The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-04-08
HON. r. n. TAYLOR, OF NEWTON.
hum H. H. IAILOks VI NkWTONs
His Explanation a. to Why he Left nfs'
Seat In the House-A Vigorous Denlal
Of Published Reports Concerning His
Actions.

JACKSON, MISS, April 2.-The
State Ledger of This afternoon con.
tains a iwo.column article from
Hon. r. H. Taylor, of Newton, de-
nyins that he ran away with Miss
Watkins, of Newton, as has been
printed in lie papers. He says he
left here believing the young la
dy's friends who came here TO see
about the affair intended to kill
him that he had not been out OF
the State at all, but went from
here to his brothers IN Grenada
comfy, which, he says, he can
prove.
The following is an extract from
the card: Son Sunday morning,
after my wife told me what Mrs.
Watkins had SAID, l went to see
Mrs. Watkins in company with her
brother.ihlaw, Mr.. Marine Wat.
kins. but she refused at first To-
speak TO me, but finally she began
to talk and said a good deal. Ire,
member very distinctly one thing
she said, and It was this: That
Crystal had been threatening to
leave home for several weeks on
account of the way her father ac-
ted, saying that she could not and
would not staEd it much longer.
And Mrs. Watkins said then and
there that her (Orystal's) father
was 10 blame Tor the whole matter.
Now, don't say that he was, for |
don't know anything about their
family except what they and 9TH
ers say. Now, as for me helping
her off in a financial way is corr
cerned, people may believe what
Soever they will. | can slate lacts,
but have not The power to make
people believe them. But it's my
duty 10 denounce that part of the
story which charges me with Sc.
duclion and robs her of her virtue
as being willful and malicious
lie, as dark and as base as The
blackesl regions of the damned.
Aud those who have tried 10 rum
my character have cast a stigma
upon her also. The parties who
have drawn the Indictment must
prove us gully or receive back up
on their own heads the scorn and
contempt Of the public which in a
hasty hour they have tried 10 cast
on me-"
He objects specially to The way
the Clarion wrote up The affair, and
referring 10 its article, says: "The
article says 'Mr. Taylor was absent
from his seat several days last
week, presumably OH visit 10 his
wife and family IN Newton" That
is as base a falsehood as any paper
ever put IN its columns, and The
Journal oil the House will show it,
for | was present every day of that
week and never failed to answer
10 my name at roll call except
Saturday morning, when Twas suf.
ierng from facial neuralgia. I'm.
vite the attention of the public To
the record on this point. l went
home Saturday evening of that
week and was still suffering with
neuralgia when | goi there, which
| can prove by Mr.. Williams and
my wife. The Mr., Williams | here
refer 10 is my wife's father. The
article goes on 10 say that return,
ed The latter part of the week ina
perlurbed and unsettled state Of
mind, was drinking heavily, etc.
all of which is a base culumny and
false as hell itself. | Ihave not left
the Stale as you supposed | had
when you gave birth TO that srti,
licle, nor will | leave the Slate
until you have proven the truth.
tulness of the whole article"