Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-24
A ISLANDER REFUTED.
Indignant Denial by Prominent Cit


We cheerfully give the following place in our
columns. The facts as stated below by proml-
nent and influential citizens of Greenevllle are
no doubt true. One of the editors OF the
CHRONICLE took pains some weeks ago to IN
vestigate the matters referred to, and found to
his satisfaction that the charges were untrue,
Great injustice has been done all concerned by
the unfortunate publication, and we are glad to
publish this contradiction:
GREENEvILLE, Tenn, May %, 1872.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: Our attention has been
called to the following Special cut from the
Indianapolis Journal of the Goth inst:
candy JOHNSON AS A SEDUCER-SUICIDE OF
HIS VICTIM.
brooklyn, May 1S-A few days since it
was announced that Mrs. Emily Harold, wife of
the Postmaster at Greeneyille, East Tennessee,
had committed suicide by shooting herself
through the head with a 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 seduced by eX-President
Johnson, and that discovery and exposure led
her to the commission of the rash act. Great
indignation is expressed among the citizens of
Greeneville against the exPresident, and many
of the.bes citizens refuse to speak to him on the
strcet.-Nfay 20th."
So far as we know, this is the first lbelous
publication of the scandal current here about
month since, which doubtless impelled Mrs.
Harold to suicide. At that time it was
of us, and we did not hesitate then, nor do we
now, to pronounce it a cruel and malicious
SANDER.
Mrs Harold was about ffty--two years of
age, and for over thirty years had been mem
Der OF the Presbyterian Church here, during
oil ,,,l,.o cbo had character
of an earnest, consistent Christian, chaste and
faithful wife kind and dutiful mother, a char
liable neighbor and a true and noble woman,
respected and esteemed by all in this communi-
IT, She had, during all her whole llte been
the intimate, personal friend and companion of
in q few steps of each other The cruel shaft
of SANDER dethroned her reason and pierced her
heart
Great indignation is felt among the good
citizens of Greeneville." Its object, however,
Is not the ex- President but the author and ut
terers 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 com
munity.
Unsolicited and without consulting either Of
the injured families, we offer this voluntary
tribute of truth to the memory of virtuous,
noble woman and the character of a distln-
guished respected and esteemed neighbOr most
foully sandered, and III justice to the living
and the dead, request its publication.
Ii II Ingersoll, -....
Robert NJ Mckee,
Z G. Reeves, Editor of Sentinel
Sam Millgan, Judge Court of Claims.
Jas A Gal6raith, former Int Rev Col
James H Robinson, Attorney.
Lewis + Self, former Senator.
A Walker Sheriff of Greene county.
Al Pettbone Asst U Dist Atty
i Snapp, Mayor of Greeneville:
Z McCorkle Pastor Presbyterian Church.
ID Il Britton, Clerk Circuit Court.
David Sewer, twenty years c " NJ
Robert McCorkle.
Felix Reeve, Attorney.
A NJ Piper, Deputy Int Rev Col.
Citizens of Greeneyille.