The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-23

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under the throne rolling into the ''saa of
eliss min lied with fire." and this world
we now lnhabit shall be 80 far in the
past that only a stretch Of celestial
memory can recall that it ever existed
at all, not until then will We understand
what Nehemiah calls ''the great kind
ness. and David calls 1.-THE marvellous
kindpees. and Isaiah calls 1.-THE ever
lasting kindness" Of God!
TRYING TO SAVE HIS SONS NAME.
The H.ntz-Hsndorson Scandal Take. An
other Turn.
COLUMBIA, 5. c., Sept. 12.-The State
has received the folio wing documents
from the father of Prof. w. W. Hentz.
of Pomaria, now of Jacksboro. Texas,
which are cheerfully published:
To the Editor OF The State: In your
issue of September 3 appears good
deal of matter which ls published as
proof that my son, w. W. Hentz, was
married to Eva Henderson, alias "Rosa
Kinds" in Florence County, Wednesday
night, August y, 1891. My son left his
home il Newberry County, August 10;
he incorrectly puts it August II, to
visit relations IN Cedartown, Ca, pre-
paratory to his departure to take a
chair in a school in Texas, and he went
| by way OF Atlanta. He was in Cedar
town, Ga. from August II until Au-
gust II, rs the accompanying atfidavit5
will show beyond all possible question.
l send you the originals which you will
oblige me by returning, when you have
, published the affidayits. Whether the
public has any interest in tn matter
published by you, and whether, in pub
llshing it, you went beyond the hounds
Of clean and legitimate journalism, you
are perhaps better judge shan /. But
l reserve the right to suggest, at least,
that such publications ought to be sup
ported by clear and incontrovertible
D. J. HENrz.
PoMAEIA, S. G., Sept. 10, 1891.
Accompanying this is tie following
letter and atlidavits:
CEDARToWN, Ca. Sept. 6,llS91.
MIR. Geo. B. Croner, Newberry, s. g.:
DEAR SIR:-I enclose my affidavit
and another. If you neeG any more l
will send my wifes and probably can
get more. Walter stayed pretty close
With us while here and very few could
swear positively as to the time he came,
and when he LETT. Hope these will 5e
sufficient. Yours, etc.
j. l.. HOUSEAL.
GEORGIA,
POLK COUNTY
Personally appeared before me i. +.
Sims and }. n. Sims, who, being duly
sworn, say that they are citizens and
residents of CedartoWn, Polk County,
Georgia; that they are personally ac-
Quainted with W. ". HeDtZ, formerly
of Newberry, S. c.; that he visited
C-dartown at II m. on the llth day OF
August last, and remained in said town
on said visit until the afternoon of
Angus. the 18th last; that he left Cedar
town to SO to Jacksboro, Texas.
3. +. SINS,
J. n. SINS.
Sworn to before me September !, 1891.
[sEAL W. G. KNIGHT,
Clerk Superior Court, Polk County,
Ga.
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF POLK.
Personally appears J. E. HouSeal,
who, being duly sworn, says that he is
a citizen and resident of CedartoWn,
Georgia, and that he is personally ac-
uuainted with w. w. HentZ. formerly
of Newberry, South Carolina, but now
OF Jacksboro, Texas; that in the month
of August the said w. W. Hentz visited
his af1iant at Csdartown; that the sald
w. W. HentZ arrived at CedartoWn on
the 11th day of August, 1891, at twelve
o'clock. and remained in CedartoWn
until the 18th day of August last.
J. E. HOUSED,
Sworn to before me Sept. 7th, 1891.
SEAL w. =. KNIGHT:
Clerk Sup'r Court, Polk County, Ga.
EVA HENDERSON," REPLY.
The State has certified copies OF the
letters of Professor HentZ to the girl
known here as EVA Henderson,, upon
which the publication was based, the
handwriting being proven. Upon re-
CelQG VI GllC %DOfS, GuC SIL1 WOO oSS lie
She said, showing considerable surprise:
81 haven't my marriage certificate here,
but can get it by going home, from
Preacher Hill. Professor HentZ and |
did not go over on the same train.
went on the evening train. VIZ stayed
all night at Jacobs Hotel in Florence:
This was Monday night, August 10. l
haven't got anybody TO prove my mar
riage 10y except my grandfather, my
mother, my brothers and the preacher.
But if they want this proof. III give
them al; they need. III go over to
Florence Monday morning., q can't go
before then:) and get all the atsidavlts
needed
Thus the matter rests until she re-
turns TO the clty.-The State.
Schooner Capsizsd 1T Sea.
MOBILE, Sept. l0.-Capt. }. {. Fla
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