The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29


Mcintosh today gave out a signed
statement in reference to the Richey
case certificate read on the stage of
the Columbia Theatre by Gov
Blease during the senatorial meeting
In this city on Thursday and after
ward published in the newspapers of
south Carolina. Dr. McIntosh's
statement says: 1.-THE certificate set
out In the newspaper Is not the true
certificates: 1 did not sign it and any
signature thereto purpOrting to be
mine Is not genuine"
The statement which DIR Mcintosh
Issued today follows in full:
The knowltOn Hospital, July Z,
19l4-On Thursday, July %, 1914. l
was still SO much under the influence
OF the anaesthetic and Of anodynes
from the operation Of the night pre-
vious that cid not see the afternoon
paper, and consequently did not know
until Friday morning what had been
said at campaign meeting on Thurs
day. As soon as saw on Friday MORN
Ing the certificates set out in the
State purporting to have been read
from the platform by Gov Blease, 1
Immediately sent my father. DR. James
Mcintosh, and a friend to the COVER
nOr's Office to request that he send
the certificate to the KnOwlton Hos
pital by his private secretary. Mr.. Aull,
that i might have an opportunity of
seeing and inspecting 1t. Mr.. Aull told
the gentlemen that the certificate was
not In the Office, but that Gov. Blease
had 1t in his pocket at the Lexington
campaign meeting, but that he would
obtain it and that 1t would be in the
governors office on Saturday morning.
"On Saturday morning. on applica-
ton at the governors office, Mr.. Aull
told my father. DR.. James Mcintosh,
that Gov. Blease had come to the city
Friday night. but had not come to the
capitol and consequently he had not
secured the original certificate.
THE only certificate 1 signed in
this case bears the date Of January 8,
1912. that being the date Of our visit
to the South Carolina penitentiary and
Of our examination Of r. A. Richey.
1t was prepared and signed in the Of
flee of the South Carolina penitentiary
Immediately after our examination It
is written with pen and ink and is on
one Of the letterheads Of the South
Carolina penitentiary. 1t is in my
handwriting, and 1t contains no rec
ommendatiOn of pardon or parole. It
was siged both by DR.. Knowlton and
myself. and / understand that it was
turned over by DR.. Knowlton to Mr.
w. r. Richey.
| when this true certificate is pro-
duced I will identify it and will stand
by It's statement. And this Is the
only certificate that have ever signed
In the Richey case. Unfortunately,
there Is no copy Of this certificate In
existence to my knowledge-we made
no copy Of 1t that afternoon, and
have not seen the original since.
This certificate as written by US
was not satisfactory to Mr. w. r.
Richey. and on several days subse-
Quent to our examination various
/ ri taV iGno
tificate were submitted to DR.. Knowl-
ton and myself for our approval and
signature. Each of these. after read
Ing carefully. returned unsigned, as
In my opinion they did not cover the
case properly.
"The certificate published in the
newspapers as having been read by
Gov. Blease. purpOrts to be written
on the letter paper Of the Knowlton
hospital and bears date Of January 10,
1912, whereas the only certificate l
signed was written on letter paper of
the penitentiary and bears the date of
January 8. 1912. The certificate set
out in the newspaper is not the true
certificate; l did not sign 1t and any
signature thereto purporting to be
mine Is not genuine.
Columbia. July 26.--Prescntcd to
him at the knowltOn hospital for in
spection by Gov. Blcase in person, DR.
James ii. Mcintosh declared last night
that the signature Of the Richcy case
certificate read by the governor at the
p. senatorial campaign meeting in Co.
lumbia on Thursday. was not his sig
) nature, but a clever imitation of hi.
2 signature. The certificate read from
D the stage Of the Columbia theatre b,
4 Gov. Blcase is az follows:
a "The KnOwlton Hospital.
s mo 1,515 Marion street,
columbia, 5. c., Jan 10. 1912.