Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-08-26
From the La Porte Times.
An Unfortunate Did Guilty.

From different parts of this Congression-
al District, including some portions of
this country. we learn that the friends of
Mr.. Colfax are at work, wherever they
think to accomplish any thing. and where
the facts of the case may not be known, J
circulating distorted and untrue versions
of the unfortunate difficulty Col. Walker
was forced into in Cincinnati some years
since. We are sure that Col. w. would
prefer to suffer the consequences of the
dishonorable course of the opposition than
have it publicly noticed; but we feel it our
duty to give the facts in the case, as we
DO in the appended letter of Gen'l Elliott
as published in the indianapolis Sentinel.
in 1856, in reply to a Card of one Jesse
ONeill. We have no fault to find with
any dignified and honorable means the op-
position may use, but resort 10 the poll
cy here alluded to is unbecoming in any
man laying claims to honor. The reply of
Gen'l Elliott to the Gard of A. H. Brown,
and others, sufficiently explains ITSELF
Gen'l Elliott states the case in its true light,
and we are sure the public will agree in
sentiment with the verdict of the jury IN
the case. He was at that time citizen of
Indianapolis--the proprietor of the Amer
can Hotel and is generally known over
the State, and wherever known, no man
will dare to say ought against his integri-
ty. He writes:
Messrs. BRowN, FERGUSON, CoTroM,
RYAN, VANDEGRIFr, and others,
Gent emdn: - Y our note was this morn
ing received, calling my attention to an ar
ticle signed Jesse O'NEI..L, and published
in the indianapolis Journal of the 3Oth
Jal., 18.
was resident of Cincinnati at the
TINA alluded to, and was present and heard
all the evidence on the trial of J. c. WAKER
and must say was surprised when read
the article. 1t is full of misrepresentation
both as regards Col. WALKER and the two
policeman, whom the said O'NEILL would
endeavor to make the public believe were
moral citizens. / will give YOU the evil
dence as it was given to the jury upon the
trial, taken from memorandums now in
my possession.
Mr.. Walker had been in Cincinnati a.
bout seven months, during all of which
time he was under the treatment of DR..
Tallliafero. (who is one of the mast emf
nent physicians in the Western country
for disease of the eyes. Mr.. w had been
blind for more than three months of thai
period, and was very weak and feeble a,
the time of the occurrence in question:; in
deed, so much of an invalid that he had
been out of his room but one night previous
to that evening Of this occurrence, as l was
informed by his friend. l think it was a
bout the middle of June, 1850, that DR.
Holcombe and young attorney by the
name of Henry. called for Mr.. Walker and
urged him to accompany them to circus
Mr.. Walker was lonely and melancholy or
account of feeble health. and concluded to
accompany them, thinking change o
scene might prove beneficial to his health
While there in company with his two
| frierds the circus became crowded. DIR
Holcombe and Mr.. Henry gave up theil
seats to ladies', and becoming separated
from Mr.. Walker. after aSfew moments
went home, thinking Mr.. Walker had pre-
ceeded them. The crowed still increased
and Mr.. Walker finally yielded his seat to a
! lady, and, walking forward some PAGES,