Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-09

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state that before the close Of my
mortgage he converted his estab-
lishment into 8 negro billiard So
loon, thereby depreciating the
property. He even went so far as
to concOCt q plan with a man
named Barbour, insurance agent,
to dispose Of the propetty-get it
out Of lthe county, beyond my
reach, and replace it with ether
which the mortgage would not
cover; but this failed, and Barbour
was viCtimized to the tune Of
SLAO0, which Richardson borrow
ed, giving him q bill Of sale Of the
whole billiard saloon, which, or
course amounted TO nothing, on
top Of my mortgage.
/ knew nothing Of Richardson
here, but would refer you TO DR..
Barr, q practicing physician Of
this city of high standing, and
who, l understand, Richardson
victimized TO the extent Of Sl0,-
900. l have no time, or would
call on Dr.. Barr and get full par
ticulars. While in Memphis
Richardson's associations we're
principally negroes and q very
low class Of white men. !, for
one, pronounce him one Of the
most accomplished scoundrels /
ever met, and there are many re.
spectacle and responsible men Of
Memphis who will say the same,
some OF whom are Reed Hugh,
formerly Of the Memphis Bulletin;
]. NJ. Tomeny, U. S. Marshal; L.
NJ. WalcOtt, Of the firm Of Wal
colt, Smith Il Co, who knows
him TO the tune Of s70O; E. 6.
Conner; Mr.. Reinhardt, whose
first name | forget, but who went
security for him for $500 and had
1t to pay; Thos. Barrett, whom he
rented the billiard saloon from;
A. j. Slagle; Horace Stone, now
of this city, who is security for
him for 81, 200 and will have it to.
nav; Westcott Il Stahl, attorneys
at Memphis, and in fact the whole
community will bear witness that
he is Il very bad man.
have written this hastily, and
have no time to put it in good
shape. You are at liberty to re-
wise it, put it in good shape and
publish it over my name, and as
for my own character, | can refer
you to the merchants generally OF
this city, where l have lived and
done business since 1863.
Very truly yours,
d. II. EVANS.
These letters speak for them
selves, and are from gentlemen Of
, unquestionable veracity and above
suspicion. We have others Of the
) same sort, but have selected these,
because they refer to other men
+. whom they say will substantiate
l their statements.
The letter to the New YORK
Tribune, dated at Little Rock, Sep
TENDER "a, 1869, doubtless written
by Richardson, is one tissue o
falsehoods from the beginning u
D the end, so far as it relates to the
n political status Of the State, or the
action of Governor Clayton. II
j, speaking of the appointments
made BY the Governor, which in
cludes the ten circuit judges, the
e ten district attorneys, and the ter
school superintendents, he says
/. "Not only were they requires
s to pledge their influences to Gov
4 CLAYTON, but to assist in opposing
and running each and every one V
Il whom he was opposed. During
the last session Of the General As
sembly, for instance, the Hon. MI
!, Brooks, one of the ablest Repuh
- licans in the State, was understood
as an aspirant for the United State
"a Senate. Few indeed of the teI
n circuit school superintendent Wi
d deny being required, as a price 70
If their confirmation by the Stat
,r Senate, to assist 10 defeating Nj
"a Brooks. The Hon. Nj. Thomas
M Superintendent Of Public Work
too, will scarce deny the admissio
that for the sake Of retaining hi
Office he "was guilty Of many
m monstrous lie" in giving pledge
b looking to the ruin Of Mr.. Brood
which in his heart he did not il
tend to keep, and for which b
trusted his TOD WOulu not hOl
he him accountable"
", These men are all in the Stat
he and are Us well qualified TO di
r charge the duties to which the
lis we're appointed, as the same nun
Der Of men in any State; and If b
n. statements are true, we call upC
on Richardson to produce their of
IS, davits in support of his stat
ments, or stand before the wor
i a in the character Of q public liza
or. We find the following in the lett
nm of Richardson:
During the last winter, for
stance. the General Assemb
81, caused the formation Of a ne
tn county, called Boone. Some tin
Of ago the citizens held an electi'
INV and sent the list of chosen office
1e. to Gov. Clayton for COnfrmatio
mi Not a single one upon the Iist 70
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