Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-26
A sLANDER REFUTED.
Indignant Denial by Prominent CItI-s

Indignant Denial by Prominent Citi-
gems.
From the Knoxville Chronicle-RepublicaR.
We cheerfully give the following place
in our columns. The facts as stated below
by prominent and influential citizens of
Greeneyille are no doubt true. One Of the
editors of the Chronicle took pains some
weeks ago to investigate the matters refer
red to, and found TO bis satisfaction that
the charges were untrue. Great injustice
has been done all concerned by the unfor-
tunate publication, and we are glad to pub
lish this contradiction:
GREENEvILLE, Tenn, May %, 1872.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: Our attention has
been called to the following Especial" cut
from the Indianapolis Journal of the 10th
inst: -.a
candy JOHNSON AS A SEDUCER-sUIClDE
OF HIS VICTIM.
1BROoKLYN, May 1S.-A few DAYS since
It was announced that Mrs. Emily Harold,
wife of the Postmaster at GreeneVille, East
Tennessee, had committed suicide by shoot
ing herself through the head with revolver.
A letter Just received by a resident of
Greeneville, now in Brooklyn attending the
Methodist General Conference, conveys the
intelligence that Mrs. Harold had been Sc
duced by ex-President johnson, and that
discovery and exposure led her to the COM
mission Of the rash act Great Indignation
is expressed among the citizens Of Greene
vile against the ex-President, and many of
the best citizens refuse to speak to him on
the street.-Mdy 10Th"
So far as we know, this is the first libel
Gus publication of the scandal current here
about a month since, which doubtless i'm
PEELED Mrs. Harold to suicide. At that
time It was thoroughly and carefully inves-
tigated by some Of us, and we did not hest
tate then, nor do we now, 10 pronounce it
q cruel and malicious SANDER.
Mrs. Harold was about fifty-two years of
ace, and for over thirty years had been
member of the Presbyterian Church here,
during all which time she had sustained
the character of an earnest, consistent
christian, a chaste and faithful wife, kind
and dutiful mother, charitable neighbor
and true and noble woman, respected and
esteemed by all in this community. She
had, during all her whole life, been the in
innate, personal friend of Mrs. johnson,
living for many years past within a few
steps of each other. The cruel shaft of
Islander dethroned her reason and pierced
her heart.
ffGreat Indignation is felt among the good
citizens of Greeneville." Its object, how
ever, is not the ex-President, but the author
and utterers of the infamous and grOundless
SANDER, which has caused the death of one
of the purest women, sent sorrow and grief
to many happy homes, and cast gloom over
the whole community.
Unsolicited and without consulting either
of the injured families, we offer this volun-
tary tribute of truth 10 the memory of a
virtuous, noble woman, and the character of
a distinguished, respected and esteemed
neighbor most foully slandered, and in JUS
tice to the living and the dead, request its
publication.
81. II. Ingersoll,
Robert NJ. Mckee,
Z. 9. Reeves, editor of Sentinel,
Sam Miligan, Judge Court of Claims.
Jas. A. Galbraith, former Int. Rev. Col,
James II. Robinson, Attorney,
Lewis F. Self, former Senator,
A, Walker, Sheriff of Greene county,
A. II. Pettibone, Asst U. S. Dist. Atty,
s. E. Snapp, Mayor of Greenevile,
S. z. McCorkle, Pastor Presbyterian
Church,
D. r. Britton, Clerk Circuit Court,
David Sewer, p years c. and N.
Robert McCorkle,
Felix A. Reeve, Attorney,
A. M. Piper, Deputy Int. Rev. Col,
Citizens of GreeneviIe.