West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-01
J0Fr,NGs. ''

In the last issue Of the Journal
appears "A long statement from Col.
Flynn Of the Jim Committee"
trying 10 explain his many mis-
deeds during the late camptign.
lie takes special pains 10 Try to
clear up, and cover up the scrape
he got inte trying to trap Elk Sher-
M Shaw AID which WAS exposed 10y
the Argus. Our Information was
absolutely correct and reliable as
we gave 1t before aud as We got IT
from G.. Y. Bishop who came To
our Office voluntary aud showed us
the letters and explained the whole
business. We had possession of
the papers till we got what We
wanted out Of them aud they were
Of no more account ~ US. VIC gave
them back to Bishop and reported
the matter to Shaw. telling him
that ho should have them AZ they
were more valuable TO him than
any II else, but IN the meantime
Flynn found out that Bishop VS.
showing the papers AMI giving the
snap away. SO ho got after him to
get pOsSessiun Of them. which he
did. partly by compromising with
Bishop. The latter even applied
20 the Town Sergeant t o know
VIII t to DO. AS he SAID the Jim
Committee" had thr, n;cned To
ctlcl, han on the street and lhr1w
blm d0"nAnd take them away rom
hun which would have been high
way robbery. However Col. Flynn
got til. discriminating papers and
now feels very bod 1nd S.ssy about
1t and dares us to produce the
proof, thinking that he has it In
his " hands. But here is where
he missed it. for Bishop showed
the letter written by Flynn and X.
planned the scheme Il several very
reliable parties, who will make
oath to it if necessary. A. j. Bon
afeld Of Tunnelton, John IL.
Brown, Leroy Shaw and the editor
of The ARGUS in Kingwood, SO j.
IS no use for MIR. Flynn to deny it.
He takes good care not to mako n
affidavit about 1t. Neither does he
get any from Bishop, although he
forces or brides him into signing
u half way denial.
OUR SWORN STATEMENT.
On or about the Nov. 4th, 1898.
Charles Y. Bishop came into The
Argus office aud called US into the
back room and showed us some
letters, one of them being in the
hand writing OF james w. FLYNN,
Chairman ot the Republican Com
mittee of Preston, which Bishop
explained was for him to copy and
mail back to lex Sheriff Shaw from
Rodamers with his name to it,, as
if it was mis- W get up. He fur
thor explained that he was to wait
there for an answer from Shaw,
which he did and brought the letter
to Flynn, who was very much dis
appointed with its contents and
swore over 1t and refused to pay
HIM for the job or To pay his ex-
penses, even. Bishop further SAID
that he vas to have $50 and cx
penses for the work and that he
carried out his instructions, but
because he failed to trap Shaw. the
"JIm Committed" would not pay
him and he wanted them exposed.
lie said nothing to me about keep
ing it a secret, but on the contrary
was very mad and wanted 1T pub
lished in The Argus, which it was.
lie was go mad at their refusal to
carry out their agreement, as he
alleged, that he wanted to expose
them and wanted to take the stump
for McGrsw and wanted US to print
him some bills at Once, ANNOUNCE
ing two different meetings. lie
said further that the Committee
told him they wanted to catch
Shaw but did not want to use it.,
tilI next campaign. He went into
details about the job and we gave
it in our issue of November 10th,
substantially as we got 1T from
Bishop.
We had the papers in our posses
sion and readily recognized Flynn's
writing, aud IN a conversation in
oar Office he admitted that it was
his writing, and he and J.W. White
both acknowledged to us that they
did set a trap for Shaw. The above
is true to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
j. SL1DELL BRowN.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Both day Of November, 1898.
HENRY CLAY HYDE, Notary.
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