▁March ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁Charles ▁Mann ▁took ▁him ▁on ▁as ▁partner , ▁sty led ▁as ▁Mann ▁& ▁Whit by ; ▁Whit by ▁representing ▁the ▁firm ▁in ▁Jam est own . ▁ ▁Whit by ▁is ▁remembered ▁for ▁two ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁two ▁quite ▁public ▁alter c ations : ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁Th urs day ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁solic itor ▁A . ▁K . ▁Whit by ▁horse wh ipped ▁one ▁E . ▁J . ▁E y re , ▁for ▁sending ▁a ▁report ▁to ▁The ▁Ad vert iser ▁of ▁Ter owie ▁Police ▁Court ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁which ▁Whit by ▁was ▁the ▁def endant . ▁ ▁The ▁facts ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁were ▁somewhat ▁more ▁pro sa ic : ▁The ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Court , ▁Edmund ▁John ▁E y re , ▁laid ▁an ▁information ▁against ▁Whit by , ▁who ▁was ▁no ▁te et ot aller , ▁for ▁using ▁inde cent ▁language , ▁but ▁before ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁heard , ▁Whit by ▁apolog ized ▁to ▁E y re , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁withdraw ▁the ▁information ▁if ▁Whit by ▁paid ▁the ▁court ▁costs . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁a ▁report ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Ad vert iser , ▁and ▁Whit by , ▁having ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁E y re ' s ▁son ▁had ▁furn ished ▁the ▁report , ▁proc ured ▁a ▁horse wh ip , ▁and ▁" ch ast ised ▁him ▁accordingly ", ▁young ▁E y re ▁ret ali ating ▁with ▁his ▁f