Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-31
TURNER
Makes a Lame Attempt to Answer
General GordOn's Convincing state
ment-Ho Denies, but Does
Not Produce Testimony
To Sustain His Denial-He Does Not
Rebuff his Own Testimony, but he
Does Make an Excellent
Opportunity for the
ReasOn0vers.

EDITORS APPEAL-ln your issue of yester-
day morning there appeared, over the sig
nature of G. w. Gordon, a publication in
tended, | presume, to do me INJURY, but
which, when fully and fairly dissected, en-
ables me confidently to say, LET the CALLED
Jade vince, our withers are unwrung.'
Gordon reproduces my testimony In the case
OF q. b. Hackett against the Loew enstines,
and by species of ldiotlc reasoning attempts
to leave the impression that l had advised
Hackett to fabricate and swear to lie. The
inference attempted to be drawn by Gordon
is in no way justified by the facts as they ap-
pear in my deposition, and the intimation
that did so advise Hackett had its birth IL
the Munchausen mind of my competitor, and
is too ridiculous to merit serious consldera-
ton. Really, 1T seems that Gordon, realizing
the helplessness of his condition, jumps and
catches at the first little straw in sight.
Gordon is more to be pltied than blamed for
his blunders, for verify he Is the victim.
of badly-cLosen advisers. The little general
wakes warm, and gives the world to distinct
ly understand that went to Robert Reason
over, and, telling him that he and his brother
were supplied with poor set of lawyers, ad-
vised my own employment. In answer to
this | can only say that, when the Reason.
overs were first incarcerated in Jail, charged
with murder, happened TO be at the jail one
day, and Mr.. Robert Reasonever began
conversation with me about his case. | said
to him that sympathized with him In his
misfortune, and felt the more interest IN HIM
and his brother because of my high respect
for their heroic sister, Mrs. Sallie White.
whose daring release of her husband from
Jail had won the admiration of all good men
and pure women. If ever | spoke to
Robert Reasonover of his lawyers, it
was to commend them as men Of known
ability. at no time lntlmated
to Reasonover that wanted to be retained In
his case, but on the contrary, when he HIM
self mentioned that the propriety of RETAIN
ing me had been discussed by him and his
friends, distinctly said to him that | could
not, under any circumstances, be retained
unless the matter was referred to his then
counsel and they fully approved of IT. Thus
the matter rested until finally sister of the
Reasonovers spoke to me touching the matter
of my being retained, and she said to me
that it was intended to retain me, but that
objection was made by some of the counsel.
| said to the lady, Every well. there Is no
harm done" | also said to the lady that, In
pure spirit of sympathy for her brothers, if
at any time | could suggest anything cal
culated to aid them | would do so. l do not
know and never spoke to the prosecutor
of the Reasonovers, and at no time
said to Robert Reasonover, nor any one else,
that there was dissatisfaction with General
| Horrigan and a desire to retain me on the
| part of the prosecution. 1t has never been
my style to try to push into lawsuits. l would
not have been employed to prosecute the
Reasonovers even if any one had desired to
| employ me, because of the great respect L
cannot find better fuel with which to feed the
| flame of popular prejudice, | would advise
him to abandon the job.
G. P. NJ. TURNER.