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THE POST.
WEDNESDAY, OCT i)0, 1878.
R. L. HICKS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
IF. P. IhW* is the regular ngrnt for ihr
POST in Johnson count//, authorized to rc-
'cdre Hub»criptum», receipt for the tunic, and
to make contract* for udeerthimj. All dues
should he paid to him.
A THUNDERBOLT.
Stubbs n8 »"Forger, mid Proba
bly Something Worse—lie
1m Detected in the Act,
and acknowledges the
Corn.
In January, J 800, Dr. II. f Ticks
and Mr. Win. Kight startod to Ton-
nessco to purcIuiKO u lot of mules for
tlio Into John B. Wright of Johnson
county. Mr. Wright iriHtrueted (hem
to buy the mules in Mucon if they
should End snitiiblo onos mid thought
they could do us well there as in Ten
nessee. John Hi Stubbs loomed of
the proposed trip u short time before
thoy started, and volunteered to go
with them and (as ho was well ac
quainted in Macon) to assist thorn in
getting tlio mules. Mr. Wright
thought it best to divide tho amount
of money, Dr. H. and Mr. K. wore
to take equally between them. Bo
ho handed to each of them *2,250.00
—4,500.00 in all. Stubbs know of
this arrangement. When they reach
ed Macon, boing joined by Mr. John
M. McNeil (then living in Laurens
county,) they called on a drover who
offered Dr. It. and Mr. K. fifteen
mules at <(210 a-piccc; which offer
was accepted. But Stubbs took the
drover off and juggled with him a
while, when ho (tho drovor) returned
and said ho had agreed to let the
mules go too cheap—that ho mimt,
linvo #225 apiece. Dr. H. and Mr.
Knight wore inclined to break off
tho trade altogether and go on to
Tennessee, Snihbs urged them to
take tho mules. The drover seemed
to ho nervous and wild probably he
could tako #210—and asked a few
minutes to tnlk with .Stubbs, but af
ter again juggling with him, ho said
his resolution was fixed,—that lie
could not take less than #225, and
assured thorn that thoy could not do
as well in Tennessee. They refus
ed togive it. mid woro turning ah'
ruptly away, when Stubbs stopped
them and said, as a special favor to
Mr. Wright, he hoped ho could in
duce thorn not to incur tho oxpense
of gying all tho way to Tennossco to
find mules higher than those offered
in Maeon. And that they might bo
convinced, lie said lie had a friend
named Hioks in Chattanooga—lie
would send a tolcgram to him nml
inquire of I ho price of mules. This
seemed fair and Dr. II. and Mr. K.
agreed to it, Stubbs thon wont off
ami returned after an hour ov two
with tlio following telegram:
C'n aitanoocia, Jan; Oth 1800.
To Copt. Jno. M. Stubbs,
Macon,
No mules horn at nay price. Good me-
mum-slued mules have been selling here ft
from *200 to *235 hy tho lot. I advise
you to go up near l.oxington, Ky,
Collect *;t, W Stki*ukn IIioks.
Btuhhs said the telegram
cast him #3 and Dr, Hicks
handed him the amount, and
put the telegram in his pocket.
Thoy agreed to take tlio mules and
projmsed to pay for them on the
spot. But Stubbs interfered and
insisted that as it was now late in
the afternoon t hey should not pay for
them till next movi.ing when they got
ready to start home, They consent
ed to Stubbs's proposition aiid went
off to the Stubblefield House. But
immediately after supper Dr. Hicks
Ami Mr. Right got to talking of
the strange conduct of Stub!vs and
the mule drover. Finally Dr. Hicks
and Right went over to the Tele
graph office, handed tho telegram to
the oporator and asked him if it
emanated from that office. As soon
as the operator looked at it, he said
*‘No sir, it's n forgery." Dr. llieks
requested the operator to enter hi*
• vrt ifleute to the effect that it was a
forgery <>n tho back of the envelope,
and he promptly did so. Dr. II.
and Mr. K. thon went to the Brown
House where thoy found Mr. MoNeil
and Stubbs. As soon as Stubl*s saw
them, he approached them and took
Dr. 11. aside and urgvd him ro-
peatodly to go with him to a house
of iil fame. Dr. l!i-.-ks n<>’.\ ibought
he saw through the wholeof Stubbs's
plot. The forgery seemed to bo u
sort of side show to the main vil
lainy. He believed that it was
Stubbs’s purpose to get him into
some dark alley and in collusion
with one or two confederate Macon
roughs to rob him. Of course he
did not go with Stubbs, but told
Stubbs lie must go with him and Mr.
