Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-26
ANOTHER EXPOSURE.
HOW ONE OF THE LEADING MEN OF THE
NORTH TAKES TIE COVER OFF A
PRETENDED OUTRAGE.

INElENUkU OClNAuLs
Rochester IN. VI Advertiser.
Among the Southern papers that come
to our table is the '"I'imes," published
at Florence, South Carolina. Its issue
of q late date contained q Leading cdito-
rial occupying over three columns, in
refntation of IN alleged outrage said to
have been perpctrated upon Northern
man, one w. b. Bell, who claimed to be
q travelling agent for Messrs. II. H.
Warner & Co., of this city. Tho man
Bell aforesaid wrote scnrrilous letter
to the Lewistown (Mitllin Co., Pa.) Ga
zetto, while travelling and doing bust
ness at the South, in which he inveigled
strongly and at length against Southern
law, Southern actions and Southern
people. Subsequently on his return
North, in an interview with a reporter
of the Pittsburg Telegraph no gave a
detailed account Of an alleged outrage
that had been perpetrated upon him
Immediately following the publication
of this letter. In this interview he sta
tod that he was bcsct by over one thou
sand men, driven into a corner, and only
saved from lynching by the remarkable
bravery which he displayed. The editor
of the Florence Times charactorizcs
Bells letter as q base fabrication, states
that Bell had denied it's authorship when
in Florence and in strong terms dcnoun-
ces Bell as a base calunniatOr.
Yesterday representative Of the
Union was dispatched to interview Mr..
Warner and ascertain if he was in pos
session of tho exact facts of the case, and
if SO what those facts aro. He found
Mr.. Warner in his place of business, and
after obtaining an audience inquired:
Reporter. You give me any in
formation in regard to man by tho
name of Bell, who reports himself as in
your employ, and has been travelling
through the South'
Mr.. Warncr.--l have no such man in
my employ now. He was dismissed
some time since for reasons best known
to myself.
R.-What was he doing while in Your
employ
Mr.. W.--Scllng satesand ADVERTISING
my Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and
other remedies. @ g
r. DO you know anything about an
outrage alleged to have boon perpetrat
cd upon him in South Carolina
Mr.. W.-Ycs,!1 know about an al
legged outrage, but never have been
able TO learn of any real one.
R.-You think, then, that any state
mcnts this man Bell may have made re-
garding any outrage Or i'll treatment at
tho South arc false'
Mr.. WI do.
Ron what do you base your opin-
ion!
Mr.. W.-First, my investigation of
the case. After looking into this matter
thoroughly | became convinced that it
Mr.. Bell had received any rough usage
it was his own fault, and because no
was in condition which rendered him
unfit to distinguish between hospitahle
and inhospitable treatment. My in
vcstigation convinced me that there
was no public demonstration Or mob at
the time and place he mentions, and
that any difficulty which may have oc-
cured was a personal brawl between
himself and some other men, the same
as is liable to occur in the streets of any
city. In fact, am convinced that the
whole reported outrage was gotten up
to cover private difficulty. Second, l
have been selling my goods by travel
ing men for the last ten years, and
keeping between fifty and one hundred
men travelling through the South all the
while except during the summer months.
The treatment they have received has
always been both kind and considerable,
and such as has convinced me that
Southern hospitality is not a mere name
but reality.
R.-How long was Bell in your CHI
ploy!
Mr.. W.-Between 30 and 60 days
wait moment and l will give you the
exact time.
R.-Never mind, that is near enough.
Are your men still travelling through
the South advertising your Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure and selling safes.
Mr.. Whore extensively than ever
before.
R.-Do they report any i'll treatment
or animosity toward Northern enter
prise
Mr. Won tho contrary, my sales
H..