The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-01-28
SCANDAL EXPLAINED.

a. NJ, OdIIlSOu, leAdIhdud, AIN
Dear Sir and Friend:-At your
request, | take pleasure in stating
what occurred in your office, and in
my presence, on the afternoon of
Wednesday, Jan. 22nd, 1896.
was at your writing table pre-
pairing a legal document, when John
Hearon came in and engaged you
in conversation, the purport OF
which | paid no attention to, and
don't know what it concerned, as |
was busy writing. In few min
utes, three to five, man by the
name of Watson came in with Mrs.
Bomar, who said, 81 have come to
settle with you,
You told them to take a seat
and let us talk this matter over;
you are excited" and you added,
81 haYe not given the lady any
cause for offense, whatever"
Mrs. Bomar said, "You are a
liar" aad drew from her cloak'or
cape whip, and began striking
you on the shoulders. You grab
bed her around the neck with your
left arm, and with your right, at
tempted to take the whip from her
hand At this juncture both Hear
on and Watson interferred solely to
assist the woman, and Watson drew
pistol aud presented it at you,
and Hearon put his hand in his
pocket as | suppose on his pistol,
but did not draw and present it..
You were trying to protect your
self from the assault of the woman
by getting at the whipin her hand.
Watson struck you several blows on
the head and face with his left
hand, holding the pistol presented
IN his right hand. l sprang from
my seat and seized Watson and pull
ed him around and he presented his
pistol at me, | told them that
was acting solely in the interest of
peace and was not taking sides or
acting in any other capacity.
After many blows had been struck
with the whip by the woman, Wat
son said, "Let him alone; that is
enough, and the assault then ter
minated.
After this Mr.. Garrison said:
"Mrs. Bomar and gentlemen
want to make this statement before
all of you, while you are together.
| have not and did not insult the
lady. She mi sconstrues my motive
and conduct altogether, She is an
acquaintance, boarded at the same
house with myself and showed me
in her rooms to look at some nice
furniture she wished to dispose of.
She gave me some accounts to coll
lect amp came to my office frequent
" on business. She came the last
time aud was admhlng fendesb
in my office, which had been pre-
sented to my wife by her brother,
| have some fine furniture in my
Office, the room there, and touch
ed Mrs. Bomar on the elbow ano
asked her to examine the furniture
there stored, preparatory to NOV.
ING into the house now being pre-
pared as my residence, At this
Mrs. Bomar stepped back and said
"What do you take me for?' tC
which l replied, 81 regard you as a
perfect LADY," then she departed.
Mrs. Bomar acknowledged in my
presence that your statement OF
facts was correct, but insisted that
your motive for inviting her to the
room of your Office containing the
furniture was improper, and you
stoutly denied the construction she
put on the facts above stated, and
admitted by her.
The only and sole difference be-
tween you and Mrs, B, was the in
depreciation of the facts above
stated, and admitted by her that
you never said an unchaste or
improper word to her,
Mrs. B. left your Office after the
above occurrence, under the prom
Use to say nothing whatever of the
occurrence and said to you, "If you
ever speak of me, will kill you"
JoHN HALLUM,
Texarkana, Ark, Jan, 20, 1896.
Poor Indeed