Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-09-11

She Declares sh~ WsrA~r - Political
Os~ "A PLATA Recital Of The EAes.-
Dsx~s's OytsS Wsrsa..



O.r- a Plat. Recital Of sA~ E.ss.-
DsN"s's Oyiss words.
ivieksburE Herald. Aux. al
Political luminosity and personal hatred have
ai iensth secompiis he'd their dire purpose. Nv
husband was murdered in the streets of Naxoo
City on the morning Of the 10Th bv James A.
Rarksdsle. Democratic candidate flr the otYira
Of Chaneery Clerk. Without proof. vet with.
out remofsc have The rpiihefs Of isr lnn.lri
murderer, gambler, etc, been heapvd upon
him ] can rciuie every .iantier ever prusiu.e,l
against him, and IL was the intention of him
who Wa - ruihlsssiy AMI Violently torn from
the arms Of MS wife and LITTLE one. Thls So
called liar. iahjel. murderer. rambler etc was
the sane whose name brave men worr prousIly
upon their bossm- In 1875. ~ Indicative II hts
leadership of them IN the hour II HI. COUNTRY.
PrTi. Drawn up IN rank and lite on the streets
Of syoo city. my husband and bis brave com
rssie> received the commentators OF Lamar.
Singleton. George saj Others for his courage
and nicliiy to his country. IN this present
campaign, which has cost him his he whrn
charged with midnight meetings aud iuceudiary
Influences upon the csiorvi race, he rrpeatsdiy
demanded an Investigation Of these charges.
and challenged ~. arcusers 20 produce Ans r.
srou-ibie man white or black to a>sert this
upon rs. per-ORsl knoslsJge aud promising
when ihef would da he would leave the
county never 20 RETURN. la 1T bis political
meetings he Invited tha psrtl,rp ttiln oil hi. on
ducr sny Arguments or appeal from him siris-
lated 20 bring about di-cnr,i between the r4rr.
Hc was called "the man OF violence" leave
u 10 the public o. decide who were the men %
violence during TIT, campaign. Whsp the mob
Il ihs 18th Of jury Threatened hi. e. aai he
was ordered Ike thief and OUTLAW I'D lave
hls home and family sud these drmal. tlaslr
~ tho prcsencr II hi. family the sane trv ~
bis home polluted BY these lAwles. scene. even
over the cradle Of his almost DIVING bah-.. 80.
tHHTp frnm him his -
violence or rrialiation' lie was a strictly tru.
pcrAt" man. aud no one had more regard or ai,-
prcciaiiOn FIR the virtue and chastity Of WON
an. ~ an enemy he was bold and aggressive.
a- a friend he Was warm. afcciionate and true
AZ steel. That he was not the outlaw Tor.
trAyed by hts political trsducer.. | rcfcr 10 the
fact that Al ht. funeral was gshsrri 4 Isrser
eopcourse 81 people than have ever asscmbles
a. this placc 10 pay the last sal tribute Of r.
spect 10 the dad II thi. be not a political
murder why ia the HerIli 20 careful 10 .iifls
public sentiment aud 30 eager 30 prviuds~ the
caset when b~forc WAS q citizen Of any town
shot DOWN without warning, the ease tried Ani
Judgment rendered b. fnTrhaud hF the b1urnal-'
Ani Il this was not political matter Why dii
The psmocraitc Convention make that .iEnih-
eAat aPprudAEc 20 their seurrilous revolutions
pA.seI on the iiih n August, whi.h rvasi. s.
iotowsf. The names OF two reliable Enen
have been hau-lsd 10 the secretary Of shis n,set.
ina stating that threat. OF assassiHaiion have
hen made By ~. VI Dixon zsalns, James Rark.-
dal~, pCmocraiic candidate Tor thaucrrv
tlrrk." PuintiBg 10 ihls my husband AID To-
s1t1r Of bic friends That ulrAns murder.
an 10 b. sssa.si6aied. thi. 6, smother ~aY to
prepare the puhihc mind tor Il: | shall dctrisB,l
TT author of this slahder. bold b m rv.pon.s.
h.f a'so inform James Dark~iaie hsys never
naie such tArvats," all II which he swear.ta
BE- DYING testimony. under oath. AID ia yisw
q otcTnitY, a. have done the DAY trf5rr he va
murdered w husband Vas an iua,lrl sav Al.
~ f.Ff
~ their fAlschoai. hss lcs, foundation than
'als. 10 he privacy 0f hjs home. aul in b..
srrgous moments. dill b. always asaw his arm
. III in ihr thristiAu rrl-tou. While Dc wAs
rat g!oga man ~ a. no; a scafer % .Ast,-
it" No man or hls means contributed morn
largely 30 the support 81 the churrhrs % tht.
ar ihAa he \ ~ hour. isfor~ al. ,rzth
hr wss baptized IN the taihaii- church. auI
k.s al word wAs Hihse. hru iysng hr
rEss~ BIZ numbers Saving Lbs. rather
t-su Killed than 20 have al.ci any % them
Immediately amer ihe shooting 81 uy husband.
islrErams were hastliy cent frum this pIaes hy
tn chairman ant oihers a fhr I.~rns-tatar
tnmmifirr, stating Thai hr was liii,-i ID 4
street hsht," personal encounter" rtr f.
