The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-08-14
"A Liar Should have Good Memory.

l.. w iLLlAAs Win bcIHe = t>ts
and stated that The editors of the Palladium
knovi;'' We denied this charge IN toto. and
called upon the editor for proof July 18th.
the JEFF. attempts to prove that charge hy re
lating an occurrence which that paper says
took place "a few weeks ago al Corners
Vile The yarn put forth then was. that Jesse
and a neighbor Of his Sanford Hurst. took
drink of brandy or whisky together-"re-
turning from the liquor establishment. they
met aaoTher acquaintance, when the three
wen, AID took another drink In short time
perhaps all r.thin an hour-falling in with
one or two Others, another drink was propo-
sed and taken" Recollect that her are Jus.
three drinks the jeff charges jesse with hay-
ing taken, within an hour In the JEFF of
August 9th, this same Sanford Hurst. from
whom the responsible" editor of thassee eheet
obtained the above information relative to MIR.
Williams drinking, makes statement,
from which Ne take the following extract:
.'On The I9h Of last April. the day of
Republican meeting in Connersville. Al which
Nj Grose present as a speaker, Mr. Jesse
t. Williams came 70 Connersville. / believe in
company with Mr.. Crosse. and during thai day
l saw him drink '.utisky'' a. least fve times-
IN short. sir drank with him myself Al least
fre times
This a emen ~ Hnf~j'- weieh i tot
cer iied 10 by.4,in IS sccon,pan 81 by
tiheate signed BY Peter Little, Robert WAIT.
A NJ Davis, aud D. c. Section which We
copy:
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during tie transactions above certified 10 by
Mr.. Hurst, do hereby certify that the above
statements 70 otsr knowledge, are true
and correct. We regret the necessity which
calls for this certificate. and are only induced
to give it thus publicly by reason Of the tact
that verbal statements heretofore made bv us.
10 the same effect, have been denied, and our
yeracltv. we'll as that of our fellcw citizen,
Mr.. Hurst, publicly impeachsd.'
In the frs, Statement" by Hurst, (ihe JEFF
vouching for its entire correctness, he says
Jesse and himself were alon. when the frst
drink taken. They Jesse and Hurst J
had left the liquor establishment when they
met another acquaintance, and the three went
and took the secona drink. These three,
within an hour from the first drink fell in
VI
was proposed and taken.
In the second statement" Hurst says: Il
saw him (Williams) drink .uhissy at least
FIVE times; in short. sir, ! drank with him my
self at leas. fire hmes-and Little. Watt Il
Co. certify that Hurst's statements, to their
o,cn knouledge ARE true and correc,l'
Ii Is scarcely necessary for US 10 repeat the
old adaye, that "a liar should have a good
memory" fer let tie reader contrast the two
statements OF this man Hurst and it suggests
itself at once to his mind 1t the first is true
how can Little, Watt IL Co certify to the cor
rectness Of the second. TO their ovn haoul
edgee Were they all present when Jesse and
Hurst first drank? Ii they were. why the ne
cesslty Of g"ng no, ,b l. tho liquor establish
men, to drin : ''eh 'hey met tnat other ac.
,anse. returning f...., - &c
deed. "a liar should hare a good memory
and before parading Statements certificates
and regrets before the public. in order to blast
the character of a political opponent. and
worse than thieves, band together to rob him
of his good name in order that their political
friend. Mr. Malone, may succeed in being
elected Sheriff Of Old Wayne. we say before
doing all this. they should train themselves.
like they do their horses for the race course,
NJ play their cards more scientifically w.
must BE- permitted to say that in this cer,if-
eaie OF Little. Watt & Co, they have made a
worse out at PLAYING cards. being considered
adep's III tia business than they charge ;esse
with making, Tor they a.semp, 20 axe =
oaerif With far spot" aud tie elu1-g
AVN | VA III which they have --sF Il II
"a, 4 II ~ call Lutte in the ex rene.
tiuH He-- te.t"ws regret the necessity
wtjah OF this cerifca aud tles .s-5
sa.T aasaed 10 give it from the tact
.eFbsl dement's heretofore made by II IA
ave h==n denied. and Hurst's veracity az
tbeir own impeached! No wonder they feel
50 bad about this matter; we should. too. if
re could not make our verbal statements
and our wri ten ones jingle together better
than theirs, The fact forces itself upon the
mind that there's monstraus Gle out be-
tween the responsible" editor Of the Jefferso
and their predleement may be summed up in
few words: Ii the yarn published on the
18th Of July is true, then the one published
August h IS false. and rice rersa The four
spot certiferS refer . the 18th OF July state
ment OF Hurst and themselves, as being TO
tie SANE effrf'' as his last state nlent, which
they declare 10 be true and correct To ORR
OWN K>owLEDGE." Jesse Williams either
drank three times and with his neishbors and
aequainlances. In the manner first described,
or he drank '.fae times" and Hurst and his
''foar spot cer,ifier~ were all present when
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