Right and Mr. MeXeil. He did
not like to comply, but they would
take no cxenso, so lio went. He re
peatedly asked them where they
were going, hut they evaded the
question by telling him that they
wanted to walk up tho stroct. Fi
nally, when they got nearly to the
Telegraph office and he scorned to
understand whore they were taking
him, he stopped and acknowledged
tlio whole thing—ho acknowledged
t hen and tlioro on tho streets of Mu
con, in the presence of Dr. Hicks,
Mr. John M. MeXeil and Mr. Wm.
Right, that lie had committed an
nnmittigatod forgery.
Dr. Hicks lectured him for some
time about the infamous Manner in
which he hail abused tho confidence
of Mr. Wright at tor volunteering his
services to aid him, and about the
indelihlo disgrace ho had brought
upon tho family of Dr. Tuokor, liis
fiithor-m-law.- Btuhbs seemed se
verely cut and acknowledged tho
justness of tho reproof. Dr. Hicks
then told him he must see tho mule
drovor aud hale tho price of the
mules put back to #210—that is bis
(Stubbs’s) stoalago must, bo deducted,
or ho would have to sleep in the
citlnbooso. Stubbs saw the d rot or and
attended to tho matter at onco, and
offerod to rot urn the tolcgram money
—the #3. But I)r. Hioks told him
ho must keep that us a memento of
tho knavory in which ho had been
caught. And he keeps that #3
unto tlio present, day.
Personally appeared before mo Henry
Illoks ami W. W. Right who being duly
sworn depose and say that the above and
foregoing facts are just and true to the
best of tlidr knowledge and belief.
Sworn to and subsorlli- j Henry Hioks
eel before mc.8ept. MfiiHis
1878. ) W. W. X Right
W. A. Tompkins, mark.-*
N. P. mid ex offl. J. P.
STUBBS’S FORGERY.
It 1ms never been our purpose
siuca wo commenced tlio publication
of tlio Post to mako a personal at
tack upon any one, unless occasion
demanded it. But sinco the pro
ceedings of tho 22d inst. wo fool it
our boundcu duty as a journalist, to
show tlio Public tho clmractor of the
man into whoso hands n “mass"
meeting composed of soventoon of
tho citizens of Dublin liavo endeav
ored to voto #10,000 of the peoples
money. Wo publish Stubbs’s vil
lainy wholly in tho interest of tho
honest pcopio of Laurens county who
dosiro to soo their appropriation hon
estly expended Tho Post is the peo
ple’s paper, and has the courage to
champion tho people's cause; and
whenovor wo fail to stand up boldly
for the right and fearlessly to con
demn, the wrong, may our tongue
cleave to tho roof of mouth and our
right hand forget its cunning.
Dr. Hicks thinks that Stubbs
induced turn and Mr. Right not to
pay for tho mules till next morning,
intending to make an effort during
tho night to rob thorn of tho whole
pile. Ho thinks it was Stubbs's in
tention to come to tho Stubblefield
House, but that thoy got to the
Brown House before lie left. This,
market, is only an opinion, but it is
an opinion that amounts to an unal
terable conviction with Dr. Hicks;
and wo think that any fair-miuded
man who will sit down nml hear Dr.
Hicks or Mr, Kight tell all tho lit
tle details of tho affair (which are too
numerous for us to print) will bo
o? like opinion. Mr. Kight says he
is not willing to swear that Stubbs
asked him to go with him to a house
of ill fame—says ho is not certain
that Btuhhs called it by that uame,
but says Stubbs asked him to go with
him to a place which he (Kight) un
derstood to be a house of that char-
actor, and that Btuhbs offered topay
his way if ho would go. Btuhbs ap
proached them together and asked
them to go with him, and when they
refused, he took each aside, sepenito-
Iv, nml tried very hard to indaco
them to go. They allowed him to
run on just to see what he was up
to, before they told huu that ho must
go with them. Mr. Kight’* con
viction is as strong, wo think, as Dr,
Hicks's that Stubbs meant some sort
of foul play ‘that night. Note that
Btuhbs did not ask Mr. MeXeil to
go—he didn’t have a pile of money.
