Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-15
They Were intoxicated and Played
Against Owens, Sober.
OWENS HEARS THE CHARGES.
He Denies the Charges He Hear.
About. but the scheme to Get the
Reports In Circulation before lie
Could Reply, Nearly succeeds-A
Very Hot Campaign.

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Transcript contains an interview with
Col. Brecknrldge. attacking the morol
character OF Hon. W. Z. owens and re-
peating hi, charges that his opponent
is Il gamble, lie says i, Is known TO
every man in the district that owens
has been an opau. constant ami nntu.'-
ious guI.!bler n, Lougyillr. chicago
and elsewhere; that there are In Ken
lucky scores Of persons who have sat
with him at the table where he has
played, himself a perfectly sober man.
while young Kentuckans who's lost
their money to him were intoxicated
at the time; that after the Chicago con-
vention in Chicago he remained there
and continued HE profession. and dur
ing the Worlds Fair he was engaged in
gaming there.
He had determined to remain In
Chicago. and so announced his deter
minatlon, and as proof OF this l submit
the affidavit Of Col. h Edmonson,"
says the colonel. His run OF fortune
has been unlucky, and after the late
suit was brought against me he deter
bill and travelling expenses We're paid
by contributions from Kentucky.
The game he plays Is that OF a
ruined gambler Of Chicago wanting to
be sent to congress from the Ashland
district as Il fit representative OF pure
living and stainless honor"
Colonel Breckenridge also quotes an
article from Louisville paper of No
vember II. 1892, telling how the pro-
b nYtRtnr ~ the Hpfal
ed prominent Kentucky politician
and a young woman who wanted TO
| register as man and wife and take
| room. The colonel follows this up with
an affidavit Of one ]. A, lsgiott who
| ever he may be. BreclSinridgcs pur-
! pose IN publishing these charges here
today was TO have them circulated
! through the district too late for
| owens TO answer them. MIR, owens
| friends advised him OF Breckinridgo's
! intentions and the following denial has
been received from the Scott county
man:
Georgetown, KY, Sept. l4-Breck-
| inridge, In further Illustration Of his
Infamous methods and desperation.
am informed has given 10 the Lex
/ ington press the sensation which GER
tain Of his followers. by insinuation.
will spring upon the public FOR sew
eral days Through the vigilance OF
friends l am advised Of the general
nature OF the assault on my character.
] understand Il Will appear In Fridays
Press. that in company with a woman,
represented 10 be my wife. / sought
admission as a guest In some hotel
In the city OF Louisville. and that nd
mission was either refused me or that
was required to leave the hotel after
having been admitted as a guest there
of. ] am unable to learn the time
place and circumstance OF the alleged
Incident, as It will appear In the Press
and am. therefore, unable TO contra
dict the Infamous falsehood as circum-
stanually as l would desire, but can.
however and do now pronounce the
whole story MS communicated to me
as absolutely false, and I viii further
say that at no time nor place. nor
under any circumstances. did ! ever,
in company with a woman / repre-
scented as my wife. ask to- be received
at any hotel OF the city Of Louisville,
or elsewhere; that at no time or place
and under no circumstances whatever,
have / been refused admission to any
hotel IN Louisville, or elsewhere, on
account of actual or assumed relation
TO any woman, or turned out Of any
hotel in Louisville or elsewhere. With
out qualification. ] pronounce the whole
story as a base fabrication, made with
| the intention 10 mlsiead the i'tihv-
Gratis Of the Ashland district support
ing me, and who are determined that
the district shall not be dishonored.
n would seem that any fair-minded
man would reach this conclusion with.
nut my denial when 1t u considered
MAT the falsehoods are foisied upon
Inc district In the hope that would
~, iirye tic opportunity 10 MAKE
denial. ,-,.,,,
\ everywhere against the reports OF my
! amenities. Attach no Importance 20 them
nave no fear OF the truth. For more
man 1--WE months I have been ne
obieot OF all kinds Of abuse and VIM
cation. they have put on me detec-
nvss and pursued me. yet have not
found or produced anything 10 FIX upon
h me the least stain Of dishonor' but
n ,hsv attempt to strike at me at a time
z,hen they believe that l am unabls
~ e expose the dastardly deed ! appeal
y, M courageous and falr-minded men
tbronehout the Ashland district TO r.,
s",,t sneh methods hy fixing the sea-
4 - Conformation on the authors Thereon
.hs noIs next saturday.
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