The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-28
No SUCH NAN As
MATT0x IN ERIE
Criticism of Manassas Folk
Proves Outrageous
Fake.
PENNYSLVANlANS
ARE INDIGNANT TOO
Chairman of Jubilee Demands
Retraction and Apology
from Washington
Newspaper ,

Especial to The Richmond NirginiaHD
MANASSAS. VA. July 27.--LieIl-
tenant Geo, c. Round. chairman OF the
Executive Committee Of the Peace
Jubilee. received this morning the fol-
lowing letter from prominent attor-
uey in Erie, Pa, IN reply 10 an In
curry made by Mfr Round az to
whether one James +. Maddox, al
legged to BE- q citizen 81 Erie, could
be located there and II 50 that he be
interviewed IS 10 his authorship Of the
dispatches contained in The Washing
ton Post in Its Issue Of July 2s
LAW OFFICE or II. a. STRONG,
Erie Pa. July IS, 1911.
George {. Round. Esq.
Chairman. Executive Com, manas-
sas Natl. Jubilee,
Manassas. Va
Dear Sir.-~-I have your letter Of July
SO. enclosing q clipping from the
Washington Post. Of July %. purport-
ing to contain Il letter from its cor
respondent at Erie. Pa, severely re-
fecting upon the treatment the vet
Grams OF theso CiSil War received at
Manassas at its recent semi eenten-
NAL celebration OF the first battle OF
Manassas
The matter Of the structures Of this
correspondent about the hospitality re-
ceived seemed OF such grave IMPORT
anee that | gave the case immediate
attention and pushed the investigation
to the limit of possibilities within my
reach and report to you the results
of ray enquiry.
Couldn't Locate Critic.
The first efforts We're to find this
CiSil War veteran. James T.. Maddox,
presumably d resident of this city who
stood sponsor for this TRADE of criti-
eisn. His name does not. appear In
the Erie City Directory, T interviewed
three members OF the Erie q. A. r.
Post. veterans 81 the Civf War. and
they had never heard of this man, JAS.
T. Maddox One of these parties go
interviewed. was the quartermaster of
tho Post and he said 70 his Enowl-
edge no such name had appeared on
their records for tho past twenty
FIVE wears.
| made Inquiries far this man at
the PENNSYLVANIA State Soidiers' and
Sailors Home. Of this city. and a. my
request they searched the records and
no such man appeared there SIS inmate
of the Home since it's organization.
They never heard az this war Yeter~
an Incidentally. I would add that the
Post sent no delegation to the Manas-
sas National Jubilee.
Eric Indignant.
Erie has three daily newspapers and
] visited the Offices Of each Of these
papers. showed this newspaper clip
ping and WAS assured that by each
paper that they knew nothing as to
its authorship and that 1t WIS not sent
out by any Of their force and that
there was no correspondent for the
Washington Post in Che city of Erie.
All these papers expressed tndiena-
ton that such breach OF newspa per
courtesy and such biilingsTate should
be ascribed falsely 10 IN Erie cor
respondent. Further, they wished me
IN investiaate and demand the name
Of the writer from the paper publish
ing the article. AS the good name Of
Erie. as we'll as that Of Manassas, Was
involved.
Mr.. Round. have but one sugges-
zion to make that grows out Of my in
vestigatiou / would have no. author
,ty to demand the name of this cor
respondent, but have not your Execu -
tive Committee the authority and n
RESULTANT duty to push this intestign =
ton TO the limit and find out who
wrote the article and the evidence in
his possession ,tusttfsing tie article II
such basis there be.
Very truly yours.
s9r ~ ~ a.. A. STR1aNG:
Round CAn,xnds Aooioov