Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-27

that Cornelius Mercer. the Supervisor Of
2i Division Of the n. W. Va. R. R, did
discharge him from his employment, on
said road, because he voted the Demo
cratic ticket at the last election Of said
county. ....s ....... I'D. re-.
A. B. CUNNINGHAM
Hal. RY LONG,
" .-.-.s MICHAEL GATELY.
Now I, fiesta King, do soIemnly assert
and certify with truth and verify, that
never had any such conversation with
Mr.. Cooper in any shape. manner or
form, in relation to this matter; and
moreover. the statement made by Mr.
Cooper is false, SiaaderouS. and untrue !;
and is coucocted and manufactured by
him. for base and ignoble purposes, to wit
to aid him in his election, by perpetrating
talSehoodS, thereby detracting from the
good name of Mr.. Mercer, aud adding to
the. undeserving reputation Of Mr.. Coop.
er. 49,, g.. .-.-.-... - FIESTA KING.
We will say nothing about the violation
of the, Sabbath in printing this precious
docum ent-that will occur to every per-
son, but we will say that the above state
ments are false from beginning to end
Col. Cooper never told Cunningham,
Long and Gately that King had told him
that he was discharged for voting the
Democratic ticket. but that Mr.. Croghan
had told him that King had told him and
others that that was the cause of his be-
ing discharged. These men admitted in
Col. "Cooper's Office that THAT was what
he had told them, as the following ccrti-
6cate proves:
l, VIM. II. Grapes. certify that on the
day OF August, 1858. l was in the Of
fee Of w. P. Cooper. when Festus King,
a man they called Michael Gately, and
others came into the office. King asked
Mr. Cooper if he had said that he (King)
had told him that he was discharged by
candidate for clerk of the county court.
Cooper replied that he had not told any
body SO. but that he. had said, and had
told Mr.. Gately and Mr.. Cunningham at
Cunningham's store that he had been in>
formed by Mr.. Thomas Crogan that King
had told him and James Finney and
others, that his having voted the Demo
cratic ticket had taken the bread out of
his mouth. and he was now discharged.
The man they called Gately assented that
that was what Cooper had told him and
Cunningham at Cunningham's store.
Given undsr my hand this | 9th day of
August, 1853. w. H. GRAPES.
hu i
of the last County Court. Col. R. P. Wolf
asked me. in the streets of Clarksburg,
whether FIESTA King ever told me that he
had been discharged by Mr.. G. Mercer
for voting the Democratic ticket. told
him that King HAD told me so. and that
he never denied it in my presence. Mi.
chael Gately. who was in company with
Col Wolf at the time. remarked that Mr..
Cooper had told him at Cunningham's
store that l had told him (Cooper) that
King had told me so, and referred him to
me as evidence that King had made the
assertion Gately said Mr. Cooper had
told him that King had told me and 9th.
ersi in my'presence that he was discharged
for that reason, and not that King had told
Cooper -.-at-s.- l1. -i1-.-. - ....
Irefer to Col Wolf, who. is very re-
spectacle gentleman, for the truth of
this statement. 1 sH .-
r.! ..4 s THOS. II. CROGHAN.
Aug. 3Oth. 1853. .'. .az- ~ 3. r.
So it seems that the enemies Of Col.
Cooper in this canvass, not only lie them.
selves. but they MAKE OTHERS LIE FOR
THEM Things have come to a pretty
pass when railroad bosses compel those in
their power to certify to falsehoods, to
please their masters. ~ -..-s.. ...... a..
Will the people of Harrison county toll
crate such men in their midst, or not
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