Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-14
AGAIN BEFORE THE
PUBLIC.


puTTER AGAIN BEFORE THE
PUBLIC.
The letter purporting to have. been
written by Rutter, of School Fund
notoriety, published in this city on last
Sunday morning, is piece of impudence
beyond comparison. BE assumes hign
attitude of Injured innocence, and even
goes 90 far as TO threaten gentlemen with
severe chastisement for having en-
deayored to make him comply with the
requirements Of his bond to the Criminal
Court of this city, and thereby save them
selves from peeuniary loss. The mise
rable wretch, Titus Oates, whose history
ia familiar to all, was not more deserving
e,e nou;shmsnt he received at the carts
tail and eventually on the gallows, than
this man Rutter will be when he has
served out his term OF twenty years in
the State Penitentiary Of Tennessee
The attempt to cover up bis vsllainy
under the cloak of pelitics has at last
become disgusting. Our people are tired
of the swindliDg cant of the man who
now wallows in the wealth OF the Ten
nessee school fund, stolen from the poor
children of our State. That futter did
nav ont Gums of money from time to
time to the corrupt Radical legislators
is not to be doubted for moment;
but be did not, by any means, expend oil
the missing School Fund in that way, as
the simple addition of Ggures will prove.
We all knew the condition of this man
few wears back, and remember well his
being salaried clerk in the dry goods
establishment of some Of our Memphis
merchants, and are curious to know
what meat il is that our Caesar has eaten,
chat at once be has grown so plethoric'
We have always been Of the opinion that
the meanest of criminals are those who
have been leaders and active partici-
pauts in crime, and when detected,
tnrn round and play the part OF States
evidence. As to Rutter's divulgiRg
great deal upon the Radical party, it was
natural that be should; for, at the time
a committee of the House of Representa-
tiyes Of the State Legislature bad been
raised, composed of men of this party,
who possessed a little honesty and, who
had reported, or had The evidence Of
Rutter's guilt, at least, and to screen
himself, he thought to drag down with
him all who had aided or abetted in the
stealing transaction. Wethink the chief
and greatest of all the rsscals who
figured in the robbery of nearly
three hundred thousand dollars Of
the State School Fund is this man
Rutter, and If there lie place of punish.
ment in this country for snch men. he
should expurgsie his crime in the place
prepared for such. II has become CT late
TO be quite popular for men to commit
large thefts, and the greater they are the
less probability there is Of bringing the
offender to Justice. Rutter thinks to cover
up the crime and live in the enjoyment OF
The children's money OF this State by at.
tackipg the Radical party, and If possible
TO prove that they are as deep in the mire
az he could bein the mud. That would
do very we'll il Rutier did not now, as is
believed, live in the fairness and luxury OF
the stolen money, or large amount Of it.
The Conservative press Of this State was
Ienient on Rutter during the set-to be-
tween him and The Radical party, but il
never indorsed the man or his completely
sn the swiudle. We have been success
Sui in getting rid of the rule Of that party
in our State, and owe nothing to the rev
citation of Rutter; aud we now want q
proper showing up of the School Fund
matter. 1t affords the chief actor in the
School Fund drama little protection from
prying eyes 10 cry, Radicall" Rad.
icalr' for, if we mistake not
the man Ratier himself was 9
Radical, and by protesting to belong tc
that party, succeeded ia getting posses
sion Of The 5000 900 OF the children
money. Rutier may have given som'
important information against his enc
mics and the enemies Of the State, but ]
does not clear his skirts from guilt, o
the individual from serving a time a
hard labor for the benefit Of the State.
We say, let justice be done though th'
heavens should fall.
THE INV YORK. WORLD ON TIL
RIGHT PLATFORM.
The following is an extract taken from
the New York World, and gives cor
rectlv the Democratic yievs of the ne