The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-06

for both Keeble and Penland and the
next morning appeared at court and
} testified. My expense for the round
trip was $11.25. l stated all the facts
as above to the department, and they
paid the account. II you will see Pen
land and Keeble they will tell you the
same
The publication of such an article
under big headlines is purely as the
public knows to crafty the spleen of a
certain element of law violators who
| am insisting shall be sent to the
penitentiary if they do not stop their
practices and comply with the law
IF Mr.. Joseph made the charge
either he or l should be dismissed
from the service, and am asking to-
day that the whole matter be thor
oughly investigated.
You may rest assured that if
get so low in my own estimation as to
steal l shall tIg and steal more than
SLIPS. l think the public can readily
see the object of the publication. 1t
is the usual method used by certain
element of attacking an officer who
makes them obey the law of the land
Keeble's Statement.
The following statement is made by
the Hon. John Bell Keeble, who was
pnoojo1 oo,,ppa1 for tho ~ox,arpr,op+ - l
certain cases:
Insofar as Mr. Sharp's statement in |
reference to my requesting him to go |
to Nashville for certain papers is con
cerned, take pleasure in saying that
the statement is correct:
Il found it necessary in making
Grand Jury investigations to have ad-
ditional records and papers by the
next day. After communicating with
official force present were not able to
get these papers and records. Mr.
Sharp came into my room and ! ex-
planned that unless we could have
hose papers the next day 1t would
mean a longer detention of the Grand
Jury and all the government witness
IS who were there on expenses, and +
lsked him if he could go to Nash
lille and get the papers, if they could f
,e found.
MY recollection is that he stated
hat District Attorney Penland also
esired papers at Nashville in another
ase | am not clear about that, how
yer, but | am perfectly clear that he
rent at least in part upon my request
nd solicitation, returning the next
forming with the desired papers.
Alleged Charges.
The article published from Wash 5
lgton charges in effect that MIR.
harp made false statements to the
regarding an item Of
.1.25 expense; that instead of max
g the trip to Nashville for the pur-
use stated to the department, it was =
ade for another purpose.
Mr.. Sharp gives out the following a
tier under date of June q which he ~
Id written to the department con- o.
rning this matter: "a
In your letter of the 18th inst. &c. ="
F. Y. o. c. to this office, relative :
my nay account covering travelling III
penses during the month of May, | vi
q to state that | received a SUBJ pi
ena from the United States Court az
appear at that point on Monday, N'
~ "a. and give evidence for the
lited States in the case against w. WY
Hornsby. On the Friday proceed ~
, went to Chattanooga, on account Dlo
80 - othar who was Mi
ried on the Sunday following. 10
reared in court on Monday, which ilu
s the following day, and did not D.
,rge for my railroad fare to Chatta-
,ea although the Clerk of the Court
listed that l should do SO.
Previous to the twenty-fourth of
v, Hon. John Bell heeDle, opecidi i
tied States Attorney, who is con-
ting the cases against number
Storekeeper-Gaugers now under in
.ment insisted that be present at
TT and help in every way possible :
he conduct Of his case. informed
Keeble that | was under sub iaih
ma in another case and had to be lne
e anyhow.
On Tuesday after the Grand Jury IA
organized, United States District acre
,rney Penland informed me that iinp'
had forgotten to subpoena me as o''e
illness in the case against NJ. X. ther
nv. n storekeeperGauger, and de- ~
4 TO know II l had the papers in H.
case with me. informed him