of
Sherbrooke, both making complaints that you are taking advantage
of your position as agent of this Company in getting together
testimony to convict hotel keepers and others of selling liquor.
It does not seem possible to me that these statements can be
true, but the charges are made not only by the parties, writing
these letters, but by several other parties in Brome County, and
who claim that they are in a position to substantiate them. I
desire to know from you whether you have used your position to
get evidence as stated above, or whether you have used your
evidence which you may have come possessed of through being an
agent of this Company for the purpose of convicting liquor
sellers. Your immediate reply with the return of the enclosed
papers is requested.

"Yours truly, F. P. BRADY, Asst. Supt.

"_Farnham, June 11th, 1894._"

Below are the letters enclosed in this communication from Mr. Brady,
and containing the complaints, or a part of them, which had been
received by him concerning the Sutton Junction agent. The first was
written by a wholesale liquor firm in Sherbrooke, P. Q., the second by
a brother of James Wilson who, Kelly said, drove the team for him on
the night of the assault at Sutton Junction.

"F. P. Brady, West Farnham.

"DEAR SIR,--We are having goods shipped by us to Sutton returned
to us with the information that your agent at Sutton Junction
watches all liquor shipments that go there, and then gives the
information to temperance parties, who make complaints, and get
the hotel men fined. We are in receipt of two letters to that
effect this morning. We think you should take some action in the
matter, as it will effectually stop all shipments to that county
if it continues.

"Yours truly, NUTTER & FRENCH.

"_Sherbrooke, June 6th, 1894._"

"Nutter & French.

"DEAR GENTLEMEN,--I can't buy no more goods from you at
Sherbrooke, for the agent at Sutton Junction, name W. W. Smith,
is pawing over all goods and reporting, and he has been having
men to inform of all the hotels in the county. Unless he is out
of that job you won't do more business in Brome County.
Yours, B. L. WILSON.

"_Glen Sutton, June 7th, 1894._"

To these accusations, Mr. Smith made the following reply:

"F