Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-12
ADVERTISEMENT
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
The Truth INDICATED.
The Conduct of Sheriff Maxwell.

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that myself and friends were industriously
circulating falsehood on Sheriff Maxwell
in reference to an attempt upon his part to
have retained part of the reward offered
for the arrest of Sam Smith, and appropriate
it to his own use; and that the charge was
made only for elec:ioneering purposes with
the hope of injuring Mr. Maxwell, when
there was no foundation in truth for the
charge. In justice to myself viii say that
knew nothing of the conduct of Sheriff
Maxwell in reference to this reward, until
informed by Mr.. Pettigrew himself, who
| threatened to return to Arkansas and have
our high Sheriff published for attempting to
swindle him out of his justly and hard
earned money, and causing him delay in
getting his just rights. persuaded Mr..
Pettigrew from this course, for the sake of
the county which Mr.. Maxwell officially
represented. As the charge has been made
that il was false that Sheriff Maxwell claimed
part of the reward, will let his letter
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bred dollars had been offered for the arrest
of Sam Smith--two hundred dollars by the
State, and one hundred by the Hickory
Creek Masonic Lodge, of which Mr.. Garrett
son is a member-and it was this last named
hundred upon which our Sheriff sought to
lay violent hands. As, to the trouble Mr..
| MAXWELL ho1 haau IN in tho CT ofG Smith
too refer the public to Mr.. a. j. Curl, who
did the correspondence, procured the requ.
sition, and paid the necessary expenses Incl
dent to such official action. Below is Ger.
tilted copy of the letter from Mr., Maxwell,
serving official notice on Mr. Garretson that
he claimed at least one hundred dollars of
the reward. The public can judge whether
the charge that he did do so, lis true or false:
MCMINNvILLE, TENN, April %, 1884.
ISAAC GARRETsoN-Dear SRI have
been for some time trying to learn the
whereabouts of Sam Smith by correspond.
ence, and first got on his track at Huntsville,
Arkansas, month or SO ago. He moved
from there to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where
he was arrested by Geo. H. Pettigrew. He
was arrested upon information given by me.
and which had been at considerable pains
to procure; and l had previously applied
for a requisition to bring him to trial. Pet.
tigrew will probably agree to just division
of the reward between him and myself, but
in case he does not want you to hold the
reward offered by your Lodge until any diff
ferences between as may be adjusted. am
willing that Pettigrew shall have the 5000
reward offered by the State, but think that
on account of the trouble had in procuring
and giving information and otherwise rem
dering assistance in apprehending Smith,
would be entitled to the reward offered by
1 your Lodge, if Pettigrew gets the State re
ward.
If cannot settle agreeably with him wher
he comes will arrange so that you will b,
at no trouble or expense in withholdin.
payment of the reward until my rights ar,
determined. only wish to notify you nov
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for you not to pay it until further notice
Mr.. A. ]. Curl can tell you something of tn
J justice of my claim. ..
Respectfully, .
H. p. MAXWELL,
Sheriff Warren County.
STATE OF TENNESSEE Warren County.
Personally appeared l. C. Garretson befor
me, E. H. Williams, Justice of the Peace il
and for said county, who made oath in du
form that the above is true and correc
copy of a letter written to me by II. P. Max
we'll ISAAC c. GARRETsoN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me thi
S0th day of June, 1884.
E. II. WILLIAMS, J. P.
1t is unpleasant to me to have to max
such conduct public, but as it has beel
= charged that my friends were circulating
falsehood for electioneering purposes, t
vindicate their conduct, deem it prope
and right that the public should be put il
possession of the facts as they are. The lei
ter speaks for ITSELF and clearly establishe
the guilt OF Mr.. Maxwell, and l leave tn
matter with the public.
Respectfully,
: J.R. GROVES.