The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-10-30
davit Of B. F. Redd and others to
substantiate the statement.
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Judge Wood referred to the aft.
davits in the Pomp Brown case.
This negro, the speaker stated,
has been convicted for eighteen
years for criminally assaulting a
young girl. He had served only
about four years when pardoned.
The record of his case did not even
show q motion for new trial, and
both the circuit Judge and the
prosecuting attorney had written
the governor protesting against
the pardon. -
more than that" continued the
speaker. 81 have a telegram
from Little Rock stating that the
governor had Just appointed a me-
gro election commissioner. He
has also appointed negro notary
public. Now did you, or didn't
you not? Answer me, you whited
sepulchre ~ he Numbered, facing
around to where the governor sat.
"Tell me my dear CASTOR, did you
do that or did you notg
No reply being made, he re.
sumed:
"SiIence gives consent. He does
not deny because he dares not de-
ny. Tho facts are against him.
| think this Offsets his charges
that | appointed few negroes on
jury commissions at time when
circumstances warranted their APP
poinment. That charge was all
made for bosh and buncombe any
way. You all know what there is
IN that. You are not ignor-
ant of the history of this state.
Taking up the differences be-
tween the governor and the leg,s-
lature, Judge Wood asked his
audience:
"Do you believe that this is the
pure and incorruptible man, and
that the 80 members OF the body
that you elected as your represen-
tatives in this state government
were all villains and thieves?
The governor has said that out
of l55 cases decided before me in
which railroad interests were con-
cerned lis were decided in favor
of the railroads. More than 400
cases have been passed on by me
in which railroads were concerned
and the records will show that 26S
Of them were decided against the
railroads.
Judge Wood took up the Althei.
mer farm matter, and went into
the case very fully. He appointed
the audience as jury. Said he
would not say to them that the de-
PENDANT was guilty, but would pro-
duce the evidence in tho case, and
let them decide it to the satlsfac.
ton Of their own conscience.
Judge Wood read the sworn testi-
mony of Mr.. Altheimer, and bis
son, who was present, and Of four
others-as good men as ever lived
and whose integrity is as the rock,
and absolutely unimpeacable. The
two Altheimers say upon their
oath that the $4,000 proposition
was submitted to the governor.
That he Immediately went before
the board and moved to buy the
place for SS7 500 is also sworn to.
Crockett, Murphy, Monroe and
Bradford say on oath that they
mover heard Of the $4,000 propo.
sition.
When Judge Wood had finished
presenting the case the jury with.
held its decision. They could
scarcely believe their ears. They
are thinking about it yet, and they
begin to believe that Gov. Davis
did undertake to steal So, 500 from
the state when he moved to buy
farm and pay SS7 500 for it when
1t had been offered to him for S75.-
600. The evidence is unimpeach-
able.
Judge Wood took up the matter
of what Governor Davis is alleged
to have said at Ozark. Judge
Evans, who was chairman of the
meeting and warm political
friend of Governor Davis said over
his own signature, that Governor
Davis did not say "There is not
married man true to his wife, | am
not and no other man is-all our
wives could get divorces on that
ground" but Judge Evans says
this is what Governor DAVIS did
say. "But, my fellow-citzens, /
am not fit TO be a member of any
church. No man is fit to belong
to church. The women are fit,
but the men are not. If our wives
knew what we are doing they
would sue us for divorces"
Bear in mind that this is the
language attributed to Governor
Davis by his friend Judge Evans
in an attempt to defend him
against the other language at.
o.