St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-08-23

gotten his letters and went for
them. After he arrived at MIR.
Fox's he took the letters from
his grip and put the special de
livery letter that he received a.
the Cosmopolitan with them, anc
came off and forgot them. He
afterward sent a Western Union
Telegraph boy for the letters,
and after receiving them joined
me between 4 and 5 O'Clock in
the evening of the 7th. / sent
Mr.. Dunbar to the ~postoffice in
spector. Now, as no one but
four (alI of who will swear most
positively that they never men
toned this special delivery letter.
how was it that The Daily States
published in it's 2::3O o'clock edi-
ton that two special delivery
letters were received by MIR.
Dunbar in Room No. BOT at the
Cosmopolitan on the morn
ing of the 7th? Where did The
writers get that information?
Can any sane man doubt that
the writer knew the origin of the
anonymous letters? Would it
not lead anyone to believe that
Well Wisher was at the Cosmo-
politan? Would it not lead any
one to believe That B.. and IL
were there also? Can anyone
doubt that the miscreant who
wrote Mrs. Dunbar that her
husband and child were to be
snatched from her by violence
was not there to quietly revel in
this hellish glee?
When Julia Anderson was in
Opelousas the reporter of The.
Daily States was not allowed to
enter the private house where
she was to make the test OF
whether the child was Bruce
Anderson or not, and that same
reporter made the statement
that he would get even for what
he considered to be bad treat
ment. The owner of the house
took the view that, as the Item
paid the expenses of Julia An
derson's visit to Opelousas, that
that paper had the exclusive
right to handle the case. With
this I had no concern. The Item
with its swan song in the issue of
the 10th, says that a negro
preacher is suspected of being
the author. Does any sane man
or woman believe this? This
kind of procedure is only for
white Williams who are too
coward1y to show themselves and
too despicable to die. This
sheet asks why did the sheriff
accompany Mr.. Dunbar to New
Orleans??" The sheriff's duty
was to be wherever he could, to
ferret out this horrible crime.
If the Supreme Court of the
state of Mississippi turns Walters
over We will sift this crime to
the bottom, and some of those
high-foWn gentlemen writing
these anonymous letters will be
called upon to explain, if it is in
our power to compel them. The
Item closes the nauseating sub
ject by saying this is the last,
and hopes that Well-W isher,
who is likewise the author of the
other letters, will have his sin
bare"
The Lord knows that is my
earnest prayer. Our object is to
push this matter to a final con-
clusion, for the protection Of the
of this land.
Percy Dunbar is able to take
care Of himself, but to strike at
the heart Of a woman is in keep
ing with the worst period of the
French Reign of Terror. | be-
however, with the Item,
that the writer Of all these letters
IS probably pounding a type
writer in some local newspaper
office and shivering between
for fear his silly sins will
ind him out
Your paper, | think, should
lelp to uncover this letter writer
and | believe that you will.
Yours truly,
M. [. SWORDS.
Aug. Is, 1918.
Editor of the Clarion.
Wy Dear Sir:
| knew that it is your desire,
IS it is the desire of every fair
minded man, to hear both sides
f every controversy before
eaching a conclusion. I have
'een SO cruelty misrepresentation
ot Intentionally, perhaps, but
ecause my side has not been /,
that | feel it my duty !
} present to you in this personal !
.tter the true and exact facts. /,