The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-01-28
FRAUD.
How tie Democrats get Aida
wits in the Stuart Case.
Their ~snfarny Exposed by w. l..
Mcknight, Of Charleston.


Mcknight, OF Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Tenn, Jan. %.
Mr.. EDITOR: Yesterdays Nash
vile American published an affidavit
of Joseph Eblin, sworn to before T..
j.. Knox, notary public of tins place,
the meaning Of which was that Eblin
voted Illegally for Fout, at the recent
election, on account of not having
lived in this place six months previ-
Gus TO said election. Below find cop
les Of afidavits Of Eblin and four 9TH
ers showing that he lived here over
six months before lie voted in said
election. The Americans publica-
ton seems to be a part of the pro-
gramme Of certain parties here who
seem to be Of the "anything-to-b beat
Maynard" One Of said parties
7. j. Knox, Joseph Eblin says took
this affidavit from him, after it was
sworn to, and threatened to send him
to the penitentiary if he sent the
affidavit off. Comment would be su-
perAuous. w. McKYIGHT.
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
BRADLEY COUNTY.
Personally appeared before me, s..
S. Barrett, an acting justice of the
peace for said county, Joseph Eblin, a
citizen of Charleston, Tenn, who, af-
ter being duly sworn, deposes and
says that he did not make The afida-
Wit as published in the Nashville
American of the DIST inst, with his
name to it and sworn to before T. j..
Knox, notary public, SAYING that be
voted illegally for Fout, candidate for
the Legislature of Tennessee, on the
End of November, 1880, on account of
not having lived in Bradley county
six months previous to said election;
but, on the contrary, said Eblin de-
poses and swears that he always said
he was a citizen of Bradley county,
Tennessee, more than six months
previous to said election, and never
said otherwise.
JOSEPH EBLIN.
Sworn to-, and subscribed before
me January 22nd, 1881.
s. S. BARRETT, j. T., B. G.
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
BRADLEY COUNTY.
Personally appeared before me, S.
S. Barrett, al acting justice of the
peace for said county, the following
citizens of Charleston, Tennessee, to
me personally known to be entitled to
full faith and crcdence on oath, who.
after being duly sworn, depose and
say hat Joseph Eblin, who voted
here on the End of November, 1880,
between Stuart aud Fout, candidates
for the legislature of Tennessee, has
lived in this place ever since a snow
fell in April, 1880, which was, we
think about the Sth day Of April, 1880.
SIMEON BATES.
LEWIS HARRISON.
DAVID ATKINSON,
REUBEN BATES.
Sworn to, and subscribed before
me, January 22nd, 1881.
s. S. BARRETT, J. p, B. G.
CHARLESTON, Tenn, Jan. a, 1881.
Mr.. EDIToR: l forgot in my com
munication of the 22nd inst. to men
ton the fact that L. G. Knox, who is
now taking so much pains to make the
impression that 10. Eblin voted llle-
gally for Fout, was one of the Judges
of that election and knew Eblin well
and consequently, l suppose, all
about the time be had been a citizen
Of Bradley county, but this is all an
after-thought by which they expect
to make political capital. If Eblin
had voted for Stuart, the whole crew
Of them would have said nothing
about an illegal vote, but would, l
presume, have cuntended that it was
all right.
I have just been informed that T..
C. Knox has got another affidavit
Joe Eblin. Eblin says, accord
ing to my information, hat he went
over into Calhoun to get away from
them, but that he was followed over
and that l.. G. Knox told him
that unless he made another affidavit
be would have him in the pcnitentia-
ry before Saturday night-rathcr fast
would think-thus forcing him,
Eblin claims, TO make the last affidavit
w. l.. McKN1dHT.
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Clerk & Master McKamy has Il legal
lotiec in this issue, Sec another col