Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-10-17
The "Rcorhack fr.,ud-.-Norc Lies To
cCVeF up the first one.

The Wing rascals who GOT up the Roorback fraud
having been put into an unpleasant quandary by the
discovery Of the fraud, attempt to escape from
the penalty Of infamy By falsely pretending that lis
original author j. amo-rat. This basoncs, is worse
than the original ftaud The Albany Argus says tia;
the person to whom the fraud attributed rs cijg,
which statement is sustained by the following COM
munica,.on in the y. Y. Evening Post.
"Dear Sri have been for some twenty years well
acquainted with tie author If the Roofback story, VII
liam Linn. of Ithaca Il not true as stated m the l-
aca Chronicle that Mr. Linn i n democrat he Is and
has always been wing lie a man . di-ins ui-hcd
talent and the author Of good law work, Lambert
Dover but Tor many years he was drunkard and
promise OF reformation the democrats dad elect ham
Justice OF the Peace. But he has believe been reg
uar correspondent Of the Ithaca Chronicle aud
ed wing during the whole period. DO not wnie tins
Tor publication, but that YOU may, authority
diet The assertion hat it Is Loco loco forgery
The Post Observes
ia accordance with the wish Of the writer. VIC
have suppress ed his name. but may say that he Is
la gentleman Cf high e-pccability in dis city whose
word l. abundant evidence cf tic truth Of hat he
asserts
In addition to this. we have received an .'eNtra
from Tie Tompkins Democrat. published at Ithaca y
\. 1t contain, refuaton of the statement # the
Ithaca Chronicle that the author of The fraud is a de-
mocrat, and states, on the contrary. that chs agency
for several years past has been favorable the Wing
cause: lac voted for Gen. Harrison in 1910; and Is
now partial TO Clay
The extra contains also long letter from this
VIM. Linn. in which lie cndeayors to explain the
fraud. and The circumstances under which it
mitted and to excuse himself for the part lie took in
the deception. -Four persons implicated IN it. TO
wit VIM. Linn. David d. Spencer editor Of the It'll
aca Chronicle. Daniel Mckinney. wing orator, and
another Wing. whose name }. not mentioned. Linn
states that in conversation with the latter person. lie
expressed the opinion that The Wing editor would
publish any lie against the democratic cand date 10
matter how eros; it might be. That tliat person
doubted it, That as test. Linn COPIED Fea,hcrston-
haugh's paragraph. from the book and solicited tie
other person 10 append to i any cnorm.ty he pleased.
1t done. and at Inns Request, 1lck nncy. who
was not Immediately let mo the secret, copied the
manuscript. and handed i TO Spencer The v hg edi-
tor. Linn f4r;ler states that lac ascertain
ed that Spencer Grom whom he had bought Feather
s.onhaugns bool) would publish the communication.
he let Mckinney into the secret of the hoax for the
purpose o. stopping IT. publication. Here there is
discrepancy between Linn and Mckinney. The f r
ner thinks he tod the secret TO the latter the day be-
fore the publication. and Mckinney thinks it was the
same day. lie Ibis a ii may, tie fact Of the loax
immediately communicated 10 the Wing odlor,
who tad Of acknov lodging the fraud suffered fre
'c,kS to elaIsc, and the fraud 10 be circulated 10 the
injury of Gov. Polk ard did not then expose it. until
the deception having been teftered by the Albany Eve
ming Journal, and PUT in dress by that PAPER,
detected by the Argus and Atlas.
We add he following additional explanation from
the Ithaca journal.
We fasen this abominable fraud and forgery
belongs. upon the Ithaca Chronicle. The fact is, that
Spencer apprlzed AT the he rocei, ed the
municalon by MIR Mckinney himself that the article
copied from Mr.. Inns manuscrpt-so that he pub
lshed the fraud aud forgery with full knowledge Of ITS
origin. The accompanying afida,iis showing ihe poll
tics of Mr. Linn aso mod by George u rrccr surro
gate aud the other 10y Ephram Labar, Sheriii OF ,is
county.
The editor Of the Ithaca Chronicle (whg) in winch
Roorbacks Travels first appeaIcd has charged the
thorshp that fraud upon VIM Linn, Esq, OF this vii,
lase whom he alleges la he loco ioco.
That Mr.. Linn politics appears by the snbJoned
alida,Iis Mr.. Linn appointed aud elected To Of
fee, account of hs political principles, but for To-
cal reasons, arising out of the TsmPerancs question
j. VI. MCCORMICK,
r. NJ CAMP.
ALFRED WELLS,
j =. FROST,
7ompkins Co. Cen Com
Srart OF Nrw York,
Tompkns Co. !
George g. Frccr, being duly sworn. deposes aud SAYS
that William Linn, Esq, voted the Harrison Electoral
ticket 1910, aud within 80 days last past has said in the
hearing of tins deponen ''that he hoped Henry Clay
would be clecied GEORGE e.. FREER.
Subscribed and sworn this 30lh day
of September 1874
GosNAN, sup Court Com.
STATE New YORK.,
Tompkns Co. !
Ephram Labar being duly sworn dcposcs and says, that
,Io Il
has had frequent crsaons with w IN. Linn,
political topics aud that SAID Linn has always Argued
IN favor of Henry Clay and wing principles
l.. LABAR.
Subscribed and sworn before me
tins 3Olh day of sept. l-ii.
X GosuAN, Sup. Court Com.