Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-16
The Assault upon Mr.. Hope.

Our local reporter inserted In our columns
OF yesterday an article protesting to give the
testimony taken before the Criminal Court on
the trial Of Mr. Magraw for assault upon one
Of the editors Of the Star. Mr. Hope complains
the unfairness Of the report, and asks us to
insert his letter and the statement Of Mr.. Car
rigan, one of the witnesses, in correction Of
the same. This we most cheerfully do, as an
act Of justice to Mr.. Hope.
Mr.. Hope is aware it is impossible for the
editor of paper always to supervise the local
columns. It Is seldom in our power to do it.
Indeed, it is customary to give the local re-
porter entire charge Of the local columns
Down to the present hour, we had not read
the article complained Of Mr.. Hope does not
overrate our sense of justice, in believing that
we are not disposed knowingly, to wrong any
one" If we sometimes treat with apparent
harshness those politicians, who, in our judg-
ment, merit csnsure, we always do so in the
appropriate place, and under a just sense both
Of our duty, and Of our responsibility. We
| would scorn to use an occasion like that pre-
sented in the trial above named, to wound the
feelings even Of an enemy, but were we thus
disposed, we have had no reason to regard Mr..
Hope in this light, having never had the slight
est difference with him.
Our reporter must answer for himself for the
errors which he. committed in the report al
luded to- or vindicate its accuracy If he does
not consider it erroneous
The following letters from Messrs. Hope and
Cmrigan contain their statements.
EVENING stan 0yyIcx,
WARRINGTON, March Is, 1858.
Editor American Organ:
DlAR sIR: In the local columns of your paper
Of to-day find an article headed The great as
sault case" In which am grossly misreprssented
| Believing you 70 be a man Of honor, and not dis
posed, knowingly, 70 wrong any one, / respectfully
ask you to correct the errors Of your reporter by
inserting this note and the one enclosed from Mr.
O. w. CArrigan.
Your reporters article is ca parte giving only
statements that are calculated to injure me- while
II says not one word about the evidence of disin-
terested witnesses, produced by the United States
against Mr.. Magraw
did not acknowledge, that published any ar
ticle against hsgnw from " personal malice and
the evidence, as taken by the counsel In this case
viii not show that made any such acknowledg.
ment
Your reporter treats me unfairly when he saws
he (Hope) stated that, when he 6rst saw Magraw,
the latter was armed with a club with great en-
phasis on the latter word Upon cross examina.
ton, ho thought Eat the largest part the club was
as thick az his thumblp He omits the fact Of my
having stated that while at the largest part Of the
club was no thicker, or about as thick az my thumb
Il had heavily loaded head" The recorded evil
dence shows this to be my statement
He also states that |, during little confusion
testified that Mr.. Msgraw had one hand upon his
Hopes collar, another holding the club, and with
ths other drew his pistol and cooked It. making Mr.
Magraw a little better of In the number OF his
hands, than any man we ever had the fortune 10
see" offered no such absurd testimony, AZ gen
uemen who faithfully recorded what / did say
would, no doubt prove, Il asked them 10 do So
-Four reporter has evidently gathered his partial
and garbled statements from Interested parties and
not a. elected BY the defendants counsel while
was on the witness stand.
regret that a sense Of justice 70 myself and
those, 10 whom am related, compels me 10 ask
you 70 set me right In this matter but cannot,
under the circumstances, do otherwise
Never, 70 my knowledge, have offered perso-
pal injury 70 the editor Of the Organ, or its re-
porter; and cannot conceive why q statement 90
erroneous and calculated 10 do me such vital in.
jury, should be permitted TO appear In your paper
Mr.. Carrigsn's letter, which you win please pub
lish with this speaks for itself The whole Of your
reporters statements In keeping with what II says
OF Mr.. Csrrigsn.
In publishing this communication you win do no
moro than would do for you, II similarly situated
Respectfully,
Wx.H HoPs.