iAkrs i.p partcs 10 maxi an encounter
sire; dEhi anil Ia TAI. aaAlr tho murderer
~, ile oalv Act1r. VI husbAHi. ansr b. .ng
49,; ia ihr hark. With broken SAL mutiiasr4
har4 snj ia iatntH- ysndltilu. ryAsIcluf =
sfa.rNas opposite. aaI lr-I 81. rl..ni t5.r
ia~ I'm hsud. Herv IL my hushans-. iyinr
'sst .mpnY isAru by our r.tiu shts aaI falshiu}
MAJOR. PIP sas ths oniy oflrvr Nhs Aafr!
l~.1rm h.s ia.y wAru the ulA5 81 t4r 4s.h "a
JAY tArrsirnri 60 fush .nt5 our boui- aGI
fr2r nv busbani from his family 90 r1ul! &
th- Jrr.l % violence M whth thcv wrre
thsr-'tns ace 4t 5'ela.a 1u the morning X
;Hv ip.h net. M hustanl was hruush a9rl.
on = l1anEv, i-itu~ by the p0puIarr uakssi 20
Dol. NAi.i. tho ,iy rhy.irian Ass.ns torn q
d.
y alnIs " Arn l,aavd ulon BE ~ M hl.-
haui sasI~,l "ph' ] am murdered " ihrn.
ARR a nIrut o. 80, for nnEhtnE n It--4ti
ou.E .!se l1uE c-.-usA 20 tsii t all Then
vi--.'' 'h~ Asf's-i II h%Y"E Heat Hav hush.nsi,
bag JuNr s@urr. n4ail~ thu igl .ogs lng .tAtr-
n4rut II waa walking Iowa ;hr strrrf-As
urarrt r. orm.ek's drug stosr | saw Jim
EArAssiair Au4 " e. ttsat-" who hv ~
saT. 3. IL rrafir state ~~ua;ar1 '.tansl.as ia
Pr d.-sr-i thought I o1uI srt bv u ishsut
bsinE ATTACKED although or two vc.ks hFVr
~, got gone down the street rnlrctlng 10 ~
back alive, y when lasi a. / GOT ppfSo- IT, ~.
tcrmICk's. Jan las asdaic ru.b~l oct into the
mobile d he sirsri, aEd began arins AZ ulr.
ie!l that VA badly sh0,, and mA1e for a .1Air.
wAy prAf cras ed up. "a, on the too sIrp,auI
Cred nv li.inl uniil | fihlri- In cFos.-er-
animation. Mr.. Holt ssAed him II be az Jlta
HAfAssla.e With gun. II dAi .ce hitu Nith
sA4i-sun." Ar. Holt sskri Il b. .Aw auyanr
si.s shoot; II d.d rot" Mr. uoA as4sti II
hrti a-si Il diI not hear 4 .aued. asd .iti
~ dream e immc,iiAtr danger u1ljl / isg
that "a. ba.ily ,hoi tn ihr bah Mr. Halt
a.Ari nv husband Il b. hal ever ihr. a,rp~,I
jim Bara'dalr'. lie, Of nsis any lhrrAt. %
any uA,uTr Never la nv life and ont, So
tsriay sent friend who told him Iw4, igna.
cat Of al charge. wrote The .anr - the
bcnoci a;ic Executive C3mm.tise. az 10 John
Fu.-y = hD WAS secrrtary u lhe f4a.. r,,rtsu.
ton, whcn thr-r .cufrisou, resolution. werr
4 q a A Z
two uIeu sho could sAy lhgY bad ever hear,l
ule plotting The A..a.siuaiion Of HarA.s
Tie refused tbrtr name, saying that | Wl.hrti
70 aitacg them. | again ,ent to BIN that ,!i,l
noi-hai DO dr.iTr o. wish 10 harm auyot.~--
only wished to clear VI The gryuptIl...
charge. aud he plot which / had ..en gr ..it,-
ally thIcksuing against m-. he again refused
The nance, saying that be would coulront me h
NJ husband aid before dying Il hal rather
b~en Allied Than 10 have kuied any Of thsnl--
and wh~n | exclaimed: "uh. no. wot.I
that you hai Allied them al, and YOUR ne
h@en spared to mr"-hr .aiI. NO, no YOU
must not say that" He al.O said II at.h
jim BaTks'aic wa. here 10 see A brave man
dr. That some member. Of the Democratic
Executive Committee. o. iho-c who eudor.e,i
those scurrilou, resolutions Of the iJih of Al.
gust, have rcconsidrred the conviction. the,
heid at tlse time u nv husbands imprfsgufns Nh
Tor The murder a. they la those resolution.
cali H. The eold-blooded murder Of samuel
Harrison, herewith append an exirae, writ.
ten my husband By the Hon. j. [. Prcwnt.
bFOiher-in-las. TO james A. BarksiAle, while
my husband lay In prison. lie state. IN a let.
ter Of March D, ISIS: Il know YOU are An in
nooent and per.eeuted man. and sincerely
hoIe that you may come out redeemed ana
cieansed from all stain The people are n.
wats right-they viii YindicAte you in the end.
and they viii never forget the gallant man who
drove out their plunderers aud oppression, An
the historic year Of ls15.r Then again Auril
-, be says: with kiBdest regards and lie
hope tina, you will b. acquitted. not only Oh A.
count Of yourself, but your wife and children.