The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-06
Orwj9 "Going For" Stone.

~AwS9 WILLS va SeoAS'
Ex-Governor Stune and Ex-private
Secretary Orwig have much interested
the people of Iowa in years past, and
the end 10 not yet. Orwig now prints
keen little Daily Buttetin vt Des
ised to "Set up Stone some of these
days in its columns. Meanwhile he
gives the following nog as an apgetzWsf; ;non,
any desire to pry into your matters, or
into other peoples business, claim the
privilege of asking whether you made
terms with Governor Stone for the dis
missal Of the indictments found against
you at his Instfgaton. My friendship
FOR you makes me bold enough to ask
the question. You may answer or not,
- you deem best will be entirely salts
factory to me.
1T.
ANSWER. -Governor Stone procured
flve indictments against me--tour for
forgery aud one for embeZzlement.-
The amount of embezzlement charge d
was upwards of $4,000 TO save legal
points my counsel demured to the first,
and In the second motion was fled for
dismissal; upon the three last l de-
manded immediate trial. When first
called for trial Governor Stone was alb
sent at his home at Knoxville. He had
been properly subpGnaed,i sand an at
tachnlent was ordered for him and plac-
ed in the handsof the Sheriff for SER
vice. The Sheriff reported to me that
be was dequestcd not to serve the at
tachment. I at once hired a team at
the livery tbbk the deputy Sheriff to
Knoxville, had Stone arrested, and upon
l. A. 4 .~<Vl H. Ii
appear In our Court next. morning. call
edup the case again for trial, when a
letter was received from Stones physi-
clan, certifying that he (Stone) was too
sick to come. Had the officer then
sworn and proyed TIVE Governors prom
ise to be mCourt, and tho condition of
his health.Mhen arrested; second at
tachment was ordered and the case was
passed over until the next day. Next
lnorning his Excelency was brought in
to court, nUne the less able To testify on
account of bis health. Motion was then
made for continuance Oh the ground of
the abserrCe of VIM. H. Holmes, State
Treasurer My attorney, Mr.. Withrow,
promptly Proposed to admit that Mr..
Holmes would testify as claimed 10y the
prosecution, and again demanded trial
Tor me. With all their evidence thus at
their commaAd,. an d advantages by our
admission OF more than could be proven
they fatlesi to 60 to trial. One after
another Of the three cases, not previous.
~ passed, were dismissed by the Dis
trict Attorney ut the request Of Cover
nor Stone, when Stone aud all his evil
dence was fn Court.
Forty-tWO witnesses were subpHnaed
at the same time to testify that stones
-Governor, William Mathews stones
moral character was bad and his charac-
ter for truth and veracity no better. He
unexpectedly confronted in the Court
House his neighbors and friends, the
best and most respectable citizens Of
Knoxville, and he declined to take the
witness AtAnd ,indersucli
leave the public to supply the COM
ments. s n AL 4@
At the pex term Of Court thetw in
dictments, one for forgery and another
for embezz'cEept, were lost. Could not
be found. The matter was again sub
mitted to a Grand Jury upon the same
evidence. The Jury refused TO find n
bill forforgery but returned one for en-
bezzling draft, or piece OF paper of
value. The draft was one OF thirteen
making the sum of $50 oh. Was not
6CCepteu no. eHl"sel. nv ait0Fl3tN
demurred to the bill. Upon trial by the
Court, the demurrer was sustained, and
Judgment rendered in my favor The
District Attorney appealed. believe
ii to be we'll settled law that Judge
ment in favor Of defendant In cvimi-
nal prosecution was final, ani gave uo
further persanal attention to The matter.
The supreme Court reversed the ,ict.i,-
ion of the, court below. Preserving to
me my right under the STATUTE" 'rhe
Court below again held he In bonds IL
answer the same Indictment upon
which had hal trial and Judgment.
l then demanded trial upon the merits.
The cause was postponed from term to
term Oh account of sickness of Judge
Maxwell, and other matters beyond my
control. Until the February term. lat
past The State then ask for charge of
venue. No mistake about this. The
State not the defendant. ask for change
of venue. The motion Was overru!ed d
Furthertime WAS given the State to
prepare,for trial. The time expired =
Ditto the prosseeufion. The proseeu-
ting witness, Stone, was non est The
Court dismissed The case on motion of
the District Attorney .....
did you make tetha"n asked my
friend. IT thh arrest Of Stone and
bringing him atm eNnense to Des
Moines. to testify against me. be !
terms ifdefving alike his cowa1ltca
and falsehaod, he ''terms:h if To chat- I
enge his mendaeits and thwart his heil- /
ish purposes be "ferins," then and then /,
only did make terms with him.
Did my friend think | hal bought
him OFF, He is too pure for that Did /
he think--Weli what did he think
Only don't think, beg Of YOU, that The 7,
relations Of Private Score !
lary to the Governor Of Iowa should !
shield William VI. Stone from the full J
force Of truth. or deny the humble Sec !
rotary the privilege Of defending himself (
from dastardly assaults I do not pro- F..
pose to handy epithets with any oGe; but !,
do propose topublish at anopportune !
lime succinct statement nf more than !.
Interest. believing that the less !
II fifty to ole hundred thousand dollars /
% the tax payers ofthe State isa fit SUBJ |
ect for newspaper comment. and will /
rive place in the same columns to any
lecent man, white or black, who viii
to 20 troveit any statement /
make. combining him oaiy TO the same
pace l myself occupy.
eh"s VI r. e. 02wIG. r..