Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
SENATOR CHANDELIERS EAR.
MR.. FAULKNER SAYS IT WAS
PULLED BY Mr.. BLACKBURN.

Mr.. FAULKNER SAYS 1T WAS
PULLED BY Mr.. BLACKBURN.
Senator Faulkner, of West Vir.
ginia, who was one of The com.
mittee present at the time of the
difficulty bttween Senators Chan.
dler aud Blackburn in "A committee
room at the capitol last February,
was interviewed at Martinsburg,
W. Va, Saturday, by a New York
Herald reporter, and referring to
Mr.. Chambers statement recently
publis he'd in The Star said:
ain this statement Nr Chandler
fails to repeat the offensive utter
ance made by him which 80 angered
Mr.. Blackburn. Ii was this: Il do
not intend TO be bulldozed by any
Kentucky negro driver When !
heard that expression from Mr.
Chandler / turned to look at Mr.
Black burn, who was Oh my left, to
see it's effect upon him. His face
manifested the most intense eX-
element and almost uncomfortable
rage, and / appreciated the fact at
once that the wordy controversy
betWee these two gentlemen was
TO be brought to a prompt cOnclu.
sion. Mr.. Black burn. in Il moment
or two arose from hls char, at ne
same time intlmating his purpose
to make "a personal assault upon
Mr.. Chandler. He walked around
my chair to The head of the table,
where Mr.. Chandler continued to
sit without the change Of muscle
or the utterance of "A word. Mr..
Chandler is mistaken when he says
that at this point Of the cOntro
versy either Senator CnllOm VI
myself interpOsed between him aud
Mr. Blackburn. Mr.. Blackburn
stood over Mr.. Chambers chair
some moments using language
which would convey to the mind
of any one the doubt existing IL
his own mind as TO what course he
should pursue, lnasmuch as Dir
Chandler still remained seated, anc
it was impossible for Blackburn t(
strike him.-which was maniieSill
his purpose-in that position. a
moments reflection seems TO have
decided him, and to the best Of my
recollection and belief he used thu
expression Damn you, | can
strike you while you are sitting
down, but can show my cOntemp
for you by twisting your ear"
accompanying that remark
with the action he caught him by
the upper part Of the ear and gave
il a contemptnous twist, not ap
parently with view to personally
injure Mr.. Chandler, but as sup
posed at the time to cast an lndlg
nifty upon him. Seeing that Mr
Chandler made DO resistance to thu
action of Mr.. Blackburn ! rOs,
from my seat. pressed Mr.. Black
burn and said MIR. Blackburn, ~
Mr.. Chandler has not seen fit t(
resent what you have done to hin
your own honor and manhood de
mand that you should not, elthel
by word or act, interfere further
with him. Mr.. Black burn there
upon replied: Faulkner, you are
right. pll 60 and take my seat.
Senator CullOm was at the same
time endeavoring to quiet matters
Senator Blackburn, at my request
agreed that be would take nc
further part IN the discussion Of
Mr.. Chandler's report, leaving that
matter entirely to me. ! am not
willing to state that Senator Plat
saw the transaction as | describe,
because of the position he then oc'
cupied IN the room, but from the
position taken by Senator CnllOm
| am satisfied that what | saw be
ust necessarily have seen also"