Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-09-01

hour George Potts came to my
Office ana expressed q desire to see
me. I invited him in. He then
stated that his wife Tor some lady
at the house, I do not remember ex-
actly his words) de9ired ma to
come down to his house and explain
the contents Of the above para'
grab. I told him there was moths
ing in the paragraph that referred
to his wife, that I did not know
his wife was any way connected
with the matter and that certainly
it could have had no reference to
her. He remarked that that was
all right, or words TO that effect,
and that in order to satisfy her of
toat fact it would be better for me
10 go down and make that state-
ment to her. I then remarked to
him, that in order to crafty the
lady and to assure her it had no
reference whatever to her I would
90 down to her house. When we
arrived at the house saw Mr.. Gil
inside and was requested to walk
in and take a seat. I took a seat
cext to the door and was requested
by a lacy, whom I afterwards
learned was Mrs. Potts, to take
another chair near the southeast
corner of the room, which l did.
Immediately she shut the front
door, instantly turned the key and
I think removed the key from the
lock and put it in her pocket. AZ
ter locking the door she approach
ed me with one hand behind her
and remarked, you have been SIAN
dering me, sir, and | intend 70
learn you a lesson, or words to
that effect. I remarked: no madam,
l have not and proceeded to make
a statement of the facts as had
been requested by Mr.. Potts to go
there to do. Without waiting to
hear my statement she commenced
striking at me with cowhide. l
raised my umbrella up before my
face in such position as 10 ward
off the ticks. After she had struck
some four or five ticks Mr.. Potts
came up to me and jerked the UNI
brella out of my hands. I then
held up my left arm to fend off the
ticks and as one OF the ticks struck
me in the hand I involuntarily clos
ed my hand, on the. cowhide, and
when Mr.. Potts saw this he caught
hold of me, pulled me back and re-
marked in a very rough voice
''none of that, SIR" when she con-
tinued to strike at me. When she
had struck Twelve or fifteen ticks
she stopped and by force they ex-
torted promise from me to publish
in my paper he statement that was
made in Tuesday evenings issue.
Then the door was opened aaa l
was allowed to depart. This is a
plain and truthful statement of the
facts as they occurred from begin>
mig to end. which discloses one Of
the most treacherous and cowardly
acts, on Mr.. Potts parts, that any
man, with the least pretentions of
a gentleman, could be guilty of.
He not only treacherously invei~
gled me into his house for the dian
bolical purpose above stated, but
aided and abetted and I verify be-
lieve compelled Ills wife to assault
me herself rather than take the re-
sponsibility of man and demand
Of me an explanation, due from
one gentleman to another. For
this treachery, for this coward:ce
I brand him before this community
as one unworthy the notice OF de-
cent gentlemen. as as one so low
and con;er ptible that gentleman
cannat cell him to personal &C.
count fer his conduct. Such treach>
cry, villainy and ruffianly coward
ice is unbecoming q man and is en-
:irely too low and contemplate to
merit further notice at my hand.
regret very much to intrude this
personal matter before the readers
Of this paper, but under the circum>
stances feel that it was unavoida'
BILE and would be excusabte.
W. G. ANNIS.