Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-21

the 9Th ward. Indeed, the inconsist-
encies and contradictions exhibited by
Anderson Is, Scruput0us attorney have
been 90 mOnstrOus az to awaken In the
minds of his friends serious apprehen.
sions that his Judgment has been
strained.
Indeed Mr.. Anderson's scrupatous
attorney insisted that the officers and
Judges of the 9Th ward would saOear
that Gossett got only "a votes in that
ward, and l produced the certificates
Of these officers, Anderson men and
Webb's oson witnesses, and proved by
them that / did right in counting
Gossett's vote ia the 8h ward at IS,
thus shooting Webb with his own
gun.
also learn that some OH 4ction is
made to my having counsel in this
matter. 1 wish to inform the
public that on Friday after the
election 1 was stopped on the street
by Messrs. John M. Fleming and L. 5.
Webb, who informed me that they had
been employed by Anderson. and
wanted to be heard, and to show me
the law, and to be present when the
vote was counted.
On the next day, Saturday, | was
overtaken by Messrs. A. Caldwell II.
II. Taylor and W. A. Anderson. Cald-
we'll and Taylor, in Anderson's press
ence, told noe they were
to be heard before I gave
the certificate of election, and that if I
did not stick close to the law they
would law me. And Mr.. Anderson
said at the same time, II want to
notify you IN Advance, that if you do
not track the law I will law yOu."
Under these circumstances applied
to Col Gibson for counsel, he having
been my adviser for the last two years,
and I having full confidence in him.
have heard of some of ADderson's
friends saying they wish |
had selected some other counsel. l
desire to inform these friends that l
feel able to select my own lawyer,
without consulting them.
Mr.. Anderson's scrupulouS attorney
seems to think that somebody else
writes my letters for me. 1 will say
that 1t would be a great qualification
to Mr.. Webb's friends if they could
be persuaded that somebody else wrote
the cards that have appeared over his
name; as each and all of those cards
show such weakness Of mind, such In.
consistency of statement, such perver.
sity of judgment, and such contradic
ton of memory, as to create grave ap
, prehensiOns that great intellect hai
been paralyZed, and once Scruputou'
conscience become Infected.
I, however, inform Mr.. Webb, An
derson's scrupulOats attorney that othe
people besides lawyers have sense. an6
that other people besides ScrapuLou
attorneys eau write letters, and mat al
, the wisdom and goodness of the worlt
is not monopolized by that class O
+ Scru1ouLOu8 men whose ability is pro
porlloned to their pay, and who's
/; opinions are colOred by the side tina
+ fees them, as chamele0ns are said t.
, take the color of the plant they feed on
! In conclusion, will state that [ d
: not propose to carry this pewspape
!. controversy any further, as my self
respect will not allow me to waste an.
+ | more either of your space, or my time
: or the public attention in arguin
q with ScrupulOus attorney, who, like
= didapper, dives when you shoot at hin
and comes up at different place, an
+ when killed is not worth the ammu
O milton spent. But if any honest ma
- wants to know the facts, he can lear
e them in five minutes b
!. going to the court house and examin
J. ing the official certificates Of the swor
/ officers of the law, whose oaths hav
d respected and obeyed in every particG
n lar, preferring their OathS rs homes
disinterested men TO the argument
n an interested and Scrup,sLoaGs sttorne!
, ALEX. REEDER.
n August 10, $780,