The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-05

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that near your feet, now in shallow
water, the ground goes down suddenly |
into deep, fathomless water. Why have |
you not been looking out for the mag
nificent phenomenon in naturea Say |
ior on the water7
This thing might have lain under the |
rubbish of times storm-tossed leaves,
but for the finger Of the right hand |
under the ever vigilant eye OF fate that
points along every mans path; correct |
this, correct that, before 1t is too late. |
No retrospective steps are taken in yes |
terday's path. Look back upon the pom |
derous door, the complicated lock that
secures each night, and lot to-day find |
us not weary in well doing.
The indianapolis editor Is not to blame
il he states facts. Newspapers are the
white faced messengers of yesterday
should be allowed to fioat down from the
air without being shot at. These state
ments have made are for no purpose
than to shield that editor. He can say
to Maj. Blaine that the daughter of DR..
Robert Hunter is still alive, and that she
respects the truth. The follies Of youth
can be overlooked, but We must fear the
living God more than the world. | did
not think that Mordecia Yarnall would
shrink from the truth. What Office does
he expect?
No name was signed to either letter,but
they were inclosed in an envelope bear
ing the printed address OF u well-known
business man whom we have designated
as Mr.. Brown.
A Times reporter yesterday called
upon Mr. Brown, who made no conceal
| ment of the fact that the writer of the
communications is his wife. lie said
that while he aud his wife were person
ally cognizant of the truth Of the charge
made against MIR. Blaine and would
give their deposition rs to tho truth of
the statements made in the communica-
tions to the Times, as well as other evi-
dence not mentioned therein, they did
not wish to add anything thereto at tho
present time. "Just watt" said Mr..
Brown, "and all the truth about this un-
fortunate affair will come out in legal
form"
"Then you have no doubt Of the truth
OF the charger" asked the reporter.
"Why, my wife and know the charge
Is true, with the exception OF the state
ment that Blaine was forced TO marry
Harriet Stanwood ut the muzZle OF u
shotgun, and w. M. Johnson knows 1t
is true as well as we do. have heard
his mother, the wife OF Thornton II.
johnson, talking about the affair In Bill
ly's presence, and when his first article
on Mr.. Blaine appeared in the newspa-
pers | wrote and asked him how his
conscience would permit him to thus
I suppress the truth. But | am
) astounded at tho later article, in which
he specifically denies what he knows &c
: be true"
"What do you think can bs hi. motive
3 in tho matter7"
!, "well, you see, he went on TO Wash
: ington some years ago, and Mr.. Blaine
/ N..s hk la.
y as civil engineer on the Texas Pa
b cifc railroad. lie used 10 have specia
Il car, and travelled in good style. Whei
\; work on the road was renewed, 1t wa
II again through Mr.. Blaine's good Office
,f that Billy was given a position whicl
N lead to his election as City Engineer o
Is Dallas, the position he now holds. Blu
b great AZ are their obligations TO MI
Blaine, Billy Johnson's mother will tel
y the truth about this scandal, no matte
y what may be the consequences"
d "You know William M. johnson PEI
n sonallyW
70 "Certainly. once set him up in th
ID grocery business Mt st. Joseph, Mi
n souri,, but he failed"
nr "You also knew Mr.. Blaine2"
K. "Why, | loaned him 500 when |
III left Kentucky, and he paid It back Ill
m man."
I'd "Do you believe he win push this ca
e, to trial?p
m 81 certainly do not"
"Where were MIR. and Mrs. Blail
he married2
IL "rhat never know, but always u
TO derstood II was in ono OF the Easter
States. The Times got at the meat
NJ the whole matter when IL called for Il
D. time and place OF Mr.. Blaine's marriaj
lu and the date OF the birth of the fir
rh child As you said, this matter
Is merely n simple sum in the arithmetic
Le What Capt. Johnson Recently Said.
to The card OF Capt. w. M. Johnson,
be this city to the Indianapolis Tim
~ which was reproduced In yesterday
10 HERALD was the subject OF much col
'o- ment on the streets yesterday. The ca
., which IL in support of Blaine, tho II
" publican nominee for President, do
49, not talley exactly with VIII
'a3 Capt. johnson had to say to a HERA
od reporter, who being aware OF the ia
,ts that MIR. Blaine and wife resided wi
les his. JohnsOn's, father, in Kentuck
az scandal were first flashed over the wir
,no Capt. johnson at that time, neither 9
, ,or mitted directly or denied the alleg
~, seduction, and II was at his request al
on the promise that he would give
y reporter statement OF tho affair I'll
@ ", the publication of what he had 10 &
TX was ut the time withheld. The repor
~, u made notes Mt the time of what Ca
III Johnson had to say, viii
~ have since been stolen fr'
or his desk, for he was 81
On remembers, however, the fact q
nm hn, when CAPTAIN Johnson hwas asked
n nnS there was any truth In
n ,uu report or charge that he 4
vA oa,, ho could not say as he never heard of
20" at the time. Mrs. Blaine, he said, v
IA like a member OF the family, and /
y, VIZ there been any truth In the matter
vi would never in all probability hi
TN heard, as the people would have
'I ho gardod IL as n family affair. The first
NO NO ever heard OF the rumor, he said, '
In. some twelve years ago wi
III Col. McNealy, n classmate OF Blain,
ure asked him about the scandal. He s
,,,., IL was news TO him, but Col. Meme
~ ~ spoke OF II as fact. AZ near rs the
ooI porter can remember, "a
eai- Johnson stated that Col.
'a1 Nealy resides Mt St.,
lnun, Missouri whore Capt. JohnsC
'ne ny mother also resides. This IL the s
,o,, ,U and substance OF what he had TO
n,, when first approached on the subl
my and he will bear the reporter out I
With tne "pI,o .nnau,n, TA''' Of
ock ouIIuv., ,,,',t Iii ,ba ronortor
)us- I s.e.ios , "p ias pan,,hi,can had n
self salu .n"t ~ ' na, statoment from,
~ ~ OF what he knew about the Blaine II
;,v 1n,e ter, and It was this statement he pr
ract ised the reporter.
this This Mixes IL Worse than Ever.
bic. FoRT WORTH, Sept. L-ISpecla
VIZ" John Randall, citizen Of Bos
M county, living near Meridian, in con
roo, satlon with Col. William Flourno,
P|oh P|nch Waco, on u Santa Fe train, said he