The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-27


grand jury, which the Mail with
aid from certain Office seekers has
again tried to control, and, not be-
ing an office-seeker, but being an
honest man, took the stand upon
the Hendricks case that has ever
been taken by reasonable and un-
preJudiced men-simply that there
was not evidence to indict. He is
maligned for this as have been all
other jurors who have acted upon
this case without fear or favor.
Not satisfied with this the Black
Mail follows him with its persecu-
tiol and publishes a lying state
ment charging Umstead with at
tempting to injure DIR. Z. p. Rucker
whom it says is Zone of the best
qualified physicians in the State"
The Black-MaH says Mr.. UNI
stead "went on a tour OF investiga-
ton all by himself" and that he
asked County Clerk Arnold "what
right has DR.. Rucker got to prac-
tice medicine1" Mr.. Arnold is re-
ported, in quotation, 10 have sat
upon Mr.. Umstead with some spir-
it and to have told him how many
diplomas DR.. Rucker had ETC., etc.
Then 1t says "Mr. Umstead went
upstairs chewing the cud of over
zealousness" etc., very much dis
comhted.
This, too, is a malicious fabrica-
ton, and while the stories of the
Mail are generally recognized by
intelligent people as naturally ly-
ing and inherently vicious, concoc-
tions of a diseased mind whose
emissions are tolerated for a while
by long suffering public; yet THE
BEE as public servant cannot al
low such inventions of the imagin-
alton against good citizens to go
by uncontradicted.
THE BEE interviewed County
Clerk Arnold thus:
"Mr. Arnold, just want to ask
you one question"
"Well, ask me Dozen"
"What is there in this story
about Dan Umstead, while fore
man Of the'grand jury, investigating
in your Office the standing of DIR,
Rucker2"
"Why," said Mr.. Arnold, chat:
all bosh," and he continued, "I'l
tell you just what occurred. The
law requires physicians to registe
and requires the County Clerk tC
furnish list to the grand jury o
those who have registered. made
out such list, as usual, took it t.
the grand jury room and returned
to my Office. Presently returned
to the jury room to take the nam'
of another physician who had reg
istered. When l gave it in som,
pleasantries passed and Foreman
Umstead saidjocularly, 'Mr. Clerk
you had better go out to Earling
ton and have BRO. Rucker' regis
ter. why, l responded, ism
BRO. Fuckers name on the list
1t should be-. Some one, | thinl
it was Mr.. Barnhill, answered mo.
Mr.. Umstead said If the name i,
on the list the clerk failed to reaC
it. l then said, give me thu
list and | will show it to you.
took the list found DR.. Rucker'
name, put it up under Mr.. Barn
hills nose and asked him if hi
could read. This was all tina
passed between Mr.. Umstead anC
myself. He did not come to me t
investigate DR.. Rucker, but on tn,
other hand, Fuckers name no
| having been read, he seemed t.
me to be interested that Rucke
should be gwen another opportu
nifty to register as the law re
quires."
Thus this lie out of whole clotl
is refuted by the unfailing truth
from the most reliable quarter.
~.
The Black-MaiI has maligneC
Mr.. mo. T. Barnett, that efficient
fearless, big hearted officer, wei
known throughout Western Ken
lucky, who has done so much t
make Darlington a terror to evi
doors for miles around. He i
ever alert and ready to the per
Torrance of duty and never hest
tates in service to a friend. A
can be proven he has great com
passion for suffering humanity anC
scarcely a week passes but he ad
! vances money to relieve the ne
, cessity and help the journey o
some unfortunate. He is nov
charged with inhuman treatmen
of an unfortunate, needy, suffering
man. The accusation is false
The vagabond who was subjected
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