Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-09-09
THE OTHER SIDE.
Mr. A. T. Herd Answers the Visc- iOuS Attacks Made on Him.
A Manly Explanation of the Circumstances and Situation Now Being Used
 by His Enemies.


 ing by reporter of the HERALD in re } gard to the statement made in S morn ' ing paper growing out of the attach men } of his trunk by Mvs. Haas for debt o
 S125. Mr. Herd who came to Phoenix short tims ego from Ksntu oky, haI
 for years been prominent politician 8 Frankfort iu that state and well known
 Regarding the statement that he left
 Kentucky under 6 cloud Mr. Hero
 says:
 I assigned my salary for She month oi
 August, to Mir. E H Shelman, Unior
 Star, Kentucky. He alone bolds ar
 order for that salary. So that he could
 ges the money on the cheek tEst would
 bs sent for said salary. I executed 6
 power of attorney to MT. W A Black
 burn, authorizing him to endorse said ohsck, and also issued another power of attorney to said Blackburn, authorizing
 him to sign my name to She Govern
 ment receipt for said salary.
 Any one, who stated that he had an order fer this salary, other than Mr. Shelmsu, knowingly told and untruth, and took sdvsntegs of my absence to make the statement. One Miller, who lives in Louisville holds an order on money aotuslly and necessarily spent | by me while executing processes. His order is for S25 % and is fully covered by fee bills now on fife in the Msrshsl'e office, and which the M8rehal is bound 50 pay at the cad of the Ssptem Der ! quarter. His order distinctly states that it is to bs paid out of said fee bills, and not from official monthly salary No one else holds any ordeF from me for this amount. The arrangement made between s E Blackburn, Chief Dept. Marshal, under James Blackburn and myeelf, was that he should stay with me thirty days and receive the salary of the chiet Deputy dur ing that tune. He recsived the order for my salary for July, beginning the Ssh of July and ending July 31s5. The check for said sine was left by me, en- dorsad, for him in the possession of Dr James. No one else had sn order for that salary. Outside of this order Mr s E Blackburn is entitled to receive from me pay for six more days work, for which he holds my note and not any order. So you see that the statement that l assigned my salary to more then one party is not trus. You can readily determine whether I am telling the truth about this matter by seeing whether or not mors than one order for salary foF any given time is in existence. No assignment of Government salary you will find can be made, except ae that is by order at5ea ed by two wit- nesaes.
 IL has been stated further that I left 1 Kentucky on account of come trouble 1 l had with the National Building and | Loan Association ot Louisville, Ken lucky, last winter. The master with | said association happened in the year 1895. aud whether or nos I was in fault | in that that mstssr is shown by the fsct | tbat when 1 applied for the position as Chief D putty M .rshal for Ken lucky, this chsrge was made by my enemies in Kentucky, and met by ne, and l wss appointed to the position This charge WAS published iu May ir the Louisville, Kentucky, papers, aud was known to bs untrue as pu blished, and as to my vindication in the matter. I was appointed to my position over strong opponents. In order to make 1t appear I left ksn bucky ou scoounb of said charge the pspsr states it took place lass winter.
 a regard to any company csnoelling my bond, I have to say that said bond was cancelled bat it was done by mytsk ng to ths company tue following letter: Jos. o. 7 Orne, Agent, LouiSUlie Ky.
 SIR.-You are hereby notified thst 7our company is from this dsts relieved rom all responsibility on ncoount of ,ha bond of A. T. Herd. Said bond vii. B delivered to you as soon as 1 get il rom my hotel. A. D. JAMIE,
 U s. Marshal, Ky.
 1 took this letter to the agent and col ected the fee I paid for said bond. Now she reason I did this IS bscause hs same Barrett who gives sn interview U the Louisville Times, and whose ! ousin, Hon St. John Boyle, former andidate for U. s. Sen stor, wss un- IerhRndingly trying through the con- ,any at Baltimore to have my bond ancelled. People to know the true in- vsrdness ot bis fight on me should un- srstso od the Republican party of Ksu- ucky is divided into seemingly two actions, one composed of Bradley, St. ohn Boyle, John Barrett, and 8 few lore bolters, the other comdosed of Dr iu Q ter, Senator Deboe sndall the otber romiuent politicians in the state to- ether with the people. Because I be- 1ng to the Hunter fsctiop, Mr. Bsrret, Tho is attorney for the National Build 1g and Loan Association to which I we some money, undertook to perse ute me. Although his company had ecurity for four times any tmouut I light owe 1t. aud so show people that 1 'Rs not trying to escape the payment 9 this debt, had b-en paying it of ght along. I wish 50 state thss any statement hat let Kentucky under a cloud is g l. G