The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-04-21
by the Latter.
TO rHE EDITOR OF THE TINES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TINES.
1t is not surprising that the exposure of
the real character of "Bob" Smith in the
Times of the 18th should produce feeling
of disgust for him among all decent men in
Chicago, and that thousands of respectable
republicans should have declared their in
tention TO vote for Judge McAllister, unless
the charges against Smith could be shown
to be uHtrue. The first effort in that direc-
ton was in the Tribune of the 10th, wherein
is is editorially stated that
"They 1.-THE accusations against Smith) were
the product of revenge, Col Smith having been
under the disagreeable necessity of pulling the
nose of the author, and having him indicted for
larceny and perjury in the circuit court of the
| Rock Island district
| This is wholly untrue. No personal vio-
ience, or even an unkind word, ever passed
between Smith and myself nor was any in
| dictment for larceny ever found against me,
| anywhere. Some Is years ago i think it
was in 1859, q contest arose between the
two newspapers published here, for the pub
LEGATION of the letter list. It was awarded to
my office,-my affidavit showing the
largest circulation. For political effect,
the wings, through the evidence of a man
named Bowie, who had been discharged
from my employment, procured an indict,
ment against me for perjury. The case fell
dead from it's own weight of iniquity, and
Bowie was himself indicted for perjury for
his testimony in that very case. Although
the Indictment against me had not strength
enough to stand alone, and died of its OWE
weakness, yet l published the sworn evi
dence of every person in my employment
showing my circulation to have been con
t siderably larger than sworn to by me. Ths
. was the end of the case. But the wings hat
accomplished one object, viz: they then hat
an opportunity to say had "been indicted,
and they will probably continue to repeat j
= as long as | live, though they know | wa
: entirely innocent, and proven to be so b,
eight unimpeachable witnesses. Their too
| BOWEL, after being himself indicted, fearet
| to try his case here, and took q change o
venue to Henry. Afterwards he came to m
Office with Jere. s. Smith and begged me
with tears in his eyes, to have mercy on hi
e family, if not on him, and not prosecute an
s | send him to the penitentiary. He brougb
. | me his sworn affidavit that he was perjul
- err, and that every word he had sworn
about me was false and let him go. Tha
affidavit / have now in my possession
3, 1 hats all there is of the great perjury cast
4, But l never supposed "Bobn Smith had an
thing to do with it, for he was on our sid
then. Thus much for the T1ibunes stat.
- ment.
! The attempt, by the Tribune, to draw q
,r tention from the character of "Bobn by a
of lacking me, seems not to have satisfied Oh
cago republicans, and they have forced hi,
d to come out, IN all their papers, with letts
in which he says:
ri aThe charges in the Times purportino To com
u from Rock Island, were written and prepared
IS this city, by j. 3. Danforth, Jr, who came he
h for that purpose.
h Here, again, "Bob" has drawn upo
- his imagination, very poor recomme
dation for Judge. On my way to our sta
lie convention, | stopped at the Briggs hous
b. Monday night, and saw "Bob" in. the rotu
Of da of that hotel soon after my arrival. 1 +
=, NAMED at the Briggs over night, having a
rived there about o'clock in the evenin
"a and left for Springfield on the early ira
IN the next morning, not having written wo
about him, or been in Chicago since tn,
b. time.
:. Bob" also, in his letter, speaks of me
II, follows:
vi ga man who was appointed by Buchanan
IL purser in the United States navy, and who,
fore ne was in service year, was, under I
administration ofthe old Pub. Func' cashier
20 and disgracefully dismissed the service, on I
b. charge of larceny sand who has also been twi
st. indicted In Rock Island county court once ON t
" charge ofperjury, and once for larceny"
~ 1t is wholly untrue that was "cashiere,
n. or "disgracefully dismissed" or dismiss
ne or discharged in any manner Any one VI
vn desires can see, IN my Office, letter fro
" the secretary of the navy, honorably accel
70. ing NV restoration The atu,;oo ;na;ot.