Show HE I 1 IS S REAL MAD Slier sheriff lir fowler vents his spleen iu in a frothy letter QUESTION OF VE VERACITY between the sheriff and the dispatch if the reporter lied why mr ir fowler call kirn him down I 1 provo city U july ath 1892 editor VERNAL el EXPRESS sir your issue of juno june of which you was particular to mail mo me a copy of your abuse abuso is ia not truthful or oven fair in its I 1 statements in regard to tho of tox tex and others I 1 camo came into your town a stranger to most moat of your citizens zons I 1 was treated vory very kindly also was my iny friends that wore engaged I 1 m tho the pursuit and capture which I 1 a appreciated p precia rocia ted greatly sir you abuso abuse mo me lor for something othin g that I 1 am ain not guilty of nor responsible 8 ible for I 1 think thinh I 1 am too much in in lymp sympathy alliy avith friends that assisted as those men inon did to tako take credit from anyone when you state I 1 arrived in hober claiming credit that bolon longed ho 0 ed to others you vou wilfully mis misrepresent tho the fact and I 1 call for tho the pro proof of again you say I 1 spent most moat of my timo while in vernal on the shady alide flide of the street will you yot point out a tito time while in vernal that I 1 rested on the shady side of tho the street or otherwise until the third varty party that was not captured when I 1 arrived there was placed in jail you stylo style me the provo the voracious veracious office holder holda r an ornamental liar ac ac thank you my reputation as a criminal cor ishoo is joo well established to need any advertising from a dirty little republican shoot sheet liko like yours t will you point outtie first lie I 1 ov ever told concerning tho the capture of those people or any credit only this taisy and I 1 assort without fear of cont contradiction ra diction that those men never would have been chased and captured had I 1 not started on oa the trail and encouraged my associates to give chase that is all I 1 claim in the affair and that you cant take from me or you would if you differ in politics why lot let your personal abuse enter in I 1 you say I 1 enjoyed tho hospitality of those whom I 1 belittled I 1 believe wo we are in the habit of paying fora for hos hospitality vitality ita lity and I 1 certainly think I 1 paid a all that would tako like pay thorn there that is my recollection I 1 wo would uld dearly like to become acquainted quain ted with the writer of that article it may bo be well enough for him to learn some facts so he can do so BO intelligently telli antly gently unless to misrepresent is tho cho coign design of the concern THOMAS FOWLER P S please give this space in in your pa paper PO r ao as Y you U w wore to so free to abuse me and oblige obliga FOWLER anos FOWLER Es esq dear sir in replying to your wel welcome conio letter I 1 will not tko adi advantage antano of the edi editorial toria I 1 we but take the same opportunity open to you I 1 am surprised that you ou should caste vaste so much paper an and d not touch the point at issue vl viz f z did you roll or did you not toll tell tho the reporter of of the dispatch patch what lie quoted as direct from youell your lip 10 you dare not answer it if if you said it you cannot deny it and ii H you did not say it you are afraid to ora endanger angor your political chances bv accusing the democratic organ of ly ing i you misrepresent my article from start to finish I 1 did not say that abu arrived in hobar claiming credit that belonged to others or that you belittled tho work of those hospitality pita lity you enjoyed d I 1 merely re rd marked that S Sli orlone I 1 eril jones did vot not do those things but you may substitute provo for hober and wear the shoo if it fits you yop I 1 did not moan to insinuate that you neglected your duty ditty at any time and I 1 believe you lid did some som 0 very hard and creditable work but you wore were out of luck I 1 did not call you an orna montaH liar but I 1 said that some evil persons 9 who wore inclined to misjudge you tou might do so and they have leavo if you oro are not a voracious voracious 0 office holder I 1 cheerfully apologize for and retract the charge altho you were so particular to do justice to till all y you ou did not mention out our own deputy sh oriff mr kompton who prevented the he fugitives from slip slipping ping your fl fingers Agers at the eleventh hour and if you deny the truth of i my account of the capture you brand zo kempton mp loo lee and fraughton aughton Pr as liars you cant lay any political eggs on this tin s nest neat either I 1 am as good a democrat as you evor ever daro dare be and I 1 am not in it for tho the spoils you are no doubt abod officer and worthy of ro if you had said that thai vernal pomplo wore rings in in their noses and fed on lucern it W would havo been a d n lio lie but would not have havo proved you an iff I 1 met you twice hero and you impressed me as very gentlemanly and unassuming so I 1 was the moro surprised to road the gasconade gas conado in the alleged interview be honest now mr fowler and toll tell us its whether you or the dispatch iti ift at fault hoping for more light I 1 am ver very resty kosby yours 1 W M ed EXPRESS |