The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-07-24

w. M. WILSON.
Butler p. o. DeSoto parish, La.
July 18th, 1896.
Again.
To whom il may concern
This is to certify that the under
signed Trustee of Rocky Springs
school, Sabine parish, know, of
my own knowledge, that Prof. j.
Z. Selby discontinued the said
school of his own free will, and
that there was nothing of an I'M
pleasant nature between said teach
err and the patrons or trustees of
said school, and that a majority of
the patrons endcavored to prevail
upon said teacher to teach the school
to the termination of term.
(Signed) j. p. RAINS,
Trustee of Rocky Springs School,
Sabine parish, La.
July 9th, 1896.
He claims to have always been a
Democrat, and says he is the son
of q Democrat.
1t can be. proven that he made
three public addresses to the ne
groes, advocating Populism, and
that he has voted the Populist
ticket once, if not oftcner. Fur
ther. his father is q Populist, and
voted for Bailey for Congress, and
the ticket headed by Pharr in the
late election.
AS towhether am ''full-blOod-
ed Pop" the readers of this paper
must Judge for themselves.
He winds up his fabric of men
dacity by offering to "makc any
apology necessary" upon certain
conditions, all l have to say in re-
gard to this proposition is that |
have no retractions to make and if
in any of my communications he
finds a cap to fit him, he must wear
it.: in other words, if l have said
anything l am sorry for, am glad
of it.
l dislike to deal in personalities,
but as it is poor rule that will
not work both ways, l will fight
him with his own weapons by cx-
posing his ''peccadilloes." In the
| first. place he dragged his good wife
off of her knees from the altar OF
Beulah church, and by brute force
compelled her to leave the church.
this was during services, and in the
presence of Is or 100 people:
He went to his brother-in-laws
house and while the family were AT
PRAYER stood at the door and cursed
and abused the family.
He attempted to place the crime
of hog stealing on a poor old ne
gro, by slipping marked hogs ear:
into the nigger's meat barrel. a
necessity arose to place the gull
somewhere, as suspicion was point
ing in his direction, The Grant
Jury failed to find a bill.
His father publicly states that h
robbed him of a large sum of mon
ey, in the night time, and that t
escape prosecution, he returned 1T
One of his relatives by marriag
is willing to make affidavit tina
Knott gave him drugged liquor
and while in state of insensibilit,
robbed him of thirty-five (S35 90
dollars. A nice fellow to call mel
who voted against the ring admin
istration ''nigger-pops."
.. In another, instance when h
: thought Mr.. Berry Varnon was Of
his death he forged his nam
|, to an order and collected the mon
CIV. Mr.. Il. w. Small Of Matha
vile, can give the particulars.
He committed a forcible trespas
: on the property of resident o
! your city by removing some, build
: ings and appropriating them to hi
own use. Mr.. Harris Simon cal
enlighten those who doubt tn
truth of this assertion, and can ex
plain the lively interest cxhibite
. by Rufus Knott in his Texas relu
! tives about this time.
Mr.. Solomon Prothro Of Robe
line, has a written instrumen
known as a s'Lie- Bill'' which bear
tho signature of Rufus Knott.
/, 1t is reported ON good authorit
: that he promised two negro schoo
teachers, that when he was CON
missioned member of the Schot
Board, that he would use his in
7, fiuence as such to have them chose
> as teachers for a consideration
7 viz: fifty per cent of their salary
= There il NO legitimate emOlumer