Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-18

was returning me papers which he had
gotten from the Attorney General az
had told him to be sure to return me
letters of DR.. Williams dated Oct. 26th
and three letters of A. B. Williams
dated Oct. 9Th. 18th and 9th, and part
OF letter of Senator Swanson of Oct.
18th. never got A. B. Williams let
ter Of Oct 9th and wrote him to please
look it up and send it to me, and also
asked him what disposition had been
made of my charges and evidence sent
him since Oct. 28th. He said he never
received any letter of A. B. W. of Oct.
9th and ne had no authority to go any
farther in the matter.
Now on Nov. 3Oth got this letter
from DR.. Lloyd which looks strange as
l have letters and statements to show
the authorities at Cstswba conspired
with a specialist on throats here in
Roanoke and tried to railroad me out to
Arizona when 1 left Catawba, they
knew had all this information and
wanted to get me out west.
Now you can publish my type written
statement and use this information in
this letter and also the letters in an
swering any reply these people may
make, as l know the first thing they
will say is the State Board of Charities
have investigator it and found nothing
to it. but you can see it has all been a
farce.
/ wish to state 1 never voted any
thing but the Democratic ticket up to
the time was taken sick and have a
father and four brothers who are also
Democrats but 1 cannot vote It any
more.
Now l am not able to try and fight
this ring and turn the whole thing over
to you, and you can use this information
and also these letters any way you
think is right, only do not say anything
you cannot prove by these letters, and
l will also ask you to be very careful of
these letters as 1 may have to have
them myself.
. l can prove what say in my state
ment by people who have been to Ca
tawba. There is 10 or Is here in Roam
oke who have told me could depend on
them.
I wish to say the Evening World also
refused to publish this.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. ELLIOTT.
The following letter will sustain the
assertions of MIR. Elliott as to his efforts
to have Catawba investigated. and how
every obstacle was placed in the way of
g full, fair and free investigation.
Roanoke. Va, Oct. 6, 1911.
Mr.. James N. Elliott,
$40 Tenth Avenue, S. W.,
Roanoke, Va.
Dear Sir:-I have sent your letter
sent me for publication to DR.. Ennion
Williams, at Richmond. In view of the
far-reaching and vital Importance of
the matter, thought it best TO give an
opportunity to allow an answer to ap-
pear with the communication, in case
the latter is published. l have not given
DR.. Williams your name or any clue to
your identity, as did not think it would
be fair to do so. At the same time,
did not think it fair to publish an at
tack like this on persons and State in
stitution of a semi-charitable nature,
without allowing opportunity for reply
in the same issue in which the attack
appeared. AS your. article was intend
ed for publication and to 60 before the
authorities, / assumed that you would
not object to having them consider it in
advance of publication and therefore,
as far as possible meet your criticism
and prevent any harm that might be
done.
/ recognize your right to voice your
complaint but assume, of course, that
you have no desire to do injury.
Yours very truly,
A. B. WILLIAMS, Pres,
Da~I