The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-01
rHE FKAUp ACKNowLEpGEp.

IOUdtc ONu2O.
THE FRAUD ACKNOWLEDGE.
certify that the foregoing is a true
copy OF the original papers, and that the
name subscribed thereto. purportiug to be
the genuine signature of Perry Moore. is
BASE FORGERY. AND so ADMITTED
TO Me BY w. W. CHISHOLM, at the
ntne [ arrested said papers in his handS
Said Chisolm was ut that time Judge OF
the Probate Court of kemper county, and
was Clerk of said Court.
GEO. l.. WELSH.
DEKALB, Miss, Sept. 81, 1876.
To convict this poor wretch, WEIGH, OF
being at once a simpleton, as well as a liar,
1 call the attention of the public to the fol-
loving extract from the records OF the Pro-
bate Court of Kemper county:
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
Kemper County.
To the Honorable John No Rea, Judge or the
Pro6a:e Court Of said county:
The undersigned jordan Moore petitions
your Honor to grant him letters of admin
sstration on the estate OF Perry Moore, de-
ceased, of said county, and in making [ his
petition would state, that said decedent de
parted this life on or about the EIGHTH
DAY of February, 1867. that he died with
out will. seized OF effects in said county.
upon which it is necessary that administra
ton should be hai, and in duty bound your
petitioners will ever pray
JORDAN MOORE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, Au-
gust u, 1867. GEO l.. WELSH.
Tue STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Ketnper C,unty.
I, II. Rush Clerk of the Chancery Court
in and for said connty. do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a correct copy of the
letters OF Administration upon the Estate
of Perry Moore deceased, as appears upon
file and on record in my Office at DeKalO,
this October 233, 1876.
II RUSH,
Clerk
Welsh says that Perry Moore was dead
before the affidavit in regard to the cotton
was made, and tn 1t was on the end day OF
February, 1851, and yet Jordon Moore made
affidavit before this same George l.. Welsh,
that Perry Moore died on or about the SGlA
day of February, 1867 See how plain
tale viii put lying scoundrel down. BY
the records of his own court he stands
convicted liar. Need say more. 1 would
NOT trouble myself to say this much, to peo-
pie who know this Welsh, but many read
TIE CLARION who have no means of know
ing what reliance is to be placed in this
these two papers so that they may have no
difficulty i II determining.
Now, upon this slanderous charge Of
Welsh, all the supersucture of persecution
against me has been raised Proving the
foundation 10 b. false, what becomes OF the
edifcc?
This same George L. Welsh says that ''he
arrested Perry Moore's affidavit in my
hands; that | admitted that it was forge
~ that he demanded my resignation. and
l did resign" l congratulate Welsh in
doing what lie seldom does-stumbling
upon one scrap of truth, for 81 did resign
but that / did it upon the demand Of George
l.. Welsh, or any one else, is falsehood too
infamous to be coined by any other than
his brain, which is so VIGOROUSLY fruitful in
such productions. When l did resign my
successor was appointed upon my
reco T. mendation Where we are both
known, the idea of George l. Welsh
demanding anything at my hands, will
sound preposterous indeed. Alone and to-
gether, he would not risk his cowardly
carcass within reach of the toe of my boot,
except he was acting the part of a crnging
cur.
Affidavits from Thos. II. Woods, District
Attorney, and James Haughley and Will
liam b. Lockett, members of the Grand
Jury in 1868, declare that was indicted for
forgery, in uttering the Perry Moore affida-
Wit That may be true; but | was present
at the close of that inquisition and never
heard OF it. Ii so, it was of course en- parte,
and founded doubtless upon the testimony
of Geo. L. Welsh, who we see has written
and doubtless then swore that Perry Moore
was dead before the affidavit was made
Now, whatever the Grand Jury thought, if
they ever found such a bill upon Welsh's
testimony, it is now beyond dispute that he
lied, and lied n the face of his own records
Il is true thar the records of the court were
stolen in 1865, and ku- klug cap asas found in
the office after the thieUes had departed
But whether l was indicted or not, the
fact remains that fourteen terms OF the Cir
cult Court had been held in Kemper county
since that time, aud / have never been
called to answer.
In addition to this may say that this is
not the first time that this matter has been
before the public In 1871 an anonymous
letter addressed to Gov Alcorn, appeared
tu HE SLARAON, containing SUBSTANTIALLY
the same charge 1t was a subject of
by the Governor, but he
became satisfied that it was a malicious
SANDER, and subsequently, appointed m e to
the Office of sheriff of the county, to which
position have been twice elected since that |
time, By a people who knew of Welsh's SLAM
derous falsehoods, and knew what value to |
give them. It is true that was expelled |
from the Masonic Lodge. Welsh is Ma
son, so were his coadjutors. Pending the |
against me in the Lodge. / was /
assured by 7. G. Murphy. S. Gully and |
Charles Bell that if would be quiet politi-
cally it would be call right in the Lodge.
Having been taught, even before | became |
an entered apprentice, that the obligations
Of FreemasoDry would not interfere with
ny religious or political opinions. be they
What they may, my duty to my God. nv
leighbor or myself. declined to yield to the
demands of the Brethren" and was ex-
DelIed because / was a Republican, and |
orced to avow my sentiments.
Besides showing how basely. slanderous
md false this creature Welsh is, might in
.roduce him in a new act, and cast another
shadow upon his character, by showing his
with County Warrants in KEN
per county, and other deeds, darker still
But at present an only engaged In proving
ina Tar, too distinct and unequivocal for
he public to regard. / may give a chapter
IN other elements of his character hereafter.
( any one should question his business.
Very respectfully, yours, etc,