The Russellville Democrat., 1878-09-05
That Scrip Matter Again.
 DOVER, ARK, Sept. ,, 1878.
MIR. B. F. JoBE:-

LIVE <hhh.3 A'Sl't. iSsos MR. E. F. JoBE:-
 Dear Sir,-Your kind favor of to- day received, enclosing slip from the "Arkansian' of Dardanelle, contain ing the following:
 DARDANELLE, ARK, Aug. 2G, '7S. Editor of Arkansian:
 DEAR SIR: In the last weeks issue of the Western Immigrant one B. F. Bayliss publisted lengthy card over his own signature, which was intended to reflect on the integrity of w. b. Jac- | oway, Esq.
 In commenting on Bayliss' card in the last issue of your paper you use1 the following language, viz;
 GONE A LITTLE TOO FAR. In regard to the charges made by B. F. Bayliss, and published in the Vest ern Immigrant, against Col. W. D. Jacoway, of retaining $293. of Pope county scrip that he claimed should have been sold by him for the benefit of the county. We can say that Col. ,)ac- oway has the certified copy of the coun- ty court records from under the hand of A. J. Bayliss, clerk of the court, to- gether with agreement of the counsel representing both sides of the case, showing that he retained much less than the order of the county court had allowed him. We have seen the certi- fled copy of the records and agreement of attorneys, now in the possession of Col. Jacoway, and know whereof we speak in this matter.
 As the public are interested in this matter, and to satisfy ourselves we, too, have examined the agreement of coun- gel and the certified copy of the Pope county court record, certified by A. J. Bayliss, clerk of Pope county, to which you have referred, and we take pleas ure in stating that we are prepared to verify your statement; and that, ac- cording to the said agreement of coun- sel, and certified copy of the records, w. D. Jacoway was entitled to fee of $500, and admitting the fact that he has beer paid the sum of S293.40, there yet appears to be due to Jacoway on that account the sum of $206.60. We are very respectfully,
 w. T. WALL,
 J. $. HAYDEN,
 F. II. ATHooD,
 E. T. MATHEWS.
 After rendering you my sincere thanks for the favor of sending me the copy of the above card, and the proffer of the use of the columns of the DEMOCRAT to reply, 1 will avail myself of the kind offer, and in order not to trespass upon your kindness, 1 will simply say, with the record before me, that it does not say any where that the county allowed MT. Jacoway the sum of $500, or any other sum for any purpose whatever, and will take occasion to say here In this connection that it would be a little more satisfactory to the public who are interested in this matter, to see that copy of the record publish ed, than to have 1t simply referred by parties who evidently did not give it careful examination, in con nection with the statements in my card referred to by them. The rec ord does say, as 1 have said before, that Fowler was allowed to retain in hand, out of what he owed the county, the sum of $500 for his attorneys fees, but as to what Fowler did with that sum, the Court nor the people of Pope county had nothing to do, or say, neither is it material to this issue whether he has paid his attorneys for their services or yet owes them; but what we are talking about, and what we have to do with are the following facts, which have not nor can be ratuted.
 1st. That after the settlement was made with Fowler, he still owed the county S7s4.30 in U. $. Currency, with credit in his favor of $293. 10 in county scrip, which was issued and delivered to W. D. Jaeoway with the understanding and his express promise made to the Hon. Frank Thach, then County Judge, that ho