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ANDERSON, S. T., Feb. a. 1883.
Hi1h Uilson, Esq, Editor Press and Banne,

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selling it to a citizen of Anderson county:
You heraid 1t to the public under the head
lines of ".An Anderson man goes ten miles out
meiately % - sent ] to the State of a Georgia. And
after speaking of other similar charges
against The same person rs occurring in An
derson you proceed to say, "thc recent stock
trade that has been going from Abbeville to
Anderson together with the developments
connected with Capt. McClung's arrest has
brought Mr.. Fowler's name prominently be.
fore tho people hereabout." AS am engaged
In the business OF buying and selling nurses
and mules, and bought this mule from Capt.
McClung, the alluSion is clearly to myself. 1t
is just as clearly implied that l bought this
then ran ii 10 Georgln, and further that am
in the habit of engaging In such Illicit traffic.
i Now demand that you Withdraw this false
and wanton attack upon my character or
make good the charge. and that you give to
| this communication and any reparation you
see proper to make the publicity you have
given to your accusation. j. ). FOWLER.
IN REPLY.
In the first place, we disclaim any intention
or desire to DO any wrong to Mr.. Fowler In
any way. and we deny that We have done him
any wrong.
In the next place. we think Mr.. Fowler has
done himself q wrong by putting an er:
roneOus construction upon the meaning OF
what we said. No man should assume that
he is charged with serious crime upon lam
guage which he may misnterpret. as Mr..
Fowler has plainly done in this instance.
AS to the statement made by us: 1.-THE re-
cent stock trade that has been going from ABB
ments connected with Captain McClung's ar
rest has brought Mr.. Fowler's name promi-
nently before the people hereabout."
AS we referred only to the matters between
Captain McClung and Mr.. Fowler. and as we
have no desire to be disagreeable, or to say
anything which he may think unfair, we
would now, as readily as we would have done
Mt the time, II requested to do so, expunge
| th0t sentence fhat IL anDaar and
stand without that sentence, and without
committing ourselves one way or the other as
to an opinion whether or not his name Is
prominently before our people.
AS to the heading: IAN Anderson man
goes ten miles out OF town TO make trade.
The animal is Immediately sent to the State
of Georgia."
That heading is q synopsis, and was intend
ed merely to indicate the character Of the tes.
timony which was given. 1t did not and
could not, as far as we are concerned, refer to
Mr.. Fowler or any one else personally. 1t re-
fcrred to the sworn testimony Of Mr. Farr
and others, for which we are not ut all respon-
sible. and, we maintain, that 1t was not an
Improper heading for the testimony as taken
before the trial justice. Owing to the great
length OF the entire testimony, we trust that
the reproduction Of Mr.. Farr's evidence will
| be sufficient:
| j. w. FARR, sworn:
Question by the Court. Now, Mr.. Farr,
please state what you know about this case7
a; Well, sir; | traded for the mule ,,o
day. I think about the 9Th or 7th Of this
month: A sorrell horse mule.
q. With whom did you trade. Mr.. Farr7
A. Captain McClung, sir.
@. WhereP 4. At Calhoun Hamblin's,
ten miles this side Of Anderson-on Wilson's
creek-I may be mistaken as to the name OF
Q. Where do you live? A. In Anderson.
@. Did you or did you not receive mes
sage from Captain McClung to come out at
| Z fl,of cfo 4 n cir /
from Mr.. Hamblin about this mule, which
note stated that 1t was good mule:
Q. Do you remember the words OF that
the note? A. The note was addressed to me-
Q: Tell 1t is as near as you can? A: AS
well rs ! can remember, Dear Brother !:
night with me. ANY way, he says: Captain
McClung Is here with q sorrel horse mule,
and he is going up on the train to-day; and
says he would like to trade him; and says he
the note to me, and traded O horse for the
mule.
@. Did you see Captain McClung, ten miles
that you traded with him? a. He was In
Anderson, and come down and traded with
me in the stable for 1t.
| @. Was 1t the same mule that belongs TO
T. s. Anderson? A. Who is he?
Court, pointing to MIR. Anderson, That gen.
tleman.
Witness. He is the one Mr.. Fowler made
I
q. The same mule9 A. Yes, sir; the
same mule traded for.
9, Did Captain MscClgug say anything vt nG,tS to
a69eI ht aS
below the stable is q back she'd ho called me
round there and says: want to tell you
something. Took me round there, and hand
ed me note: twas the note from Mr.. Ham,
bin. Mr.. Fowler was standing there. l
says to Mr.. Fowler, come here. He came in
there and showed him the. note. He just
the note in his p0eke and asked Gapan
You can't tell thatl l heard the conversa-
q. Was Captain McClung thcre9 a. Yes,
Q: Well, 60 on, then. a. He says, the
Q. Who said that Fowler or McClung? A.
McClung.
@. Did you, or not run the mule from An
derson county? A. carried the mule over
10 Jim Wotford's.
@. Where does he liver A. InHart coun-
Q. When did you carry him to Hart coun-
ty? A. That afternoon.
Q; Why did you do that? a. Well, he
q. WHO sad thata 4. McClung:
q, Did he say anything more than that?
Q. Captain Mcclung told you that the emule
couldn't swear to that; but 1t strikes me that
he did; that there was mortgage on the
mule.
@. And that is why you run 1t OFF, A. Yes.
sir; think he said that In the presence Of
Fowler and myself, that he had traded
for II from negro.
@. What time in the, day was that Mr..
Farr? a. Four o'clock In the day.
| O. Were you out Mt Mr.. Hambllns? A.
Four o'clock In the afternoon the trade was
made left Anderson about two o'clock In
the afternoon, and came down there. about
o. What time did you see Captain Nc.
CLING at Anderson? 4. Well, sir. the
train was due there at ten o'clock, A. NJ. I
don't know whether he came up from the
depot in hack or wagon. and then Mt four
o'clock In the afternoon 1 traded the bay
horse for the mule, and give him SIS on his
note to Mr.. Fowler. didn't receipt on any
mortgage. want TO clear my skirts as we
go along.
@. Is that all you know about IT.? A.
Well, then, left Mr. McClung ut Mr.. Ham,
bins. Mr.. Hamblin was not at home
@. What day did you see Mr. Anderson at
Anderson Court House? a. Well. really,
couldn't say sir: had just come back from
Georgia.
@. Did you 60 after the mule In Georgia?
A. No. sir: l came down from the house
where had been sick a few days-had some
thing like hcmmorrhage.
@. Whattime do you think 1t wns that you
met Mr. Anderson? A. On Tuesday, l think
1t was: l couldn't swear positively:
mule to him? a. On Tuesday, / think.
Q. The Identical same mule? \. Same
mule that carried over to Jim Woff0rds.
| @. Same mule that you got from McClung?
a. Yes, sir; the same mule.
| CroSs-eXamined by defendant. Q. why
do you remember so distinctly that | traded
| that tho nlnle from 0 negro.