The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-02-14

ABERDEEN, Miss, Jan. 10. 1854
Col, j. III. TRloE:-
My DEAR .SlR-I have this moment
received your favor Of the 18th inst, in
which you request me to answer the FOL
owing question,
"Will you please state how or why it
was that You furnished me with q copy
That did not contain all the allegations
IN the copy served on Col. Il. 0. Rey-
nolds, of my intention 10 contest his scat
in the State Senate. for the Eleventh
Senatorial District for Mississippi"
Early in December last, | Travelled
with you from Aberdeen to Dkolona, and
IS VIC were in the act OF separating III
front of your business house you told
mo thnt you had inIrusted Judge J. NJ.
Ackcr, acting in connection with myself,
20 rive Col X. o. Reynolds notice Of
your intention to contest his right 10 the
seat in tho Senate for district above
mentioned, No further conversation
occurred, On my return to Aberdeen
I saw Judge Ackcr, and it was agreed
that his son aud partner and myself,
Fhould prepare and have served the
notice. had prepared several petitions
f)r contest of county Offices, and because
the facts in petitions and notices wele
very much the same / took tho lead III
preparing your notice. The original Of
that notice / retained, and still have it,
the copy was served upon Col. Il. o.
Reynolds, and l suppose he still hes it
Ip that notice, upon my own Ftspsn5i"
bility, inserted the Fulton, Itawambf
county box, some one, not you, having
suggested to me that there might be
some irregularities at that box, Altei
this. tho defeated candidates for the
Lower House Of the Legislature came
to me to employ me TO give notice O
contest to the now sitting mombors,
informed them that there was SO little o
tho thirty days remaining l could nc
prepare the notices, as each was elabo
rate, but that they could, perhaps, b,
printed, and that if they would ascertain
that fact, and if it could be dOne,I woul,
! loan to the editor the notice | have PIE
pared in your case. The editor Under
took the job, and furnished him viii
your notice, and | instructed him t,
leave of the Fulton box, which he did
/ also instructed him to leave blanks fol
names and dates, which he did; faileC
to instruct him to strike out that par
of your petition which spoke OF the geG
in the Senate and the District. / orasel
that part of the notice with pon, in tn
copies used for the lower House. Aite
this was done you came to my Office il
| Aberdeen, and | informed you that | haC
prepared and had had the notice served
that had retained the original to b.
fled in the Senate, and must keep that
| and handed to you one OF tie printed
copies, stating to you that the facts ot
your notice and those OF the printed
copies were substantially the same; yol
did not in any conversation / had will
you make any charge Of unfairne3.
against the County of Itawamba, or any
precinct il it; ISinserted the charg,
against Fulton myself, upon the author
ity OF tho suggestion which 1 have state,
above, aud l did that without you
| kno wledge or consent
Twill not throw asuspiciou upon you
veracity by endorsing it; your long life
OF purity and virtue furnishes shiel(
that protects il against tho power o
obloQuy.
I have the pleasure TO be your obedien
servant.
| REUBEN DAVIS.
OKoLoNA, MISS, Jan 2lst
Con. Il. o. REYsoLDs:
! DoaI Sir--I herewith lruus,llt you