The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-04
1T6The Public,

A common observance of the rules of
journalism would forbid the writer, ordi-
narily, from replying to a card in yester-
days Times l1ion, signed by c. Fl.
Jones, its editor, but as he has seen fit to
misstate and actually deny the published
account of his very latest disgrace, feel
it incumbent to give to the public the
unbiased facts in the case.
left Palat1a on Tuesday morning for
Jacksonville for the purpose Of meeting
C. H. Jones. No one was appraised Of my
going, as sundry kilograms sent to find
me will prove. On my arrival in that
city I learned from highly respectable
sources that a person with a grievance
against c. H. Jones could not obtain adj
mission to his office-that the attempt
had been made by several gentlemen and
a failure had been scored in each in
stance. then inquired as to his hours
of arrival at his office and as to his route
to and from his business. With the in
formation obtained [ walked into Laura
street and, kept up promenade from
FORSYTH street to the st. James Hotel for
quite one and half hours-or until 4
o'clock p. m, when Jones appeared, very
unexpectedly to me, at Adams and Laura
streets and about thirty rods from me. I
Immediately hailed him, and turning, he
recognized me, and instead of stopping,
quickened his pace and answered that l
could see him at his office" Knowing
his Office to be his screen from antici-
pated harm, I approached him rapidly
and caught him by the shoulder and
stopped him, using the expression you
infamous. slanderer and liar" Appre-
hensive, as he no'doubt was, and for the
purpose of intimidating me, he then
stepped backward and placed his hand
on his hip pocket 7 Immediately placed
my hand in my pan1aloons pocket and
warned him to drop his hand or I would
| kill him. This he did and I buffeted his
face with my open hand. His hat went
off and he stopped to pick it up and on
rising started off at a pace as umanIy as
it was lacking in grace. [ followed him
to Forsyth street crossing and admonish-
! ing him not to use my name again in
his paper, and he replied Il viii not" I
did not choke him then, as the witness.
Mr.. Carr, stated, but caught him back of
the neck simply to straighten up his
! spine-that was all.
l die not curse him, as he states, be-
yond expressing my disgust for him.
That this language was inelegant I will
admit but [ deny that it was loud.
acted quietly and with generalization
AS to the cane carried, had it weighed
at the Palatka post Office, after Mr.. Jones
leading daily" reached this city, yester
day. 1t weighed 3! ounces. AS to MIR
Carr, this gentleman is simply an &C
quaintance. He knew me several year
ago in Atlanta, and, seeing me in the en-
counter, followed me down on the Bay
and fell into the hands of the Herald's re
p0rters about the same time they got hOl(
of me. He is an excellent gentleman
and viii swear I have no doubt, tina
there was no collision between us. II
asked me late in the afternoon to take
room with him, and the clerk of the st
Johns will testify that we registeret
there about the supper hour, I was il
and thought l might need his assistanc
as l had left a sick bed to go to Jackson
Vile
The feat of slapping G. H. Jones jowl
is not one a person need feel proud OF
[ do not regard it in the light of a,
achievement-not by any means.
guessed Mr.. Jones was a timid man be
cause he is such a bad, untruthful man
picturesquely untruthful and chroni
with bad. This is the last notice h
. is entitled to from me and the last h
will get through the medium of the press
E. P. SPEER.