The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-17
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article calculated to give . very incorrect
idea of the facts connect with the recent
trial of Augustine Haincr mt Of the Ia
COMA Corporation, in t'i city, for an as
sault and battery on - ggrr.tiye in the
mills under his charge.
This article seems to l,ay h'cn induced to
explain previous ono % ,rs, which you
say was given to the public N the author
ity of correspondent, fortified by aSrcport
of the case in the Biddcg.' Jnion." lam
the Recorder of the Muni. Court of this
city, and am, also, am i7, been for the
past twelve year,, the Ir1-i 'or and editor
Of the Union, and am, th- r1, doubly in.
tcrested in havin the fact In the case, as
they appeared IN the trial. .,l, If at all,
correctly, 50 that the publ,'ray not obtain
false impressions Of the 1iru .anccs of the
violation Of the law by Mr n ines, and the
facts which occurred when ta examination
was had.
You will, doubtless, be wiling to extend
to me the privilege of n ms tho matter
right before the public, ay ling in your
paper this, my correction b; enc statements
made in the article to which difference is
made, which does injussic ~ mo as Mag
istrato, and throws SHADE 4 sspicion over
the correctness of the Yep Of the case as
given in my paper, Task Chic privilege the
more willingly because know Jhat both the
courtcsios that shouldexis. h,.ween members
of the press, and your own aasc Of justice,
will unite to prompt you 30 ascodc to my
request.
Your first account of .r olso of Mr..
Haines, brief as i. was, j' 'r Haincs no
injustice it was as E.y3--yJ one to him
as the facts would justify. Trly this with
out having any knowlojg1 O your cores
pondent's name, or any connection with its
publication in your pap -eld the arti-
Gle when it appeared, ard -y gIiniOn of its
correctness is derived iron rusal alone.
Your last account Is m nent Of the
facts, and calculated to SIS as public any
thing :" but . clear unIe gjing of the
affair" The language d. + making the
statements in the last art'. sing similar
to that used by Mr.. Hahn. a note to the
Saco Democrat, iustifcs u- 10 lgawing the
conclusion that It is made y rom inierma-
ton derived from him. and 7pcars by his
procurement in the Jour1a 4 end you
copy of that no;o, the Pr 5, which will
satisfy you that ! have .ls D. of reasons
for this inference.
send you also copy o. .a Union and
Journal, containing 4 g. of the trial of
Mr.. Haines, and ask yolr ation to the
testimony, and the reason IFS .n by myself,
editorially, for sprcadiDc a1 Incidents of
the trial before the public. The report is
an impartial one, giving tho ,,stimOny lite
rally as taken by the Rocos r., and stating
with perfect fidelity some of ..to indecencies,
though not all Of them, ligi:oi by Mr..
Haines when the ease wa gi2l,
You will perceive, By F,sasius the evil
dence, that not one of the s.at1ments made
in your last article i5 sustained by tho proof.
Excepting Mr.. Hainos' ss. aiIil," there
was not particle ofpro0 aat operative
who was assaulted, and wl1 gas, without
opportunity given him Cos ezplanation,
/" kicked, eulIod and ch5k.I with bru-
ality such as sometimes m1pifsted by the
oyereers of Cotton Plantlag5 was where
he had no right to so" or lat 81 o want
only rung a fro alarm" or that his mad
vcrtent act Of placing his hawl on the bell
rope when the bell was being rung, caused
great connection, and lel Jingle opera.
tive to leave his work, The reverse Of this
is established by tho testimony, but had it
been otherwise, had the facts zen as stated |
in your notice, while they might have fur
nished good cause Tor the tllarge of the
boy, they would not have ius Ga Mr.. Haines
in catching the boy by the ,araa,, choking
him, and kicking him freu cas- room to the
other, and finally into the s.,ea, and lcav-
ing the marks Of his viOlgnc, ON his person
The laws of our SsisOgS "a Agents Of cor
porations no authority t. commit acts Of
violence ON the persons of thg cpcratiyes, and
the pcople Of Maine whllo l5sy viii do no
violence to '.BOrder ruGian f1Jl.eiAns," will
not suffer them 10 coinn.i, acts Of Border
rui6anian without bringing Csc psrpatatop
to justice, Tho voice OF S,lin. rings out
clearly, emphatioally against ruiianism and
brutality at home or elsewhrsg rts
Then again the action VI rot, as stated
by you constituted bofors Jp.Hce Of the
Peace" The warrant was u1d by myself
rs Recorder of the Munieip. Court in the
usual way, and after the grs,oa. care had
been observed in onquirine a.o tho facts
upon which IL was predicate The Court
was properly constituted M q, ,be Statutes
Of tho State, and had, Mr. Ho,la bcona law
abiding citizen he would hsye denaned
himself deceniy, and not inigl.el.sho court
by irnpuguing its MOTIVES, az sssoytod to the
language of intimidation n sac hope of de-
.crrins the Records from ,.aiHg prompt,
md effective measures s5'.r-Dtos. himself! 4
rom farther iusult and iioiaaO'. l make ,
no reply to 30 much OF the soisrasas az cr- 4
presses the opinion that To ''p7osecuiion 2
vas malicious one, " excep. rs TO say that ]
{ intended to bear upOn tho R'corder it is .
without foundation. and q l3 with refer ]