The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-14
Colonel Breckinridge Ac-
cuses His Rival Of Being
i Notorious Gambler.
POLLARD AFFAIR rARALLELED
Queer Newspaper Story Of a Visit
10 a Hoiel-A Campaign
OF Mud.
OWENS SAYS HE LIES


bombshell in the Ashland district.
After saying that Owens had, with the
words of a blackguard and the manner
of bully. challenged any publication
as to his tOwenso character, he could
make. and that such form of political
canvassing was not to his taste. he
wn..d give sample. which he does. as
follows
1T is known to every man in the dis
tr.ct that this candidate for Congress
has been constant, open and notorious
gambler in Louisville. Chicago and else
where. His run of fortune had been un-
lucky, and after the late suit was brought
against me. and he determined to leave
Chicago, the hotel bill and travelling ex-
penses were paid by contribution of
some KentuekLans He boastingly claim
ed at Paris in an opening speech that
he had never been guilty of falsehood.
On various occasions to various per-
sons he has said that l entered into a
bargain or agreement with him by which
it was stipulated that if he did not run
for the Fiftieth Congress l would not
be a candidate for the Fifty-ffrst. These
statements were made to various per-
sons in 1886. 1888 and at various times
statements 1 publish letter to Capt. T.
g. Jones. written July 20, then, as now.
Consul of the United States at Funchal
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED
STATES. FUNCHAL, July 20, 1887
NY Dear Colonel,4 recoliect very
well NV talk with YOU in Washington
last summer. / told you that the rumor
in Frankfort was that you had placed
yourself under obligations TO Win Owens
in your last race for Congress. and that
dor frak.f
hi;r in the next race saw Owens the
dav / left Frankfort, and he told me
that there was no truth in the report.
Truly your ..,r friend e. fon-r,s,
.In the Louisville .CommerciaP of
November Il, 1892. appeared the follow
ing article
"F'ired; a prominent bluegrass states
man and pretty girl, bounced from the
Hotel Kentucky; they wanted a room.
An exciting espisode occurred Friday
in the parlors of the Hotel Kentucky.
The irate pr oprietor directed one of the
best know, Kentucky politicians and
wanted TO register as man and wife
and Take room. The arTair caused
considerable excitement about the hotel.
The man lives in the bluegrass region,
and is one of the leading Democrats in
the State. He is rather young and I'M
married. At the last Democratic Nation
al Convention he was a prominent hgure
For several weeks he has been about
the city On last Friday about noon he
drove Up to the Hotel Kentucky with
pretty girl companion. Both appeared
rather nervous and hastened up through
the ladies entrance to the parlor. Pro
prietor Murphy saw them and immediate
" recognized the politician and he knew
that the woman was not his wife. So
when word was sent down to the office
that Mr.. and Mrs. Blank of Blank want
ed room he made haste to get up to
the parlor. He was mad. In very few
words he ordered the prominent young
Democrat and his companion from the
hotel. They left Several. gentlemen in
the loby saw the couple leave and rec
osnized the gay statesman with blood
less face The pair left the house hasti-
seen boarding an east Market street car,
presumably searching for quarters in
the eastern part Of the city. And the
therein referred is shown by hte follow
ing affidavit
louisville. KY, June 12, 1S94:-
Affiant, j. A. Elliott, states that on the
18th day of November, 1892 he was at
the Hotel Kentucky, now known as the
Phoenix Hotel, in this city, in company
with Mr. James Garnett, Paul Booker
and James Garnett We're sitting together
in the lobby of said hotel when a man
and woman entered by the ladies' en-
trance; that said Garnett remarked
was that not Bill Owens that went in
there with that lady? and said afiiant
replied that He thought it was, but he
could not see his race. IN snort tlfHe
one of the bell boys brought message
down to Mr.. Murphy, the manager of
said hotel, whereupon MI. Murphy came
over and remarked upon the peculiar
actions of the couple and asked Mr..
C5arnett if that was Mr.. Bill owens. Mr..
Garnett replied that he thought 1T was.
Mr. Murphy then sent some e,,l1e message sage dl up
kYeIy came down and left the hotel. They
passed out. Said affiant stated that
both he and said Garnett saw the face
a4 ~ Of nj and both rpcOo-
AGED him as VIZ c.. Owens Affiant
further says that though he has no per-
sontl aequaintance with said SAID Ovens ne ne
seen him and having had him pointed
put as Owens of Scott county; orr
(SigneD A. ELLIOTT.
this 18th day of June. 1894, by j. A. Ell
iott.
son county. KY. Commission expires
March 10, 1S9S.'
II repeat" went on Col. Breckenridge,
..that these are merely samples of what
IS known all over the district to every
BODY in the district, except those good
ladies' who have accepted this candidate
az the model of whom they desire their
nrothers and sons to mould their lives,
and / make this statement now in an
swer to his challenge and to show the
ooundless hypocrisy. of those masquerade
ing noralists and the Shameless conduct
ST those knowing his life, support him
upon a pretended, moral issue.
OWENS REPLY.
The friends of Hon. w. c. Owens here
thfs morning are denouncing in the most
scathing terms Breckinridges efforts to
shadow the name Of their candidate with
dishonor at this late date. After being
advised by his friends here, that Col.
Rreckinridge had given out to the press
here an interview. in which he was
charged with being elected with a. young
xyo,nan from a Louisville hotel, he tele-
nhoned the following statement at one
o,elock this mornings II am informed
.bat he says with a woman represent
% TO be my wife, l sought admission as
euest of some hotel in the city of
gxxaisville, and that admission was either
s<lsrsed me, or that was required to
,ex~e the hotel after having been admit
ted as a guest thereof. am unable to
learn the time, place, and circumstances
of the alleged incident, and am therefore
anable to contradict the infamous false
mood is circumstantially as would de-
ire. but can, however, and do now pro-
.ounce the story as communicated to
re as absolutely false; and win fur