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Nv attention has been called to an article
In Jour paper relative to the contested cleo
lion case Of Mayer vs.. Adams, which is so
devoid OF truth and which must necessarily
place our people in such false position
that deem it my duty TO set the matter
right as far as possible. The true facts are
as follows:
Adams and Mayer were the candidates at
the October election for Circuit Clerk. Ad-
ANA asreturned by fourteen votes major
ity. Mayer gave notice Of contest. Ad-
Der term Of the County Court these notices
were docketed and Adams insisted upon q
tral but Mayer made oath he could not get
ready for trial before the next term of the
court, which comes February 9th, and on
his motion the case was continued until that
ume against Adams protest, but after the
case had been thus continued over Adams
protest, be accepted the situation in good
faith and proceeded to get ready for trial OF
taking out subpenas for bis witnesses, etc
Business demanded Mr.. Adams attention
In Washington, Baltimore and elsewhere
whittier he went on the 30th Of December.
On January Morgan served o notice on
Mrs Adams TO be ready to try the case on
January at = special term OF the County
Court TO be called for that purpose. Mrs.
adams did not know where to address Mr..
Adams, and so informed the officer when the
notice was served upon her, which informa-
ton the officer gave to Mayer and his eopu-
sell When Adams attorneys found that
this court was to be held they at once wrote
letters to Adams addressed to every point
1t was thought be might be, but he received
none Of these letters. When January ar
rived and il was found By Adams attorneys
that Mayer Was determined to proceed with
out notice to Adams they at once dispatched
= messenger to the nearest telegraph Office
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lngton and at once started home, where he
arrived on the 9th inst, to find the County
Court bad tried and disposed Of the contest
-. blS-Rbseuce without any notice to him.
Adams at once determined not to submit to
any such outrage and took possession Of his
Office, intending to hold it until legally
turned out Shortly sfterward Mayer ap-
PearGd upon the scele IRON Beverly whittier
be had gone to qualify, and demanded pos
session which was refused. Threats Of
not, breaking in, &C., on the part of May
er's friends then became loud. In fact two
or three shets were fired into the Court
House by some unknown person, and il was
thought best that the Sheriff should take
charge Of the public property until
the trouble could be settled legally
and he accordingly done so, and
summoned to his assistance from time to
time such guards as he thought the ueces-
sity of the situation demanded.
While ali this was going on Adams at
torneys were busy getting the necessary
papers to take an appeal, and on the 18th
did get an appeal which OF course prohibited
Mayer from further trying to enforce his
ubiquitous Judgment against Adams
The communication which appeared in
your columns was evidently intended to
poison the public mind against Adams, bat
without any notice as Mayer thus attempted
TO Gust Adams, the liberties Of our people
are no longer safe.
Il is believed that Mayer knew Adams
Wss not at home when he gave the notice
and further he knew that he could not get
home in time for the trial, and it is further
believed that he thus sought this oppor-
tunity to get himselfinto office in Adams
absence, but he has not got there vet, Eli.
II is true the sheriff and his posse were
armed as such forces usually are, and were
prepared to give an attaching party q warm
reception, but no threats were made /
By them against Mayer, nor did 7
they intend to do him or his /
friends any injury unless an attack was /
made UPON them or the public property.
Mayer and his friends understood this
very web because there was scarcely an
hour while the guards were on duepbut that
Mayer or some Of his friends we're with a0d
among the guard, and it is only the woEk-of :
some sorehesd fanatic who now sttributes
10 the Sheriff or some Of his guards. any
other than the best motives faithfully car:
ned into execution.
EYE WTTNgSs.