Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-06
c. ". Stations Reply.
To the Public

Alter inquiring who was the Origi
mater of it, ascertained that James
Rollow, brother to my opponent, was
circulating them. In justice to my
self, / must reply, and | hope all the
voters of the county will not be as
unfair as my opponent is trying to
be, by publishing, just on the eve of
the election, report that has been
on record since January, and to
| which he has not referred until now,
with the evident purpose of trying
to do me an injury just before the
election without giving me fair
chance to state my side and make
reply.
The Grand Jury did make the re-
port, but / desire to say
1st The reason the Jail was cold
was the fact that the furnace or heat
er in the Jail was out of repair nearly
all the winter, and Judge Tyler had
to have it fixed several times, but it
did not work well at all last winter
and there was no other way
to heat the Jail. Judge Ty-
Ter will bear me out in this.
1t was not my fault, / had full sup
ply of coal all the time and did all
that could he done with this heater
TO keep the Jail comfortable.
I'd. AS to the charge that the
prisoners were without clothing, it is
not the duty of the jailer to clothe
the prisoners, and Mr.. RollOw knows
this. am paid to feed them, and if
they haven't sufficient clothes it is
the duty of the county to furnish
them with clothes, and Judge Tyler
has done this often.
3D. AS to the charge that the
prisoners complained at not having
enough to eat, | here publish the
statement of the prisoners, made
without my personal solici alton.
This is the best evidence | can offer,
except to say | give the chain gang
three meals each day, when the
law only requires that | give them
two. l give the prisoners bread
(corn and -FOUR, bacon, beef, vegeta-
ble4, coffee, milk and molasses,
and their meals are prepar-
ed by the same cook that
cooks for myself and family, and
prepared in the same way.
G. w. Station, Esq.
DEAR SIR: In reply to your letter
asking me to state how long | was
confined in the jail of Montgomery
county prior to your coming in pos
session and how long after, and how |
was treated before and after you
came in charge Of the Jail, | will say:
| was put in Jail June, 1888, and re-
manned for several months while Mr..
ROllow was jailer. Then you took
charge and | remained for several
months after you took charge. Twill
say that was treated we'll both by
you and Mr.. Rollow, as well by one
us the other, and all the prisoners
Jared, and were treated as we'll after
you came in as before. | do not do
this to take any part in the race for
sheriff. / am now out Of jail and
write this because it is a fact, and in
in response to your questions.
Very truly,
r. F. SANDERS.
To IVhom 1t Nay Concern
We, the undersigned prisoners
confined in the county Jail of Mont
gomery county, Tennessee, do here
by certify that our jailer, c. w. sta
ton, treats us in kind and humane
manner and furnishes us with good
food-bread, meat, vegetables ana |
coffee, and also supplies us with {
good, clean water. We have no +,
to make and do this in
Justice to Mr.. Station.
Respectfully,
his /
CHARLIE X LEVEL (c.) Id
mark.
JOHN X fillmore, (c)
mark. 4
JOHN BAILEY, ,
BELL FoRMAN.
ALEcK X WADE, =
HENRY CLARK.
His
G. W, X Brown, (C.
Mark.
His
Dock X ELLINGTON, (c).
Mark
Her
BECKY X WILSON,
Mark. =
His
CHARLES Y watkins,
Mark.
ID. X HUMPHREYS, (c).
Mark.
ANNA THOMPSON, ~
ANNIE M. BRoADDUs, u
CHAs. MCCARTY,
j. w. CLARK,
WILLIAM SCOTT,
GEO. AVANT.
4th. AS to the charge that the old
art of the Jail is infested with YER
hin: To this / will say that this -
art of the Jail building is pery old. T.
have no doubt there is Vermin in
nat part of the Jail, but not any
'Ore than when Mr.. ROllow WIS
iler, and no more than has been ,
he case for many years. 1t is need !
IS for me to say that when you put \
'gether all kinds and classes of
aople, many of them from the Gut. -
lrs and the dirtic>t places men in
lbit, that it is impossible to keep m
lem or their lodging places free a
ON some filth and uncleanness. Ii
an utter impossibility. If you put
rty men in Jail, that won't purify
'em or their clothing.
The public will remember that
few months ago similar charges
ere made by some people. You
iii remember that on May II, 1889.
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