The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-25
How HOke Smith
Treated Widow of Gallant
Confederate Veteran

lady, the widow gallant
wdowhood she is compelled her living
she received Secretary
under President Cleveland briefly but with touching
force, in the following voluntary
Georgia Fulton County-In appeared before MRS
MARGARET j. HAMPTON who, being duly sworn, says
4 born and reared in Dublin Lauens county, Georgia
daughter of the late jeremiah pioneer citizen
that county and am related the saneys the Row Chappes
and other families of that county,
Il married in Doughe county Georgia. and related by
blood or marriage to many people Dough and Baker counties
others being the Davis and Collier families Dougher
the Hampton ONeal families of
a sister Miles, residing Atlanta Ga.
the wife of the Professor A. B. Miles,
mother of the late Chic Niles of Columbus, Ga.
the Randolph Hampton
supenduced
Powes Gap fighting in the command of General Kirby Smith
las such widow draw pension from the state OF Georgia and
aside from said relied since husbands DEATH
by earnings myself and while they living
I'm 1898 through the kindness Hon. l. Livingston obtained
permanent cershp at $50 per MONTH in the patent Office at
Washington.
Subsequently was transferred by
purpose giving position
of his friends Mr. Smith giving his assurance at the time
said made that he would that provided for
1.-TWO before the closed and while absent by Mr.
Smiths permission, deathbed
surviving daughter received letter that would be dismissed
This letter was handed me and opened in my daughters presence
She noticed Immediately the look of added trouble that into
the quiet her
! in he eyes,
her. write at Smith and tell him n that o~F DYING
return and he will not refuse you
the inspiration of this that sitting her bedside wrote to Mr. Hoke
Smith telling begging
retain my place, reminding him of his promise
reply thereafter
whatever been
formal dismissal placed desk
Immediately sought mporuned
which fatty
despair his home audience which denied
Smith sending word by his valet that he
was making his toilet and to excuse him.
left vds d the 9esef hhf" a5 gee1 d
gentleman would have denied lady that If Mr. Hoke Smith should
9 KY S v a 5s s '3 f'4 people
that being done By White R people
Of july 1906 to and subscribed before the o % 4 Oh day
Ordinary Of Fulton o,21 County n georgia
FHHSps n 6npcaon Of this Of this lady
Hoke Smith issued circular in which he sought to reflect upon
made that Mr. smith recently
Ito n aa 6 Ss n b S This @
T To hsI Follows.
v e d9e1ed Mr. m A dn Which Ga %
what ed skilled H m a1es fm 1a Gy % Is @
what is known as the folding room b %Re form oed
in this department ladies the South one
dismissed my own request transferred to anGhgr d
dismissed and dismissal read as all others T da M 9b
following appointment in ang g r AeGu
me department the commissioner OF labor Mr.
d
n strictly cleTcal WORK
l which work done, IL L
called, well as can recall Ie
dismissed incompetence why
was again appointed work? considered one OF
ever
had but chler ne
appointed under MI HoKe
smith which sustaining him.
LACKED INFLUENCE
written faisehood IN regard
a clerk ever heard OF oeS
dismissed INCOMPETENCE dismissed for the want at tne
Hoke Smith,
did NOT have Mr. Donnel should nave
Mr. his statements 40 not CONFORM
which Colonel Livingston must
know each time was only
clerk doing the census
remain three month therefore, couo
n md notd dismissed for cause
This is the truth whole truth and nothing but the truth
nv working receiving work at Mr. Smiths hands
was sent to Mr. Hastings temporary work
e a5 viii the
mission hands When went here u
building but
It he was there did work for Mr. Hastings oy W
direction of the agency bouo
mr. smith gave me did he know who was nave
in will be answered uhueI