The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-11
Agency City. Nov. 2lst, 80. !
ED1ToRs CouR,ER:

In your paper OF Oct.
I'd, appeared an article over the
signature of J. NJ. Estes, in which
be denies certain charges thatI made
against him, in a previous article,
and produces a string Of certificates
to sustain him. AS usual, among
them is one of James McGee. Quel y !:
How did he get McGee's certificate? !?
Has he been stoppingat the Bedwell
house; or MCGEE get boarding at
some other boarding house occasion
ally.
G. Myers and j. Davidson certifss
that Estes didn't get James McGee
to sign tho information against Con-
nelly.
Now. friend Estes has taken some
pains to getcertifcates to prove just
what I charged him with. Ny charge
was that, he tried to get some re-
spectacle democrat TO sign it, and
couldn't; and that one James Notice
was induced to sign it. 1t uow seems
that he had to have the help of two
others to even get that drunken boy
to sign it.
Mr.. Estes denies that he, with
others, had one Hawkins arrested !,
because he wouldn't swear to suit
them. Now the fhcts in that case
are just what they don't want known:
Hawkins gave evidence. at Ashland;
J.. NJ. Estes questioned him. g.
Myers wasn't there at the time, and
when said Estes came home and re-
ported what the evidence was, Myers
makes the affidavit on which said
Estes issues his warrant, and has him
arrested; and tho docket shows that
he was discharged because the affi-
davit was not sufficient. and they
had made it as strong as they dared
to; but Estes would still charge the
county with the costs, although he is
sued tho warrant on an affidavit
which he himself decided insufficient.
Estes pleads guilty to the charge
of advising Connolly to run away;
but says he didn't do it as Justiee OF
the Peace. In what 5itiaasssss...,f did he
act? lam quite sure Connolly didn't
pay him tor that advice as an Attor-
ney.
The facts are, Estes knew there
was no evidence against Connolly,
and that the grand jury would not
find bill against him, and if he
could get him to- run away, that
would show guilt, and, d,he would have
the pleasure OF making me pay q
bill Of costs. This very act that
he admits, shows hcl had no regard
for his oath as an officer to support
the Constitution and laws. II there
is any lower depth fof aman to stoop
to, some Cop. will hAve to cnlighten
the world Of it,-no oaother man has
ever found it.
The charge that I encouraged the
violation of the Registry Law,-had
not Estes better get Jim. McGee, or
Joel Vest, to testify to that? The
charge is certainly not sustained
without some certificate. If Jim. is
at the Bedwell, and Best tired OF
making certificates, | would suggest
that he might possibly get Jim's sis
ter to testify.
81, L. d. Lyon, on oath say that,
| made the affidavit on which Faulk-
ner & Son were arrested .or illegal
voting three years ago, and that /
attended the trial, and gave my evi-
dence there, and that the charge that
l dared not show my face for two
days at the trial is false, as every one
knows who attended the trial.
I'D. LYON.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this Nov. 3rd, 1869.
G. DUDLEY, J. P.
As for the trial of Faulkner and
son, three years ago,-I don't under
stand what business that has in our
controversy, as l had nothing to dc
with it in any shape,-only that it
gives him an opportunity to indulge
in his favorite practice of not telling
the truth, as the testimony of I. D.
Lyon will show.
As for my right-hand man, and
tools,-had he not better get some
certificates to sustain that2 Most
any one will do. If he can't get any
other, that of s. Varness, or Mrs
Naples, will help.
And in conclusion, let me say to
Mr.. Estes that, if there is anything
unpleasant in these reviews of his
public acts, let MIN, the next time he
aspires to represent the intelligence
of Wapello County, first write over
his own signature, and second, try to
tell half as much truth as falsehood
and / have no doubt he will have the
pleasure of doing all the writing fol
tho papers. G. DUDLEY.