When Mr. Wright learned of the
matter, he was furious, and was re
strained only out of respect for old
Dr. Tucker’s family from sending
Stubbs to tho penitentiary. Mr.
Wright afterwards employed Stubbs
ok an attorney, and told Mr. J. L.
Martin, Dr. Ilich’3 and others that
he employed Stubbs simply because
he thought ho would bo a good band
to do bis dirty work for him—that
he had to deal with a great many
rascals, and that it took a thief to
catch a thief.
The original “tolcgram” as* well
as the affidavits is in our possession,
and they can be scon by any one who
desires to do so. It is in Stubbs’s
handwriting, but it shows that he
made a tremendous effort to disguise
it.
Mr. McNeils affidavit, for want of
time, was not obtained; but if any
man who sees this issue of the Post
entertains tlio least doubt of tho ox-
act correctness of tho statement he
can write to that gentleman now
living, wo believe, in McCray, Tel
fair county.
THAT “MASS” MEETING.
Right < i/.c'ns of Dublin Assume
the Authority to Vote Away
$10,000.00 of the Peo
ple’s Moucy!
On the 22d inst,, a mass meeting
was held in the Court Houso in Dub
lin. This information will bo a sur
prise to many of tlio pcopio of Lau
rens county, but it is so. There are
plenty of mon living in Dublin who
novor heard of tlio meeting till it was
over. It was attended by only sev
enteen souls. Only thirteen took
any part whatever in tho proceedings.
Every man in- the mooting lived
within tho corporate limits of Dub
lin. We fool safe in saying that not
throe men livingoutsido tho incorpo
ration heard of it beforehand. The
fact is, it was a very select body.
Wo must not forgot to add that this
mass meeting was gotten together oil
twenty-soven hours’ notice. But
what was the object of this extraor
dinary meeting ? What did it mean ?
Well, tho ent-imd-dricd resolutions
which were read cbntiihied such it
mixture of cunning and Stupidity,
that from them alone it was impossi-
blc to got at tho meaning of the
meeting. But from the general drift
of things it was manifest that Stubbs
believed that if ho could get a muss
meeting of the pooplo of Lnnrens
county to ask that the appropriation
for tlio river be turned over to tho
boat company, it would bo dono.
And to this ond, knowing that tho
people of Laurens county have no
confulonco in him, ho got up this
littlo meeting and took snap judge
ment on #10,000 of the pooplo’s mon
ey'. Wo smelt fraud in it, from tho
beginning, and decided to watch it.
Wo felt it to bo our duty ns a citizen
and especially as n journalist, not
only to watch it, but to protest
against such proceedings. We knew
very well that our protost would not
ho heeded by that mooting, packed
and eut-and-dried as it was; but wo
entered that Court House merely to
sound tho signal of alarm, to tho
honest pcopio all over the county,
to emphasize a warning to tho pub
lic that a conspiracy was on foot to
cheat them out of #10,000 of their
money. For wo felt satisfied if that
appropriation over got into tho hands
of tho boat company Stubbs would
steal it, and we bolioved that, ninety-
uiuo j»«M. *«,,v t uv jictj|iio of Lau
rens county wero of the sumo way of
thinking. Well, tho resolution stat
ing that it was tho sense of tho peo
ple of Laurens comity in mass meet
ing assembled that Col. Frubel turn
over tho work of clearing tho ob
structions from tho Ocouco river to
tho Oconeo rivet Steamboat com
pany, to be carried on under tho
immediate supervision of Cnpt. Hen
ry, was offerod. We made our protest.
