The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-31
BENZ. II. MOOERS,
Foreman and others on said Jur

In the above document, the two prison.
ers are mentioned, and the purport is that
both Jared alike, there is certainly some
ambiguity aboat the affidavit of Mr.. Mar
tin in reference to what the foreman of
the Grand Jury told his honor Judge
Ford, the affidavit of Mr.. Martin speaks
of a prisoncr-the report of the Grand
Jury speaks of the prisoners, meaning all
who were confined.
Charge the second in said letter, which
the deposition of Thomas J. True is in
tended to cover, requires some looking o.
yer. The name of Thomas J. True is
used to deposition taken, it appears in
like manner with the others presented, but
which for some cause or other is not
sworn to. The public can read the said
deposition for themselves, and the re-
marks which follow in Mr.. Reddck's cir
cular, and we ask them, and especially
those resident in the town of Ottawa, who
were personally knowing to the arrest of
/ Lavinia, and the excitement which prevail
ed amongst the citizens, when it was
known that said Lavlnia was at large, and
not confined along with his accomplices.
We suppose Mr.. Reddick yet remembers
the excitement which pervaded the COM
muniiy on the night that sundry citizens
limited that it was his (Reddick's) duty to
lock up Lavinia in sale-keeping. The cir
cular of Mr.. Reddick states that the writ
which was given Mr.. True for the arrest
of Lavinia, was directed to him as COro-
ner, and that consequently said Lavina
was held in duresse by said True, and the
said Reddick had nothing to do with the
combining of Lavinia until he was deliver
ed over to him by said True. Does Mr..
Reddick, or the writer of his circular sup
pose that the people of this county know
not the position Of this matter Did not
Mr.. True, in the capacity of Constable,
arrest Lavinia? We know that Mr.. True
is the Coroner of the county, and we
know that he is Constable too. The
subterfuge resorted TO in using the word
Coroner will not do /; it is well known
that when Constable arrests prisoner,
and delivers him up, that he is IN the
charge of the Sheriff or his deputy, and
that the public look to the Sheriff alone
for his safe-keeping.
With respect to Mr.. Reddick being in
the power of Lavinia, &C., we say moth
ing, not having heard such remark, I'M
til the same appeared in print in said cir
cular 4; but we know that when certain
letter was produced in court, during its
last session. that Mr.. Reddick testified I'M
der oath, that he believed the same was
not written by w. II. S. Lavinia.
Thereport about beings defaulter, mus
have been made by Reddick himself
His disturbed Imagination must have pro-
duced this--at any rate it was not anoat
previous to its being given in his own cir
cuar.
But now let us refer to some few of the
reasons which we set forth and substan-
tate, TO show that the charge of official
neglect of duty is not to be passed over,
and we think that on the day of the cleo
ton, the good citizens of his county will
bear them in mind when casting their
votes for an officer who should discharge
his duties in the most exact manner
Read the following;
STATE OF ILLINOIS, }
La Sale county, 49,
|, BENJAMIN B. Reynolds, of me coun-