Tan Cleghorn Gives Self Up

Tan Cleghorn Gives Self Up

"Cleghorn, who is a well-known young planter, of neat appearance and attire and attractive personality, denies all knowledge of the affair, and though he has talked very little, is emphatic that he can prove his innocence, and hints at a plot against him by a certain person whom he does not name."

Although some articles claim that he was a fiance of Minnie Marchman, this article refutes that claim.
'I would to have harmed a single hair on Miss Marchman's head. she was not engaged to me. We were good friends, saw each other frequently, but that was all. As for the trip to Ashburn and poisoned fruit or candy-- that is all rot. I never bought her any of either and saw her eat none."

The Augusta Daily Herald

November 19, 1912