Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-27
Mr.. White Replies to Article In
Puena Vista Times

Inc following communication a.
g dressed to the editor of the BueI
= Vista Times has been handed to TT
GAZETTE by Mr.. White for public
ton in this weeks issue:
2 Lexington, Va, Oct. q, 19(
The E litor Buena Vista Times -
In your issue OF October 2ls
, 1909, appeared an article by T. Z
Glass, followed by a report of
Committee made to the Council {
Buena Vista in 1891. This publics
ton is intended to injure me, an
demand, a reply, and | hope tina
you will give this the same promi
hence you have given the other
same size head lines and otherwise
In the first place, it is proper TO
the public to know my personal re
lations to T. H. Glass. My earlies
acquaintance with him was while
was Mayor of Buena Vista when or
June 20, 1892, he was brought be-
fore me and fined for assaulting 6
man on the street, and was again
brought before me on the 23rd oil
the same month and fined for a mis-.
demeanor. During the past ten
years Mr.. Glass has been in Court
as defendant in suits many times,
and often there would be no term OF
Court tor perhaps year or twC at
which his name was not on the
docket. 1t fell to my lot as an at
torney to be counsel against him in
some ten or fifteen pieces OF litiga-
ton, ali OF wh ! esx kept one or two,
were decided against him T6e'
latest of these suits was at the last
September term of Court when the
jury found verdict against him.
This Mr.. Glass is the same one who
resisted the Deputy Sheriff when
he attempted to sell his property
under an execution against him to
satisfy Judgment obtained against
him for assault and battery; AMI at
this same time while / was present
with the Deputy Sheriff he attempt
ed to kill me with large stones, for
which the Court and jury made him
pay $4,000. Mr.. Glass is the only
bitter personal enemy | have that 1
know OF. and so bitter and vindic-
tive is be, that in open Court he,
while on the witness stand, in order
to influence the jury, has declared
that his misfortune in law suits was
due TO persecution on my part, yet
the juries and Court decide against
him. He is sufficiently well known
Ind l simply desire that his hatred
or me should be known.
beg to say, Mr.. Editor, that the
of the publication was
10 surprise to me. A short time
'fter the primary was informed
hat a Democrat with unkind feel
ngs TO me, and who knew of this
Id skeleton, had promptly suggest
d the use of it to the Republicans
gainst me, and much to their cred
they declined, giving as their
eason that l was making a clean
ght and that they would not 90 Y
nto such dirt. II / am correctly +
1formed no one but Mr.. Glass could {
e found who would stoop to such '
G
Now as to the ancient report of q
ne Committee to the Council. With I
ut going into details it is sufficient f
say that bitter political and r
artly personal fight existed be- t
veen me and some of the Council,
as l recollect, from t
treat of mine as the presiding off, v
,r OF the Council to remove a men, o
sr from the room because he was fl
'uak and disorderly in the meet. r.
&. AS to the contents of the re ii
,rt OF the Committee to the Coun- O
|, | desire to say that every insin o
'tion contained therein rejecting d
non me was and is alb olutely p
lse, and was manufactured by my n
emies in the dark, and without 81
y knowledge. b
l wish here to speak of the per- l
mel of the gentlemen who signed il
g report. Four of them we're, and al
Q, personal friends of mine and CT
main so throughout; these four 81
ntlemen, B. G. Moomaw, E. l. nj
mes, r. ]. Brown and G. D Mer. b;
Weather the latter remained my
nily physician for years, and is til
W one of my warmest friends, as CT
o B. G. Moomaw and E. l. Jones W
hr. Brown long ago left Buena B
sta, and Mr.. Bumgardner is dead. m
r. Bumgardner was rather un- "a
endly to meas he had been a can. l9
date for Mayor, but found it neces- th
ry to withdraw as he saw he could OF
beat me, but Mr.. Bumgardner pt
l not harbor malice and was ha
ntleman of kindly disposition. tn
70 whole fight upon me was made TO
]. E. B. Stuart, f. B. Richards tn
d L. A. Sadler. Stuart, as we all tn
ow, went over to the Republicans pr
d has held an Office ever since. us
,hards was a Republican and tn
mt north years ago to take job XII,
der Mark Hanna. The fact is
1t these three men, who had yo
inset to assist them, worked up NJ
the evidence mentioned in the US
,ort entirely in the dark and 10 by
absence, and then submitted sir
J same to the others who knew CO..
hi G OF the manner in which it pc
S obtained and for the time being
;urally thought it was, or might
correct l had never seen this
dence or knew what it was, or Ga,
N permitted to be present when
vas taken. l wish here to alb.