The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-10-01
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ITO THE READERS OF THE STANDARD.

paper Ol June 10, 1910. NOW IL is plainly seen.
that he has entirely nlisrepresented, in several
instances, the facts therein contained These
three witnesses had private conversation with
Ann Edwards, with no living person present but
them and her These witnesses then made SOL
emn vow that they would never disclose any of
the statements made by her, until they had a
call either from the church or q court of Justice
to do so, and | am confident that neither of
them has violated that pledge therefore John
e. Evans nor any person else knows nothing
what Ann told them ut that time. But after they
had examined Ann with reference to the father
Of her child, they called Jane Rees, my wife and
me into the house I len she was asked in our
presence, the questions referred to. Now all the
means Of information John Il. Evans has as to
what Ann said there, must necessarily come
through Jane Rees, whose Veracity and great
many others here doubt very much. She has
used all her energy in irving to prop this case up
by all the means In her power.
The time that they claim was at their house
threatening to kill Ann, has been changed half
a dozen times Jane Recs first said that came
there from Il funeral, but when made it anneor
that was not aJ the funeral at all, she then
changed ii to q certain time assisted In DIGGING
grave, and when proved that to be false thew
changed 10 some other time, and so on. and
did not know what was the last time they settled
on until john E. Evans informed me in the
Standard. Jane Rees has also said that the doc
tor informed her that had told him. that her
sister was an adu lterous girl trying TO make
people believe that | knew all about her: but
when confuted that, and the doctor was will.
ing to make oath that had never mentioned the
name of her sister to him, she backed down"
and said ii was Il mis- luke nice name for what
is gencr lily called lying.
John f, Evans says that am forgetful-that
| Ann told me to my face that was the father of
her child. Jane Rees claimed that 1t occurred
on the porch. Now appeal to all that were
! present If Ann did not say distinctly, several
| times. that never intertered with her in any
shape or form, until Jane Rees first said that she
would split hcr head open wiM an ac, and calling
her lying devil-just rs | said before. John
| T. Evans said that the ''slaps" brought the truth
| to light; now suppose the Gr keeps the truth
from going into darkness agan--d0es it not Mr..
Evans! Ann said that interfered with her in
the oats field when this John L. Evans and
were cradling oats together for the widow Rees;
and when asked where lie was at the time, she
said that he WA standing by. Now Mr. Evans,
you have, as you say, no reason to doubt AIMS
uatl-and as she says you were present, why
don't You tell ali about il and that would settle
the whole natters
All Mr.. Evans, YOU and the widow can not
! Impress complete story on AIMS mind. She
can hc forced TIN Ough the instrumentaity of
! the "elaps aud the fear Of the AK, to say that |
Z
her own story, she would tell The truth-so she
was kept housed up while here. | never found
out that she was allowed to talk to any person
while here (atGr the birth Of her child unless
Jaue Rres or YOU we're present because YOU re-
fused TO let my wife talk to Ann one day because
Jorlo Reeo WAS absent from home. | suppose 1t
was found ton expensive to keep guard over her
all the tGle, and hence you aud the widow took
her to Van Vert county. What was your great
hurry TO take her to Van Vert, Mr.. Evans? She
was always raised with Mrs. Rces and never was
to Van Vert in her life before Why did you
not leave her here to tell the folks around that
| was the father Of her child.
John Evans makes great capital about my ask
ing the lady II Ann was in the family way. Now
do not consider IL very strange that | should
ask such question: for had heard such re-
port, and that Jane Rees was threatening to law
any person that would say so, and as Jane was
cutting such dash about it, did not want to
hurt her feelings by letting her know that had
said anything about her sister, for | had lived
within fifty Yards of her house for three years
John h. Evans saws ii was my guilty conscience
prompted me If that had been the case
swOuld not have gone there publicly when thil
lady was present, aud half dozen ore digger,
working in sight Of the house. | was just pass
Ing from school and stopped to get q drink o.
water, but ! had no idea this Jane Rees wal
going to play the Judas with me-.
John e. Evans says lied in church about en-
teriug suit against them. After these witnesses
had Investigated the case, wanted the matter
put ~ O trial. Iwent to Jackson aud employed
Il lawyer in the case and ordered him to bring
on u suit to test AIMS oath, but he afterwards
Informed me that had no defense to make il
the case until they first arrested me and put mt
TO tria-that the presumption of the law is, tina
u person Is innocent until convicted
have waited II whole year for them to arrest
me. All that could do, until put to trial b,
lhem would be to bring on \ suit of slandel
against any person that would say that | wal
: guilty Of the crime. John f. Evans and Jan,
tces have been very careful about this. sayinl
that Am had said 50, and limiting this and thai
saying that they do not doubt AIMS, oath &C
They are very careful not TO have any lnvestlga
ton Of the matter. They are opposed to bayinf
any investigation OF the case IN church, claim
my That AIMS oath was enough to settle IT, not
Wlthslahdlng she lad been beaten aud threaten
ed, and had said of her own free will that David
Natkln Evans was the guilty person. John 4
Evans says that my wife said she would not be
. lleve my oath. All that my wife said was
that she wanted TO have an investigation. tha
any person who would be free enough to commi
{ such crime would also be free enough to den,
IT, NOW ME Evans, you have great conhdencl
l N what my wife says. You know that she saw
that Ann Edwards told her, that she (Ann) dix
not like TO work in the field with your boy, be
, cause he exposed his person to her
You say, MIR, Evans, that the reason You d,
not have me brought to TO trial is, that the cos
would be more titan the profit. Poor excuse
better than none. IL costs more to keep maj
III Jail for stealing than 1t prOfts-that Is hnan
, elally-Out the object of punishment for Grim
Is not proht but 1t is the prevention of crime
aud safety TO the community Your reasOl
awhile ago was that you took pity on my family
! What viii be our next reason2 Why don't yol
4 come out and tell the truth at once? That
'oW bring the rght father to ligkk and all the lle
that have been paraded over the country vii
have 10 DC accounted for and Jane Rees will no
be allowed to use her fists.
e have done oil could do, to have an invest
CATION Of the case both In church and before
] court of justice, and John E. Evans and Jan
O kees have opposed everything tending to thai
have applied to half dozen lawyers, and the
@ all told me that could make no defense unit
they first brought me TO trial-that could no
D order myself arrested. / asserted In church thl
/, had commenced suit TO test Ann s oath. ha
) been wrongly informed that could do Il, an
had ordered lawy or to drew up petition /
that effect, but we afterwards found out that
could not be done--and hence the mistake
# John Il. Evans says that Ann said that threat
ened to to shoot her &c. Did you and Jan
4 Rees tell her TO say so2 Well, that will make
very good cloak, and some may believe that
: Mr.. Evans, your wife said one day, near Oh
II meeting house, that Ann had named me befol
Jane kees came home, and you say In the StanC
ard that 1t was the ''slaps" that brought Il
truth to light Why don't you both tell IL
same story?
II Now. Mr.. Evans, you aud Jane Rees ca
preach this story thr ough the nelghborhood an