The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-25
COUNTY TICKET
DOC KERY,S WEiIsKEY.

THE SENTINEL in its issue of Octo-
Der 18th published afidavits from
Troy, Montgomery county, which
showed that Col Oliver H. Dockery,
while in that place, held drunken
orgie in his room and was charged
extra for damages done the furniture
and room. We furthermore stated,
on what we believed and now believe
to be good authority, that negroes
visited his room while hew in Win
ston and that one of them got
drunk
The Union Republican of last week,
without an argument to the contra
ry respecting the affair in Winston,
denies the charges and asks proof
and furthermore publishes a card
about the Troy incident, with the
name of G. w. Allen, proprietor of
hotel, attached in which it is stated
that nobody got drunk in Col.
Dockery's room and that he did not
pay extra damages.
We will first take up the Troy af-
fair. 1t seems either that Mr.. Allen
has sworn to lie or that somebody
has forged his name and sworn to
lie in addition. Read what Mr. Allen
has to say of the matter and draw
your own conclusions:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
/, G. w. Allen, proprietor of "Allen's
Hotel" being duly sworn, say: That l
have read the article in the Montgomery
Vidstte, of September 9th, 1888, concerning
: Col. o. H Dockery and his particular
friends from Richmond county and l know
the same to be true in the main. l have
also read the article in the Troy Times of
Sept 9th, 'SS, entitled Gan Infamous Lie"
wherein there is card with my name
signed to it, and do hereby state that said
card was unauthorized by me and is a for
gerry, and that the contents of the same are
untrue, and 1urther l do state that Col. o.
Ii. Dockery left in his room he occupied at
my hotel, five whiskey TASKS and that in
the room occupied by his particular friends
from Richmond county were left SIX whis-
key TASKS and charged extra for damage
G. w. ALLEN,
Sworn and subscribed to before me- this
Sept. IL, 'SS. THos. DEAToN, j. P.
Now Mr.. Allen is reported to be
gentleman of probity and his affida-
Wit, supported by that Of six other
gentlemen whose card W., published
on the 18th. ought to be sufficient to
prove the charges brought by the
Vidette. In addition, here is arthird
affidavit to support the charges:
STATE OF NORTH CARLINA,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
w. A. McKinnon and J. r. Blair being
duly sworn, say: That they board at cal
lens Hotel" and were there while Col o.
II. Dockery and his friends from Richmond
county were there on August Both, '88, and
that we were shown the rooms occupied by
Col. Dockery and his friends and there were
five whiskey TASKS in Dockery's room and
six in the room of his friends, and we were
told by members Mr.. Aliens family that
they were left by Col. Dockery and his
friends paid extra for damage done in their
rooms. We have heard the affidavit of G.
= w. Allen read and believe the same to be
true. VA. MCKINNoN.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
Sept. IL, '88. THos. DEAToN, ]. P.
So much for the Troy affair. We
think that the people who read this
calmly and dispassionate1y will not
be in hurry to believe the bogus
card which the Montgomery radical
henchmen trumpet up and attempt
ed with it to refute the statements
made by Mr.. Allen and his boarders.
Now for the Winston affair. The
following is an extract from the IN
ion Republican:
The col rel people healed by their cor
net band, serena6ed Col. Dockery at night
after the speaking on the 18th of Sept. and
he appeared on the balcony of the hotel ann
made them short speech They did it de-
Gently and IN order and none of them were
drunk or afterwards got drunk on Docery
iquol. They were not invited to his
room, nor did they CO."
[NoTE The serenade was. on the
night of the 18th instead of the 14thl
Now we ask the voters of North
Carolina to read, as an answer to
this, the cards of Messrs. Harris and
Vickers:
Col. Dockery stopped at Merchants
Hotel on tho night of September 18th
and stayed until the morning of the
18th. Col. Dockery asked me where
he could get some good whiskey,
SO he sent and got some, and they
were drinking. COL Dockery was not
intoxicated. On the morning of the
18th sent a servant, colored man.
to COL Dockery's room on business.
He came back after about one hour
somewhat intoxicated. He then
went away again of his own accord.
/ supposed he went bact to Col.
Dockery's room and did not return
for several days. He. was ona drunk.
ROLAND HARRIS,
Clerk of Hotel.
Attest: Ed GooLsBY.
On the morning Of the 18th Of Sep
TENDER Col Dockery sent to me for
sugar, glasses and spoons. 1 know
it TO be true that he had whiskey in