The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-06-30
THE SHOE PLNCHES
Why Was the Estes Case Put Off Until Too Late Elect His
Successor In the August Election?
Il hate the man who builds his name
On ruins of another's fame"

The Partisan last week took occasion to state in news
item that Judge Jesse Edgngton had been arrested
warrant charging that he accepted bride and that Pete Mon
everde who has that he the bbe had been
arrested In the item, The Partisan further stated
that it seemed likely that j. Mooney. the editor of the
and Custom Ftzhugh the attorney who
forced his services the managers in the impeachment
trial. had inspired the proceedings, and Mooney
and says The Partisan did tell the truth about this mat
ter that he had nothing to do with the of Judge
Edgngon and further that his dearly beloved Custom had
nothing to do with it.
After making this denial Mooney in the Commercial
Appeal of Saturday. declares that The Partisan has derived
its chief Of late from members of the Memphis
machine and that the story in question smells as if it
written that part of the Shelby house devoted
to offices for Memphis officials
BOTH OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE LIES OUT OF THE
WHOLE CLOTH AS to Mr.. MONEYS intmating that
The Partisan would has accepted bribe we brand him
common, malicious liar, ETC. .
AS to the other charge in regard to the story being
written Memphis No in Memphis wrote the story
or knew be written had been written until it ap-
peared in The Partisan and by the way, Attorney General
Wson-who by virtue of gubernatoria appointment holds
an office which he could have been elected in race
before the peopego busy after The Partisan printed the
The editor of the CommercalAppea is dirty coward
y sneakng he would attempt hide behind the
skirts of like Pete Monteverde, noted bootlegger
who is under indictment for bribng Judge to vent his
spleen and slime another.
The owner of The Partisan knows very little of the
Memphis bunch" Never met Judge Edgington Has
only met Mayor Crump time; Gen. Estes one time and
the only have had anything say on the
subject was that didn't like anyone prosecuted and
condemned before trial. JUDGE EDGNGToN WAS CONVICTED
BEFORE EVER WENT ON TRIAL and though he may
be guilty of all that has been charged and more still that
no why he should not have had fair and impartial
trial. The chief witness for the State noted law
breaker, and his statements taken in preference
to those of Edgngton. whose reputation had never
before been questioned,
Conditions in Memphis at the time the Commercia-Ap-
peal into this great TRADE than they had
been for several years The law openly violated
under Hoopers administration than it at this time and
we'll the Commercial-Appeal knew it.
Why didn't you go into this matter then with your
''clean hands?" Couldn't you handle Monteverde then?
WHY WAS GENERAL ESTES CASE BEFORE THE SENATE
CONTINUED TOO LATE TO HAVE SUCCESSOR ELECTED
IN THE AUGUST ELECTION, PROVIDED HE IMPEACHED?
Was in order that Attorney General favorable to
the Mooney Monteverde gang could be appointed to hold
two years?
We can't see how Mr.. Mooney, with that Godike con-
SCIENCE with heart pure and Clean who ain at the
smell of whisky and keeps beaten path from his office door
the office of Governor Rye could fall into such company
he has recently. 1t is remndful of childany time
anyone don't play fair with Mooney he beats it, to the
Governor tell him about and ask his aid wants Rye to
slap the child that Mooney may get revenge
No. None of the article referred to from Memphis
and the uncean smell had where the word Mooney
appeared.
The referred to coming to The Partisan from
Memphis has been to the extent of about $500 within five
yearshs amount paid to us for printing and did not
the Taxpayers of the State penny has the great
suit brought about mainly by the Appeal We
have doubt however that Mooney would bankrupt the
State to get little personal revenge he can't
control
Is there man in Tennessee who doubts for minute
that Mooney could have controlled Edgngton that the
latter could have accepted brides openly in and the
CommercalAppea would not have raised its voice in
protest?
We care nothing about Edgington Mooney or Monte
VERDE but like to every get fair and square
DEAL The courts should see that every does get
square DEAL The should be of justice and not