Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-06-20


The following. whirh ia reply To-
Mr. Higdon card. should have ap.
peAred last week bat dit not DO -
because Ne did not fully understand
/ that u Wa- 80 intended
de-ire H. say that nev.r had
the warrants Ia question. n my
| possession a ans time aud could NOT
have had, and I'D not have auF run-
ycr.aiivn with Mr. ilix.iou ia regard
~ them, thes we're lsn With Mai
Noflnaa, dHriag mv as-.u.s. aua
ald pet knuw uniil | ~ urur.i ot their
h@vlas been leti With L.p. Mai
Aarsaaa 'at'la p,y ssttleHisnt vitb the
Audaor ou the ocru-isn and ru
with him thH Ltuuey urcvsssry fsr
u,Hkisn said settlement . have.
siace I haze boa 10 tlc ~lr.si.f-
ufacs ca.hrl al warrants that Navr
becn y rsvutal % me. NivH ~. Ia
dnu Won.i BE- Hhsrut; the I have
d9se as a matter st csurtr.y e.. sud
az the re- uest ~ Nj Iiigdun, - well
a. for thc accommodation ct tax pas
ers and rcther citizens, and I have no
doabt bat thai have asked him ga
several uHCa.ion- u be va Vi b. he
town Oh the day that | should make
my remittance o. the Auditor. a. |
would Occasionally u.e what mouev |
had received for state privileges o.
cashwarrauis Capt llsrgrasc ma,
have frred me tha Use u the money
u thi- I have no recollection, but
know tina | til MT use II
The Law rrquire. II me, that I shall
examine the tax roil.. - zee Il PARTIES
10 " hom warrants are issued are due
ans thing Tor taxes. II hot thea 90 co.
dsrse 0n them. NJ taxes due
This !. the enforcement I made on the
warrants referred TO- II j. the Treas
ures duty o. srfutinixe warrants aud
not mine II be pave warrants whirh
b. should not pat, Il j. his loss, not
thsi Of the county. know nothing
of those warrants having been stoUd
away In sheriff ohlce FOR many
years a. ! had only been iu the
Sherriff's ottire hut a short while; " /
had, ! should have informed Capt
liargraves and given him a chance 90
hays corrected 81. mistake In con
clusisn I desire 81 say that ! am furrcd
20 make a hurried reply 10 hr Hig.
don : circular aud have not the time
b. notice ~ length everything con
tanned therein. out would cali atteu-
tioa 20 following certificates from Mr.
HargTave AMI Maj Norman. whicl l.
90 The issue Joined. aud I desire 10
say a. ! have before said. that ana
not naaking war on any one. but sin-
ply enieavoring 90 defend NY harac-
ter against the slanderou. iusimu ations
that have grVwa out II this Wartaat
question. and now leave the matter
Va the hands 81 the public, 10 de-
eide whether 0r not | shouid be- cen
sarsd.
Respectfully submitted,
D. W. BEo~S.
made the settlement referred 10
with the Auditor, and DOT not ne the
money received on The llargraYes war
rants, a. | had never heard was o.
be 40 used. Ga tae contrary found
Me-. Brown bad leit mere money than
was required 10 make said settlement
The identical monev received on
said warrants was sealed 90 IL an
envelope By mysea and a,llressed 20
Capt Ilargrave aud never opeHed un-
till handed 90 him. Mr. Broan usv
90 hal the warrants la his hands
except b. write emo taXes due on
them he never had the nioney 10 bis
hands except Ia the said envelope.
There y no reason WHY should say
TO Mr. Iligdon mir. nrown toll ma
they were Capt llargrave warrants, -
as ! knew mere about them than Mr..
Brown did, they having hssen handed
me BY Capt liargrave IA Mr.. Browns
absenne. A. had no suspicion they
we're not payable BY the Treasurer,
haa nothin~ - eyade or canceal con
eeruing hem.
Jane ssb, issa.
To ALL Nnom ~ Mar CssSsEKN.
Having been Informed that there are
those Who are sndaavogiha 90 create
the isnpressiaa that D. w. brown
was In some way Interested IN Ger
tain lot 1t wagrants, some II which
were presented Cat my reguwstD by
Maj. ,. NJ. Nerman a. the Treasurer
for payment, and npon which re-
eelred The faee value. and nhirh we're
afterwards adiadHrd b. a COMMITTEES
appointed - investigate smnae, a.
lsasu bcea paid ~ an siiuwanss te