Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-18
NIXON MAKES
 A STATEMENT
Says the Graphic Did Not Tell Facts, But Constable Stewart and Others
 Say tlbe Graphic Told Truth.
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 4-1S-07.

Editor Graphic: In yesterdays Graphic there appeared an article headed, Frank Stewart does clever work, which is so foreign to the facts, so far as the connection of our office with the same is concerned, that we must ask space for the following statement by way of correction:
 The article referred to seems to have two-fold mission, the one to praise the efficient work of our con stable and the other to place our firm, at least Mir. Shaw, in a rather bad light. AS to the first, I fully agree that MT. Stewart deserves much cred it for his work in this case and to him is due the proof upon which the state must rely if the party charged is ever convicted and to him and his most efficient work is due the recov- cry and return to it's rightful owner l of $355 of the stolen money; and we would be the last to attempt to detract from him the praise he so justly de- serves in this case.
 As to that part of the article which refers to our connection with the case, you either purposely or other wise do us an injustice. You failed to publish the facts as they existed, when you could easily have ascertain ed them. This same woman, who has formerly been in trouble, has been a client of our office for several months and We had represented her on former occasions. When arrested charged with this offense she sent for us, and not being in the office, MT. Shaw, after conference with her and being advised she was charged with the theft of S56O, and having been committed un- der bond of only three hundred do- lars and feeling certain she would ap- per for trial, as the proof up to this time was only mere suspicion, and very seriously doubting her guilt him self, made her bond, and had her re- leased as we had done on former oc- casions, and as most all attorneys have done for their different clients. We did not know nor had we any reason to be lieve that we were to be paid with stolen funds Mir. Shaw did not go to her house nor anywhere else to get possession of any money whatever, nor was there any race between the officer and lawyer to see who could first get to the stolen money. As soon as I learned they had recovered the money and that she would, of course, get possession of the information that the proof against her was strong and fearing that in the face of all this she would not appear for trial in obedi- ence to her bond immediately had |her re-arrested and surrendered back 1 into custody to protect ourselves on said bond. We have not withdrawn from the case. We did not expect to be paid for our services with stolen funds. There was no effort to block the constable in his proceedings. We have been paid for our services with funds not stolen and are proceeding with the case as originally planned so far as We are concerned, and feel constrained in closing this article to suggest that a little time spent in in vestigation before publication would save considerable time in correction after same. Very respectfully,
 T. HAVIS NIXON.
 The Graphic published the facts as given by the officers of the law. This paper did not say that the attorneys in the case expected to receive stol- en money for their services. Consta- ble Frank Stewart and Justice l.. E. Cheek in the presence of Attorney T.