The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-20
BISHOP h. NJ JACKSON.


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ine Recent Publications.
Tho Eufaua Times prints the following
ia Justification OF Bishop n. H. Jackson.
concernue whom thcre have been various
publications.
Bishop jackson has been confined close
Iy t1 hs oWn home since the recent un-
fortunate publications concerning him Ills
father has been at deaths door for SIEVE
eral weeks and only la-t FRIDAY was ia.d
away in al silent h.mo t0 await the resur-
re.fon day. 20 take place. dna.ly,
among those who do Dor SANDER their
rriehbors or bear malice in their hearts.
Tho Bishop was iu no frame of mind 20
talk about tne unfortunate affair while
bis fathers life was. under the Bishop
own roof fading 0Ht. with bowed head
Doe sat waiting the order of Film who
ruics The sel and the land and cares for
nl d.ep9sos of uls humb.eat creatures.
! N0r does che Bishop seek che public prints
now. IIe.is willing t0 suffer and Doe lent
ut "a friend OF his. "a prominent citizen
off this community with whom DE has
talked freely s ready 10 talk and does
.alk Co reporter of the Times. Tie
makes this statement.
"BshoD Jackson has been "a long time
sufferer from cafarrh of the stomach and
maemic poison This IS NO new thing 20
/ DOS friends They have known DO for more
cham o. year. BE has been under medical
treatment FOR % long time. Amy physician
will cell you that slight drinks oi whisky
aiken n this connection. compounded Wita
uraemic poison is likely 90 give man the
anrearauco of being intoxicated The
Bishop admits frankly that Doe took "a
H.. 3D. |Hr.N HIH
ONE of his appointments in the state Tie
vas induced to do $50 by his wife. who
fearful of his lack of strength. thought
| advisable for him Co take it. lie only
took one drink and found himself rnder
us influence after riding live miles from
.f3 home W his health had been a. all
r at the time the slight t0ddy would
.ro done him no harm. The Bishop says
at he had not taken as much as %
.oonful or whisley on other mtoNicant
r1re this time ln months, though Doe
"a been in the habit. an his life, when
ding a t0ddy 90 take one. And the
.hlished story has been greatly eXasge-
ated lie was not lited ON the train az
.u lie did not fan down as reported. /
/ have looked uD the witnesses and they
DO not say SO at an. He was not very
! sure footed. and that was all. He says,
and ] heartily believe him. that it was
not the whiskey. but the poison Tn his
system. which the whiskey acted on.
which gave rim the appearance of being
| intoxicated. lie tells me- and ! believe
| him heartily. that with the exception of
/ this slight drink which he took az the
] suggestion of his devoted wife. he had
not tasted a spoonful OF whiskey. or any
| other iut0xcant. la months. How cruel
IL is then. TO publish these hurtful re-
! ports affecting a mans reputation for
! au time. when the worst IL true. or can
be true. is that he had had a physical
| mfrmity And the statement related tn
| am early publication that he was IN Nir-
| enia visiting his rich father for advice
| and aid ls as true as some other parts Of
| the story. The Bishop Is frequently in
| Eufaula. where he may be observed Of
] all men. and this Is the only report that
| any person ever say him In a condition
for criticism. II is q sad commentary on
he charity of the human heart that We
can't look upon even physical inhrmity-.
as IN this case-without unjust criticism. -