, 1864-04-19
AN ATRoclous LIBEL.
4 promlntnt Citizen Charged NTH entering
in,o 4 Suorn Con: piracy to Destroy Life,
Limb and Property, With Kpife
and Torch.

A FE6Nf{Hfuk
Into a smorn Con:plraey to Destroy Life,
Limb and Property, With Kplfe
and Torch.
rnc 4,tucl1cr Arrested and held to NalI.
The most atroctous. unpro.oked, and diabolical
libel have ever eeen perpetrated upon respect
able citizen. is that contained In this Chicago Tss
Of Sunday morning. Every charge, specification
and tnsinuation Is 4 point blank lie, malevolent
coinage intended to blast the fair character Of
ono Of Chicaeo's best and worthieet citizens,
CHARLES 4. Rkso. The following ia the libel, en-
phasised and itallcited as in the original:
TIE SORT or xAx He IL.
Mr. Charles H. Reno, whom the Lincoln aboll-
tons are supporting for Police Commissioner in
eetimable and Industrious German uastor mason
WAS ono OF the earliest members Of the Know
Sothlng Council No. 40, 81 the West Dtvislon.
ner Of Clinton and Randolph streets. Reno was
especially regular in attendance 1t all these meet
tngp, and was one Of the most active workers in
caso In the years 1854, 1855 and 1857. At least 90
ray the records which. unfortunately for him, have
been preser{sd, to tnts d3a;yi elss The people
what sort Of a man he 1e. In becoming member
Of this atrocious know-noth,ng league, Reno took
and subscEnsd an oath snd e6gston, y e1t1set
Mcconnell, No. ~, Is subjoined hereto, and Is as
II Charles a. =. Reno. Of my own free xi4 and
these men assembled. do eolcd,nly promise,
declare and swear that from MH nt1kt to he ead
q my earthly ezissenee. VII nor voTH ron
POINTING \ RouAN CATHOLIC Oh FOREIGNER
r., 1hI Elm Political oFT1cE T14rsvEa; "a
s Ms' tf ,eR f1', ,.aa<ae. fna a<ss' e &: e. as eli
eore,nenf Of tkss country BY az manner q mems
tehicA noy C II my poSer: that viii s9ppoIIt
ean,sln, T a. recognized s1 6y this order: and e
r,aintaln them, Will when necessary: and al
other means fail, Use TIE lssifs and Af torea, De.
mste these principles secondary consideration,
here or elsewhere, but hold aud nsofntain Ms.s
poront q al otter att1s. kaat now SEss o. naay
lease me from theee obligations which have taken
upon myself 10 do and perform All this rolun-
lion Of mental reservation Or any selfeva.lon Of
mind IN p nc whatever. So help me God and keep
In thc regular editorial columns Of the Times Ia
this endorsement Of the above inianoua pnblic.-
tiop; ~ ...,. n,.. =, .,,, ,.n,. -,
Tived euch a record.as thai, and NJ. Reno cannot
Shout his neck. Il be be not beaten a thouaand
yotee, We shall be gricyonsly disappointed. II he
receives the vote Of one foreignbofn citizen. that
to be beaten b5-nvc Thousand votes. Ills nonina-
tion was an outrage upon every forcign-bora voter
NOV, N III IL regard to these charges against Mr.
Reno we are authorized to sag first that NJ. Rnuo
| never belonged to the so-called Know Nothing
in tns sy Or s5a ~ bs he WI e.,
"a nc never belonged to Z. \. Council Nc. % or
| the West Division, or any other Know Nothing
% q he eon'ra1t. a 50. H. Reno never toeI 10 X
legged oath nor any oath Ike 1t, and 81 900 will be
paid for the proof the contrary ~; The records
the records Of any other Z. n council, do not
chow that such an oatl wss ever administered TO
This pretended oath aod the other charges made
against MIR. Reno arc infamous and willfnl Jorge
f<s put out By the editor Ct tho corporation psper.
he
troll Of the police force Of The city would be obatu
Cd. For the accomplishment of this end ~: Reno
o.ta to Commit m1 u1dsr and aTson @ to use fniis e IL
and torch TO destroy },is nb and property ol cisi
5oEsn eh =. he
On States warrant for tbs odensc, and locked up
IN tbs jail Of the county unless be can EiYs heavy
iDaiesd he Grand 5ay 70 s.aea
prsscsnt,9n tiled, snd II found guilty, may be sen:
b eoaea 1ae I'D ins & R
addition to this punishment, Mr.. Reno may insti.
rute suit asa1nst him for personal oefanatien ol
wolf tap, and It IL for ID. Reno to aay whether
nc VII epnnG ~ tne uap. Nnat snall 1e thousht oi
rscf1cse 81 to Tesor ~ the co4me,,an f .nch III,
| fences against law and humanity?
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lae aooVe Was written on enndsJ, 6ut was una
| voidahy crowded ont Of our yesterdays issue.
| Yesterday morning the following Affidavit was
esorr mn hcforc Jnstice ne wo1T.
! So ~ 1N-s..ss
| s111E 1s o. ll1 n11Ao1s @st.
Gnafies a. Keno, beng GUY sNot, oeposeth and
soia 1nht one nAtR r. STohEf' N newspaper
\ pno'lenea N kne CITY O! t1ieaso, on SUNDAY. the
1:th q april tneant called the " chicago 1fm<s;''
did PRINT, Pnolish and proclaim OF and concerning
| pressed in eaid newspaper BY printing, and tend
ing to impeach the honesty. integrity, virtue and
reputation Of this deponent, and thereby to ex-
| poee hin, tMb deponcnt: TO puonc hht!ed- con-
tempt and rtacnie, libel in the words and figures
following, to-Wtt:
cThe above article ts here inscsted.)
belloue and defomaforr nuhiica,toI ~. c,rc1,siad
IL the snndsyfs edItion oY he rb;r,-n 7E.nI,
throuphnnt the ritv nf Ch,croo s3n cissurbern ard
fhat tht said puGIeafinn is t5isc in eycT nsr+rn.
lar: that Tie denoncnt was aeVer rncH.fcr nf ~
Know Nothing lodge: that be never tooE any oaih
or otlca,iop siufnr In sQbstance or In fnra thc
one described In said libel and That the said hel.
ous nnhIicaton IA II form nnd substance n iette,
and epirit. d most {alse, vicked nnd scandaIoua
Via whatever W % IN truth Or rally. IT, D'' ~ '0'a''''
Tour petitione, prays that the said Wilbur F.
the people Of the State Of Ioie fos the said lIbej
| End msfic,ous defnmariou. CusuIEs 4. RsSo.
| a E+.+a ,-.--s,t ~. ~ s,+o 80 h.n5 ~ ~,
SatS "a'1A1l war ~ ta.u TUG aauaS ~ ~ Gou
sfno'e Adicld. who afrested "houf r. etofy, editor
and proprietor OF the Times, about II o'clock. II
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