| Show in IT r fletcher defense Daf ense EDITOR JOURNAL JO URSAL A short time ago 12 I 1 saw not less than eighteen or twenty affidavits given by prominent citizens of utah an and d idaho idabo proving sir mr mark L fletcher a well known conductor on the utah northern railroad ISail road entirely innocent of tho the charges cli arges trumped up tip against him by some despicable spotters of all the low lived 1 mean estil disreputable wretches on it G gods 0 d a green earth cantli it seems seam to 0 o rile me that t these I 1 iese spotters are the lowest I 1 an am not a railroad man and I 1 know but little of their characters but the less I 1 know the better it seems to tile me that they are betez mined to earn their wages wit in bome way ay and are willing to resort to any means to do so mr fletcher Flet has been well ivell and favorably known to people of cache valley from boyhood I 1 have known him for years and LL a truer man one more honorable upright and straightforward I 1 have never met lie ile is truly one of natures gentlemen after after working for a corporation for sixteen years without a single 0 blemish on his character after earning the respect and confidence of every one t thrown in contact with him after working for the road in its infancy remaining C with them through long years of hard lin j rough iry oi at character is so low and unenviable so disgraceful and disreputable a man d destitute esti tute of honor and ami ignorant of all that is good true and a D re i spectacle spec table where are we drifting when superintendents and men in auth 15 a people accept the testimony of blae blacklegs kles 0 and thieves in preference to the affidavits of well known and respectable members of your community mr fletcher Fletch cr is entire entirely lv innocent I 1 am firmly satis Ced of these charges and yet w when lian I 1 ha lc informed the superintendent lie he could bring affidavits to prove his innocence innocence mr superintendent informed him in his autocratic er abic ilia manner cinci that it inal makes cs no difference 1 I ant am tired of you on any way you cant work ani any longer 0 I 1 have another man in ill your place mr fletcher I 1 believe never lad had a wreck never cost the company pan a cent I 1 distinctly remember and shall never foi forget aget his courteous and gentlemanly treatment when I 1 amongst others were snowed in three or four years ayo ago between lo logan loan 0 an and cache mill hill when we had to lay over aver for six ix days how kindly lie he arranged for our meals how a poor afflicted fitl family lilY who had a dear loved one lying cold and lir lifeless eless in the baggage car was comforted and cherished during these long iong and bothem to them almost endless six days I 1 n never ever yet and I 1 have for years year 8 traveled through the country heard any one aay eay an unkind word wora of mr fletcher Fletch cr and I 1 sincerely hope mr editor that you will e endeavor to find room in the columns of your valuable paper for this somewhat lengthened letter which I 1 cannot help writing on oil account of the it injustice I 1 know has been done mr fletcher Fletch cr yours trul truly y PENDLETON conr OREGON mo |
