Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-07-21
J.A. Cook in Reply to IA. Johns.

| lCOmnlunlcatl0n and 50 eVaSlve, DIRTY ana
filthy is 1t whom it does appear, that l
issue. 1t strongly smacks of an at-
tompt on, bis part to covor up tho issue
with mud and slngs Mt strangers TO
this controy ,rsy.
What is tho point at issue J. A.
Johns happened to be possessed of OBS
which is located and operated n Touring
and grist mill, n cotton gin, press and
outfit, and thrcshor and necessary ma.
chincry with which to operate it, and
five houses, all of which ho returned for
taxation at tho sum Of S3,300
Tho Board of Equalization, in tho dis
charge of its sworn duty, saw proper to
S!,300. .,0cause of this action of tho
Board person undcr an assumed mamo
assailcd tho members of the Board
Through the columns of tho Oconoo News,
calling thom pups" "pugs," "boasts,'
and many other hard and indecent names.
| Upon demand being mado upon tho cdi-
tor of tho News for the author ho gave
j. A. Johns.
AS tho weight of Judgment is always
measured by tho character of tho Judge,
your correspondent answered through
your papor for tho purpose of showing
who it was that had sot himself up as
censor and Judge. l throw tho search
|
tortstcd judge. That l did tho work
we'll is manifested by tho conduct OF tho
| Doctor in his subsequent writing, at
tempting to dctract attention from his
own character by calling into question
tho character Of others, strangers to this
CONTROVERSY This ho cannot and shall
not do. y
What is the point at issue ? Tho cha
ractor and record OF him who so rashly
and vilcly criticiScs his hottcrs.
| In tho last dciivcrailcc OF tho '1fm Dco'
he uses his vile pcn to dofamo Judge j.
II. Hudson and why? Simply for tho
| reason that he, u mombor Of the court
| that rendered decision compelling him
to rcndcr unto his nicco that which was,
according to every principle of justice,
| h0r own.
James Johns died in 1863. Dir. J. A.
Johns administered upon his estate and
sold his personal effects upon credit of
twelve months, 81 ,3G5 thereof to him
self, took notes payable in gold, duo ono
year aftcr date. These notes amounted
| to tho sum of S3,SG2.20. After they be.
| came duo tho Doctor sold thcm, incl,ld-
ing his own, at public salo, and bid in
his own for fifty cents, and got control
| of all the rcSt, except one small ono, for
| tho sum of S5G.G7.
After getting these notes in his hands
he collected large part Of them and did
| not wish to & Two his deceased brothers
daughter any share in the money. IIcr
| mother sued tho Doctor for tho child's
part of what he had collected, and ho
| pleaded the statute of limitation against
her recovery. Judges }. IL. hudson, w.
=. Simpson and Henry MClver rendered
| decision compelling him to pay to this
minor child her lrt Of what was really
collected on notes given for purchases of
property Of the estate of her deceased
grandfathcr, and her part of tho noto
due the estate by j. a. Johns.
Judge Hudson possesses Il high con-
between man and man, and many intclli-
gcnt, right thinking people feel that the
court displayed high sense of honor
and right in tho decision DR.. Johns
complains of, nevertheless, his vile abuse
1t is true that years after this opinion
against DIR. Johns was rendered j. II.
hudson was defeated for reelection as
Circuit Judge. So were other honest,
honorable gentlemen. But when Judge
Hudson lost his seat on tho bench ho
neither lost his high charact or nor his re-
putation as al honorable, high toned gcn-
tlcman. lie retired to private lifc, not
long, however, for the eighty thousand
Bap,istSi of South Carolina, recognizing
his high character, soon called him to
the position Of President of the South
Carolina State Baptist Convention and
Trustee of both Furman University and
the Grccnvillc Female College, which pc
SitionS he now holds.
1t is impossible for il man of DR.. j. A.
.'ohnS's character to get the Christian
people Of this State to believe that Ilid-
son is 4 rcprobatc. Would to God that
the State were filled with just such men
rs hudson has proved himself to be.
What is the extent of j. II. IIudS0n'S
SHINING in the sight Of the "Em Dee ?"
The opinion of tho court above referred
to; that much, and nothing more. No
criminal, rs he feels the halter draw, en-
tcrtainS high opinion of the law.
w. ID. Simpson, then Chief Justice,
and Henry Mclvcr, Associate Justice,
were also members of the court that
rendered the decision and conc,rrcd in
the same. We're they punished also for
this act towards Johns ? If | remember
rightly W. ID. Simpson remained on the
bench until Il just God called him higher
{" his long home, and Henry Mcivor
has three times been elected to the bench
since, and is now, by virtue of election,
Chief Justice of the State. Judge u. B.
Frazer also wrote one Of the opinions
compelling Johns 10 do right by his
niece. Is he also vile because of this
act
j. a. Johns (this unjust iudgu) opened
this controversy with his vile slantlcr,
and in the whole Of it, the best argument
he has adduccd is to call some one II fool,
or some one else dog or q villain, or
call some deceased person, falsely, Il bad
name, &c. That kind Of language was
n!"" current Hfmoii5 ignuritnt darkics,
but now even they hold themselves
above SUCH
Does il not seem that all this vile Sian
der against various persons (Somc of
whom are in their silent gravcs) is to de-
tract attention from tho forcible points
against him, taken from the record he
has made: If every charge made by
him against me, j. II. Hudson and others
were trlc, does it Justify him in his
effort 20 deprive his innocent, defence
less infant niece Of her patrimony ?
Wonder if a. j. willard, who has been
the subject Of such vile abuse from DR..
Johns. would have attempted to have
appropriated tho interest of q little girl,
his ''hclovcd' brothers. only child, i'm
her Granhfathcr'S estate, to his own use,
and thus reduce her to penury and want,
while he rcvclGd in luxury and case, and
then heap insult upon injury by following
her and her deceased husband to tMo
grav" with vile aud nenlnsa elamha".
submit ii to ust public the question
what character (or want of character) it
takes TO SO act and write ?
SO for rs his statement about my owing
G. w. Spencer for lumber or work is
concerned he knows that his statement
is entirely without truth. just i'm this
connection will say to the public that if
any man or men, or any person or per-
sons in this County or State, or in any
~ to in, In tn1