The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-30
HuTCnlNG susTAIHS WILLIAMS
BACKS HUTcHlNo

SUSTAlHS WILLIAMS I;
BACKS HUTcHINo
Riley ENDORSES THEM ALL
OUR REroRrKRs srArxnKNTE ENDORSED
PURCELL FEELS
aggrisped and
prini-Why he
Sued Mr.. Shep.
herd-Hs "a sat-
tsfsd Shepherd
obtained lac do
"a and Some
body else mani-
puiafed H-Hsn
nov convinced Ne
ihonid haze gone afier
hs Proprtsfor'f money
righi 10 90 after hsm yet
Innoeenf o. q lamb hs ranis
10 .dfi,fy the Psbite Of ne
abou tie intbriety Of his bro
explanation In a iong-,rinded sen.
tcnfs Of las rords-He adds
p. SHE evidence 70. hotcsrer, oil
hearsdy-Huiehfng concur rih W..
Iis| ~ Z. Be-, Z: Raiasr torgsi, ne ca.
dorssr Of all hat & iaid IN Pureeipi r.
cor-Ths pdndai Biadsnsourger, regret he
ouiroee-They are very sorry for h-Rtey
gipes an account Of As 6nai ouirage-The
Judge rsquesfs the ndtemenf, and Riley fur
ntshes a. test ass that he Judge complained
Of bad treatment BY the rosdies-He neper de-
Jamed he character Of young iadiss-Nor ne
character Of old mdids and elderly iddies-
Risys presence migh prevent an outrage. but
- al n bid Lea
Jaeis shorc, jerk, or hn, ne donr knop phieh
-Querv Had ne been imbibing corn Juice
pRh Ms Judge t-Raey find, hipseJ IN the
iraier-He looks around-Hs finds the Judge
there aiso-The Judge couldn't get out Of he
ra,er dions-Riisy assisis him-Hs arers there
trds no sousiro-There pas no &c g., neither
The tsifnsss did not shear" the Judge ray any.
thing prong-He only tpsdks Of Thdi came
"under ais orn obserpafion" and irds NOT long
Nth His Honor-our Reporter fully endorfed.
We Owe below CARD from Judge Pur-
cell, with appended certificates Of rcspecta-
bic gentlemen, concerning the outrage upon
him at Bladensburg, in order that no may
have the full benefit OF his own statements.
We bear no malice toward the Judge, and
had none In the publication Of tho sketch OF
his troubles which appeared In our issue Of
the 10th instant. The article was written In
humorous manner, and q careful reading
will show that throughout the whole nara
tive the indignities to the Judge were depre
Gated. The conduct of Judge Purcell upon
the bench for twenty-ouc years should
prove sufficient guarantee that no would
wrong no one;
TO THE PUBLIC.
wAsHtSaroS. JAY n. 1880
I deem 1t due to myself to state, that feel
ing much aggrieyed, instituted proceedings
against Mr.. Arthur Shepherd, reporter Of the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, Of this city. then
believed that he was tho sole author Of the
libclous article, published In that newspaper
on tho 10Th instant, but from subsequent de-
yelopments as shown In the evidence before
Justice Walter, and information furnished
to me from other sources, am satisfied that
Mr.. Shepherd, as local reporter, merely OBJ
tanned certain data In connection with the
Bladensburg affair, and len them at the Of
fee of the REPUBLICAN, where these sup
| posed facts were manipulated by other per-
sons, and ushered forth In the form and
dress Of this atrocious libel. am now con-
WINGED that my proceeding ought to have
been against the proprietor Of the paper
, which was made the vehicle OF the Islander
: GUS article. | shall reserve the right, unde
r the advice OF judlcious friends, hereafter Il
claim redress at the hands of a Jury agains
the false and malicious libel published b.
, the proprietor Of that journal, for Its ri
! baldry and gross pervorsion Of the testimon,
: already given. will not be embarrassed b,
, the technical objection, that the defendan
Z was not the author Of the libel, but shall
, hold the proprietor responsible for the trutl
! Of the publication. To satisfy the publ
) that | am innocent OF the foul charge
: brought by malice and falsehood against me
: herewith append the certificates Of respect
I able gentlemen, who were present, and who's
n statements will be credited by all who kno,
4 them. In conclusion, II was not my inten
Q ton to impute inebrioty to the Judges Of tn
i Supreme Court Of this District my remar
1 was a jocular one, and simply intended NOR
0 to show that was not the only judg
q charged by eyil-disposed persons with th
) crime Of drinking.
DEAR SIR: Your request to mo to state
what occurred at Bladensburg on recent
visit thither by ourselves and others has beer
considered aud Tin response) cannot recall
, anything Of an unpleasant nature; and IL
, respect TO the published charge that you, OF
a previous visit, when you were first OF
: tackled, had spoken In dsrespectful and uu
manly terms OF the ladies Of the village !
0 the presence OF worthy Justice OF the pcac
: at the hearing before him OF civil case !
, which you were defendant (Which hearin
! yas resumed on the occasion OF our visit
, Won demanded Of the magistrate II you hn
r made any such imputation on the ladies at
o he answered Tin substance) you had not.
}. RasYRctiLhy, your friend,
Or JAMES Z. WILLIAMS
ii Hon. WIN. F. PURCELL, present.
SO July 81, 1862.
Of P.S. am convinced, from lnformatlt
ut derived from the magistrate and other go
r tlemen In Bladensburg, that the whole diff
a, there arose out of the trial above referred
l. between yourself and your former employe
ID All with whom | conversed In tho villa
spoke of the previous occurrences with regr
H. and sympathized with you on account Of 4
lc- assault upon you. JAMES Z. WILLIAMS
ar hereby certify that was one Of the CO
ic- pany that went to Bladensburg on the day
he question, and concur strictly with what
, L. Williams says In relation to the Difficult
a that had happened to you.
nd W. Z. HUTcHINds
Hos. W. H. PURCELL.
JULY 81, 1850.
I'M hereby certify that the foregoing sta
not ment of Messrs. Williams and Hutchlngs
M correct that was one of the party VI
err. went to Bladensburg with Hon. VIM.
an. Purcell on the day referred to; that eve
person that ! saw In Bladensburg that
MT heard speak OF the transaction betwe
ri. Judge Purcell and some Bladensburg 70
ri. dies, a few nights before, spoke Of Il vi
ma regret, and was sorry 1t had happened, al
on they considered 1t great outrage upon hi
n @. l.. WALKER
IL wAsuIsoros, ID. o., July rs, 1896
~ JUDGE PURCELL At your request | v
,U' furnish you with statement so far as
,n memory serves me Of what occurred
iiv Bladensburg incident to the assault VIII
~ was made upon you on the night OF the II
Inn instant.
"" Two friends OF mine came from Washii
ma ton on that afternoon, and wont down
Iav the burg, spent some time with them, q
az after they left, about $3.50, walked tow
10y the Spa Spring, and while sitting at
, n hotel you came down with another par
w and had conversation with Mr.. Mockal
ow about leasing or renting your farm, whic
ned understand Is in Bladensburg, or near the
NV While there you did, believe, compl
~ OF their (the rowdies) treatment Of you
Nv forTnaF nrcasi0na lint the anna tima