Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-28
THE MCINTOSH STATEMENT
Wounded Doctor Says He Did Not
Sign the Paper.

Dr. James Mcintosh, who was
wounded on the streets Of Columbia
on last Thursday morning, says that
he did not sign the certificate publish
ed in the newspapers as having been
given by himself and DR.. A. B. Knowl-
ton.
DR.. Mcintosh had recovered suffi-
ciently by noon Saturday to give out a
complete statement Of the affair." and
the same was published in the papers
of Saturday afternoon and Of Sunday
morning.
The doctors story of the shooting
was a re-iteration Of the first state
ment but was given in more detail.
Referring to the Richey matter, he
said that he and DIR. Knowlton had
visited the penitentiary on Jan. 8, 1912,
and not on January 19, the date Of the
paper read by Governor Blease. He
said that the statement he signed was
written by himself with pen and ink on
penitentiary stationery, whereas the
statement in question was written on
a typewriter on the stationery Of the
Knowlton hospital.
Dr. James Mcintosh, the father Of
the wounded man went to the govern
ors office on Friday and told Mr..
John K. Aull that his son was very
nervous, and was anxious to see the
original statement. Mr.. Aull said that
the paper was then in the possession
Of the governor, and the governor was
in lexington; but the matter would
be taken up with him as soon as he re-
turned to the office.
Mr.. John X. Aull, who was born in
Newberry and raised with the McIn-
toshes, made affidavit that the sigma
ture in question was without doubt
hot Of ny- To
Mr.. John ]. Earle, a brother in law
Of the late DR.. A. B. Knowlton, made
affidavit that he was thoroughly ia
miliar with the handwriting Of DR..
Knowlton and the signature on the
paper is genuine. He knew nothing Of
Dr. McIntosh's writing and as to it he
could not swear.
On the return of Governor Blease to
his office Saturday night, Col. Walter
II. Hunt of Newberry telephoned re-
quest that the paper be taken to the
hospital. Governor Blease went to the
hospital, accompanied by Col. John K.
Aull and Mr.. w. F. Blackburn, and
i'm the presence of these gentlemen
along with Col Walter H. Hunt, DR..
James Mcintosh, Mr.. Douglass Mckay
and Mr.. Chas. H. Barron, turned the
paper over to DR.. James Mcintosh for
his examination.
After looking over the paper DR..
James Mcintosh said:
This signature is very clever imi-
tation, but it is not mine"
Governor Blease said that this s
the only paper signed by Drs. Knowl-
ton and Mcintosh relating to the
Richey case that had been filed with
him.
The Spartanburg Journal Of yes
terday afternoon, prints the following
signed statement from ]. Frank Clink
scales:
My attention has been called to the
dispute between DR.. James H. Nc
Intosh and Governor Blease as to the
genuineness Of the signature pur-
porting to be that of DR.. James II.
Mcintosh signed to the Richey GER
tificate. l was employed to assist in
securing a pardon or parole from
Governor Blease for r. A. Richey,
who had been convicted at Abbeville,
Of statuatory rape. l had represented
Mr.. Richey at his trial in court Of
general sessions and after the su-
preme court refused to grant him a
new trial, Mrs. r. A. Richey and w.
r. Richey. OF Laurens, requested me
to assist them in securing a pardon
or parole for Mr.. Richey, whom l
considered innocent and who, in my
opinion, should never have been con-
victed If a fair trial had been ac-
corded him. l know nothing of the
statement of DR.. Mcintosh except that
had my attention called to 1t while
in the governors office at Columbia,
and l wrote Mr.. w. r. Richey at
Laurens to see DR.. Mcintosh and Sc
cure another and better certificate.
did not consider that the certificate he
had given was strong enough and for
that reason wanted a better certifi-
cate. / was not at the state peniten-
tiary when the certificate was signed
by DR.. Mcintosh nor have | ever seen
DR.. Mcintosh sig any statement. as
do not know the gentleman person
ally. All | know &C ncerning this GER
tifcate was what i heard in regard
to the same wher was in the office
of Governor Blease when | was in
Columbia and the certificate was OBJ
tanned by w r. Richey. | never saw
this certificate and cannot say wheth-
er the same was written in hand
writing or on typewriter. | do not
know DR.. Mcintosh personally and
never saw him sign any certificate
nor did l know the exact date the
signature was secured, but my i'm
preston now is that 1t was obtained
about the first week Of January.
u. Frank Clinkscales."
Witnessed by:
E,loise Kerr,
w. J. Comack.
Note:-So far as the record has
been published, we have not seen any
statement to indicate that there is