The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-21

umns Of the Bulletin to say Q few
words shout my connection with the un.-
fortunatS cafAis t2hich5 slias furnished
Cairo with H. nine days. wonder, the
scandal.mongen With food upon which
70 surfeit their vitiatsd appetltes. and TO
that class Of my enemies, who, In their
attacks upon my character, heretofore,
sought the safety Of quiet retreats and
still hours, D license to indu)ge to their
satisfaction In my open defamation,
' nv better judgment has. up to this time
guafdSd me- from fushine hesdlous into
a defense, while poisoned-tongued ri.
NOR held sway over the minds Of all;
while my conduct was judged by false
hood and not fact; while my enemies,
open and secret, and they are not few,
allowed no chance to slip by, where fuel
could be added to the flames, while every
dog Of them, ,fpbia .9.snIfs 81 $40
"Tray, Blanche. Sweetheart. and all. y ~
were yelping "Albright" I'm every store
and Office, and upon every street corner
In the town. Looking at this condition
Of affairs, my better Judgment, AZ have
said, taught me thst then was not the
time for defense, and that this miniature
tempest would soon, In the nature of
things, expend It's fury. Events which
have since trsDspired. convince me Of
the wisdom Of that judgment.
Now, that the statement Of the m other,
made In my absence, and in the pres
ence Of Messrs. NJ b. Harrell and A. d.
Stafford, and the deposition OF the ne
gress, Jane Smith, who nursed the
mother from the time Of her arrival here
until short time after the birth of the
child, have been published, 1t IL n duty
which / owe alike 20 the public and my
self, to submit statement Of those facts
connected with the matter of which 1
am cognlzant:
STATEMENT.
While at Jonesboro, some time since,
the motherof the child, Miss Cummings,
applied to me for advice, and spoke OF
beginning legal proceedings against Mr..
Barringer, but expressed her belief that
lac Mr.. B would care for her, without
resorting 10 measures which would nee.
essarily lead to publicity. / advised
compromise, ifsuch could be made, and
accordingly saw Mr.. Il. and stated the
proposition which Miss &. had made to
me he expressed himself perfectly will
ing TO do everything necessary TO the
wsll-being Of Miss c.; that even the sus.
heard nothing further OF the case until
was informed that Miss Cummings was
In Cairo and desired to see me. called
upon her ut the corner OF Second street
aud Commercial avenue, In compliance
with her desire, and the request VI Mr..
Barringer, the latter stating that he
wanted me to see that she was made COM
Portable, and that she was well cared for
After the birth Of the child, received u
letter from Mr.. Jones, stating that on the
subsequent evening he would send some
one for the child; that arrangements
had been made In Union county through
which It would be properly cared for.
The following evening, Tuesday, .
young man whose face looked familiar,
but whose name did not know, called
Mt my office and presented n letter from
Mr. Jones, stating that the bearer had
come TO take the child to Jonesboro, aud
requested me tn see that the police ON
GERS did not prevent hin, from conveying
the infant to the cars. This ! told the
young man would do; aud was accord
ingly walked at three o'clock, Wednes-
day morning, and repaired TO the house,
where found the Infant, neatly aud
comfortably arranged In q large basket
The young man took the basket contain
ing the infant, and accompanied him
up Commercial avenue as far ~ Fourth
street. where he was Joined by another
person. stranger to me-. whom the
young man, carrying the basket, said
was the baggageman, with whom he had
arrangements made TO convey the infant
to Jonesboro. When the baggageman
met him, was told that the infant would
be Immediately placed on the train and
that my services were no longer necos-
sary. then left them and Immediately
went to my ONCE. This was the last
knew OF the matter, supposing, rs did
the mother OF the child, thstit was taken
TO yonesboro, until was accosted by Mr..
Stafford. the gentleman upon whose
was accused Of being engaged In leaving
the child ct his door. This denied; but
frankly told him all I knew about II,
and telegraphed Immediately for Mr..
Jones. Three hours later Mr.. Jones ar.
rived. He stated that the name OF the
young man whom he sent for the child
was Berry; that he formerly lived some
two or three years In Cairo, and believes
he was engaged while living here In driv-
ing dray; that Berry was selected be-
cause he was acquainted here, and was
paid to take the child to Jonesboro, and
from there, eight miles west, In the coun.
try, where arrangements had been made
for Mr.. Bostin and his wife to raise IL.
Mr.. Jones know TO be an upright, fair.
minded gentleman, and no one who
knows him will impugn the motives he
was actuated by, throughout the whole
affair. Had Berry acted In accordance
with the instructions OF Mr.. Jones, the un-
fortunate affair would have never assumed
Its present aspect. ."i
Isubmit this, In all candor and sinceri-
ty, to the just-minded OF the people of