I mention this fact, to show my estimate of the man, who became a figure in the drama I am about to describe.

James King of Wm., as before explained, was in 1853 a banker on his own account, but some time in 1854 he had closed out his business, and engaged with Adams & Co.

as cashier.

When this firm failed, he, in common with all the employees, was thrown out of employment, and had to look around for something else.

He settled down to the publication of an evening paper, called the Bulletin, and, being a man of fine manners and address, he at once constituted himself the champion of society against the public and private characters whom he saw fit to arraign.
As might have been expected, this soon brought him into the usual newspaper war with other editors, and especially with Casey, and epithets a la "Eatanswill" were soon bandying back and forth between them.