Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-20


ssThe PROOF
Under this caption the Journal Of Saturday
made an Infamous attempt TO fasten upon Us the
Charge of forgery. II was accompanied by tie
affidavit Of perjured scoundrel and we leave il
% the editor Of that print to e1culpate himself
from the strong appearance of subornation of per
jury, which the facts in the case seem to fix upon
him. We have charged the Journal editor with
being a wilul and malicious slanderer and liar
and our object in forcing him TO bring out his lin
conte 'tible proof that were guilty of publish
ing forged letter. knowing il to be such, as
he has repeatedly charged upon us, was to con-
vince the public that we have in no respect mis-
represented his character, but on the other hand
We have not done him justice as to his meanness
will briefly recapitulate the issue as to the charge
of forgery and the facts in the case:
On the morning of the 10Th inst there appear
cd in the Sentinel letter dated Camp -,
Jan. 8. signed "Hoosier." in the Journal of
the llth the editor of that print charged that this
letter was forgery" and that it ",cas rrrittfn in
The Seatinel eee the night before its publication "
this is true and to deny it will only add lie to
forgery" IL is not probable that any person
would deny 80 direct charge if susceptible of
proof, but knowing it to be utterly false we chal-
legged the Journal TO produce the evidence to
sustain its allegations, else wear the brand of
y wilful aud malicious slanderer
On Saturday last. after repeated calls, it pro
ducei what il calls 1.-The proof" We had in our
employ man by the name of CANrRILL Every
body well knows that there is a mutual conf
dence between the employer and the employed
that II is highly dishonorable to betray We
might rest our refutation of 1.-THE proof of the
Journal upon what all high. minded men can APP
precate. that the who will.betray the conf
dence of his employer is unworthy of belief
And man who will produce and use such evi
dence is infinitely meaner than his pmp What
respect would be sho~n man who would 90 into
your kitchen and procure from your servants
true or untrue. the secrets of your familyg This
is just what the editor of the Journal has done.
and in addition thereto, has induced man to per-
jure himself in the hope thereby of fixing ma
lignant Islander upon his neighbors Now for
the facts in the case:
On the 9Th or 9th inst the editor of this paper
took out of the postofice in this city the letter
which published in the Senfiael of the 9th inst
dated "Camp-Jan.3 ," and signe "Hooser. /"
When we received it, It was enclosed in an envel-
ope post marked Bardstown, Ky, and WAS adj
dressed 20 the editor of the Sentinel, with let
ter from the author requesting its publication in
the manner it appeared and We have every rea-
son to believe that 1t was written and mailed at
Barlstown. Kentucky About noon on the 9th inst
We put the letter in the copy drawer OF the office
to be put into type. In order to meet all the
charges in the affidavit of C.xrRILL We will fur
tier state that the letter referred To. which
published in the Sentinel, was not
in the handwriting of +. {. HlBBKN.
COR +. b. HiBsES. as the Journal has it, nor
was it,seen by him previous to is publication in
the Ssafinel And we will state further that no
communication, letter, or article in the hand
writing of Mr.. HrsBES has appeared in the Sent
net since we have had charge of its editorial col
umns Ia order that the reader may understand
the alleged proof OF the Journal thai We have
been guilty of forgery We publish the affidavit
OF is Perjured stool pigeon. C,SrRuL:
SrsrE % INDIANA. Marion county. 81
! am printer. ! worked on the Old Line
Guard during the greater part OF the time il Was
published AZ a campaign paper and have WORKED
on The SenfiHei during the greater part OF the
present winter | was working in the Ssaf,n,l
Office on Thursday. the 9Th inst About eirht
O'clock on that night saw Mr. Hib6en
come cut OF the editors room and hand a foldeI
manuscript 20 Mr. Elder. one of the propretors
OF the SeHtiRei and Elder gave il to the fore nan
VINO cut II up, and put it the "copv hook
portion OF tins manuscript 10 my ease -
and pat IL la type. 10 portion of the ct
ter Published Ia the SeHftRcl OF tie lOth dated al
camp - and signed ~Hoosier. | am
familiar With the handwriting of Mr. Hibben.
having worked on it at various times while in the
Guard aud SeHfiRel Offices. aud 4 am satisfied
that thai writing was that OF Mr.. Hibben. and
that he wrote the letter IN question.
ID. NJ. CAsrRIII.
Subscribed aud sworn TO before me. this 18th
day OF January, l-62. A CrKrls, j. r.
In refufAtion OF CANrKILL's perjured statements
ne present the afhdAvits of three printers well
known TO the craft in this city as honest. unob
trusive. industrious printers whose statements
even would not be Questioned and also that Of
Mr.. ELDEK ia regard - his alleged complication
ia the affair We shoN by ''incontestible proof
dat Nr. HIsbfS handed ioldel manuscript T.
Mr. ELDER on the night of tie 9th instant. that
he did not hand such manuscript 10 the foreman;
that the foreman did not receive such manuscript:
on the copy hoek. that no portion OF such manu-