Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-26
THE HUEY TRIAL.
CARD FROM MIR. THOMAS HUDSON MAX
 ING A DENIAL.

CARD FROM MIR. THOMAS HUDSON MAX
 ING A DENIAL.
 To the Age Herald
 GREEHeBoRo, Feb. 25.-As I have been greatly wronged through your columns believe that you will be kind enough to do me the justice of giving me the opportunity of rightiDg that wrobg. In your Satur- day's issue your correspondent at Marion, MT. Max Sington, in his zeal for his friends, Colonel Huey and sons, uttered against me most foul falsehood and slan- der. I have numbers of friends throughout the state who know that was correspond ent of the AaE- at the time of the Cooke H uey tragedy in Marion, and I am the correspondent that MT. Sington charges with having testified falsely and of having violated my obligations as a Knight of Pythiss in disclosing what had been con- fided to me as a knight. l hereby charge and declare that Mir. Sington knowingly made he statements alluded to, and if any of the defendauts' counsel in the case made any such charges against me bring the same charge against them, as no evidence was attempted to be brought out in any way impeaching my veracity or character. After the shooting O. Captain Cooke Colonel Huey sent me word that he wished to see me before made my report of the sh ooting 10 the AeE- HERALD, and in accordance with that request went to inc jail and infoi med him of my purpose in coming. He began by alluding 10 the friendship that had existed between us, when l stopped him by saying that had e me simply as newspaper corre- spondent and tha, proposed to publish in full his statement cf tie difficulty, and also that l would publish Capla,n Cocke's versien of it. Colonel huey made his statement as he wanted it published and took it dCwn in writing. MT. Eugene Huey at the same time wrote out eta,e- ment for the Evening News. While these statements were being prepared had a general conversation with the defendants, In which they made statements that were not published, but upon which and jn inc final trial. When l was sworn and put upon the stand teslifitd d the truth as is the duty of every honorable man and good citizen. If permitted 10 do SO could have said much more, and by so doing could have cleared up all discrepan- es. As to the charge of violating my ob- lieations as Knight of py,hias gay em- pbatically that ls as 1aite as hell. Noi a syllable wss said to me uncer the secrecy of an obligation. In the first place every knight kn ows that his obligations do not call upon him 10 support bro. her in the viola tion of the laws of the land or the reputable laws of society. In the second place 1 had not ffiIiated with the Knights Of Pythias for several years. because several years ago, when A change Nas made in the Erdow- ment Rank, through the carelessness of a lodge ffioer lost my insura nee policy ,and as the grand lodge refused to reinstate me without paying the usual initiation ices l felt that 1 had been wronged, and los ing interest in the order allowed myself 10 be suspended for non- payment of dues. Colonel Huey knt w that fact and knew that he had no right to appeal to me as knight if he 80 desired. Colonel husy and sons have been tried according 10 the laws of the land and have teen acquitted. abide by the deci- sion oi the law, but 1 cannot allow my nan 0 and reputation to be besmirched even though it was done for the purpose oI sav- ing the lives or liberty of the dt fpncants.
 THOMAS HUDSON.
 was for ten years editor oi tue arion Standard, and Am known 10 most of tne newspaper men o. the state. l refer you to Judge howze, Bush & Brown, Dr. A. God den, H. w. Perry & Co.,, Steiner Bros. Majors & Morrow, General Rucker, and any former citizens of Perry county, w. A. Walker and Geueral Rucker.