The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-28
a Card from G. y. AIcFadden.
WuEELrNo, ". Va, Feb. %.

WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. %.
EditOn IntelligencCr;
GENTLESIEN-I ask your indulgence
for a few lines in your paper, that / may
"explain"-as Brother Fsrnsworth would
say. In the Register this morning they
see proper to set your humble servant up
as defanltcr, in so many words. | will
only say that | was beset once on time
by band Of thieves who took il upon
Themselves TO break me down by revenge.
full testimony before committee OF in
vestigation raised 10 investigate twenty.
seven charges preferred by one PeterIYa ar
nall, whom l had charged with being q
thief. This committee was raised at the
session Of the Legislature Of 1869, and
the report Of said committee was made in
February, 1870. This committee was
composed OF ]. NJ. Phelps (chairman), B.
+. Harrison, of Jefferson county, (who
was absent greater portion Of the time
during the sitting Of the committee); Mr..
Dills, OF Parkersburg, who was also. alb
sent a greater portion Of the time. Bar
ney Rollins, a man Of large proportions
Hacking the brains), was also a member
Of that committee, as was also Hon, VIM.
Price, OF Monongalia county.
Now as 10 the report and how II was
gotten up. One B. T. Bowers acted az
clerk for said committee, and in writing
out the testimony he testified that what
he had written was the evidence in effect,
not the actual evidence. ]. NJ. Phelps,
the chairman, was drunk almost every
hour oil the sitting Of said committee.
and the sitting lasted twenty.three days'
Pete Yarnall, the main witness, was
drunk during that time. Icharged Peter
with being thief, for which charge he
sued me in the Circuit Court Of Marshall
county for $1,000, and was compelled
to prove 1t, which l did, and Peter lii out
and has never paid the costs Of his suit,
b. F. Harrison signed the report from
remote standpoint. He was at home in
Jefferson county during the sitting Of the
committee. The report as prepared by
b. I. Bowers was sent 10 him and he
signed it without seeing the testimony,
One or two others Of the committee did
the same thing. 1t was a fight against
the Republicans, rs the Hon. B, W, Price
and other members OF the Democra-
tic party have told me. They did
not believe that had ever
wronged the State out OF single dime.
l was the objective point Of ne Republi.
can party which they hurled their thiey..
ing, lying witnesses at. II il enough to
say at this time that l was persecuted not
for righteousness sake" but to break me
down financially, socially and politically.
To enlighten the committee; Hho in.
vestigated me, | will say that four OF
the prosecuting witnesseS, that swore
against me, are now or were very recently
inmates OF four penitentiaries, and Peter
Iarnall, the prince OF liars, is now rusji.
eating around the rum mills and cock.
pits OF Cumberland, and only escaped oc.
cupying Cell at Moundsyille by his
hasty flight. Twill close by SAYING that
il il is necessary 10 further inyestiRate
me as TO any act Of mine during nv adj.
miuistration Of the affairs Of The West
Virginia Penitentiary, am ready on
one hours notice-to proceed into the
1rlaI-when l know / am right I am
willing to go ahead" I enclose you 4
copy OF the records Of the Circuit Court