Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-27


the outcome Of this business if 1 go
out, of which 1 am by no means cer-
tain" .'f''V+ ~
"Did you refuse to recognize Clark
after your trial ?"
~ did, and for these reasons: II
heard of remarks he had been making
70 Friends in Hopklnsville, Bowling
Green, Franklin and Owensbore con-
ccl'ning me / knew his pretensions
of friendship which he made to me
up to and during the trial-indeed,
until | refused to recognize him long
er-rwerc hypocritical, and his expos
ure of that confidential letterto Evans
| regarded as treacherous. / had
talked frequently with him about my
trouble with Evans. Il lie professed to
be a friend of each, and / trusted him
implicitly. lie said that he intended
to fix up the matter between us; that
he intended to tell Evans that he
couldn't afford TO make war on me,
because I knew of his connection
with that Hopkinsville postoflice af-
fair, and hewasn'tyet confirmed. II
believe Clark turned my letter about
this over to Evans for the express pur-
pose of having me ousted and that he
might become collector himself"
"Why did you favor Garrigus aud
others over Clark for the place of rev.
enueagent ~
''Iwilltell you about that l re-
eeived a letter from John d. White
early in the spring, telling me that
Capt. Tracie's resignation had been
demanded, and asking me to name
three men from whom one could be
selected by Secretary Folger as his
successor. II did not occur TO me-
that Clark would abandon his law
praeticefor a position like that, so l
recommended Garrigus of Russell
vile, Cy. Brown of Hopkinsyille, and
Houston of Paducah. Afterward /
wrote to. these parties, telling them
what Ihad done but informed them
that I could show no partiality. be-
tween them. Gari'igus wrote me de-
clining the place, and when l Incl
dentally mentioned this to Clark, /
was first apprised of the fact that he
wanted the place himself. Itat once
flashed across mymind what was his
reason for pursuading Cy. Brown that
he could not afford to give up the
sherifiality of Christian county for the
place. But on account of our close
intimacy, 1 at once did all | could to
secafe, the place for him. Tgl
"Yoa havn'ttold me what was the
original eau 50 of the trouble between
y9uself and Evans"
i"weh, / suppose it was all brought
about by some hot words he and /
had on a'street corner in Louisville,
one night, on account of his refusal
to support me, for Secretary Of the
Navy, Host my temper and wrote
an unfortunate letter to Happy, which
Happy sent him. = ''.'''
'sThis is the letter in which you re-
ferred to Evans. as az small, narrow
minded polidcialb' 4 presume,p said
the Messenger man.
Eyes, but i il one that has never
been published entire, and it never
win be"
"Why did Garrigus give awayiyour
letter, which was fun or kindly ex-
ression., to him?'
81 have a letter from him saying he
| n IA l..
did not do 50, and that 1t must have
been stoleaT ~ CIT JN
"How about the letter to john ID.
Winter
II don'f believe they were publish
ed with Whites knowledge OF con-
sent. ! believe he istoo high-nilnded
and honorable to do such thing
Those letters were sent by White to
Secretary Folger at the time the rev.
enue agent was to be appointed. lie
referred themto Comprmlissionerk kapm'
Evans found them IN the Cominis'
sioners office when he went into 1t
and turned them, or copies Of them
over to Clark, who istrying to bring
every letter | ever wrote into print
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