The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-29

Against That Sheet BY the Victims
al Assassins Of Character and De-
tanners OF Men and Women
Because the Telegram by reques
published a statement by Mrs Eff
Phillips denying a scandalous article
IN the News concerning her and he
husband. the News THURSDAY after
noon told a bare-faced faIsehoot
about this paper and its management
It did so without the slightest foun
iation and without the slightes
cause.
In order that Telegram reader
may see how glaring the falsehoo'
was we here reproduce it as it ap
peared in the News. It is as follows
Lies Taken From the News.
The Clarksburg Telegram re-
ceiyed the sum of twenty-seven
cents for publishing false
hood concerning the News and
incidentally attempting to roast
this paper. The price for lie
ing at the Telegram has just
leaked out and it is figured that
with the number of lies which
they print daily at the rate of
twenty-seven cents each Clate-
" marked down from thirty
the business is rather profitable
with them.
The statement in that paper
which they said came from Mrs.
Phillips to the effect that she
was not left alone and destitute
as stated in the News, did not
come from the sick woman.
Mrs. Phillips and her husband.
who has Just returned home.
state that they did not see rep
resentative Of the Telegram and
send any word to them concern
ing the matter. They state en-
phatically that they did not
authorize the statement in that
paper.
It has since developed that
Mrs. Mcintyre, whose name ap-
peared in the statement fre-
ouently. and in a manner con-
trary to the facts. made the
statement to the Telegram and
she states that she paid the sum
Of twenty-seven cents for having
the same published.
It is not necessary to come to oul
own defense as the parties them
selves have done SO most effectivel!
in afidavits herein reproduced. How
ever, the Telegram and~its manage
ment here refute the charge tina
they ever received at any time an!
whatever for the publication
Of that or any other statement in thu
matetr. The falsity of the News ii
this respect is shown by the affidavit
given herein.
Again, Mrs. Phillips under oatl
says it was her statement in thu
which nails another Ii
published in the News. Also Mrs
McIntire swears that she did no
make the statement to the News tina
she paid the Telegram or any on
with it to publish thu
made by Mrs. Phillips
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips den.
he statement in the News that the!
we're or are in destitute circumstan
.es. Their denial is emphatic and
complete. Mr.. and Mrs. Mc1ntire al
SO corroborate their statement in
his and other particulars.
That Twenty-seven Cent Telegram
There appears to be such slight
amount Of intelligence in the New:
ofice that they became confused OF
he matter Of twenty-saven cents
which was paid for the sending o.
message to Mr.. Phillips in Park
,rsburg that his wife was sick. sucf
ignorance is culpable and to say the
east is an imposition on the com,
nunity. The News editor actually
lad no more sense than to conclude
hat because twenty-seven cents was
,aid to send telegram to Parkers,
,urg that the money was paid to this
newspaper. That is the ignoramus
When the Telegram man called at
he rooms OF Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips
md Mr.. and Mrs. McIntire last
to ascertain whether or not
hey or any Of them had made the
tatemenf to the News that they paid
he Telegram money for publishing
he statement of Mrs. Phillips. he
ound them all
Highly Indignant
,yer the article in the News. Both
men we're talking summary ven
,eance and one declared that he IN
ended to consult a lawyer as he re-
,arded the statements in the News
H.. +ham nc criminal libel. They
we're all most bitter in their de-
louncements and volunteered to IS
ue a statement in the matter ex-
the Telegram in the mat
er.
They made these ahadavits OF
heir own free will, and these are
plain as not to be mis-