Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1856-02-26


eY" We publish below communication of
two citizens Of Woodbury. county, though we
are far from entertaining the feelings of AMI
mostly as exhibited against Dr. Cook, gentle
man we have ever esteemed and have ever con-
sdered entirely reliable.
The article alluded to, was written by our"
self, the outlines of the statements having been
received from Dr. Cook, aud written from mem
ogy afterwards We may have been unsener-
Gus in our remarks respecting Esq. Datton, ii
SO We take it back.
SAlrHLAND, Woodbury. Co, Iowa,
Feb. Slh, 1856
Mr.. Editor We notice in B.sIe of d tate
date SOME rather sarcastic remarks, IN reference
TO the trial IN the Justices Court of VIM. Eddy,
now in confinement in Ia Jail al Council Blut'
TO. Grand Larceny. The writer appears to have
obtained his information IN regard 10 thc mat
ter, from DR.. Cook of Sioux Cay. We believe
the intention of that law Is good which coHsid-
ers every man innocent until he is proven guilty.
But if the prisoner Is Retained III custody nhui
after the decision of the District Court, and the
evidence before that court, does not convince
every impartial IN III present, that there tastes
timonY enough TO warrant his being bound over
to appear before that court, then We Will adinit
that the remarks in the Bnge were justly made.
We will however remark here, that the trial
was before Esq Dalton of Sergeant Bluff City,
which accounts for the High Priest OF Sioux
City, taking such strong grounds agalnstthe Pc
ceedings OF that court. ltyonr author viii &C
cept advice Coming from the humble source II
does) we will give him little OH the present
occasion. Ii is THIS always in giving thu min
ute details of any transaction, to which h. may
i,a NIL Nh
In the first place, the statement that he was
present at the trial, wherein the accused was
committed to Jail, In our opinion, (uniess oar
eyes were badly deceived rather transcendS tAe
bounds Of truth. In the second place. the state
ment that the circumstance happened III The VI
ciuty OF Sioux CITY, was either wanton ms
use OF the English language, or proves cohc'u-
sIveiy that the author had no Correct informs
ton In regard to the matter. AT all events, u
was In rather bad taste. 1t would nave souIue1
equally As we'll, to taoss who weie acquainted
with the particulars OF the case, to have SAID II
happened IN the vicinity OF the Rocky Noun
taius some i here in Nebraska TERRITORY. we
do not know that it would sound well Tor Us, 70
complains because Smlthland appears 10 be an
knowu some forty-inlies from Sioux CITY. An
other remark fully substantiatlng HE ignorance
of the author, is the statement that MS og0tS
,.ere used on the night of the theft. Ii is we'll
1
that there was an array OF circumstances against
the accused, amounting almost to positive proof;
and which we have heard no attempt to explain
or modify II the accused is innocent, 1t Is our
hone, that he will satisfactorily unravel the cir
cumstances that lead to Suspicion falling upon
his head, and that he will nanfuliy clear hum
self Of the charge preferred against him
! We have no ambition to bring ourselves before
! the public, as writers for newspaper, but see
3 -, int ba fIpIa IN
/ ton, we could not in justice to ourselves, let
! such statements 60 uucorrected, as We were
pre- sent during the whole proceedings, and speak
! with the kno ledge of actual observation. We
can only say here, that the preliminary trial
was not holden before magistrate residing at
Sioux City, he had fair show before the JUS
| tice residing at Sergent Bluff City, who we con-
| slider an honorable and worthy man, and Whose
/ talents we believe would not suffer, by COM
| parison with your Sioux City author. We only
| regret that your author (inerey because man
was acknowledged In the county, as an officer
of sufficient caliber to mpartiaiy try case, whe
does not owe his election to Sioux City ciique9
should attempt to excite sympathy III his favor,
| thro' the public press. We are sorry to think
that the author is contracted in has knowi-
edge of the geography of the county, IN which
be Is the acting Judge. as not ito recognize eth
er Sergeant Bluff City, the formidable rival of
his pet, Sioux City; or Smithland, which stands
alone, and expects to stand. anu grow, upon its
own merits, W ithout the aid OF such men, paid
to gas, and manufacture artificial thunder IN its
behalf. Your worthy author cannot, like one
or the prince OF poets, proclaim sd rs -
mo pcntup Utica contracts our powers, l.
! But the whole boundiess Universe Is ours.' Fl
On the contrary, be seems to regard has little
''pent up Utica' as the only place IN North-xes.
/, tern Iowa. We do not KNOW however, as his
Tack Of information ought to excite surprise, for
| hets shut In from all source OF knowlsdse, and
the Industrious ,abor OF three men for two days
/ would make his town As impregnabas - the fay
eAnaed Sebastopoi. aud ave hundred rats would
eneetuaIiy sence him in from tbs world. 9na
I $ lllia aaYea ~ VIM. W. ORDWAY,
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