Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-04
A REVIEW OF THE FACTS.
Rev. J. c. Johnes Undertakes to Correct Mis-
representations of the K. N. N. A.

The following communication, writ
ten by Rev. ]. C. Johnes, Of Yorkville,
to correct false impressions that may
have been created about the King s
Mountain Military academy affair, by
recent misstatements in the Columbia
State, was published in that paper on
Wednesday morning:
I crave space in your valuable paper,
with your indulgence, as there appear
ed in your issue Of the 9th instant,
what purported to be an account OF the
recent trouble at the Kings Mountain
Military academy-a high-toned ana
most noble institution. The pernic1ous-
ness Of the account was It's gross ex-
aggeration, wholesale misrepresenta-
tions and separate misstatements. The
elasticity of this individuals mind Is
something marvellous, while his crea-
tive, imaginative faculty Is abnormally
deyeloped. What other motives could
inspire statements as astonishingly at
variance with the truth and so egregi-
ously erroneous; would inspire so re-
markable a piece of perversion, except,
perhaps, emasculated, unconsionable
morality. The writer or inspirer is full
ly conversant with the incidents of the
recent emeute or he is not. If not, his
account makes him the most verdant
green, easily gulled and sophisticated
Individual ever known. If he does
know, his garbled misstatements are
unjustifiably mendacious or piece or
constructive romance existing nowhere
outside his vivid imagination.
| Here then, are the facts as CLEANED
from competent authority. Not rs. but
five only, are missing from the military
institution. Surely this simple fact
must have been known to the cadet ana
the commandant as they were practl-
cally the last to leave. And this Is
sample of the reliability of some other
statements. Perhaps Major Bradham
and Captain Law can give the honest,
unambiguous reason for these deser-
| tions. Of these four deserters two OBJ
tanned their furlough by very question
a BILE reasons, and it is their non-return
that places them in the dishonorable
position of deserters. One cadet
| ..sneaked" out, and his desertion was
not only connived at but was actually
| financed by one of the "absent" mas
ters Was it not this reprehensible con-
duct that aroused the school to pc
emptorily demand the immediate dis
| missal of this officer? If not, why his
precipitate removal?
| The baseball muddle is not satisfac-
torily accounted for. On the teams re-
turn Captain Law claimed that 1t was
still in his debt for $50 advanced. TWO
hundred dollars odd passed through his
hands and the team Indignantly denied
| its indebtedness, and President Ste
phenson rightfully refused to pay this
sum to Captain Law until he produced
detailed statement. After an inter-
val of four days this detailed state
ment" was forthcoming, and the team
instead of owing Captain Law $50 owed
him about s2.05. This is from his own
| detailed statement" The difference
has not yet been satisfactorily explain
ed The team left in charge of Captain
Law, but for reasons best known to
himself he abSented himself atOrange-
burg. part of the time. and mulcted the
team with kilograms between himself
and it's members to the tune Of $5.l4,
an item that ought never to have ap-
peared, as there was not the remotest
necessity for his extravaganza. capt.
| Law did not leave. as Is fntlmated, be-
cause of his disagreement. He knows;
Major Bradham knows; and so do 9TH
ers.
For some time there has been fac
tional feeling between the cadets OF the
scond and third floors." True! But
|
this feeling about? Capt. Law and
Major Bradham roomed on the second
floor. There were no other officers. Il
could a tale unfold" if space permitted.
1.-The outbreak made it impossible for
Mai. Bradham to remain, and he re-
signed and left, number Of the. cadets
escorting him." A beautiful piece Of
fabricatory conception. Major Brad
ham left without the escorting cadets.
His retreat was precipitate. There was
not much pomp or glory. Why? What
about that petition-so strongly word
ed-of the cadets, demanding Brad
hams peremptory removal. His con-
duct was so reprehensible to the boys
that they unequivocally and voluntarily
insisted upon his removal.
Some got discharges" A plain, un-
vanished falsehood. "Others came
without them" Two only, and one Of
these was aided financially to desert.