The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-14
The Boss" in Page.


Only few days ago Mr.. John w Watson,
the estimabe clerk of the courts of Page
county passed gently to the land of shadows, !"
honored and respected by all who knew him.
His funeral was attended by an unusually
large concourse of citizens, and Judge Stew
art, of the County court, was one of the cit
liens of the county who spoke panegyrics
over .he ashes of the faithful servant Of the
people of that county. On return of the fun
eral cortege from the burial, Judge Stewart
instructed Mr.. Watsons deputy that he was
not to open the clerks Office, and Immediately
Gen. Malone was telegraphed to know who
he must appoint as Mr.. Watson's successor.
The reply was that Mr.. Broaddus, the editor
of the Page Courier was the man to be ap-
pointed, and Judge Stewart Immediately is.
sued his order to that effect, and Mr. Broaddus
to-day stands as the clerk of the courts of
Page county, by the appointment of William
Malone.
We understand that the above facts were re-
cited by Col. Chas. T. o. Ferrall IN a speech at
Luray last week, and that Mr.. Broaddus let
them go uncontradicted, land he was present
at the speaking) and we of course conclude
that they are true Such miserable Bossism
as this, we are glad to believe the people of
that good old county Of Page will repudiate
at the coming Rockingham Register
The only truth i'll the above is that Mr.. Wat
son died and that Judge Stewart paid just
tribute to his memory at his grave, and that
was present when Col. O'Ferrall made his
speech in Luray. Every soord and line of the
remainder of the statement is as false as any
thing that ever emanated from the father of
lies" am at a loss to know where the Reg
sster got Its information and demand of its
editors as l did of Col O'Ferrall when he
made similar statement in Luray, which
statement l publicly pronounced false, and
which the Register says MIR. BrOaddus allowed
to 60 uncontradicted," to know the name of
its author. Certainly the editor of the Regis
ter should have consulted Col. O'Fcrrall before
making such publication.
challenge the Register, Colonel o Ferrall or
anybody else for scintslJa of proof or for the
production of any man who will say 1t is the
truth, or has the shadow OF foundation in
truth. VIII the Register produce its authority
and do me and others the further courtesy and
justice to publish this denial!
A. BRoADDUs.
ANOTHER VERSION.
A correspondent writing to the Richmond
Dispatch from Montery, Highland county, of d
discussion at that place, last week between
Paul and O'Ferrall makes the following state
ment: e.a
Colonel o'Ferrall in best style showed up
Malone:
how be required every of1ce-holder under him
to obey servilely his every order. To enforce
this last point he told with tremendous effect
how Malone had lately made Judge Stuart
of Page county, appoint one Of his followers
as clerk of his court, at the death of the old
clerk, although the Judge expressed decided
preference tor the sOn-in-law OF the old clerk,
who had been his fathers deputy, but said he
was ordered to put Mahones man in and he
was obliged to do it."
OF course | am not able to say that this is
correct report of Col. OFerralrs speech. If
it is not he has had ample time to make the
correction. If it is, again demand his au-
thority for such statement. which hasn't the
shadow of u shade OF truth IN it, but which
upon the authority Of Judge Stewart and the
telegraph operator at this point, the only one
here at that time, and according to the adj
mission of large majority Of Col OFerralps
friends in Luray, and from the further fact
that no man can be found to avow himself as
the author of such statement, pronounce it
a false statement from beginning to end.
And now in conclusion of this matter have
to saw. after my public and pronounced denial
personally and in my card OF last week pub
lished in the COURIER, and republished last
Tuesday in the Whsg after the positive and
uneQuivocal statement of Mr.. Brennaman, the
telegraph operator at LuTay, that no such
messages had passed through his office to or
from General Malone, or any one else, which
statement was made in the presence OF DR..
George w. Rust, one of our most prominent
and E. Jones Armstrong, also an in
fluential citizen, and Commonwealth At
torney. after the public statement by Judge
Stewart from the bench on last Court day,
that no one had approached him, or suggested
to him by letter. telegram, or in any "ay'