Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-04

| TATE CoUETI. MISS II - pm ) une = 1910
Mr sam. F. Massey, SenatObis, Mississippi:
! DEAR sIR-This morning received aB in
! formal communication from you, stating tha
your arrest by the kheTfh lBst night preyente6
you from answering my note Of twelve O'ciock
/ yesterday. Although said note remains un
/ answered, lsarr that you have been at lib
| erty on tle streets of SenstOt IA during tht
day VIII you fpform me whether you have
| been liberated on bond, TeeogniBanee or other
wise. Under the terms OF your liberation
when may expect an answer To my note o
twelve O'Clock, LIST instant, above referred to-
This will be handel you by my friend, MI
". ]. :. Holland. Very respectfully,
ED. n. WATSON.
IREPLY NO. 81
| SENAToBIA, MIssISSIPPI,l .
y 40 am, June ., 1876. !
Mr.. Ed. 81. Watson:
DEAR SIR Yours of IL rs p M, June2, 1875
Just received. In reply will state that the
sheriff arrested me (as previously stated in
order to prevent breach of the peace, and
| toi1 me that be would, in order to avoid pub
licity, put me on honor not TO take any steps
in this matter between us until release re
said he did net know ho- ing he Srould ex.
act ms OF .ae, put that if dif not pledge him
/, ~ ne required he would put me under the
course oil the law l cannot therefore, tell
| exactly when can answer your note OF IL M.
OF the first instant bat. will do so as soon as
--'' -'' sAM F. MASSEY.
Mr.. Watson had gone to Senatobis
without friend who could act for him,
because he supposed Mr.. Massey wou d
agree to conduct the correspondence else
where. His note requesting a CORE
spondence wss delivered by q stranger.
Before he could secare the services Of q
friend to carry his demand, inform alton
reached him that his arrest was immi-
nent. Leaving Ssnatobis on this ac-
count early Tuesday morning, he return
ed to that vicinity on the same day,
accompanied by the undersigned. We
received on our arrival there informa-
ton OF Mr.. Massey's arrest, and Of the
necessity Of our lodging in the country
and conducting the correspondence at
night. BY diligent inquiry we ascer-
tanned about noon on Wednesday that
Mr.. Massey had been liberated. The sec
ond note was then prepared, and Mr..
Greer delivered it to Mr.. Massey, so
soon as darkness enabled him to enter
the town. He did not deliver it sooner,
because information as to the
contents of the Tidal Wave, as set
forth in the correspondence, reached
him before the note was placed in his
hsnds. This issue of the Tidal Wave is
dated as of June LIST, when, in fact, it
appeared and was distributed in the
town on the morning Of May 31st.' The
reply was received upon the same night,
and Mr.. Greer handed TO Mr.. Massey's
friend the third note at dawn on Thurs
day. When this note was delivered, the
friends of the two parties agreed that no
reply should be expected before dark,
for fear of arrest. The reply to this, the
third note, was delivered, however, early
in the forenoon, but its bearer especially
cautioned Mr.. Greer that his Mr.,
Greer1 appearance in town should not
be until Sfter dark. The fourth note was
delivered by MIR. Greer to Mr.. Massey's
friend by quarter to nine o'clock that
night. Mr.. Greer waited in the town
until half-psst eleven O'Clock for re,
sponse. He was notified that none
would be made before nine O'Clock OF
the day following. At this delay he re-
monstrated, but in vain. AS he wss
mounting his horse to depart, deputy
sheriff arrested and carried MIN before
the sheriff, who required, as the absolute
condition OF his release, his word of
honor not to be the bearer of any mes,
sage between these gentlemen for forty
eight hours. Before giving the required
promise, Mr., Greer requested that he
should be allowed to visit friends of
flee, where he had just before parted
with the gentleman who represented
Mr.. Massey. The request being grant
ed, as he had hoped, be found the gen.
tlemsn still there. While there he sue
ceeded in informing him that his
T GGreeI's1 arrest should not interfere with
a continuance Of the correspondence, as
Mr.. Holland was upon the ground with,
and prepared to act for, Mr.. Watson in
this emergency. The friend OF Mr..
Massey, and We would here attest his
chivalrous bearing throughout his con-
nection with the affair, told Mr. Greer
that he would decline to act further for
Mr.. Massey Ia the premises, and should
at oncs tender his. Withdrawal. He
consented to, and did deliver Mr.. Greer g
message concerning Mr.. Holland to Mr..
Massey before his withdrawal. Mr..
Greer then gave the required pledge 10
the deputy sheriff, and, being released,
returned to Messrs. Watson and HoI.
land, to whom he made known his situ-
alton. The further correspondence ex-
plains itself. Upon the receipt of Mr.
Msssey's reply 20 Mr.. Wstson's last
note, Mr.. Holland deemed 8 further
stay in that locality unwise aud un-
necessary, and advised Mr.. Watson not
to visit longer in locality where arrest
was Imminent, for the receipt of reply
which Mr.. Massey had indefinitely
postponed. In conclusion, we will only
ask that, upon this correspondence and
bare statement CT facts, we are willing
for our friend and ourselves to be judged
by our felloW-man. J NJ GREER,
w. 7 L. HOLLAND.