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A CARD FROM SHERIFF EDWARD H.
WATERS.

A CARD FROM SHERIFF EDWARD H.
WATERS.
CLARKsBURG, MONTGOMERY Co, Nd,
Sept. -, 1874. :
TO the Editor Of the National Repu6EieaE:
SIR: have observedin all of the Washington,
d. c., papers of Saturday last articles severely
criticsing my conduct as sheriff of this county in
reference to an attempted arrest of T. H. S. Boyd
by a couple Of Metropolitan detectives, on the
18th instant. The statements in said articles
denOunce as utterly false and without the least
shadow Of Truth. As an officer have never failed
to discharge my duty promptly and faithfully, as
all the citizens Of this county will testify. These
detectives were armed with awrit issued by one
Of the courts Of Washington city, charging Boyd
with completely n some way with forged trans
1ers Of United st ates registered bonds. did not
believe that had right, as an officer Of Mary
land, to make the arrest by virtue Of said writ,
and stated to the detectives that if they would
obtain from justice Of the peace OF Maryland
Zone being near at handy q warrant for the arrest
Of Boyd, would endesTOr to secure him for
them. This they refused to do, and did not feel
myself authorized to make the arrest under the
warrant held by them. My return to Clarksburg,
after meeting the detectives near BOyd's station,
was in order to prevent my deputy, John R.
Miller, from doing an act that would in any way
complicate me, and not to notify Boyd Of the
coming Of the detectives as stated in the articles
alluded to. 1 an not intimate with Boyd, and
barely have a speaking acquaintance with him,
and had not seen him since early morning Of the
same day, when served upon him summons
issued by one of our justices Of the peace, and 1
most emphatically deny that either by word or
deed l notified Boyd of the coming Of the detec-
tfyes or that he was liable to an arrest.
EDWARD H. WATERS,
Sheriff Of Montgomery Co., Nd.
WHAT THE DETECTIVE AND BOYD SAY ABOUT IT.
lit is true that Detective Miller possessed a
warrant issued by the Police Court of this city,
which was shown to Sheriff Waters, and which
was not sufficient authority to carry the accused
out Of the State if disposed to caV or resist, but
it was sufficient evidence to the sheriff that the
man was wanted in this city to answer grave
charge, and, according to the detectives state
ment, regarded by the justice of the peace in
Clarksburg as warrant enough to demand BOyds
arrest. By his own acknowledgment he assisted
in defeating the ends Of justice, when, after tell
ing deliberate falsehOOd, that he was going to
town to procure papers in a matter concerning
Boyd, he returned and interfered to prevent his
deputy from taking the man into custody.
As far as the intimacy with Boyd is concerned,
that gentleman stated at police headquarters last
evening that Sheriff Waters and himself were old
aequaintances and intimate friends. 1t is true
that he did not notify Boyd OF the intended AZ
rest bat it was told in a way that it would reach
him; and when asked about it last night Boyd
made the evasiVe reply, 'Well, no, he did not
tell me, but because we live in the country you
need not think we did not know what was going
on"