Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-08


POLITICS AND A MOVE POLITE
CALLY. l WOULD HELL THEM
ANY WAY | COULD" Read his
statement:
He said also II went 20 North
fork and had conversa-
tion with Squire Belcher. made
an engagement with judo Counts
10 meet him in keystone where the
club was located"
Was this engage ement ror the pur-
pose of prosecuting Calhoun and his
gang? He admits that he told Cal
houn, Harper, Davis and J *. Smith
that If ii was move politically
(and he evidently thought this was
the purpose) h WOULD HELP
THEM ANY WAY HE C~ULD."
Now listen to the statement OF
Squire Belcher Squire Belchor said
that DR.. Hatfield said to him:
Squire. what are they trying to do
to US. IL looked like they are try
ing to DEMORALIzE us POHTIC-
ALLY"
What did Or. Hatfield mean by
us" when he asked Squire Belcher
what are they trying to do to usP"
Evidently Calhoun and tho parties
arrested were included.
What did DR.. Hatfield mean when
he said that it looked like they
were trying to demoralize ms polite
ally. He evidently had reference to
the Keystone affair
Take the statement of Judge
Counts. Judge Counts said After
had arrived at Northforli ! met
with A. l.. Calhoun, NJ. l.. Davis. r..
II. Harper and James X. Smith. to
whom / was talking about the mat
ter. and while | was there with the
palrties above named DIR. Hathen
came along the public highway on
horseback and some one bcckoned
or called DR.. Hatfield to como where
we were. which he did" etc Who
beckoned To DR.. Hatfield? Evident
ly one OF the negroes referred to
above by Judge Counts. Does DR..
Hatfield come at the beck and call
OF A. l.. Calhoun, NJ. L. Davis, Il. II.
Harper or j. X. Smth? Read
Judge Counts statement
We desire TO do justice to DR..
Hatfield and have printed his com
fpn To- L., IL
munications OF Squire Bslcher and
Judge Counts.
Take Dr. Iatfelds statement
about his assault on Mr. Kits. Here
Is n IS excuse in his own words. Go
back to his statement and see that
we quote him cordrectly.
II told him who was and said
that / wanted to have a conversa-
ton with him and he and / walked
out on the reservation above the no
tel on the river bank told him
that he has (had) been misrepre-
senting me ~ his paper and / asked
him if he did not think he owed me
an apology and TO stop misrepre-
senting me in hs paper. He in
formed me that had been associ-
ating in bad company and ! struck
him w.th my fist
He evidently resented being in
formed that he had been I'm bad
company after he had profercd his
help to Calhoun and his crowd to
HELP THEM ANY WAY HE
COULD POLITICALLY.
But this is not the case DR..
Hatfield placed his arm around Mr..
Kits shoulder as II in friendly
mood He struck HIM not only once
but many times. He has amitted TO
more than one man that hc struck
Mr.. Kits more than once. ile failed
to say also that he struck Mr.. Kits
after he had knocked him down and
was unconscious. This shows how
anxious he is 10 shield himself
Here IS the statement which APP
pcarcd IN the Leader to which Or.
Hatfield took offense:
Judge Counts. assistant prosecu-
ting attorney. came to Northfork TO
Investigate tho matter Je was met
az the lower end OF the Yards by
a. j. Calhoun. Deputy sheriff Joe
Parson. Attorneys Howard Harper
and VI. i. DAVIS. and Dr ~ D. Hat
field. the last named white man
and county chairman OF the Repub-
Mean party and talked at least q
half an hour with them after which
DR.. Hatfield went to squire Belchcr
TO protest against the arrest OF these
people for political purposes, de
clarlng that 50 was ouIr intended 20
split the Republican party in Nc
Dowcll county"
Doesn't Dr. Hatfield almost admit
as much? Didn't hc say that 81 So
was a move politically he would be
glad 10 help them in any way be-
could. Don't Squire BcIchor say
that Dr. Hatfield said Squire what
are they trying TO do TO US. IT
LOOKED LIKE THEY ARE TRY
ING TO DEMORAMIE US PO-
LITICALLY."