The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-25
Ole datskIp GIariDn,
Life and Adventures or NHayne,
the Appointed Sheriff OF Lnfay~
eG9c County.
HE Is ONE OF AMEs' PETS AND ALcoREs
FRIENDS.
. An Er-Captaia in Gayton's ArEasasd
From the Memphis Appeal.

From the Memphis Appeal.
Months ago. when first Gen. Ames, the
frage paper of his own persuasion Of poll
tics recently called him, appointed wilson,
the murderer and thief Turner, the assas-
sin. aud Mayne, the "heroD OF CTitfenden
county, TO various honorable poslClone In
Lafayette county, as a reward for their in
famies. we came out in an article headed
sBlood, Money" and denounced each and
every one of the appointees IN language APP
propFiate TO their villainiea. We spoke &C
the time Of negro wife Of Mayne's, who
Threatened to be after him With a '-shsrp
stick unless he s'came to taw," shortly.
The Post then living. Indignantly denied
our assertion at the time, and defended its
kith and kin.
We present below, to prove our assertions,
the
STATEMENT OF MATTE MAYBE,
his negro wife, which we wish every body to
read:
MEMPHIS Oct. G, 1869.
At an investigation held this day. at the
request of Matte Mayne, of Memphis.
Tenn, the following questions and answers
were prOpOunded and answered on oath:
Qnestion-How long have You assumed
the name OF Matte MayneS
Answer-Seven years.
Question-What was your former name?
Answer-Mattie Sherley. slave of Capt.
Sherley. of Oldham county. Ky.
Question-Where did you become ac-
Quainted with MayHeI
Answer-At Bonneville, Ill, seven years
ago. / was In company with my mistress
Sue Sherley. as a nurse; was fourteen years
old az the time. Mayne was at Bonneville
with squad of soldiers, making up q COM
pany. After making his acquaintance for
three weeks. he seduced me by promise of
marriage. / csme home TO Kentucky with
my mistress. remained about one month and
Mayne sent me money 70 come TO him at
Bonneville, III. 1 went to him there. and
accompanied him 70 several places, finally to
Chicago. Was recognized as his wife
wherever we went. Then he went to In
dianapOlis and wrote to me to come to him !;
WAS there recovering from an attack of
smallpox; WAS afterwards wounded and
discharged went TO Vick<buFg and Joined
coloFed regiment. had boy. child by
Mayne, who. Ii living. Is four years old !;
have had two other children by him both
dead. Mayne took my child two years ago,
and sent him to his relatives in Chicago to
have him raised, so that he would not recog-
nize his mother. | saw his brother in
Chicago, when / left there for Louisville;
stayed a short time there with my mother;
went To Memphis; from Memphis to VIcks-
burg; found my husband, commanding a
company of colored troops Gas he said) in
Vicksburg. He had another woman, (Ella)
when / arrived. He sent Ella away 1 have
not seen her since; remained there about
six weeks; became sick and left; went up
the river, Mayne furnishing the money.
Major of coloFed troops. Mayne was mus
tered out of service at Memphis; afterwards
went to Crittenden county, Arkansas. Will
son, Haynes and Mayne rented the planta-
tion of Mrs. Cox, and hired large number
of hands on SAID place. accompanied
Mayne to the Cox place, and remained with
him there as his wife for about two years.
having servants and everything at my COM
mand; lived at kinis' place one year after
wards. Mayne rented a house in Memphis
for me to live in; came every week to see
me, when did not go TO see him In Ark0 n
sas. Mayne paid the rent regularly of the
house lived in at Memphis. Kept butch
er-shop, the beef being sent from Marion,
Arkansas, by Haynes. After that, Mayne
went to Marion, and he and Haynes were
officers In ClaytOn's militia. My under
standing while in Marion was, that the cat
tie were taken from the people without pay
ment, and sent to Mayne in Memphis to be
disposed of. While Mayne was keeping a
butcher-shop In Memphis, lived with him
in the sWne house; eat at the same table and
lived with him as his wife. / have pair of
silver cuff buttons, which l have on, with
the initials .'E. NJ" that he gave me. He
was always called Ed. When he, Mayne,
Joined Clayton's militia, / had falling out
with him. 1 found him in bed with Josy, a
colored woman. / afterwards went to
Madame Loveioy'S house and took him ont
of bed with Molly johnson (white) and car
ried him home. / told him that | could not
live with him any longer withOut he would
refrain from such conduct. He promised me
that he would prove true; that he loved me
better than any one living; that he only
worked for money for the use of his ''dear
little yellow girls" that he wanted me as his
wife in preference to any other woman.
Before he left Memphis for Corinth to marry
n woman there. he gave me $25. and told me
that he loved me better than any other; that
he would compromise everything TO my
satisfaction. After he married the woman
we had an interview. lie then told me he
loved me better than he did his white wife,
and still would make all things to my salts
faction. but up to this time he has not done
so. / want to see him for the following
reasons: have heard that Maj. Mayne was
appointed to the honorable position Of
Sheriff of Lafayette county, MRS., and
wish to learn from him the whereabouts OF
my child, which heard was in Chicago. !
wanted the old citizens, regardless of colcr,
to hear my statements of the same.
1 say TO you, citizens. both black and
white, that am willing to make oath before
you and Almighty God that all the fore
going statements are substantially true.
MATTE MAYNE.