Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-29
Il PerrYmsn

have some local Populitc to aunonn
him. and would forthwith proceed
harangnr The people along Pnpnli
Inca His hang log appearance, AZ
the tact he WAS pla! ing Il rulr no &c
t'cmen would assume, aroused su
picion and provoked inquiry u
gave il out that he hsl been u prom
n"ui LAWYER in Texas. Il State GcOl
gisi, aud that lie had sacrificed hri
liant prospects TO champion the cau'
of the people. \ gentleman of III
county concluded he would invest
gate, and We lay before our reader
the result of hat Investigation. Ih
Educator is a Poptli;c paper of For
Worth, Texas, where Perryma
claimed his home, and the writers O
the article copied from that paper ar
themselves PopuIitcs:
F1Ir WoRrI, Ten. Sept, 10, 1894.
DEAR SiR-In regard to your lctte
concerning Mr.. II. Perryman. VIII,
formerly lived in this city, | have I,
say that V knew Mr.. Pcrryma,
MS a lawyer during my practice o
twelve years in this city. fhe ClcrL
OF the Court and OF the District Court'
OF this county say that no nlver prar.
| ticcd in those courts, except TO plead
guilty. in his own casc-which any
person ran 40, whether lswycr or not
AS TO whether or net he was State
G~e0logisi of this State at any time !
cannot say, but the Secretary of State
advises me that he never served IL
that capacity. See his letter attach.
cd.) / enclose YOU herewith letters
from the County Clerk and from the
District Clerk to The effect rs above
stated Also certified copy ofa jndg
mcnt Of the County Court, showing
his conviction for gambling oun plea
of guilty. Yours truly.
b, +. fyRES.
Here follow several certificates from
Tarranl Co. officers OF The Court and
also The Secretary Of State corrobora
ting the above statements, but the
following denunciation is from mem.
berS of his own party who were the
victims OF bis rascality;
Copied from the Industrial Eluca
tor, Fort Worth Texas, Feb. 8th, 1894.
Mask Torn ltf,
Editor Educator Alyarado, Texas.
Feb, ). The principles of truth and
justice are dear tc the hearts OF every
true man and woman. In the plat.
torn Of the Peoples Party are couch
cl Justice and Humanity, therefore if
these principles are to carry the re.
form cause 10 victory, il is necessary
TO not only endorse the measures
which promise to finally rmancipaic
the world but 10 support only true
men. The Educator under the latc of
Jan. 18Th exposed one II. Peruvian.
who is cx chairman of the Peoples
Party Of Tarrant county. further stat.
ing that the next issue would confirm
the statement. but the next issue did
not confirm the statement, and let me
say here in preface thai the Educator
was not responsible for This failure.
and if you wish TO know why the Ed
ucatdr fails 10 snbsiantfAtG-hs promise,
read my letter to editor of this 7TTrprGr.
you will then have The mist cleared
away. now propose TO endorse the
editors statement and give YOU mine.
On the 9th OF January. II. Pcrryman
came to j. A. Baker and told him he
had sometime previous IN 'ryiug =
save a young man from the eaMblino
table rendered himself liable TO be m.
dictrd and fincd, which was promptly
done, and having NO money he had
started ont TO find some one who
would save him from iail and the ig'
nomlny VI The imputed crime. j.. A
Paker, d. L. Baker. w. e Baker and
II. II. Jack furnished the money. II
Peruvian told these gentlemen thai
he was going TO Alabama. where be
had been invited TO speak rn1 for hi,
work he was to receive $500. w
gladly rendered him all the assistance
we could ana on the tenth day Of Jan
nary he left for his home in For
Worth. and just here let me state thai
in this he lied as he then lived il
Wca,hcrford ma hah lived there since
January 3ri, as the Wea hcriort
Leader under date of Jan. 3rd says
Col. II. Pcrryman and his chaimin.
family arc in our midst, we now vel
come them to their new home, or Ian
guage to that effect. II. Peruvian
told us that he had gone to Weather
ford Oh business for Judge Nugcnt
and that The Judge had wired or wr /
ten him Of the indictment then agains
him. and warned him not to return
until he had the money to pay th'
fine. On the Twelfth of January, | /,
company with my brother W T. Bake
went 10 Fort Worth to visit Mrs, Per
rymar, and not being able TO find Per
ryman's residence w applied TO judy,
Nugcnt. What mas our surprise I,
iiud that Judge Nugcnt did not assoc
ciaie with Perryman in either socin
or business capacity. askei him I,
refer mo to some who could give Il
some information, as we knew then /
things were as they had boon repre-
scented, We had been robbed of $55 b
one Of the slickest sucaks living. On
information was increased. and W
found that instead of II. Perryman be
ing n Peoples Party gentleman, h
was a poltrcon and a coward VII
would betrav the interests of Ills 6cs
friend. We found not only que bu
two indictments against him tor gaml
ling. We found him the MAI who ha
betrayed home. friends aud countr,
On the 18th of January, r. II. Jack
company with Dornblazer, Editor c
tho ClehurDe Herald, went 10 Fol
Worth and found everything as la
been represented. Now | want I
ash the Dcople alongside with III
Herald, why the editor of the Ileral
did not expose this man? Was it ne
his duty to turn tie rarcals out. no h
paper advocated? | point my finger
the Herald and dcnonnc, you rs eitl
or willfu'ly or cowardly suppressin
the truth concerning this man.
Before II. Perryman came 10 j
Baker no went TO tho homo of Joh
Veach. aud told him enough lies
squeeze ten dollars from him. | cal