The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-12
APPOINTMENT OF KNISLEY.
Whaley Makes Statement as to Why
He Named Charleston Boy.

Much has been said and written
about the appointment by Congress-
man Whaley of Andrew Ward Knis-
ley to the United States Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis. The following,
which the Greenwood Index terms
an exposure" is reprinted by that pa
per from the York News:
The News is informed that an
effort was made by Andrew Ward
knisley, who claimed at one time to
be from Chester, to get an appoint
ment to Annapolis from the fifth dis
trict. Mr.. Stevenson investigated
the matter and found that knisley's S
address was 2513 Aspen St., Phila-
delphia, and that his home was in
Charleston, South Carolina, where
he had lived since 1905, his father
coming there and being in the en-
ploy of the engineers Office in the
custom house. After ascertaining
that Mr.. Knisley did not live in the
fifth district, Congressman Steven
son addressed a letter to him and
asked him to write him stating the
postoffice address of his father, or If
he were dead, his mother, and If she
we're dead also, his guardian. This
letter was posted June 1st, but no an
swer was received until June 9Th.
At about - o'clock, June 4th, Lewis
]. O'Hearn, Catholic priest in Wash
ington, D. c., called up Mr.. Steven
son on the phone and asked him
how his friend "Knisley' was get
ting along in connection with his ap-
pointment in the navy, to which re-
ply was made that in Mr.. Stevenson S
Judgment he was not entitled to 1t
and that he expected to see that he
did not get it. The Reverend Father
O'Hearn replied that he was. resi-
dent of Chester, in the fifth district
and that he was informed that when
Knisley was at home he lived with
Mrs. A. B. Collins, 107 Dewey street,
Chester, S. c., that Knisley was a
great friend of his (O'Hearn's) and
Father Duff at Annapolis, to which
Mr.. Stevenson replied that he was
not interested in the friendship busi-
ness, what he wanted to know was
did Knisley live in the fifth district.
At 2:45 p. m. that day the following
telegram was sent to Mrs. A. B. Col
Inns, who is a devout Catholic and
estimable woman:
Washington, D. c., June 4th,
2:45 p. m. To Mrs. A. B. Collins, LOT
Dewey Street, Chester, S. c. knisley
has had residence with you since
January. Let it not be questioned.
Friend -.
- Mrs. Collins had received letter
signed by Knisley, 80 East street,
Annapolis, Maryland, on April 18th,
asking that he might use her home
as. his permanent address, so that he
could stand his examination, and stat
ing that her address had been fur
nished him by a priest residing in
Columbia. 1t also stated that Faith
er Kennedy in Annapolis had phoned
Father O'Hearn at Washington that
his appointment was o. X, and that
he must get Mrs. Collins's street ad-
dress so that he could state where he
lived, and that his appointment was
for Chester, South Carolina; that he
possibly never would be there, but
he must claim her house as his home.
Mr.. Stevenson got possession of these
facts.
"Knisley, as late as June Sth wrote
Mr.. Stevenson that his home was LOT
Dewey street, Chester, care of Mrs.
A. B. Collins, and actually went TO
Chester on June 9th, where he spent
the night with Mrs. Collins and re-
ceiyed telegrams to and from priest.
Mrs. Collins was without any knowl-
edge of the man and was entirely
b!ameless in the whole matter.
u +
tention of Secretary Daniels he can
celled the scamp's appointment and
appointed John Davis Palmer, OF
Ridgeway. In the face of the evi'
dent purpose of these Catholic priests
to have a scamp appointed to Annap-
oils from the fifth district and when
the conspiracy was discovered by Mr.
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