, 1865-11-02
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ., 1885.
FOR COLLECTOR m1CnAEI EVANS.

When Republicans abandon their own par
~, md fall to consorting With copperheads,
under mistaken idea that they are bencttias
the soldiers, II becomes them to look we'll TO
the antcccdcnts Of their new allies; else they
may wake up Of morning to the most uu-
palatable discoveries. When soldiers, t1ueto
the tag OF their country In many dreadful
encounters, return 20 their homes, and give
their support to those who had previously
denounced them rs " Lincoln's hirelIngs,'' - it
bchoovcs them TO be careful what manner Of
men they nominate for public office; other
wise they mny find themselves voting for the
very persons who opened fire In their rear
more heinous an6 deadly than the fire Of the
enemy in front.
Wien the gentlemen, Who arc managing the
Eo-called Soldiers Movement, nominated Mr..
Aliclne1 Evans for Collector Of South Chlca~
60, m Office worth about $1,000 per rear,
they were probably not aware TINT he was
one OF the parties who entertained the ''hut-
tclnut" gentry who paid us a visit last fall
for the purpose Of releasing the Camp Doug
las prisoners and sacking this goodly city.
The testimony Of Thomas E. Courtney, one
Of the Witnesses in the conspiracy trial in
Cincinnati, nails Mr. Michael Evans to the
wall In this wise:
CNc1SSArI, March I, 1865.
The conrt having assembled, Ar. Tnos. E.
CGiETNLy VIVA sworn and testified as fo!lowr.
AIN mason, and belong 10 the Democratic par-
ty. Lave known Walsh for s1x or keren years.
during the summer Of '6S heard that he had some
arms IN hif housc which were under the control OF
The Denoc1at.c parry. hut EcTrr saw them; was
present at u meeting in ihe lnsiDctblc Club room
,.l-xr
md Walsh were thtrc- I WIS asled to 70, by
Strawn who said they going 10 prepare Tor the
election. Those present who had no arms cent in
their nnna TO-, The Chairman on slip o.
paper. who promised them rc<ulyers on election
oay. as trouble wns expected from the EnIuo
League. Stsawn and Huh, and Dr. Aycr
and fomc others were discussing the presence OF
some men IN buttesnu, clothing in the city; some
hnd said I! Nas MI right, and Walsh, think. said
1hcy vrrc coming to vote. 4 cotaH7iHse arw 0p-
pointed. IF Ehsch / soas msn1tr, to med Lese
saen ct te depot and take ten to boarding Aousss
marked On slip Of pdps. totea toas gipea ". At
The Sunday night meeting, Walsh said he would &c,
the AIMS md 1t was suggested That they b, distb-
utcd at Gcary's House. but he {Gcarys refused. 1t
Nns decided they should be given out 1T the club
room nc1t morning. In the morning some OF u
went 10 get some pistols. but the :;anitos refused
Il was expected that the purity Of Tic ba1lot-box
would La fnter5ered with as In Kentucky aud Mis-
eourt.
don't know ihat Clingnaan's cang WIS amone
the number who ar1yed, or that any OF thai gang
were arrested that morning BY Col Sweet The
arms tpoke Of were to be distributed to Known
Democrats. 1kncw it YVES Illegal TO import voters
Into the city when received the mcn from southern
Illinois, and 0eted knowingly. IN election day
acted on the Vigilance Committee fn my ward. l
had rc:o1vcr End wore Mcclellan badge during
MT connection with the Ii]fnl- may have eeeu in
the lodge and ont of Il a thousand different
mcmbers-
Ermtned ~ Lr. As1y.-TuE BOARDING
HOUSE i TOOK THE EIGHT BJTTERNUTS
TO WAS MIKE EVANS. HE Is TUE NAN
WHo WAS RUNNING FOR TOWN CoLLEc-
TOR N TIE SOUTH DIVISION OF CHICAGO
Il thus appears that the house OF Mr. MI
cliael Evans, who was then candidate for
Collector Of South Chicago on the Copper
head ticket, as he is now on the Soldiers tick
ct, wns Il rendezvous for the land pirates who
eame here last November to cry havoc and
let slip The dogs Of war in this peaceful
community. II appears further that
Mr.. Evans house was not chosen by
accident, hut was selected beforehand,
upon consultation, md his name and pnmber
carefully written down and handed to the
committee who met the buttcrnnt tribe at
the depot. Is lie not a raEc candidate for
thc so1dier's votcy Is he not q particularly
available man for the Republicans Of Chicago
10 place in the most lucrnive Office in thegist
Of the people? To make the ticket unique,
Duckner S. Morris should he nominated for
Judge OF tic Superior Court, mud Charles
Walsh for Police Commissioner Of the South
Division.