New-York tribune., 1885-07-09
ret plenty others who these facts unless lorgoe
r. Msm Yours very truly
~ ' JAMES MONTGOMERY.
JERsEY-CIrY, Oct. 90. $780,

kos t.o.'' ~'"~,S Your. vary truly
BY them iouf' 'S.y JAMES s"i "MicSrcoMERr.
JrRsEY-CIrY, Oct. 90. $780,
praR FIR: Please inform me what date or recollection
sdc9 la on December g. 1878 Idesre the information
for political purpose
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2, 1880.
Hon, j. r. MCPHERSON. A.,
In answer to the above request-you reached the
Continental Hotel from Washington In the evening leay
ness matter which lasted to late hour you taking
late train 70 New-York ALFRED II. FULLER.
Believing myself now guarded against anything
testimony at that time although might have had
much more; but as the circumstances happening;
1t Is sad seven years ago, have now passed neyond
the memory of most men. shall not ask for IT now
Thus fortified. awaited events for AMI pauehy
man. even under fire, and not a single lisp dd 1
again hear of the alleged bargain until Octooefi'
1854, and before In the very heat OF the fres,.
dental canvass for President Cleveland. Let IL
not be forgotten. however that in the interval be-
tween $50. the date of my first serious notice ana
1884 the date of the second notice Sewell had been
elected Senator lin 1881 after bitter ,pers9naI
contest in his own party and was reelected IN
1888 and the very men whom suspect now IN
spired these attacks although unsolicited by me.
and who at that time came to my rooms In new
York and offered gratnitously their services TO So
cure my reelection. Henry c. Kelsey and Henry ).
Little are the men. All this time no word OF these
ISLANDERS was uttered.
charges was in October, 1894, when was again
actively engaged in the canvass. Henry s. Little,
of the County of Monmouth, strangely enough;
considering his political record lhis record VIII
leave with the Hon. Miles Ross who was five times IN
Congress from that district and Governor Leon
Albeit to show had been nominated fnat cOuas as
the spontaneous act of q generous and fOrgvng
people as they are, or of Lttles generosity Is IN
doubt. Little feared defeat, and although the DEM
votes his defeat sure to follow. He now sought
an interview with me. and gave me to understand,
with emphasis that unless sewell and myself came
to his aid i'm the manner he then Indicated to me.
the whole villany of the Continental Hotel meet
stating to me his conaons for @ our safety from the
fate then pending Upon this subject he wished
an appointment with Sewell which Sewell
II the public at any time should be anxousto know
exactly what transpred at that interview SewelI
can tell. am sure Little never WILL For myself
will be content at present with saying that in my
opinion neither upon the earth or under the earth
was there ever exhibited such a case OF total de,
pravity in politics before as that shown by the SAID
Little. Fears and promises were alike uDavailing.
Little then renewed the threat of immediate ex.
posure, a. before made to me- regardless OF Its eect
upon the National contest. then pending, and he
left us with my threat to meet him IN his own
county before the people upon his conspiraeys
q good Democrat was elected State Senator. Cleye,
land lost 900 of the majority due to him in the
county. and the threat is now being executed.
In conclusion. the alleged Watson memoranda
has neither signature nor affidavit attached. Mr.
Watson the alleged author. is. as write, said to
be upon his death-bed Were 1t otherwise ne would
the now stands there is only the unsupported
statement of The DWe american as TO the genune,
ness authorship of the so-called memol anda and
its llhclous charges In contrast with the charac-
ter of the charges preferred against me herewith
attach my signature and make affidavit to the en-
tire truthfuncss of my answer: And, moreover. l
now challenge The True american to produce the
so-caled memoranda with the signature and all
davit of the alleged author to state why this
story has been withheld from the public for seven
years to state why it now publishes the story
when the alleged author is now on his death bed
and other parties concerned already dead and to
prove that Peter II. Watson has ever seen John r.
Mcpherson or could distinguish his voice.
JoHN Y. MCPHERSON.
City and County Of New-York. SIS.
John X. Mcpherson being duly says: that the
nbove statement subscribed by him is true IN every par
ticular. JOHN II. MCPHERSON.
Subscribed and sworn teiore this July z. 1885.
tSeaD j. ALIEN. SrITT,
Notary Public Ncw-Y County.
Mr.. MoNTGoMERY's AFFIDAVIT.
State o. New-York.