The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-07-10
I.LacbrYm.,,on the Remedy .

Is Lachrymation the Remedy?
Our anti-bank cotsnporary, in his last
tissue, labors through . column Of abstrac.-
tions to prove that the people Of this county
do not want banks. ssIt is more in sorrow
than in anger" that he chronicles the result
Of the vote on the bank law, in this county.
AS an illustration of the way he views the
operations of Banking institutions, we give
the following:
We are told that we will have better times soon, and
so We will but we will have thank the banks for
the good coming although they will get the credit
II man gets sick and the Doctor is called in, II he
gets WELL Doctor cured him. but II he dies, the
disease had long, that it was beyond the ski Of
man TO save him." t 's."
This is an exempl6cation Of the logical
conclusions of the Irishman who thought it
sorry waste of powder to shoot squirrel
from q high tree; because can sure the fall
would have killed him." 1t is of no use to
call in the Doctor says our lachrymose
neishbor, for nature will restore the sick to
health-it is Of no use to attempt to sup
plant the "wild-cats" with safe currency,
because, forsoo;h, they will die Of their own
accord if only let alone-only give them
plenty of rope ard they will soon wind
themselves up. This may all be trne, but
we are not disposed to await the tardy op-
erations of the ''hard- money" advocates
we prefer to hasten the downfall of the te-
line tribe, somewhat, if possible. And we
believe the establishment of Banks of issue
in this State, will have that effect.
Escape of GiIson-Mr. Bakers Statement.
Having asked an explanation of the SEEM
ingly unaccountable escape Of the prisoner,
gibson, in justice to Mr.. BAKER, we give
place to the following statement, taken from
the Bugle. Admitting the correctness Of
this version of this truly lamentable affair,
and really we have no good reason to doubt
it, "throush sympathy for the prisoner,'
our Sheriff committed grave error. After
deed is consumnated, it is very easy to
discover the error leading to such consum-
nation. TO our mind, however, the Sheriff
erred immeasureably in going beyond the
limits of our State with the prisoner. We
do not say that the prisoner would not have
escaped, had the Sheriff taken him directly
across the State, but we do think there would
have been less danger of such catastrophe.
But then, it is useless, to lament over thing
that cannot now be helped. Probably Mr..
BAKER is as fully aware of the errors COM
mitted, as any one, and as "his conscience
is perfectly at ease on the NATTER" it would
be unseemy in us to reproach him with a
derelicton Of duty, in the absence Of all
proof, though we regret the occurrence as
deeply as any one.
CouScn BLUFFS, July 5, 1853.
EDIroRs BUCLE: Permit me through the
medium Of your paper, to make statement
Of the facts as they are, about the escape Of
James ellison, who was sentenced to the
State Prison at the last May term of the
District Court, for the crime Of horse steal
ing.
As the Sheriff of this county, he, Gibson,
was committed to my care to carry out the
sentence of the Court, by delivering the said
Gibson to the proper authorities at Fort
Madison. This attempted to do in good
faith, and before starting from this City to
Fort Madison, had made and put on the !
prisoner, pair Of shaekles: | then took
the Southern Stage for St. Joseph. The
second day after leaving here, the prisoner
complained very much about the irons hurt
ing him. examined his ankles and found
that what he said was true-thc skin being
worn off and the ankles swollen. Through
sympathy for the prisoner, had them cut
otfa the town of Oregon, in Missouri, some
thirty6ve or forty miles this side of st.
Joseph. After we arrived at St. Joseph,
which was about midnight, | employed
man to guard the prisoner while could get
some sleep, a luxury that had not enjoyed
but about six hours in the last seven days.
The next morning we took passage for St.
Louis; then guarded him close, when the
boat would land, believing that to be the
only time of danger. When the boat was
un1cr Roadway, was not so careful, and at
time least expected danger, the prisoner
;umned over board and made his escape
This is a correct statement Of the facts as
they occurred.
Since my return home, have, when ask
ed if SCOT through SAFE" always gave
them to understand that had. This con-
sidared the best plan, for the reason, that
by making it public, the chances would
be against my re-taking him; ''f, what is
everybody's business is no ones business"
| have been away from home the most of
the last week, and knew nothing of what
was said about me, until | returned, which
was late on Saturday night. Some | hear
go SO far as to intimate that | was bribed.
Gentlemen, that is rather a grave charge for
a responsible man to make, and if such has
made that charge, hope they will como
out and face the music, and not set round
stores and try to injure man who never
done them any harm, by creating a false i'm
preston against him. The man that would
do thing of that Kind is beneath my no.
tice.
l would say, the prisoners father gave his
son 500 in gold, to be handed the Warden |
of the Penitentary, for the benefit of prs-
oner at the expiration of his term. That
money was handed to me in the presence of
several citizens Of this place, before start
ing to Fort Madison. | have still got it |
ready to give to the proper owner, whoever
it may be, at any time.
If this explanation is satisfactory. shall
be pleased-if it is not, my conscience is |
perfectly easy on the matter, and that is q
very great consolation to me.
WIN. BAKER, Sheriff.
"Ie is Such Funny Boy.''
If he meets with no serious drawbacks in
of In~e hal