Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-30
Mr.. CLAWS ANSWER SENT.
His Reply to Mr.. chcucy's Challenge
Delivered by His Partner.
SAYS HE WILL NOT FIGHT AT ALL.
his Reasons for ncfusinw to Go Out
of the state With MIR. Cheney
Are Given in Full.

Marietta, November :7.--(specia, TO the
Atlanta Journai)-rhc letter gwen below
signod by Hon. A. S. Clay was handle to
Mr. W. S. Cheney between and 10 O'Clock
this morning by Mr. ID. w. Blair. the law
partner OF Mr.. Clay,
After receiving tho iettcr Mr. Cheney
and Mr.. Morris. his friend. went down to
Atlanta Mr.. Blair also went down on the
same train TO attend TO sosne business In
Atlanta.
Mn Chcney's letter TO Mfr. Clay charged
that Mr.. Clay had accused him In eout
OF appearing for u cliont who had not
retv,ned him and also OF altering the
court records In tho case and had not
arologlEcd to him whom he found hc was
In error or corrected the impression made
on the court This happened In Cobb
superior court In May. 1901.
| The other charges were that Mr.. Clay
had taken cases for defendants IN SUI
! brought In the Interest OF MIR. cheney'a
} fathers estate and at the same time rep
/ resented one OF tho heirs OF tho estate.
brother OF MIR. Cheney
I This letter was handed 10 Mr., Clay on
/ Friday by MIR. Newton A. Morris, u fficnL
! OF MIR. Cheney.
MIR CLAY TO MIR. CHENEY.
! Mr.. Clny's letter In fun Is ns follows;
Mr.. W. :. Cheney:
On last frlday night a. was leaving the
/ court house, whore 1 had been Dusty cn-
sssed lot tho week, ! was approached
/ anu h0hdcd a sUas.d package, with TINS
gattemcnG AR. Cay, mere Is a letter
ior you II was ~ tho dark anu /
b bare'y recognized the person handing II 10
I me. ana pat 1t In my pocket Ia entire
/ ignorance OF Its nature. bot supposed II
reinte. to come business matter.
| hhd known It's churaCter and Contcntr
should have declined to receive " or
| give tho matter any attention whatever.
I did not READ your communication until
! saturday morning, AT whlcn time l was
eompened to 30 10 the city OF .Atlan,t.
where ! spent tue day looking after busi-
afternoon. This morning / had TO be In
court again, but expected to gtvo your
l communication such npucp as ! thought
tuniiy' During the FORENOON | learned
ihat your communication wonld be hand
Cd TO the press and that It would appear
: ~ in9 afternoon paper l have always
Known tina. you are a crank: your best
friends coneede that you are. bat / have
always regarded you us a harmless one.
regret very much to SEQ that tho a..
uremc melancholy when has always munl-
tested ITSELF IN your disposition anu char
ngler assume Phase IS ncrrc ana algrts-
sire, and so utterly Antagonist 20 your
oniire career heretofore.
Nc men who knows you would think
Nucl with ne. etd ! can not lctsua q
my at lie roa IL ear I. al
arrive At this e,ncmEl n na % uch On nc
count Of your osiduct N IN unair az
~ mat ! know of You perH .nal.y. IN
ihr LIST Mace. 1 am Informed tHnt YOU
nj Sod tn press wiz oommunicn
tim Ghut you id6rtssgd 20 me almost "a
on us re .ivsd IL. In tie seem llss.
nthcers OF this ~ Tint mt Ned T.
Ms duel AM lat you q sd Irossed
n "a "a IA NtHhn MI "a n nj an
TO tho code dutLo for uauaiaction would
hlvc net,d IN this way. Locnuae YOU are
obi gcd TO know that wo &C uid not u "
slnly v' cape the vigilance Of tho o II crs
you have ,aSen I, pac-auu 20 motif, Ia
advnnce OF your crllnlnai purpose, Mod-
a Ia cnge IL eoi.t nd accepted. AMI tho
! ~ 70 k,ep, the peace. "a. NV Of tie y
hrNe labored as ass,duouHlv to accom-
! u u l. 10 ult 40 you have DINO.
qecline o eeeoine a lnrty to any such
m seipb.e iiaseo, deeline TO meet you
/ fer Ito pur ose OF re Giving n challenge
TO ight a ,uel, Tor var GUS no HOnb
IN tie = ~ u e. DO not bel owe INT
you con pr. bend ihs chnfn ter or nature
OF TIE a you ask me TO engage N, n L.
woul n pear q o sufn tent reason, but
ba my refusal on higher grounds,
il be anse II /, ~ ohis ted Nv "a oI ON. u
tut on u t lie 8 to. Mt hRls-,, oq ent v
sworn to su,Hort NJ dcivn !. l M ,p-
every principle Of cur laws, Hnd every
toetf NJ Of our q g on. / nIn pposed q
II ccn I m NV u 10 @ nm muir
Ger, 10 become larry 10 10 clinn.i =
mayer ntcnd to take the llfe OF a
hsma % oS da 10 HG IN doFsnSs bays
family and dependent little ones who
look to me for SUPPORT They have hlgicr
} hav have, YOU YOU nave neither a family AZ a
future and hazard nothing but q life with.
out tles or afsooinuotN thai mako u
, desirable TO live; lifo ombltiered by as.
! az 20. ntment. scared, wretched and
dwarfod by failure aud sclQshneas,
have no reason for desiring 70 meet
you out OF the state, nor have ! done you
any wrong that entities you 10 any re,
dress at my hands. ! have done you no
njusisse L ana hqa az ,be propr e spSq
tIon for II. Having dono you no WRONG.
have no repGration to make you. IL
evident that you wanted no duel but .
Newspaper sensation, otherwise you would
have waited reasonable tlno Tor an
| answer. This you have not done, anh
Notwithstanding that your complaints ara
: from eighteen months TO ten years old.
. YOU inyile me out OF tho state on one
day and rush into tho public prints on
'rhe course OF any gentleman having q
! grievance against nnothvr one would
have been 70 ank an S,Ro oog a rni' n u
, one can appeal TO the code untll he has
dono this. This you have not Gone, but
on the contrary y9n, SEM ne , absc phe
CHARGES md rulnors you claim to have
heard You assume all these 70 10 true
without giving me an opportunity 10 nf-
firm or deny them. shan not diHnily
YOUR charge by answering them fpecin'
caily, for where you are known aud l am
known hey need no answer. and VIA
, ! do me but little harm.
: ] am persuaacd that the main froube
I with YOU rests In the fact that my hrm
, brought a suit for your brother for the
,, recovery OF hls interest IN his fniher'a
estate. / am satisfied that you preferred
. 10 deal with him In tho State Of WASH
: ington rather than with US In Marietta
ID would seem that you are AFRAID OF
this suit for you want 20 shut your bfotl-
err out 6y killing his lawyer Would 4
NOT 10 better TO wait until THIS lawsnit 4
} Overt I think that ths tcrmination OF
, ills ruit will come so near u ling you
dat yon will not be able TO hght II Of.
ard bioodahed will be prevented. You
, bought tho interest OF your brother C.aT-
l Icy In his fathers estate Tor tVo while
) ne was absent In Cal fornis. Wills YOU
were ono OF ths executors OF your IA hers
vii, and knew that his interest was
: worth seven or eight thousand dollars
: am fotnrmlncd that you shal not
trcai the brother that rspreseni N thi.
. way. but you shall pay him ey,ry cent
+ ycu Justly owe him. n you think ihai
yotir course will deter me from the dis..
: cherre Of my professional duties 2gli VIII
. hrd that you are very muon n,a Ken