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Letter to Editor
December 18, 1880
Knoxville Daily Chronicle
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
W. R. Turner writes to correct a mistaken statement in the Dandridge Watchman and Reporter claiming Avery Bradley's counsel aided his jail escape from Sevierville. The phrase was a private joke not intended for publication, and the attorneys were uninvolved.
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A Mistake Corrected,
MR. EDITOR:
In the Dandridge
Watchman and Reporter of this week
appears what purports to be a com-
munication from a correspondent at
Sevierville, in which the writer, speak-
ing of Avery Bradley's escape from
jail, says: "His counsel are especially
delighted, so much so they are accused
of aiding, abetting and procuring the
escape."
This not true, was not intended to
be published, and appears in the ar-
ticle by a mistake. The article was,
in fact, written by me in Dandridge,
in the presence of one of Bradley's at-
torneys, and the above sentence was
inserted in the manuscript as a mere
joke for the time only, but was intend-
ed to be stricken out before it reached
the printer. By a mere accident and
mistake it was not done, and it went
to press without being noticed.
Meant as a joke, it nevertheless
might be misunderstood as it appears,
and I wish to correct any wrong im-
pression which it might make. His
attorneys, in fact, were not about
Sevierville for several weeks before the
escape and knew nothing of it until
after it was done.
W. R. TURNER.
Dandridge, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1880.
MR. EDITOR:
In the Dandridge
Watchman and Reporter of this week
appears what purports to be a com-
munication from a correspondent at
Sevierville, in which the writer, speak-
ing of Avery Bradley's escape from
jail, says: "His counsel are especially
delighted, so much so they are accused
of aiding, abetting and procuring the
escape."
This not true, was not intended to
be published, and appears in the ar-
ticle by a mistake. The article was,
in fact, written by me in Dandridge,
in the presence of one of Bradley's at-
torneys, and the above sentence was
inserted in the manuscript as a mere
joke for the time only, but was intend-
ed to be stricken out before it reached
the printer. By a mere accident and
mistake it was not done, and it went
to press without being noticed.
Meant as a joke, it nevertheless
might be misunderstood as it appears,
and I wish to correct any wrong im-
pression which it might make. His
attorneys, in fact, were not about
Sevierville for several weeks before the
escape and knew nothing of it until
after it was done.
W. R. TURNER.
Dandridge, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1880.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Avery Bradley
Jail Escape
Sevierville
Dandridge
Counsel Accusation
Newspaper Mistake
Joke Correction
What entities or persons were involved?
W. R. Turner
Mr. Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
W. R. Turner
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
the statement accusing avery bradley's counsel of aiding his jail escape was a joke not intended for publication and is untrue; the attorneys were not involved and unaware until after the fact.
Notable Details
Written In Dandridge In The Presence Of One Of Bradley's Attorneys
Sentence Inserted As A Temporary Joke Meant To Be Removed Before Printing
Attorneys Absent From Sevierville For Weeks Prior To Escape