Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-10
LADY FLORENCE DIXIE
lEswERs ALL HER CALUMNIAToRs, AND SAYS
heb PREVIOUS STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.
The London Times of the 10th of April,
| by request, publishes the following letter
FROM LADY FLORENCE DIXIE:

FROM LADY FLORENCE DIXIE:
May crave space in the Times for the insertion
OF the following statement which l desire to
make? Since the day ON which was attacked a
certain portion of the has be interchangeable
in its efforts TO cast Giscredit on the statement
which furnished to the IlT Is, and inuendo in
situation and deliberate falsehood have been
shamelessly employed for this purpose. While
this wave of mai nant hatred has been busily at
work have watched it with silent contempt To
resist it would have been absurd on my part for
could see that eveIy engine was put in motion
no matter how foul or base the means by which
the end was to be attsined. Sir, they have tried
their worst survive, both physically and NOR
ally. On April I'd So cial telegram was issued by
the Central Net0s, and was published in some OF
the London papers. 1t was copied by the local
and published. This telegram, framed with a
cunning unparalleled, was 30 worded that, though
partially founded on fact, Il was evidently in
TO that which plain uDyarntShed statement
would have created. 1t is slated that an Elton
gentleman who saw me on the afternoon on which
was attacked was quite positive In his statement
that no occurrence as that narrated by me ever
TOOK place. II added that this gentleman mad re-
duced his statement 10 writing and was perfectly
prepared 70 abide by it in every way. With inf
mite trouble have at leng III succeeded in having
this gentlemans statement, as 1t lists in writing.
read - me. say had, for not only was / not
permitted to reau it myself, butt was refused a
copy of it. Likewis' when applied to the au-
thoriues for the me and address OF this gentle
man, was refused. Comment on this would be
superiuous This staterent, however, es it was
did net ally in single pai ticular point the
version published by the Central felgs. On the
CONTRARY, it read 10 me, it coIroborated en-
ttrely statement = made by me IN q letter 70 Sir
William Harcourt on March 3lst. H. therefore, this
gentleman is prepared TO abide in every way BY his
written statement, the Central N6irs AYERS, then
the most direct denial IS given thereby ID the
version of this latter source OF Information.
With regard to the remaining portion OF the Cen
trdt NeicsS telegram to which am refer ring, lean
only decls 1t false. 1t places statements in my
mouth which never uttered, and asserts as fac's
things which are absolutely untrue. have made
butone public statement in this mattsr; that
statement appeared in the Times of March 18th,
briefly refer to the action of the government in
this matter. Although an offer of information
hes been tendered-on the condition of q free psr-
don and statement of the reward which would
be given for Information leading to the detection
of my sailants-no steps have been taken to re-
ply to this communication. likewise have been
pressing 0r information a to whether the two
strange men seen by Col. Harford's butler on
the after Jon on which was attacked had been
traced or identified by the police. was OBJ
liged to put this question throo times be-
fore L received reply in the negative.
The authorities were evidently unwilling to con-
Tess that they had not been traced. AS q mat
ter OF fact, however, they have not been, and this
sons whom / afterward saw, who were they ?
Surely it would not be difficult for the police 10
trace ordinary pa eel by, added 10 which would
they not themselves have come forward before
nos IL they were SUCH and 50 clear up this point?
am unwilling ID presume at too 6reat length on
your valuable space, but as my first statement on
this subject WIS made to the Times so desire that
this, my last, shall be. Further inuendoes insin-
uations or direct falsehoods shall treat with the
contempt they merit, and whatever charges
future, shall reply to them no more am your
Obedient servant, FLORENCE DIXIE.