Show ED I 1 TO P HERALD havill having learned of ofa a rumor to the effect that I 1 ila had been arrested and imprisoned under a charge of being connected with or cognizant el of the origin of if the fire on oil morning I 1 herewith wish to del denounce lounce all jol euch such reports as utterly false malicious fabrications cat ions of enemies void of respect for their fellow inena mens honor lionor at the sanio same timo time I 1 will state that on jan I 1 sold out cojohn to john burckhardt drawing the money from the tile bank of guthrie dooly it co a few daya days after the sale nobody can deplore more thuu than I 1 do tho the calamity in question and nobody is is more sincerely anxious to have the incendiary discovered nud aud brought to justice respectfully yours pint PHIL GRILL CITY mar far 7 |