The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-02

state election. Since then he has been
I here under ouI protection. crowd went
| to his hous, shortly after ne came mere,
some time ago with the av0wed purpose
of beating him ana running him away
He was out making speeches and they
| failed to get him.
"Knowing all these things when the
man came into my yard and appealed 10
me to protect him, L felt that his tears
were well founded and that 1T was my
duty to protect him. / told him to take
up quarters in house in my back yard
and no one should touch him without
warrant of the law. then went to the
MAYOR of the town, telling him OF the
circumstances, telling him to warn DR..
Reville and lis crowd not to come to my
premises to bother. the negro. lie
promptly assured me that he would do
So then notified several of my friends
and they gathered at my house to be
ready in case of need. Shortly after
dark the mayor came up my to house and
told that he had seen the parties and
urged them to let the negro alone. He
said that they lad assured him they
would do So He did not say that the
parties disclaimed any intention of max
ing the attack. Everything he said to me
was on the line of there having been
such an intention on their part. He
further offered to put an extra policeman
to protect me. told him that my friends
were here and we proposed to protect
ourselves if we were attacked.
They Saw BOgie Man.
"AbOut an hour after the mayor left
sent a trusty man down to find out how
matters stood with the mob that had
gathered at that time for the attack. He
reported that he had overheard Mr.. JAS
l.. Stapler talking with a friend and say
ing that he heard Mr.. Stapler advise
them not to make the attack as they
would get hurt, and that they would
hurt the cause, but they had refused to
listen to him, or words to that effect
Furthermore that be four SCOUT had seen
two of their men with blackened faces,
one of them having on his coat Turned
wrongside out.
"These facts and other incidents of
like character reported 70 us by men
whom we believed, made us think that
they still intended to make the attack.
We got ready for them and stayed so till
daybreak. 49,.
"What do you mean by getting ready?"
was asked.
eve posted our men about the place
as guards" o.,
ssFifteen or twenty during the early
part of the night, but over fifty later"
Glow did you get these men togeth-
er?'
awe put runner on horseback and
sent him out for them"
"Did you fear any danger to yourself?'
eyes, sir, / believe they were after me
too, if l had attempted the protection OF
the negro, which | most certainly would
have done had the attack been made. /
believe the democratic newspapers have
SO infatuated the public mind that there
are plenty of men who would kill me. l
believe it was through Providence that |
got hold Of what was going on yesterday
have no Idea [ would be alive today, If
a negro had not heard what Dr.. Reville
was saying"
DR.. RevilIe Gives 1t the Lie.
When DR.. Reville was seen and asked
about the charge Watson made, this is
what he said: ''It is an Infamous lie, so
far as | am concerned. was not IN town
when the negro arrived, ulu not huo" nc
was here until some timein the evening,
and was at my house after dark. They
knew it to be lie when they made such
statements. .
1t is said that the negro Doyle, who
came here yesterday from Augusta, went
to Mr.. Grosss to get dinner, and went
from there to WatsOn's.
The truth is that Watson is getting
desperate. He declared to me that his
life was in danger every day, that he
wears it on his coat sleeve. But this freak
will lose him many votes. He is fated.