The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-25
JOHN J. SMALLWOOD AGAIN.
He Writes a Manchester Man that He
Has Paid Rev. Mr.. Luce.

Mr.. Luce Says He Has Not Received ANY
Money Yet-smallwood Says Ross is
His Meanest Enemy-Smallwood OBJ
tanned Money for His School in Man
chester.
A dispatch from Manchester. N. H.. to
the Boston journal, says: The
announcement with reference to the
alleged misappI opriation of funds by Rev.
John j. Smallwood of Claremont, Va, was
received in this city with surprise and in
dignation. Mr.. Smallwood had visited Man
chester several times and is a. great
favorite. Mr.. Smallwood was discovered by
Senator GaIlinger when he was Congress
man, and it was owing to the start that he
then obtained that he was enabled to secure
an education in some of the leading Massa-
chusetts schools, and to form acquaintance
with distinguished public men in Worcester
and other cities, which have since proved
very valuable to MIN.
ION A recent visit to this city he obtained
500 for the use of his school. On the pup
LEGATION of the charges made by the Fort
land people, the Journal correspondent
sought out Mr.. John G. Lane, who Is Mr.
Sraallwood's local representative and
prominent mem Der of the First Congrega-
tional church. and asked him to secure from
the oolored clergyman an explanation OF
the charges brought against him. In re-
Spouse to this request. the following letter
was today made public:
''Claremont, Va. January 81, 1895.
''Mr. John &. Lane, Manchester, n. H.:
my Dear Brother-I am unable 20 tell or
to Judge now just what YOU saw in the paper
about this struggling school and myself.
am assured that all things are moving on
here better than ever before. Our white
friends have signed an Endorsement of our
work. and we feel perfectly free to say that
all is going TO come out we'll After l get
your paper. which did not come in this mail,
l shall answer the same through your press.
Some time ago l borrowed $500 from the
Rev. !. Luce. The Rev. Mr.. Ross endorsed
my note.
81 did not pay the note at the time it was
due, and Mr.. Ross obtained the note from
Rev. Mr.. Luce, came South unbeknown to
ME and placed the same in the hands of
bitter negro hater, an attorney-at-law, and
he had every thing belonging to the school
or myself attach ed. We have paid the $500
and half of the cost, thank God. Mr.. Ross
is mad because 1 would not lend him money
belonging to tie school, as have his letters
to show. lie has pretended to be my very
best friend. and has proven to be my
meanest and lowest enemy. / cannot say
more until j see the paper. just tell all of
our friends that We are still at work.
Hastily yours,
JOHN J. SMALLWOOD."
Rev Mr.. Luce was seen by representa-
tive of the PRESS yesterday afternoon,
! and ill response to his questions. Mr.. Luce
said the article taken from the Journal was
all news to him, and that as far as he was
concerned he had not yet seen any of his
money. He told Messrs. Ross and smallwood
he should need this money at the end of the
month, and when the time for payment
came at their earnest request he let the
payment go over month. TLen he told
Mr. Ross he must have the money and Mr..
Ross took the note and went South with it.