The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-20
McLAWHoRE's STATEMENT
A Reply to C. M. Demands Statement in the
Raleigh Post
(Greenville Refractory

In raplv to Mr. C. NJ. Bernards state
ment of the 18th, in the Morning Post
in regard to the little trouble between
him and myself must say it, like many
other articles which he has written. is far
from true AS to the little afrray be-
tween Mr. Bernard and myself. at the
depot in Greenville, | don't propose to
go into the full details of the exact pro-
ccedings of that as he did, for fortunately
for me. there were plenty of ''eye wit
nesses" to tell the tale But will state
this much. Mr.. Bernard walked dclibor-
ately against me and as | didn't love
him much anyway it put me all out OF hui
NOR. And as to Mr.. Brnard not knowing
what he had run into until some one
told him afterwards up town is absolute
ly untrue. He knows me as we'll by favor
as / know my own children And as to
my swearing that | would whip him the
first time that / saw him, | do not swear
for the Holy Bible forbids it. And | see
that he says positively in his declaration
that he did not know me. Still he furth-
crmore Sa rs that this was the first time
had laid eyes on him since | served my
unfortunate and unjust sentence out in
Jail. 1t looks strange to me that he did
not knew me, but still he knows this to
he the first time that | have seen him
| travel some times as well as Mr.. Ber-
nard. And / do say, that | can't help
feeling a little sore over the treatment
which | have received at the hands OF
Mr. Bernard and Squire W. B. Moore
postmaster ut Ayaen, N. c., for it has
been such as to unstring the angel Ga
briel. l said then and say again here,
that the postmaster w. B. Moore, at Ay-
den, did break open sealed mail that
sent my wife, and took out part of the
contents thereof, and no gentleman would
bear the charge who is not guilty All
that l ask today, to prove it before the
Federal court, is a fair, Just and inn
partial trial. and Mr.. Bernard knows it.
He says he has investigated the matter
and has found him (Moore) guilty and his
only hope for him was to keep him away
from trial. This is only one among many
of MI. Bernard's cases of shielding guilty
men from justice. In Mr.. Bernard's
statement he said that he had reported
the case to the Postoffice Department
and had the inspector sent down here
But l viii ask him here and now if he
did not turn down warrant for w b..
Moore, sent him by Mr.. w. p. Ormond
and sworn out by me, and would not give
it consideration at all. But treated it
with utmost contempt and sent it back
not approved, and kept the matter as
quiet as he possibly could ] would
further ask him if Hon. J. H. Small was
not the man. by request, who reported
the matter to the Postoffice Department,
and asked that it be investigated. Mr..
Bernard also stated that the inspector
reported to him no evidence in the case.
l say that if the inspector did as Mr..
Bernard stated that he made out two re-
ports, for he told me that the evidence
was as plain as could be- and / should
like to know if Mr.. Bernard was not the
man who told the inspector that he
Bernard was personally acquainted with
all parties concerned. 1t was a made up
affair and the evidence was no good 1t
strikes me that this is about the way of it
as Bernard is SO frequently given to
mistakes.
As TO Mr.. Demands and my little COL
lision at the dcDot at Greenville, for
my part, and under the circumstances,
have no apologies to make, but | would
say this much for Mr.. Demands benefit,
the next gentleman he runs into, to either
side track, or at least ask to be OK
eused, instead of trying to go directly
through him. E. B. McLAWHORN.