Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-24
WITHE, TENN.
Correct Version of the Railway Outrage
-PersOnal ana General.

! Special Correspondence of the Appeal
WTTHE, September %. = Cool, damp
weather.
Five bales Of new cotton received this
week. The first bale was raised by Mr.. E. L.
Pool, and was bought on the 22d instant by
C. C. Pool at thirteen and three-quarter cent?;
| weight, sol pouuds. The second bale,
raised by Mr.. Frank Gilpin, was bought by
Hughes, Cole & Co, at 12.40c.
Messrs. Hume, j. b. Shepherd, H. Polk
and w. B. Gibson we're out here Friday tax
ing dispositions in the case of Arbuckle &
Rich ardson Us. Bell & Acred.
Mr.. J. G. Crenshaw, of Arkansas City, is
spending a few days with his father, Mr.. ID.
S. Crenshaw. Mr.. Crenshaw's headquarters
are in Arkansas City, though he is also
merchaniizing at Dermott and Trip station.
Misses Henrietta Turner and Fannie Gar
rett left here for home Tuesday last. Their
departure is much regretted by the young
men Of Withe.
Our physicians, J. p Douglas and ]. p
Bone, report an unusually small amount of
sickness for the season.
A trio-bride. bridegroom and brother
slghted from the train here last Friday
evening, supposing this to be Memphis
called for bus to convey them to the hotel.
Were much surprised when told that they
were twenty-five miles from Memphis. As
they had full supply OF cooked victuals
with them, they did not squander much Of
their wealth during the twenty-four hours
stay here.
AT meeting OF the Withe Cotton Ex-
change Friday, the merchants employed Mr..
Ned Patrick TO weigh and classify their
cotton.
Business is enliYening. The merchants
are all receiving new lots OF dry goods and
groceries.
The farmers around here are well pleased
with their cotton prospects. They bring in
every few days a sample of corn or cotton
Mr.. John Pool, sr,, brought in several cotton
limbs to-day, supporting from ten to fourteen
grown hollis each. Mr.. John Zellner had
forked limb with nineteen grown bolls.
The article in Tuesdays APPEAL headed
'sAn Outrage at Withe," needs correction.
Investigation brings to light true state of the
affair. We stated what we did BY request of
the two gentlemen, Messrs. P. A. Pitman and
Ned Patrick, who gave us the facts in the
case as they received them from Clarence
James. 1t affords US great pleasure to re-
lieve an innocent man from such a grave
charge as the false statement of the facts in
the case by Mr.. James would infict on Mr..
Webb. Below we give Mr.. Webb's version,
which is corroborated by others:
MEMPHIS, September u. 1882.
To the Correspondent of the Appeal. withe:
DEAR SRI noticed in the APPEAL from
the Withe correspondent an item headed an
Courage Committed at Withe by the Con-
duc,or OF Train No. f." last Friday night.
/ was the conductor on said train, and think
there has been great injustice done me, and
after give he facts in the case / hope in
your next you will make the correction. The
party spoken of by the APPEAL got on my
train at Memphis, bound for Withe. The
son spoke to me of his fathers affection
and asked me TO help him off at Withe.
told him ! would do 30. When the train
reached there L went back in the rear OF the
train for a brakeman TO assist in helping the
afflicted gentleman of, but during The time
I was in the rear of the train the engineer
stopped for water, and as soon as the train
stopped the son, with the assistance of the
train porter, helped his father of at the
tank / came forward with the intention of
helping the gentleman off at the platform,
but found that he was already of on the
ground. asked why he put him of there,
and he replied that he had rather gotten off
on the platform had he known that the train
would have stopped. told him 1 did not
think of putting him off anywhere else e1-
cept at the platform. / would not have
though. of putting off even stout and well
man short OF his destination, which would
have done had put him of before reaching
The platform. Hoping you will make this
/ remain yours truly,
g. L WEBB, Conductor.