Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-11-19
A Card.
A. LANDS, Sc

We publish the following statement Of the un-
fortunate young man at the request of his mother.
Whatever may be thought of his guilt or innocence,
he is at least entitled to hearing:
Nix HOLDEN Will you please insert these lines
in your paper, and obgc a troubled friend? Sir,
have been blamed for that which | am clear Of
Last Monday evening, Mr.. johnson told ME if the
workmen got my engine done in time, that could
take freight schedule ont Tuesday morning They
got 1t done about half after II o'clock, at night l
then went to look for my fireman to help me get
my engine out of the shop, for could not get it
out myself-but | could not find him. My engine
was in the shop, and i; is against orders to fire up
an engine in the shop. About o'clock found
boy who helped me get my engine out of the shop.
then fired it up myself; but when got steam, it
was too late start until after the mail left the
mail train had started to the Central depot. then
found my boy, and turned round, and got two fiat
cars The mail was then gone, so | followed on
after it as fast as could. | set my watch by the
Railroad time before started. ] had just got my
watch day or two before, ard it had Kept good
time up to then. When reached Millbrook station
the mail was going up the grade from there. I
stopped reckon two minutes, and went on to keep
up with the mail 1 have been over the Road a
time or two and always when l came on to Raj
eigh, followed on after the mail. When got to
the Huntsville plain, the mail was going round the
curve from Huntsville, about mile and half or
two miles ahead of me. When got to Huntsville
saw an engine and some cars on the turn out.
knew the train behind me would stop there, and
the turnout would be full. looked at my watch
and saw that had full time to go to Forcstvile.-
l did not stop-as had only two flat cars, could
run as fast as chose to. | passed Mr.. Dunn at
his crossing. He says ESQ | heard) thai. he mo-
toned to me to stop-but if he did, did not see it
for it is reasonable to suppose that if had the
Superintendent of the Road trying to stop me- that
would have stopped under any circumstances
When got within a mile or so of Forestvlle,
blew long whistle-looked at my watch, and saw
that had full time to get there by my watch, and
was sure las thought) had the right time but
my watch might have been hung, or stOpped-I
cannot say which; it was at work when looked
at it. When turned the curve, saw the extra
train meeting. reversed my engine the boy put
on the brake, and saw could do no more. | then
jumped off, and as | struck the ground, heard the
crash. | remained there nearly an hour, when Mr..
Dunn came and asked several questions, and said
ought to be hung and as was seriously threat
ened thought it best to 60 away, for I knew had
done nothing that could help, and nothing to be
hung for. have enemies here that would murder
me il they had an opportunity, and if l had done
this thing intentionally, ought to have been hung
/ but know there is no one that regrets it more
than do, for would not had it to have happened
for all the woodland there is no one who sympa.
thi=es with the unfortunate more than do, and it
hurts me 70 think that the passengers believe did
it carelessly or intentionally, but God knows did
not, and would not have had it to have happened
for the whole world. 1t is to the interest of some
to PIT it all on inc, but be the blame as it may,
must bear it all. l would with great pleasure &c
and do all can in my power for the sufferers, if
were allowed to, and with willing heart All
can say is that hope those that were hurt may
recover and those who lost their lives are in
heaven. have no one to look to in my troubles
! but God. SIDNEY HINTON,
October 81, 1862.