwtiou
Lina fn 1891, 14, Mears'. Dame •
•
an.0.l tneeting of 1892 Mr. Muer
4.I..,. for Woes Wowanoeh.04=
ted 46 towards work as the vot*N
Mr. Munro agreed to aged in tee
nooses : I dos 1 say this from
t appears le tie mI..t. N
°seventies 1892149.ns. HIl1,Mt INa'e
Immo appears se • delegate, sod J' W."9111 b-
0rs was .0.tetrted by De (3..."U4.4..-
05(104 by M.. Munro as •'sandhi
test the •lee•tae in 1896, on %2 - 4.y,
semteattsg onaveetien to noisesi 4I -
444840*. for the 18orntodos Hn54." }rgs.
Munro's Demo •meare as One of Mk MM.
gam presser 1 have been at nee or two
palatial meettoge .t Auburn. bu0petaeee-
eetly. " hi 1896
To Mr. Ostrow Mr. Manns'
have bees preemie at. the 00010en
sed he 0)•y not have 'tally hero
Lam are 5ssnettmee made up sad
loelodieg parties who w.r. nOre 4001
know he was sever an officer 0 MI6 las-
sn.latio*. i have heard it said on the part
of Ouseorv.tiy. tact Mr. Monty*. mimes
satire as be might be.
To Mr. Rbhop--1 don't ksowdw16 baro
the Iso at 1896 0eaventies. .ke pert L
DANIRI. McOLLLJCCODT Mt
liter of To. Boson ffwts•I,
the peals amnia. ie. tie
eM sded MNVg• ea11e1 us
OmDsdvablee eindldatt. at do
1811. 1 Dad Graham
behalf ef the Re1sr.
. reset ve eswdidate, Dr. T r.
L.Nh. mad Mr. H•w, ..
Mtssled ow Wal .t the slwrml=
-athlete- Mr. Meese. se ehetrssm, 5r.-
.ea.esd what line was to be taken Misers
Osmose de rep a,