Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-05
The Senatorial Disgrace.

A rev weeks ago 1t vas aun0unc-
ed by telegraph that a young wo-
man, Miss Jessie Raymond, through
Mrs. Belva A. Lock wood, attorney.
at law, had instituted suit against
Benz. Hill, United States Senator
from Georgia. for damages because
Of an alleged seduction, a child hav.
ing been born to her whom she al.
legged to be son of Senator Hill.
Following it shortly came the state.
ment that Miss Jessie Raymond had
signed card which was published,
denying the Senator's parentage of
the child and declaring that she had
not authorised Mrs. Belva Lock.
wood to institute the suit against
him.
Published interviews with the
Senator by newspaper reporters then
appeared, which represented him as
denying completely his guilt of the
crime alleged, and ascribing the suit
as due to the meddlesOme malice of
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, to whom
lie alluded in cOntemptuous Ian.
guage. Mrs. Lockwood, in a pub
lie card, rejoined that her connec.
tion with the matter was entirely
professional; suit had been com
meuced at the instance of Miss Ray.
mOnd; she was at loss to know ex-
actly what influence had induced
Miss Raymond to change her pur.
pose; but she reminded Senator
Hill of her belief in his guilt, that
more than one Washington family
had mourned his acquaintance, and
the conduct Of bully lily became
him in the matter.
The general press comments on
the affair have been unfavorable to
Senator Hill, and it was observed
that the Southern press quickly
seized upon the maddened Senator's
assertions against the character 81
Mrs. Lockwood, to shield him from
the wholesome public opinion which
should deservedly have reached him
swiftly. The following special dis
patch appeared in the Chicago Tri-
bune of Sunday, March 20:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 2O,-
Ben Hill, of Georgia, is not yet re-
lieved Of the attentions of Jessie
Raymond and her baby, who has
been generally named Tommy Hill.
Yesterday afternoon she appeared
at Senator Hills residence with the
infant in her arms, which she says
is son of the senator. She asked
to see Mr.. Hill, when the Senator's
son appeared, and, recognizing her,
Immediately closed and locked the
door. A policeman was called, and
the officer tried to persuade her to
leave, but she refused to "mOve on"
denonnciDg the Senator rs the su-
thor of her trouble, saying aloud
that he was the father of her child,
and she desired assistance from him.
Her excited state drew q crowd, and
finally she was induced by the off,
Ger to leave, crying loudly as she
lett. She then returned to the
Washington House, where she is
staying. She states that her pur-
pose was to leave the Senator's ba-
by with him; that she needed money
very much, having spent the $50
he sent her last week, and saw moth
ing but starvation before her unless
the Senator carried out his promise
agreed upon when she signed the
published card denying that he had
ruined her and was the father of her
child.
Soon after she left, Senator Hill
drove up to bis esidence in his car
riage.
We suggest that 1t is about time
the constituents of the Georgia Sen
atOr should call upon him to resign
the high position he has disgraced,
and for the Senate itself to take &C.
ton for the sake Of its own purity.
1t was Senator Hill who volunteered
O wicked and untruthful assault up
on Editor Fuller, of the Atlanta Ad-
vocate, with whom, he stated, he
had no personal acquaintance, be-
cause that editor had vigorously ex.
posed and rebuked the carnival ku-
klux crime in Georgia. The press
of the NJ. E. Church South, which
then approved the course Of its dis
tinguished champion, is now invited
to assist rs, in an attempt to replace
him in the public councils, with per-
sonage ofa loftier character.-SovtA-
westerr Ckristia~ Advocate.
Young ladies who wish to have
small mouths are advised 10 repeat
the following several times during
the dav. 0Eannv Finch fri0d Eve