The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-04
Mr.. Raglan MAKES
DENIAL OF CERTAIN
PRINTED STATEMENTS

To th. Editor OF Tile Republic.
Ash Flat Ark oct. 3l.-Through your
Kindness and permission | wish TO state
through the columns OF your valuable paper
that the articles upon my marriage. which
wer. Published In The Republic few day.
since were false from beginning to end. anu
that the writer of them Is AZ heartlsss as It
tin god. crafty as spider. and as dt-
..ptive AZ :. broken bridge.
Ny wife never inside OF cigarette
factory, neither WAS size, III any way, con-
reCted with one. She iS one OF the most
highly esteemed ami respected ladies' OF VIZ
ginia especially III Richmond and MancheS-
ter. her home. she is 4 native of the grand
"Oid Dominion" is Of the foremost family
of the State. Al desct ndant of King Bruce
of Scotland. and is loved and respected by
all who know her. She has always lived III
Virginia, enjoyed the comforts of a good
ncmc. III" pleasure and respect of the pest
society and comes to Arkansas just AS pur.
and noble and Christian ~ is possible for
amy woman in this life to be, and l. fier
husband and friend. defy the whole world
20 prove that Il blemish Is upon her charac-
ter life.
The report that she placed her picture in
TalSe-a lie OF tn. deepest dye l never
bought u cigarette III all my life. We be-
came acquainted nearly six years ago
through the kininess Of Il friend TO botn
OF US After that we Corresponde'l regularly
until just recently. when 1 went to Virginia
to ctaiu her as my wife.
The. same day | arrived ] visited my wife
and her family. and while there a Richmond
reporter. whose name is Herrcn. visited us
and questioned us in regard to our romance
and approaching marriage, but We save
him no satisfaction. We gave iim onl! our
names and addresses and my profession.
and nothing more. SO we finally had t. al
most drive him away. And - lie left he
haughtiy remarked that since we would
not give him any satisfaction. he would
predict everything and write anything he
wished for publication So that very night
of October II. two days before our marriage,
ne sent fraudulent report to The Republic.
stating that We we're already married and
would return to Arkansas the following
day when he knew ut the same time that
he was telling a black lie, for we did not
marry till two days later. October II
As To my going abroad. and visiting Flor
ida, that is false. | was never in Florida
and was never abroad. ! have always ived
in Arkansas. have always been poor
Young man my only support heing my pro-
f.ssion as "A public school teacher. : have
no fine estate. neither do | keep hounds.
iine horses or servants. nor am / any kin
to Judge Reagan of Texas. / never gave
the reporter any such information. and my
friends of Arkansas know that / am far
above such deception.
The picture of my wife Is a fraudulent
one and was given TO The Republic by Il
man who is worse than "hobgoblin cy-
clops of iamnable destiny and should
die and then shot off through space on It
cormbiad. My wifc's picture was never
given to any one for publication.
So. in conclusion, / will say that I trust
the many friends of The Republic will bear
with my wife and in this sore affair.
and may the Lord forgive the deception and
nfamy connected with this affair. and guide
us all into a life where we can live truly,
nobly, purely and consciertiously
WESSON EDWARD RAGAN.