The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-04
THAT 81. J. C." POSTSCRIPT.
The Evidence Upon Which 1t Was Published
DIR. LOvett's Joke"

1t will be remembered that the Journal printed
letter purported to have been received from
j. j. Cooper by Dr. j. A. L4ovett of Kokomo, in
which was postscript reading: LAS you are
aware there is a secret alliance between ours
and the Prohibition party. think l can rely
on you to vote accordingly J. j. c." This was
believed to have been written by Mr.. Cooper
and was so published But when it appeared in
print Dr. Lovett said he had written the post
script as coke" The KokomO Gazette rib-
une of yesterday says:
The editor of this paper published the letter
in good faith, and believed at the time that 1t
was genuine. In this he is supported by sew
era citizens, to whom Dr. Lovett stated that he
received the letter from Mr. Cooper just as 1t
was published. The assertion made by Dr.
Lovett in his card to the Indianapolis News on
Friday evening" that he never dreamed IL
would get into print" we believe to be untrue,
as he brought the same to this office for publ
cation, with the remark Il have good thing
for you; it is a letter from John j. Cooper,
Treasurer of State" He called especial atten-
good thing to publish" The simple trnth is the
Doctor wrote the postscript and palmed
it off on this paper as genuine.
We have no desire to do DR. Lovett an injustice,
but we want the responsibility OF this matter TO
rest where it belongs The original letter and
postscript were compared with records on file IN
the clerks Office in the handwriting of John j.
Cooper by the editor of this paper and ex-Coun-
ty Clerk Cooper, for the purpose of determining
the genuineness of the letter, and DIR. Lovett
knew this before its publication. On the even
ing after its publication, when he was informed
by the editor of this paper that he Intended TO
send it to the Indianapolis journal, he did not
intimate that it was otherwise than q genuine
letter With this statement of facts, we simply
append the following affidavits of well known
citizens.
State of Indiana, Howard Co..
A n. Grant upon his oath, says, that on the morn:
ing Of October 81 1854 on the sidewalk IN front OF
Sandy Harris's drug store and in the presence of
H. E. Henderson and George D. Tate, Dr. j. A. Low
EFT stated that the letter and the postscript purport
ing TO have been written by John j. Cooper, Demo
cratic candidate for Treasurer of State and published
in the Daily Gazette Tribune of October 30 1884,
-''' '''1 -''''''N y ''-- -''' '' A. n GRANT
Subscribed and sworn to this LIST day of November,
A D. 1884. JOHN E. MOORE
Notary Public
State of Indiana Howard county, IS.
G. c. Shirley being duly sworn, says that in his
presence, the evening OF Oct 80, 1854, at the
Gazette Tribune Office in KokomO, Indiana, Dr. j: A
Lovetf stated that the letter and postscript published
in the Daily Gazette Tribune of that day purporng
to have been received by him from John j. Cooper,
candidate for Treasurer of State was exact COPY
of the original received by him from said Cooper.
c. G. SHIRLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this LIST day of
November, 1884. MILTON GARRIGUs,
Notary Public.
State of Indiana Howard County
Howard E. Henderson upon his oath, says that
the morning of Oct. 81 1854 he met DIR. j. A. Lovett
in front of Sandy Harriss drug store, and, in the
presence of George D. Tate DIR. lovett said that the
postscript on the Cooper letter, published in the
GazettelTribune was the letter when he received
it. f. HENDERSON.
Subscribed and to before me, this LIST day of
W. S. ARMSTRONG Mayor.
State of Indiana Howard county, SIS.
George d. Tate upon his oath says, that the
morning of October 81, in front of Sandy Harriss
drug store Buckeye street that he heard Dr. j. A.
Lovett say to Howard Il. Henderson that the post
script to the John j. Cooper letter published in the
Kokomo Daily GazetteTribune, the letter
when he U4ovett) received It, GEORGE D. TATE.
Subscribed and to before me, this LIST day of
Nov, A. d. 1884. H. M. SAILORS,
Clerk Howard County.