The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-16
BoosrrLLE, WARRIcK Co., Isp., /
July 2Oth, 1862. /


of your paper of Saturday morning. In it
| am charged, under The head of "THIRrEES
FAcrs-THIEK OF THEM" with "hiding
frvm the law and the vengeance of citizens
whom be assisted the rebels to plunder,"
welcoming the rebel band, and active in
assisting Them &C. sas 1888
shall be more brief in reply than de-
sire, in order that this commun ication may
be on its way to its destination in to-days
mail. u.d s.s se Sas 1851 ~ -3 s
shall briefly say, then, | was in Boon
vile on Friday morning, having arrived
from the country. When the news of the
raid upon Newburgh reached this place, BY
the arrival OF the surgeon in charge OF the
hospital, l, with Others, proceeded to New
burgh. | was 10 that town on Friday
night, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday. On "Wednesday evening return
ed to this place, and next morning proceed
ed TO Newburgh, where !, remained until
yesterday (Monday). have made no ef
fort to "cunceal myself from the /" law"
aud, while cannot say that | was willing
to satisfy aoy /" citizens Uengednce," my
whereabouts has been known, publicly, and
/ have at all times been ready for arrest
am conscious of no crime against the Con-
stitution of my country, or the laws made
under it. More than a year ago letters
were written to Indianapolis denouncing
me, on the other hand | had been recon-
mended as loyal citizen, and for military
position. The defamation of the one and
the laudation of the other, were alike un-
sought by me before their appearance.
/ have endeavored to pursue an even,
patriotic course, ready to serve my country
on the field on the proper occasion, but
never ready to lick the dust under the feet
of an enemy. Since Congress resolved to
prosecute this war, have never opposed il;
and no man can truthfully charge me with
uttering Unreasonable sentiments much
less overt acts in connection with bands of
the enemy. ~
Your informant, cannot doubt, knew
be was imposing fslsehoods upon you. If
there is any truth in the allegations of
your "leader," it has overreached ITSELF
In short, one of the "Thirteen Facts" with
which you have been furnished is will
ful, malicious lie. II had the time, at this
writing, would prove to you that "Fact"
was not the only one by several. ns
In conclusion, as to my whereabouts,
&c, append the following, the original
copy Of which hold in my possession:
:. 1--WE, the undersigned, know that John
G. Frary was in Boonyille on Friday, when
the guerrillas were in Newburg, aud could
not possibly have gone there before their
s departure. fiis1sae7 1 aa i.'-i
q (Signed) ssss j ]. S. MOORE.
F. A. BRowN"
'I went into Newbnrg with J. c. Frary.
(Signed) W J. KELLY"
81 HJohn @. Frary asked me where be would
get gun when the citizens we're leaving
Boonville for New burg on that day.
(Signed) F. A. Brown"
"John G. Frary was in my Office on last
Wednesday.
(Signed) NJ. BRYAN. Rec. W. c."
"And be was in my Office on the same
day. ss5 - .a..5 vtss
- (Signed) C. W. ARMSTRONG,
....,..-..- Auditor w. c."
The above are all citizens of this place, a1d
are sufficient Trusting that you win be as
ready to circulate the above as the infa-
nous allegations, ! remain, &c,
III .s.,L sol nuoa JOHN u FRARY
We are glad to be able to correct the
statement which associated Mr.. Frary with
the men who are either in the hands of the
law, or hiding from il, for aiding the rebels
at Newburg. 1t is no pleasure to US to put
on record the treachery of citizens of our
State, the infamy of Hocsers," srd Mr..
Frary does not desire to relieve himself of
the odium OF such acts any more than we
desire to see all of the "thirteen" " relieved
of it. We wish most heartily that every
one of our " thirteen facts " could be as
fully refuted as that which uniustly impli-
Gated Mr.. Frary. But unhappily that is
impossible. BE may be all that he claims,
have done nothing of what we were in
formed be had done, and be ready to meet
the law and justify himself at any time. but
what can Fuller say, or Koker, or any of
the seven who are in Jail here2 1t is some
consolation to find that in one case the in
formation we received of the base treachery
of Hoosiers is wrong, but there are more
than enough disgraceful facts left of which
thoras no >, ha M rorrpcfi0u-