Judge Wolfe took strong ground on
our side, and, wheu ho saw that the
other side would not listen to reason,
ho made on effort to get tho meet
ing adjourned to the 5th of Novem
ber. But no, it was a simple matter
of arithmetic. Counting Stubbs and
Tillery two of tho boat company, they
had eight votes, and we had only fee
one of whom was in the Chair aud
couldn't vote, and an another from
sheer disgust wouldn’t vote. So it
is seen that eight men, all citizens of
Dublin, rated away, to all intent*
and purposes, #10,000 of the peopleV
money.
As soon as our leading aud think
ing citizens began tq£#toar of it, a
tide of indignation commenced to
riso which lias been growing strong
er and fiercer every day.
And a class of men huvo taken
hold of tho matter who are not ac
customed to wasto their time in
empty vaporings.
It was .understood that Stubbs
would present liis resolutions either
by mail or in person at onco to Col.
Frobet of MiUedgovillo or Maj. King
of Chattanooga and ask for immedi
ate action. To circumvent him in
this, tlio following telegram was sent
to both these gentlemen on the 25th
inst. :
“You will probably receive a communi
cation soon purportiu^ to be tile expressed
wish of the people of Laurens county, Ga.,
in reference to flic appropriation for clear
ing obstructions from the Oconee river.
The people in mass have expressed no wish
or opinion in the premises, but ask that
the matter be held in abeyance till such ex
pression can be beard, which will be soon.
Mercer Haynes, Judge C. C. L. C.
Dennis McLendon, Sheriff.
C. 8. Guyton,
Hardy Smith, Clerk Sup’or Court”
Tlio next step was to issue the fol
lowing call for a moss meeting:
MASS MEETING.
“Tlio Citizens of Laurens county
are respootfully requested to attend
a Mass meeting iu Dublin, on the
5th day of Novembor, prox., for the
the purpose of taking some action in
relation to tlio appropriation made
by the General Government for
clearing tho obstructions from the
Oconco river and other purposes.
All are earnestly requested to attend,
for tlio material interest of tho whole
county is involved.
Dublin Oct. 24, 1878.
CITIZENS.”
Posters; calling the meeting, were
printed and tacked up around town,
whereupon, John Graham, one of
the eight voters, commenced to putt
them down. A stopper, however,
was put on his proceedings just as he
made a new start after tho posters
were tacked up a second time.
In view of all these foots, it is clear
that every honest man in Laurens
county has a very plain duty to per
form. Let all tho people assemble
in tho Court House on ilio Silt of
November, and tako some action in
tho matter. A good plan, which
has been suggested hy several differ
eat parties, is to pass a resolution,
saying, tliatdf, G6R FroTifTor Maj.
King desires to consult tlio wishes
of the people of Laurens county in
regard to wlui shall do the work on
our river, it is tho sense of our poo
pie that tho wholo thing bo turned
over to or set of three, five or seven
commissioners, appointed by the
mating, and that theso commission
ers omploy Capt, Henry or some
other competent man to do the work,
subject to tho supervision of the
commissioners.
And lot mon be appointed on this
commission who have a reputation
which they cannot afford to stain,
men in whom tho wholo pcopio have
tho utmost confidence, such mon,
for instance as Hon. Joel T. Coney,
Hon. H. M. Burch, Hon. 0. S. G 113-
ton, Hon. J. T. Duncan, Capt. T.
II. Rowe, lion. J. T. Chappell,
Judge J. B. Wolfe and a grout many
others whom wo could mention.
But theso measures will all be brought
before the meeting, and it matters
not what action tlio body may think
host to tako, wo, as well as all other
fair-minded citizens, will cheerfully
acquiesce when the people shall have
a fair hearing.
Some blame may bo attached to
us by some parties for being too per
sonal, but when yon sec a sneak-
ii.tcf with liis fingers on your money
bags, it Is no time to indulge in glit
tering generalities, you must shout
“thief’ at tho top of your voice.
Some may retrain from attending
the meeting, on tlio ground tliut it
looks like a personal difficulty be
tween ns and Stubbs. But if tho
structure of their moral throat is
sueli that they shall strain at this
little personal gnat, and then shall
swallow tho camel of a #10,000
fraud, we arc sorry for them. Let
tho pcopio corao out and look after
their monov mul tho honor of their
county, and wo will bo very sure to
attend to our private affaire ourself:
1878.
1878.
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