Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-21
WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
Another Gard from MIR. Reeaer.

Another Gard from MIR. Reetler.
Mr.. EDITOR: Webb, Ander-
sons scrupulous attorney, like
uuarrelsome old woman, seems deter
mined to have the last word.
or course, I can not blame Mr..
Webb, Anderson's scrup~tous attorney,
for getting mad. A man, whose abb
surdities are the subjects OF ceaseless
jests and jeers on the streets and in
the country, must necessarily feel
sore, and dread the harness. It is
natural for him to kick, and kick
blindly. The truth Is Anderson's
scrupalous attorney feels that he has
made himself ridiculous, his client
1 pitiable, and his cause contempt
ible. But laOyer-like he can
not keep his tongue still,
just as scrup,lo4s attorney continues
to jower back at the judge after he has
lost his suit.
Mr.. Webb, Anderson's scTuputoHs
attorney, devOtes his last card TO the
Ist. 9th and 9Th wards. shall not
repeat his absurdities, nor repeat the
law and facts by which these absurd.
ties have heretofore been exposed and
overthrown; but will briefly restate
the case.
1st. I gave Mr.. Anderson 1913 votes
In the LIST ward, because the certificate
signed by the two clerks, the three
Judges and the officer said on its face
that Anderson received l38.
Now, Mr.. Webb, Anderson's scrtt-
pulotts attorney, says that 1 ought to
nave disregarded the sa00rn statement
of these sic men, and ought TO have
gone behind the returns, and to ac
commodate him, given bis client
Anderson l39 votes. Now, / am dis
posed to be accommodating, but /
must first obey the law. Mr.. Webb.
Anderson's scrupuIous attorney. first
insisted that must go by the face Of
the papers, but when he found out
that the face of the papers elected
Gossett then he wanted me to disre-
gard the papers. am satisfied no.
body but Anderson's scrup,GL0us attOr~
ney, will insist, for q moment, that
AndersOn's vote was not counted cor
rectiy by me. never expecttO satisfy
a scrup1Ilo,Is attorney who is paid not
to be satisfied.
2nd. In the 5th ward gave Gossett
100 votes because the two clerks, the
three judges and the officer holding
the election certified under oath tina
he received 100. Here again Mr.. An
derson's scruputous attorney. after in
sisting that I should go by the certiti-
cate OF the officers, turns right around
and wants me to disbelieve these si1
ssVorn officers and believe him. I
however, prefer to believe sic sworr
officers rather than the say>so of Mr.
Anderson's scrupulouS attorney. l dt
not believe that the word Of hireC
. lawyer is of more value In law thar
the oaths of six honest men.
Ord. In the Sth ward I gave Mr.
Gossett IS, because the three judges
one clerk and the off Ger certified tina
be received IS. Here. again, Mr.
Webb, Anderson's scrMpuIous attor
. ney, abuses me for not setting aside
] the oaths of fve men, all Anderson
. men 100; and says played the rasca
because 1 did not take his scrupulou
counsel and give GOssett one less thar
these five officers swear he received.
The above is fair and full state
ment Of the controversy, between Mr.
Webb, AnJerson's scrupuLous attor
ney, on the one side and the officer
!. of the election on the other eide.
When / began the count last Mon
day week Mr. Webb, Mr.. Anderson
= scruptttous attorney, vigorously in
sisted that 1 had to go by the papers
= in other words that / had to Civ
Anderson the votes the judges, clerk
and fh GERS certified he had received
Bot wnen 1t appeared that on thes
official certificates Gossett was elect ed
ct Mr.. Webb, Anderson's scrupul0u
+ attorney. tnrned right square aroun
T. and insisted I should not go b.
i these official certificates, bu
D. When, however, we reached the 6t
= ward, it was discovered that the tall,
sheets gave GOssett more votes than tn
certificate. And wonderful to relate
this ScrupulOus attorney of Anderson
insisted mat 80 far as the 9th ward wa
Concerned I should go by the Officia
n certificate In other words, where tn
tally sheets favored Anderson, ther
Anderson's Scrul1uloaGs attorney wante
me to go by me tally sheets an
where the certificates favored Ander
son there his ScrupllLOus attorney want
ed me to go by the certificates; thu
applying the trickster's rule, "besd
l win tails you lose. But not being
scTu0ulous attorney, / applied tn
y plaIu farmers rule, "what is sauce 70
i the goose is sauce for the gander,"
d 1 wish to say in this connection tha
! every statement made by Anderson
ID scrupuL0lts attorney inconsistent wit
ID the foregoing facts, is false; and ths
IF 30 much of his statements in forme
ID cards IS is inconsistent with the fore
going facts ia false; and that his state
ments in reference to a suppresse
al paper from the 9th ward Is not onl
ns absolutely false, but l believe it to b
at maliciously and knowingly false, 8
re the sworn statements Of the judge
III clerks and officers show the facts, an
E Webb had read these statements.
cd AS for that part of bis last card ths
a, intimates that suppressed the trut
a In regard to the S5th Gossett vote in til
9Th ward, Mr.. Anderson's scrupulo,
attorney shows either q woful defe
"a in law knowledge, or q wilful dispos
ley ton TO suggest a falsehOod. I'll
for question before me was not wheth'
tn the votes cast for Gossett were LsaCf
so Votes, the question was: did the judg
Hal give him IS? Not whether the judy
acted right or wrongly. had nothir
to do with that, and Mr.. Anderson
ar scI~pu1ouS attorney well knew thi
ok, Mr. camp had insisted that one ileg
of Anderson vote in the 9Th ward. al
ost two illegal Anderson votes at Ro
sts erts' store, should be rejected becau
fpt they were double tickets. The
IT. facts were certified bv II