The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-11

wtO Gave EsiHn = HNtcai SstcHtoh.
and Medicine. Free of Charge.
The .Nc,rS ,rld CDuritr Of last Friday, fur
nishcd the following piece Of news:
WASuIxGToN. Drcrmhcr jth--William T..
Finley. II cnlurcG man of Abbevill lie, :. e., WAS
nj the puSiuflicc department t0-tt;ly on Il par
of cruirhc&. He WAS appointed postmaster ai
| .\hhcviil" last April, and Il short time after
wards Il letter WAS received by Mr.. Cl'rk son
with his name signed To IT, declining the
Office. T. \. Tolbcrt, white man, was ii men III
appointed. and nothing further was heard ol
the case until Finley hObhlcd into the dep'lr!
incnt. lie tod Mr.. ClarEson an eNlrinrul-
nary story. He said that on the night ol May
:Ofh fifteen or twenty whit" men, armed WIN
sticks, whips ami pistols, came To his mouse,
took him out of bed and dragged him on 10 q
mvinc i'm the woods, where they beat hlm
| with their Whips and sticks an'l broke ms
| right leu lie saws that Il physician miSS-Sct
his leg purpoScly and that the letter uccllh-
| iIT the OlliCC WAS Il forgery.
Mr.. GARRISON took him in to see inc iGSi-
an appointment in the poSt"illcc. Il. NJ. Il.
| The NcwS aad Courier says:
W. T. Finley, commonly known rs Tom
Finley, is personally known to the editor OF
| The NcWS and Courier. The above story Is
doubtless IN entire fatrtcation The story OF
| the breaking of his leg is altogether iliSe
| He has been lame for the last ten years or
| more, and is ignorant and utterly incohrc-
| tent for the position of postmaster or inr an!
|
intelligence. He has never had any political
| influence, either in the Republican party OF
out of il, and how he ever received the ap-
pointmcnt of postmaster is mystery.
! We have nothing to say as to whether this
people prefer William Il. Finley or Il. n. T"l'
bert as postmaster. We presume, if the same
rule would govern now, as heretofore, that u
he found out that the white people preferred
Tolbcrt, that Mr.. Clarkson would give us Fin
| lev For that reason VIC do not intend 10
have nything to do with the scuflie for post
master at Abbeville.
| We are glad, however. that Tom Finley has
presented himself TO Mr.. Clarkson, in his
Office at Washington, so that he may make
the acquaintance of at least one southern
postmaster of his own choice. Mr.. Clarkson
ought to take Tom around to see the Pres
idcnt as we'll as General Wannamaker. The
President would, no doubt be glad to see Mr..
Finley, and to have personal acquaintance
with some of Mr.. Clarkson's Southern post
masters. If Tom had not "resigned' In
April. we have no doubt that he would be
postmaster to-day-as he comes up TO
Northern Republican standard Of qualihca-
ton for official station in the South.
| We are willing for Tom and his friend
ClarSson to make all they can out Of Toms
story. We have nothing TO expect from
| Washington and would not be surprised il
ClarIsson should appoint Tom Finley to some
office.
| We object, however TO his saying that "a
physician miSs-set his leg purposcly." Mr
Finley, by carelcssness broke his own
| leg in going down toward the depot, from his
/ Jt in, l,n ,iub
ing in Il hurry he was not as careful as he
should have been, to travel the Old bcatel
track. The result was, he fell in q big gulleJ
and broke his leg.
| DR.. Harrison was called to see him, ant
from first to last, gave him his best attention
knowing at the same time that Tom was moi
able TO pay q dollar. The Doctor even fur
| nished medicine at his own expense ant
lsupcrin tended the dressing of his wound
| He also furnished at his own expense Il boz
aud bandagcs, for his old leg. While he was
suffering, and while the chances OF life wcrt
still against him, and rs long as he needed
attention, he was the most grateful OF crca
lures.
We sag this, not in any effort TO create fol
ourselves or Dr. Harrison, any sood itapres
sion on Mr.. Clarkson or any Of Our Northern
enemies. We do not care a snap for thcii
opinion, one WY cr The other. We Lave NJ
object! On 10 Mr.. Clarkson taking Tcm Finley
home with him toa fashionable "tca," ans
then sleeping with him. The tact is, we b."
lieve Tom would feel honored to dine, or Il
sleep, with Mr.. Clarkson, and as we have ht
objection TO his having good time with th'
Republicans at Washington or elsewhere, VIZ
would like to see him have IS much pleasure
as possible in eating and sleeping at Mr.
| Clarkscn'S house.