The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
THE EVIDENCE
Of Mr.. BOONE
He Says that it Was Not Pub
Iished in Full.
THE PARTS OMITTED
EROM THE REPORT OF TIE
CLARK-KILGO MATTER SUP
Piled BELOW.
THE WRITER ASKS THE PUBLIC
To Judge Between Or. Kdgo and Him. he
States that the Board Declined 10 Hear
Material Parts of his Evidence in
por,rG tn Cn~a,tanhurg
Regard to Spartanburg
Durham, y. c., Sept. %, 1898.

Durham, y. c., Sept. -, lS9S.
To the Editor: | regret the necessity
of entering into a newspaper controversy
with any one. for care nothing for
notoriety as do some people. L am, now
ever. in Justice to myself, forced to no
tice that part of DR.. Kilgo,s speech relat-
inc TO my testimony, which speech he has
had circulated over this State and
South Carolina. The speech relating 10
nv testimony is as follows, to-Wlt:
Mr.. Boone did not know anything
about the matter until he went to SCUM
Carolina. He went to South oaroill''
since August. He went to Spartanpuf@'
and III Il few days came back ana Stal"7
that my reputation is that of Il wire
miller. BiShop Duncan, Maj. duncan,
Prof. Rempart Brown, Mr.. Meadows
Governor Ellerbc. Senator McLaurIn.
DIR. Wilson, DIR. Creitzburg and others
say his character is good. his reputation
first-class. But, gentlemen. Mr.. o
saws it isn't. Let the public judge be
tween these men,
This is the statement of my evidence
by him. and Il comparison Of 1t with
that which he says was given by BlSliop
Duncan and others bearing titles. There
is no excuse for this false representa-
ton of my evidence. He knew what my
evidence was. or could easily have oun
out. as it was taken down by HIS
stcnographer. and was at his command.
His stenographcr did not take my evil
dence in full. there being numerous oml>-
sionS (some of which are shown by mat
ter in brackets below. AS soon as |
read the speech | went to Mr.. James
7 -.l..1..t e tho POO l Of
Trustees. and called his attention to the
injustice done me, and told him thai
DR.. Kilgo had f~alsified my evidence.
and it must be corrccted: that | would
not submit to it from DIR. Kilgo or any
one else. Mr.. SOuthgate. president Of
the Board of Trustees, went with me
to the printing office and we got Il copy
of my evidence. which. being short, |
will give later on in this letter. Mr..
Southcate said he would do all he could
to get the matter adjusted and have me
set right before the public. / told him
| desired it done in the speeches which
DR.. Kilgo was having printed in great
numbers to be scattered abroad. When [
came to my office from dinner. | found
lying on my table this little slip, which
Mr.. Bryant said was left by Mr.. South
gate. and to inform me it was tele-
IL Ijltd vi Stll . IkdltlSH To bc Ilit'l
beneath the paragraph relating to me
in the great number of speeches to be
issued and then being printed. The slip
contained the following:
"Since my speech was delivered. /
find Mr.. Boone testified that he did not
know my reputation in South Carolina
except as he was told by others in Spar
tanburg. AND NOT OF HIS OWN
KNOWLEDGE. I therefore make this
correction and withdraw the comparison
of his evidence with the positive evidence
of Bishop Duncan and others to the con
trary referred to in the above para
graph. J. G.. X"
DIR. KilGo did not nave it printed, so
far as | can find. except in a supplement
to a paper published in the town of
Durham, which | suppose has not many
subscribers outside the town. as it makes
no great professions in the way Of a
State circulation. With this paper alone
did | find the contents Of the above
slip. / attach no blame to Mr.. South
gate. Why did DR.. Kilgo thus deceive
me? Die he suppose | read no papers or
would take his word that it had been
inserted: or did this great man think that
my acquaintance and reputation unlike
his OWN extended only to the town and
county of Durham? If he thought either
of these, | beg he will permit me to cor
rect his impressions. Since | nave been
so deceived and misrepresented so viii
fully, his word unsupported would
be the last thing on earth that / would
take: indeed. | would even rather risk the
truth of the bark of his ''yallow o'possum
dog" which he so humorously refers to
in his speech. TRUST NOT HIM
THAT HATH ONCE BROKEN
II 4 TTNII ; % cnf, .1 Hu,-.
is another true saying which
well applies in dealing with DR.. Kilso:
"Trust that man in nothing who has not
a conscience in everything.' DIR. Kilgo.
in his speech, which he has had scattered
everywhere almost, in the Carolinas. do
sired to make the impression that after
two or three days stay in S~partanburg
| came back and stated that | knew his
character personally. and then, to kill
the effect of what he said | said. lie
places it along side of Bishop Duncan
and other titled gentlemen. and virtually
asks the public to say whether told the
truth or did they. He could not have in
tended otherwise. When he was making
that great Speech" he must have been
entirely forgctful of the truth and ohli-
vious to everything except his own won
derfnl self. | am not a Rishop with :,
half million dollars as understand
Duncan is. nor am | a Prof. Mai. DR..
Senator or Governor like the gentlemen
named. but am an humble citizen. strir-
ing to live an honorable life. and sneok
only the truth. l have no widespread rem
u@tation like some others. and have NOT
so many at my back as to be ahIa -
drive a man Of 20 years of age ont If
the State, and | do not wish to have
Such an awful power might blind mo
10 ,,n fnrOnt tho tc-l
greatness and the glory of my elo-
ouence. nave no ambition TO be great
as some regard greatness. but my am
hi;ion in life is to have the confidence
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