Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-09-13
hARTRANFT AND GOWEN
AN ECONOMY OF TRUTH LOOSELY SCAT
TERED AROUND SOMEWHERE.

AN ECONOMY OF TRUTH LOOSELY SCAT
TERED AROUND SOMEWHERE.
The Philadelphia Bulletin (rep.) of
Saturday has special report of the
dedication of the Grand Army Of the
Republic cemetery at Tamaqua on
Thursday last, in which appears the
following letter from Governor Hart
rant.
"PnIL.DELpnIA, August I'd, 1876
ID. N. Ereld'ld, Esq, Tdmdqid, Pd.-
DEAR SIR; lhaveyour letter in which
you 30 kindly invite me, in behalf OF
the committee of arrangements, to be
present at the dedication Of the Grand
Army of the Republic cemetery, at
Summit Hill on the Gath inst, and !
sincerely regret that my personal and
official engagements will preclude my
acceptance.
ain your letter you briefly alluded to
a statement in circulation in your vicin-
ity that | had contributed $500 to a
fund to employ counsel to defend the
parties called Mollie Maguircs, accused
of murder in the counties of Schuylkill
and Carbon. This statement you can
pronounce TO be unqualifiedly false, as
well us the insinuations made by Mr..
Gowen in his recent speech to tho jury
in one of these trials at Pottsvile. II
Mr.. Gowcn meant TO convey the idea
that my action as an official was in
any way Influenced by any bargain,
arrangement or understanding with
any one, directly or indirectly associ-
ated with the society known as the
Mollie Maguircs, then his statement is
untrue and he knows il to be so. am
yours, very sincerely,
a. +. HARTRANPT."
The Bulletin then proceeds 10 say
that reporter from that paper upon
the receipt of his letter, Immediately
called upon President Gowen at the
Reading railroad Office, to ascertain
what reply Mr.. Gowcn had to make TO
the Governor. This is what transpired,
according to the Bulletin;
Mr. Gowen, glancing hastily over
Governor Hartranitsletter, said slowly
and rather hesitatngly;
81 don't know | have nothing-I
have nothing to say in reply. All that
| said came out in judicial proceedings,
and any reply must be made through
the same source"
"0hl Mr. Gowen," the reporter cx-
claimed, 81 didn't understand the mat.
ter in that light"
As the reporter said this he advanced
to the door, ard was about TO leave, when
Mr. Gowen, who was standing in the
middle Of his Office, hastily strobe up
to the rcportsr and said with a peculiar
smile
'lf Governor Hartranit says that
what ! said is not true he is o liar
Give him my compliments"
A reporter of the Philadelphia Times
called upon Mr.. Gowcn, to know if he
had anything further to say in regars
to Gov. Hartranft's letter, when that
gentleman said "Thc speech that
seems to have annoyed Governor Hart
rant was delivered by me as lawyer
in tho performance of my professional
duty, and, while | stand firmly by all
] said on that occasion, do not pro.
pose to be called to an account for il
by any one. | am now following up
the infamous 'Mollie Mcguire organiza-
tion and do not propose to show my
hand in connection with the prosecu-
ton of the guilty parties until the evi-
dence have in my possession is used
in court of justice. No matter how
often Governor Hartranft may cross
the scent he cannot divert me from the
chase. | do not propose to reveal the
nature of the evidence in my possession
When my connection as lawyer in
the case Is finished, propose as citi-
zen 10 have something to say TO the
Governor and to the public, but at
present have no further communica.
ton to make to either" oThen un.
derstand, " remarked the reporter, "this
is your last communication until the
end of the trials p at is, unless some
necessity not now apparent should
arise in the interim.