The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-13
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His Connection With the
.as Clark Letters
T ubllshes His Letter 10 Mr., Lacy. lie Had a
Negative Taken Of the destroy this"
Letter, But Says No One SswIt
Cincho is Very Popular.

Cincho is Very Popular.
To the Editor:-ln view of the allcgd-
lions concerning myself contained In ne
recent letter of Justice clark To Pr.
Holt, II Is proper that should make .
brief statement.
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lfiraa Wha aekei mp 80 write 20 Cover,
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ina Better beginning destroy this." for
the uufp0se al showing u Ga Governor
hFfgfk,
thc reason given Wis | was asked "a
ga This Wns. that ihe letter had once
been iu fay custody and be would BEE
~oFe NkoiS tn entrli~t IL go me. At hrst
Governor Russell did not comply. and IN
,he meantime Major Wilson's omen l.t d..
trr WHs published. Soon thereafter fee
cHived the letter By mail and showed IL
g. Governor Aycock. Wpr directed By
vern1F Russell 30 show u TO no one
ease. ] returned j. al once 20 Governor
RUSSELL by mail As a matter of prccau-
iion against loss I had a negative OF
Ihis iAttvr taken by Mr.. Watson. This
nceaiivc has been i'm my safe all the time
a 1as never been read. or used BY any
person. and nc print has ever been taken
from g. | have MIR. Watson's assurance
that 10 was seen by no one while in the
Photograph gallery. | have had nothing
10 DO With and know nothing of the pho
tographing of any other letter. and do
not kn1w whore The Charlotte Observer
obtained its fac SMILES.
When Mr.. Russ called at nv house with
Justice Clark's letter to me. published by
Mr. Bachelor | told him that | had no
doubt that Governor Russell would. upon
the application of Judge Clark. give him
copies of all the letters he had. and full
access TO the originals
On Sunday. May ith. ! took dinner
with Dr Mckee at the asylum. and with D..
out the slightest pre-arrangcmcnt hap
pcned 60 meet Captain Day. lie offered
MT n scat in his carriage back To town.
ana ! went with him TO the northern end
OF Blount street, on my way to my daugh-
tors house.
The carriage stopped at the house az
hr. Russ. because Mr.. Day had mentioned
the Tact that he was the bearer of "A
letter from Governor Russell TO Judge
Clark. and asked my opinion as To the
proper person To accompany him to judge
Clarks. suggested Mr.. Russ. bccau.o
he was the person who had brought the
former letter from Judge Clark to me.
Mr. Russ was not at home. and as MI.
Lacy came nm just at that time. Captain
Day asked him To go with him. I went
On 10 pay my usual Sunday afternoon
visit
The statement in the letter Of Justice
Clark 90 Governor Russell that "the lot
ter was brought by hands OF Mr.. +. II.
Rusbeo and Capt w. n. Day is utterly
without foundation II had the desired
eject. however. to cause Governor Rus
sell TO write to me to obtain from Cant.
Day the original letters for Judge Clark S
examination.
Judge Clark desired this as basis of
IN attack upon the Southern Railway.
when Mr.. Lacy called on me for the
letters or copies. | told him that | did
not have them, but that Mr.. Day did.
and that he was out of the city. but
that | would sec Captain Days stcno;
aphcr and she would doubtless give him
cofaes. | learned that she Gid deliver
Corfcs to Mr.. Lacy the same afternoon
o. Friday Mr.. Lacy called for the orig
iaal letters. and ! referred him to Mr.
Bay whose office adjoined mine. | hand
cd him a note. of which / give a copy.
Justice Clark n his letter to Mr.. HOLT
deliberately suppressed all of this no,n
except the marginal addition which was
ptaie at Mr. Lacy's request. The note is
as follows:
MAY 9th, 1902.
NV Dear Mr.. Lacy;
"As long as ! was understood to
hats beon entrusted with a letter from