The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-03-25
The Ralls-Fax Affair.

d com munication, taken from the Portland l
Herald, charging JAS D. Fay with q '
most heinous crime, stating that We
thought it singular the Jacksonville
papers made no mention of the affair, and
that we should await further develop.
mcnts before commenting upon it, be-
lieving there were two sides to the story.
The following taken from the Jackson
vile Times of the 1lth instant, gives an
entirely different version Of the affair,
and as We gave the accusations 10 full,
We now give the answer thereto. The
Times says: see zao9 fs
The Herald pnblishcs two letters froa, this
place in references TO the sad affair which recently
transpired hers. The local papers here, unwill- |
ing TO further wound the feelings of the family of
the girl, and equally unwilling to make state
ment in advance of . local investigation, which
was expected to take place within few days,
refrained FROM mentioning the occurrence. But
. miserable scoundrel who, while pretending
sympathy for the unfortunate girl, in order to
glut his personal and political animosity against
Mr.. Pay, parades her shame through the columns
| Of the Herald, and her misfortune as the
instrument of his private vengeance and that
paper descending to the level of the Hareppa
| for like reason publishes these letters. The
| meFctffYs Oes0cTUt .
Herald. without waiting TO hear both sides of the
case, hasten to repeat the story Of the lying
| ard who did not dare append his to his
Communication. Upon the unsupported state
meat of au anonymous correspondent these papers
have thrown themselves into ecstacics of yirtuous
Indignation.
We are glad TO notice that there arc some news
papers in the State who, like ourself, would de-
nounce the crime in fitting terms if it true
yet. with spirit of fairness and justice, wish to
hear from the other side before proceeding to
.l.11
) to notice this spirit OF candor among SOME por-
tion of the press of the State. Mr.. FaYe has
publicly denied the charge. He informed the
father of the girl of his anxiety for legal inyes
tigation, and offered to facilitate such nyestiga-
tion by all means in his power. From the fact
. that such investigation is expected to take place
and from a natural reluctance to publish abroad
, in the newspapers the domestic arrangements
even to refute the infamous ISLANDERS of his enc
mies-Mr Fay has thus far refrained from pub
Itching defense, reservirg the facts in his pos
session for the trial. He has not been afraid of
a public uprising the Heraid's correspondent
t intimates for not only is it not true that the
whole community believed him guilty, but, on
the contrary, that belief is confined to few of
his political and personal enemies and the cir
eums.anc eonacetiug NJ. Fay with the affair
are 10 absurd and ihnprobabls, that there are
none of them who really believe it.
The Hcraid's correspondent carefully couceals
the fact that it Mr.. Fay who sent the mcssen-
ger the house of tbs girls father that it was
he who organized the search; that it was be who
sent at his own expense for her mother; that no
member of his family, nor in the community.
suspected her condition, and that she disappeared
without tho knowledge of any person in Mr.. Fay $
house that it Was he who sent for medical at
, tendance, and that it was to bis own house he
brought her when found that his family and
himself. as wel rs the community, were ignorant
OF her eenGition- He also eonceals the fact that
| while still upon the hill, where Fay and every
other present cheer.illy to X off their coats
and covered the girl to make her rs comfortable
as possible, while waiting for the carriage, the
Hefatds sympnthet-c correspondent was the only
man who refused to lend his coat. He insnuatcs
I that Fay stood in danger of mob; but he does
not add that when his letter appeared here so
great was his terror of personal violence that he
would shirk out of town every morning early and
: remain all day, Sinking back when darkness
covered his advent, and kept this up four days,
and even at this writing does not dare show bis
cowardly face upon the streets except at rare
intervals when the coast is CLEAR.
In conclusion, we beg to assure Mr.. Fay's
many friends throughout the State that he is
ready and xious for the fullest and freest
judicial investigation of this unfortunate affair
An infamous attempt has been made to blacken
his good name by the slanders of cowardly scrib-
blers, and the conspiracy of others to black
mail him. His life has been attempted in a
, most cowardly manner, and his political and
personal enemies are enjoying deviIish carnival
g over what they fondly hope is tho ruin of his
ruputation but he is confident, and so are his
friends, that an investigation will not only devel
: / op his innocence. but the most damnable black
mail conspiracy ever hatched in the State.
8 To the above We append the following, which
. explains itself:
e PORTLAND. March 9.-To Jamcs d. Fay: We
authorized by j. X. Neil to inform all it NAV
concern, that he was the author of the letters to
II the Herald, alluded to in your dispatch of March
- Ist. T. PATTERSON SCO.
:, l. On the 1st Of March telegraphed to the pro
prietors of the Herald the name of the autho
of tho lying and scandalous letters from this
place, in reference to myself and unfor tun att
girl, who is being used the tool of others, Il
T. crafty personal and political vengeance. Aftc
nine days deliberation the above answer is given
= If the coward and liar whose name is given abov
d were worthy of my notice he should not complain
of want of attention my part Our last inter
q view proved his cowardce his whole prov e
.r his meanness Inalignity, and Ineudacity, and I
=, the Judgment of the public We leave him for, III
q present. j.. JAMES d. FAY.