The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-08
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the dihiculty between Capt John
A. Kelley and Dr.. A. NJ. Snider,
in the shape of an affidavit from
Leroy Lee Esq, verified by
Messrs. c. E. St. Amand and F.
viii Fairy, these three gentle
men were in Captain kelley's
Office at the time, and witnessed
what took place.
It will be remembered that DR..
Snider charged he was decoyed
into Captain Kelley's Office and
after receiving a severe beating
was forced to sign a retraction
of the charges he had made
against the town council OF
Kingstree. DR.. Snider's letter
was such lengthy document we
could not reproduce it, but gave
the main points of bjscomplaint,
which was in effect. that he was
invited into~Captain Kelley's
Office for=sfe purpose of going
over the books of the town and
waseassured that only Captain
Kelley and Mr.. St. Amand clerk
of council would be present, and
the meeting would be friendly.
That cursory examination was
made of the books, and when
completed ne was asked to sign
a written statement previously
prepared, which he declined to
do at that time claiming, that
while he could see nothing wrong,
he wanted more time to look
into the matter.
According to Mr.. Lee, whose
statement is confirmed by the
other eye witnesses there is a
great difference between them
and DR.. Sni9er, Captain Kelley is
shown i1<a more favorable light,
sss Snider appears to have
reached the conclusion that he
was properly treated, because
after having had his face beaten
into pulp he said captain, l
don't blame you, you have done
no more under the circumstances
than I or any other man would
have done.'' A little later Dr..
Snider got into ahumorous mood
and remarked IN a jocular man
ner, that if his back and kidneys
had been well he would have put
up a better fight" AS we said
last week, we do not know DR.
Snider, but according to Mr..
Lees affidavit, Snider must be a
queer compound, hard to fathom,
and his mental faculties need
looking into.
: We have known Captain Kel-
ley a good many years, and have
always regarded him with cs-
teen, but when we read Doctor
Snider's signed statement, and
on inquiry learned from reliable
sources that he is a good man,
we were horrifed, because that
statement was so foreign from
our estimate of Captain Kelley
that we reached the conclusion, il
Snider's statement was true, Kel-
ley's conduct was reprehensible,
deserving Of the severest GER
sure, and should be denounced
as arrant cowardice.
Doctor Snider had charged the
Kingstree town council with cor
ruption. Captain Kelley is the
Intendant, and when his malign-
er refused to retract, after hav-
ing been given an opportunity to
investigate the books, and had ex-
pressed himself as being :'satis-
ied," Kelley's Indignation at
being refused the justice be re-
garded himself entitled to from
this man, made him forget being
an officer sworn to preserve the
peace, and in sudden impulse Vi
olence was resorted to, which,
when his passion subsidized, we
have no doubt he sincerely re
gretted.
The Kelley side as presented
by his friend, Mr.. Lee, shows
that Doctor Snider did not tell
the whole truth, but gave such a
coloring as would catch sympa-
thy for himself, and obloquy for
Captain Kelley. We are glad
the Kelley side has been pre-
sented, and while we do not ap-
prove the course pursued by
Captain Kelley. after inviting
Snider to his Office, we appreciate
the fact that Notwithstanding his
official position, he is human and
liable to err; the mitigating cir
cumstances, as shown by Mr..
Lee, removes the stigma of COW
ardice, and only makes Captain
Kelley guilty of indiscretion un-
dergreat provocation.
Inasmuch as we gave an edi-
torial expression last week, based
entirely upon the truthfulness of
Doctor Snider's signed state
ment, and it sworn to by its con-
cluding language, which was, Il
have told the truth, and nothing
but the truth, so help me God,
we deem it just to give to our
readers Mr.. Leroy Lees afida-
Wit: and to state, also, the news.
papers of Kingstree who are on
the ground, know all of tne par
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