People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1896 — That Remington Tragedy. [ARTICLE]

That Remington Tragedy.

Editor Pilot: We have just noticed an editorial in the Republican of this week in reference to a so called fight which occurred in Remington last Friday morning, which is untrue in nearly every respect. In the first place Mr. Holmes is an old soldier 66 years old, and stands as high in the moral scale as any man in Remington. Whilst his assailant is a man (or the semblance of a man) about 40 yeais old and weighs about 230 lbs. He has no respectability, and has no associates among respectable people. Mr. Holmes went to Bartholomew's house on a business matter and since he has recovered consciousness he informed the writer that McKiney’s name nor politics of any nature was mentioned. A dispute arose over a small settlement of account between them, when Bartholomew called Mr. Holmes a • Mr. Holmes naturally thereupon struck him with his fist and at once turned and left the house; Bartholomew grasped a gun and followed him out into the yard, swearing that he would shoot Holmes, when his children interfered. He continued to follow him up until he reached him, when Holmes fearing he would shoot or strike him from behind, turned partially toward his pursuer and at this junction Bartholomew struck at least once over the forepart of the head, rendering him unconscious from which condition he did not recover for three days. Holmes may or may not recover. Bartholomew told the writer some such trash as the Republican has published, but there is not a man in Remington that would believe Bartholomew under oath when his interests were at stake. We write this statement merely to correct the misrepresentations of the Republican whether purposely made by Mr. Marshall to

shield a dirty republican criminal or through false representations made to him by other persons. Free Silver Republican.