The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-07-04
EXPLANATORY.

i realize Ule ldCU UlldU III dlHlOoo oAi
pretended friends, as well
Is designing enemies, circulate false
md slanderous charges or reports
against the candidate, and, passing
from one to another, either by honest
misunderstanding or deliberate per-
the charge is magnified. And
from observation in other cases and
with the bitter and, with too many,
fights waged against me, l
am sure that false charges have beeen
and are being circulated against me
that ! may not hear of.
| have heard of some charges, but
have had no difficulty in convincing
friend and foe, who honestly sought
the truth and gave me an opportunl-
ty, that the charges were false. But
everyone knows with what ease one
can circulate an absolute falsehood on
any person and with what difficulty
that person can, if ever, entirely cor
rect the report or reach all the ears
that heard the same. Too many are
willing to hear such reports and then
repeat same without investigation or
desire to hear from the other side.
I have been informed that such re-
ports have been circulated as that L
said that did not want or care for the
farmers or country people to vote 1or
me. 1t does not take a second thought
for anyone to know for various rea-
sons that never said any such thing;
and any report that | did say SO or
ANYTHING akin to such a remark is alb
solutely false and untrue, and who
ever started such a report is a Willfu-
aud deliberate falsifier.
But l especially want to refute
charge that l never heard of unit
about ten days ago, and that is in re
gard to my action in the case OF TIT
State VS.. Scott Mosier a case disposed
of ten years ago when | had just beef
admitted to the bar. While L nav
not read same [ am informed tina
charges have been made by Scot
Mosler and j. r.. Mosier by affidavit
that | was guilty of improper conduc
aud failure to discharge my duty il
, said case and was not true to my client
and | herewith submit the affidavit Q
= my client, showing correctly my cor
- nection and action in the case:
Union City, Tenn, June q, 1902
In regard to the case of the State {
Tennessee VS.. Scott MOsier in the eli
+ cult cour of Obion county, Ienne
g see, and finally disposed of at the Sci
TENDER term, 1893, of said court,
Tom Morgan, hereby make oath TIA
| was prosecutor III said case and WI
then and am now resident OF Fult0
t county, KY, and as said prosecutor
employed d. j. Caldwell and } y
OWnby attorneys to assist the alto
e ney general in the prosecution OF sal
case, and agreed with said attorney
Caldwell and OWnby, to pay them M
dollars for said ServiVes. And att
said Indictment was returned al
said attorneys were employed by N
n different friends of said Scott Mosi
Il nd his father. T. r. Mosier. came
II Snn me- and tried 70 induce me in di
l. fernnt WAYS to abandon the prosec
= tion and compromise the matte
rs o 9i others hejno M. S. Marsha
r, and lee GRAY. the latter being II
- |uifniS nnrle These friends final
~ a "1rG to me- for the sake of SEQ
%ppia; mother and finally AT Il
n taUp' sniicit9tion of sid narttes
c''i ~ to than1 and also to 7 r Most
H. + fhnt ~ not for anv money considerable
rs. T,ttU a1ona On tie grounds above stat
or nd 19 t The earnest anneaIs made bv d
,st %m" ~ n9rtins and assurances of orc
on ~ ~ o o,io hv Said Scott N0sier. th
It's 7 uonid oGraa 60 far as | was indiv
m NV H." conrarnnd NOT t0 nrpss the pr
Sc oo "lty o,1d To ia dismiss INV 8;
Ids o ott'rpave nn,nIovad NV me- as afores;
oh ~ aeSi Isl The nroSecntion. hit that
is 60 ,'o,a,od hn mo tn tbom must
ax. r ia =. and nd that as had agreed
y pieiu' iSr0 tho Ii nrococntinn the said
ps GO ust nav the said fftv dolla
no sio d 4 4ii Icy 1m to do and did
aa9 $1,000 ti,an 10y Is iScod said att
anu U f,'nno Fnrtber service in the "a
log "A ~ no+ f, V annaar in tha e
anU ~" ~ ' sue and tha case
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