The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-24

name. who you are and whom you repre-
sent In this affair"
1T Is not necessary for you to know
who ! an just now replied the stranger,
and he left the house.
Mrs. Davis considers such treatment as
she received ut the hands Of this person
who interested himself so greatly in Mr..
Henry's cause as rude in the extreme.
she received the man kindly and courte-
ously and was surprised that be should
proceed 10 question her without giving
his name or thai OF his employer. But
she submitted 90 an Interview and took
every pains 10 satisfy MIN in her answers
10 his questions. Then. when she finally
requested the man to give her his name,
or az least the name Of the person or
newspaper he represented. 10 be In
formed. in "A manner that a school
teacher would tel a pupil. that it was
not necessary that she should know
whom ne was. Mrs. Davis considers
c.ose.y bordering upon insult The man
had no right in the first pace to address
2 question % her until be had made him.
self known to her and informed her Of his
object in asking the question. Mrs. Da-
WIS., however. was too much Of lady 20
refuse TO answer him. but he was not
gentlemanly enough 70 treat her with
fairness or respect or common courtesy.
The Natural Interpretation.
AntAt tal De DuI one Interpretation 10
the call Of this friend of Mr.. Henry upon
Mrs. Davis. Like number of other bits
of history in which Mr. Henry has been
the central figure. and which was pub
liShed in The Sentinel, the charges which
We're made by Mrs. Davis have given the
Henry cohorts 2 decided and severe blow.
II has struck home, and there was too
much truth in the story TO attempt a
denial Of 1t. The only hope vas
g e HI
from Mrs. Davis. This might he
done by intimidation or by misquoting
her own statements. An emissarS was
sent to her for the purpose of getting
some grounds upon which 10 SET on foot
something 10 cOunteract the effects OF the
story. IL would not do 10 investigate the
matter TO closely at Anderson. for there
was no hope Of discovering anything
which would IN tho least deny the stlte-
ments of Mrs. Davis IL would not do
Co attempt the affidavit denial. for VINO
would they yet TO make the affidavit?
Logically the oniy man % make The aft
davit would be Mr.. Henry himself. ard he
could not well rush into print as denying
in that manner the charges. II would not
Re policy FOR him TO notice the thing TO
such an extent. He must appear as treat
ing the matter with contempt. In other
cases which have been mentioned the de-
NAL and the afiidavits could be made by
friends Of Mr.. Henry. they taking All the
responsibility of having sought 10 unearth
the whole "devilish plot"
But I'm this case this plan could noS be
resorted 20. IL placed Mr. Henry in a
position that he would either have to
come out and make the denial himself or
remain silent along with his friends.
There was one hope. That was 10 get a
statement from Mrs. Davis that she had
been Incorrectly quoted. That would give
the lie 90 the whole thing and Mr. Henry
would be saved. 50 far as this particular
thing was concerned.
The agent called at Mrs. Davis's house.
but he soon found that she was q woman
cminently capable Of holding her own
with him. lie realized that IL would not
do 20 ask her 20 deny her forme- state
mcnt. His only chance then was to Itch
her without the evidence of the charges
which she made. and he demanded The
proofs OF the payment OF the eXpTbtant
fee 90 Henry. She convinced Inn that
She knew what she was talking about so
quick that Il made his head swim he
was knocked completely out and could do
nothing but bent an inglOrous retreat.
This ne did. and no attempt has been
made TO deny The charges made by Mrs.
Davis against Charles l.. Henry, rcpuh-
Iccn candidate for representative of the
Seventh district 10 congress. lie still
stands charged with having taken ad-
vantage OF the confidence Il clienS