Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-26
THEY WRITE AGAIN.

Messrs. Sturgis Il Weisell, the editors
of the Neosho, Mo-, Times, are still Won
derfnllv worried about r.. Allen McQuary,
the y0ung globe traveller. That is, for dis
interested persons they are wonderful
ly worried. They have written again
to the Mcdowell, n. c., Democrat, and
that paper, in its issue of january 81; con-
,ans the following from them:
"Your marked copies received for
which please accept our thanks.
"We do not want to get into any con-
troversy on this alleged trip Of McQuary,
and simply wrote You for copy OF your
paper because it was the first place we
had located him since he left Missouri
soil. where newspaper was published.
AS to our furnishing evidence as to his
genuineness, will say that we never have
made it study; hut the fact that he has
violated his original plans as published in
tho st. Louis Post Dispatch, of June l3,
1897, if we did not know him, would be
sufficient proof in our minds. Besides,
we are reliably informed by one +. b.
Tricket. that he proposed this scheme
more than two years ago, and wanted
said Thicket to 60 into the scheme with
him. We will venture the assertion that
not five business or professional men OF
Neosho believe he is making genuine
trip; but great many Of them would be
pleased to hear of him succeeding-tinan-
cially-if he would remember them.
"The Times has stated this: He may
be travelling around the world for an Ar
kansaw girl; but we don't believe it,
We have treated his scheme with more
courtesy than it deserves on the account
of his parents who reside here. The
Miner and Mechanic gave him genuine
write-up, and it was generally endorsed
by the people of NeOsho. We will try
and send you copy that you may see the
real feeling here. Do not believe he was
travelling for Chicago firm, or ever did,
when he alleges be met the girl. He was
simply plug printer. AS to his enemies
here, that was simply way of hedging.
He was to come this way on his trip; but
it is thought he got wind of the rumor OF
the intent of attaching his outfit for debts.
We are informed he owes part OF pur'
chase price of his horse also one OF the
dogs. These debts, if the report be true,
are at Springfield, Mo.
"We believe this will turn out to he
genuine fake. Watch and see. Barnum
once said the American people like to be
humbugged.'
The Democrat says its faith in McQnary
is still unshaken. 1t says he explained to
it that he was allowed to change his course
from New York to Charleston on account
of the approach of winter. The idea that
his horse could have been attached in
Missouri, where McQuary, being a citizen,
would have been entitled that much per-
sonal exemption, it thinks, is ridiculous,
and the fact that the young man has be-
hayed himself all along and paid his way,
it thinks, in conclusion, ought to he satis-
factory evidence that he is not fraud.
And really, there is much in the letters OF
the editors of The Times that is calculated
to strengthen, rather than weaken, faith
in the representations of young McQuary.
For instance, why should these men in
Neosho, Mo-, be SO anxious about inter-
fering with the young man away off in
North Carolina even if he were hum
bug?