Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16
Communicated.
STILL THEY LIE.
THE DEMOCRACY IN DESPERATION

Contrndicted by Maj. Brown, n. w. shafer'
Esq, and Mrs. EngIish-They Still Cling
to the English Churges-Henry 1. Gour.
ley Vindicated-AH Parties Concerned
Brand the Charges ms Lies.
The proverb is: 1.-THE beauty of 3 lie is to
stick to it"
The atrocious libel published in the Dem.
ocratic papers against Gourley was branded
as an infamous falsehood by the very per-
sons whom the Democrats asserted orlgl-
mated it. They contradicted the article
from beginning to end. The Democrats
cowardlv refused to tell the truth and deny
the charges they had made against an honest
man. Outupon a campaign that depends on
abiect lies for its success. Down with the
party that depends upon traducers and ira
ducing for victory. Both party and its
newspapers will be crucifed at the polls on
Tuesday Tor their utter disregard Of truth,
fairness and honor. Below is given the
statements of Mrs Emily English and n.
W. Shaffer, ESQ.,, her attorney.
WE DEFY THEIR CONTRADICTION.
Mr.. Shaffer said: ''BIrs. English was in
nv Office yesterday. This is absolutely the
only nail that the enterprising gentlemen
who have been quoting me have to hang
their story upon. Both while she was with
me, and before she came, and after she left,
certain newspaper reporters importuned me
at length to give them the object of her busi-
ness. 1 told them and each of them ex-
plicitly that her call was with reference to
matter that could from no standpoint have
a newspaper value. l told them at all times
and all other persons that there was no
chance of any suit with any chance of re-
covery of anything against h. I. Gourley,
hot
no suit and would be no suit
against Henry I. Gourley; that no suit
or legal proceedings could be brought or in
stituted against him, as both Mrs. English
and myself well knew and had fully under
stood, for the reason that he is not now and
never has been the owner or proprietor of
anv business, copyright or ANYTHING else
pertaining to the old firm of A. H. English
& Co. He is now and since 1873 has been
continuously agent for the party who did and
still does own the same, and was appointed
bv the said party as such agent with Mrs.
English's consent in writing. II Mrs. En-
glish has right of action against nybody
on account OF the matters set forth in the
newspapers, it would certainly lie only
against the owners or proprietors whose
agent Mr.. .Gourley is, and, as have said be-
fore, has been. I also told them that Mrs.
English would bring no suit against Mr..
Gourley, and that am not preparing any
papers against Mr.. Gourley. 1 did not tell
or even intimate to them that Mr.. Gourley
had settled OF made any attempt to settle
any case did not tell them that was for
Judge Bailey for Mayor OF Pittsburg. In
fact, the whole range of interviews attrib-
uted to me is q mass of generalities based
upon no foundation furnished by me, and
for which am III no sense responsible.
make this statement voluntarily In justice
to myself and my client, Mrs. English"
MRS. ENGLIsH's STATEMENT.
Mrs. Emily English. wife of the late A.
H. English, head of the school book pub
fishing firm of A. H. English & Co., Pitts
burg, said this morning: 'I am weary and
almost sick of this whole matter. For weeks
my house has been thronged night and day
by reporters of the press and emissaries from
the Democratic City Committee, of Pitts
burg, begging, importuning me to give
them something OF the history of the closing
up of the affairs of the firm of which my
late husband was the founder and head.
Ny uniform answer to them all |
has been, L have no desire TO again go |
into matter fraught with so much sadness |
to me- To be brief, I have given no re- |
porter any information in regard to this |
matter. Ny name has been dragged |
through the public prints in support of
that never made to their au-
thors and reporters. did not tell any re-
porter that had brought suit against Mr..
Gourley, or that 1 intended to bring suit
against MIN. He was agent for the Jessup-
Moore Paper Company, and nv suit must |
lie against that concern or its successors,
Taintor Bros, New York, and not against |
Mr. Gourlevo -