The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-27

preJuuiccu, uof my cHnfocscf inPioPS'J "
jured, l ask the publication of the facts, As
some evidence of your willingness to seejus-
tee done. saa
The plaintiff was fatty contradicted in the
most important part Of her testimony by
Jamss Msriarty, an honest man, who swore
that the plaintiff told him, the second night
after the child was born, that defendant had
given her sister Mary $40 for the child, and
to her $500 for its support.
My testimony, had it been allowed by the
Judge, that did pay what she said l did,
when added TO James Moriarty's, might have
created All impression that her recollection
was mot GOOD, and if forgetful Of this, that
she might also have forgotten the fsther OF
her second child.
That the Judge knew that | would so testify
is beyond doubt, because be swore me to the
pleas which stated the same fact, the same
day. Ny exclusion as witness was there
fore the hinge upon which the case, SO tar
as the $500 was concerned, turned Tor
though the compromise might not have been
good, still. had it appeared that the plaintiff
had been aided by me in the sum of $500,
still in her possession or thai of her sister
Mary, as her agent, credit to this extent
could not have been denied me.
In conclusion I desire to say. that some
time ago very poor man, in our neighbor-
hood, suddenly had plenty Of money, more
than he could account for, without confessing
that he had compromised q certain charge
made BY him, and gotten 500 FOR confidence
money.
Shortly afterwards another poor man, and
his mother n.law, concluded 10 make raise,
in way somewhat similar. They induced
Squire Vsnassdall to make IN affidavit against
me, and demanded 81. 900 for > compromise.
1t was not paid. The Grand Jury brought the
woman before them, but she declined 10 sup
| port the the charge, when sworn.
Add to this. have the affidavit Of Squire
vansusdall, made before James NJ. Reed,
Notary Public completely eronerating me
from the charge which he had made on the
woman's information, and applying cpl
thets to her which do not choose to repeat,
because not necessary to my own defense.
These parties live near to Mary Firms, who
well understood the causes of success, III
the one case and that the failure in the 9th
err, resulted from the refusal Of the woman tc
swear TO the charge, She is q smart woman,
and has such control over the plaintiff as 70
get from her all her earnings for the last
eight or nine years, and use il in buying 9
homestead In addition to the lawful earn
ings, Mary has also gotten from the plaintiff
the $500 given by me for q compromise
And thus, with debt due to plaintiff Of $40
besides interest, the plaintiff has been in
duced to file a petition, asking help of the
Supervisors, on the ground. as alleged by her
that she is poor somsn, without anything
10 support on but her daily labor.
True the Supervisors granted the request
to support her suit, without asking her to b
sworn to the petition.
Now, if succeed upon my pies, DAME
Finn, and Mary, his wife, the prominen
agent and 6nancier OF the plaintiff will hav
to pay, at the instance of the county, ,hi
$40 for the plaintiff and her child.
IL my pleas are decided not to be good
will get back my money from Mary and Dan
lei Finn il can; so that the real question
ct issue is, whether Mary Finn and plaintiff
who lives with Mary, should apply the S52
to the support ofthe child, so far as necesss
ry, or whether they should keep that, an
get the aid Of the county to hsrrass me 70
, more, when the sum already paid is NOR
than double the sum proper to have been PAL
for such raising as is likely TO fall TO its 10
by Mary Firms direction.
expect to show fraudulent combinatio
by Mary Finn and the plaintiff to get whs
money they could by compromise, and sitter
wards to call in the aid OF the law.
expect to show that the design was I
, sue for marriage contract that for som
cause they were otherwise advised that ther
would have been no defect Of proof, but
want of probability that | shohld consent ,
marry a woman who came here with chill
in her arms, eight or nine years ago, claimin
: TO be married and constantly looking for he
t husband up to the present time
1 Now, ifthese things be so, win the Gar
CRY give further aid TO such cause? BE-
lieve not, and ask for suspension of publ
opinion until fair tr,sl can be had.
9 Respectfully yours.
FRANK BALLINGER.