Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-10-25


An article having appeared In the
Columbus Advocate of last week
charging the Hon. j. d. McCue, Judge
of the district court, with bribery, the
following affidavit was handed us for
publication. 1t fully explains itself;
STATE OF KANSAS,
County Of Chcrokee.} '''
Before me, this 2lst day of October,
1890, personally appeared J.W. Smith,
who, being duly sworn, on his oath
deposcs aud says that lie is citizen OF
the city of Baxter Springs, In Chero-
kec county, Kansas; that he is the
pastor of the First Baptist Missionary
Church in said city, and has been pas
tor thereof for seven years last past
that in said city, upon or about the
9th day of September last aiiiant was
introduced TO the Hon. j. ID. McCue;
that Mr.. McCue was informed by the
person who made the introduction
that the affiant is the pastor of The col
orcd Baptist church OF said city; that
Mr.. McCuc and affiant entered into a
conversation in which Mr.. McCue in-
uuired about atlantis work as pastor
aforesaid, and the strength, condition
and growth of his church that affiant
informed Mr.. McCue thereon, aud that
Mr.. McCue, after making such in
quiries and receiving atlantis reply to
the same, handed to affiant upon the
public street and in plain view Of all
passers by TO the same, the SUN OF five
dollars, saying as he did SO, "Take
this and use II in your missionary
work or apply il in any way you see
fit" that Mr.. McCuc did not at any
time, then or thereafter, nor al amy
time whatever, say to affiant Take
this and vote for me-" nor any other
words of such import; nor did Mr..
McCue there, nor ut any time, say to
affiant that he (McCue) was or is u
candidate for judge, nor for any office,
nor did Mr.. McCue in any way sng-
gest or intimate that he wished atfiant
to vote for him. Ailiant further states
that he did not at the time Of his said
introduction to said j. ID. McCne, nor
at any time until after said CONVERSE
ton know that the j. ID. McCue 10
whom he was introduced as stated
was the present judge Of the judicial
district OF which Cherokee county is a
part; that he did not ascertain the fact
of said j. d. McCue being said judge
and of his being a candidate for re-
election to said position until after he
had separated from Mr.. McCue, and
that he then learned 1t from other per-
sons than said j. d. McCue. Affiant
further states that upon or about the
18th day of October, 1890, he met and
had a conversation with one A. b..
Clark, who, aiiiant is informed, is n
candidate for The same position for
which Mr.. McCue is a candidate; that
said A. d. Clark inquired of affiamt
concerning MIR. McCue's having hand
ed affiant the sum tf five dollars say
ing "rake that and vote for me-" and
that atfiant told said A. Is. Clark that
Mr. McCue had not at any time used
such words nor asked affiant in any
way at any time 10 vote for him. AT
fan: further states that lie is a repnb-
lican. and that he make this affidavit
from sense of his duty as a man and
a christian to permit no falsehood
to be circulated to the injury of Mr..
McCue concerning matter so wholly
innocent. Affiant further states that
he is the identical person referred to
by the Columbus AdDocate of October
Is, 1890, and the ''open letter" in the
Weir Journal of October II, 1890.
Rev. j. w. SMITH.
Subscribed and sworn to before ME
this 2lst day of October, 1880.
SAMUEL IL. SMITH,
Eseal1 Notary Public.