The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-08-18


willing to consign Douglas, or any other ;nno
cent man, to felon's doom, If by SO doinl
they could secure the success of their ticke
two years hence. They would sacrifice honor
justice, anything in fact to secure that end
We know this to be the fact, and ii they dare
deny it we have their names and the proof ant
We will publish them If we consider ID neces
sary. We know that ii is not always populal
to advocate the right, aud that our motives
will be misrepresented; but nothing can deter
US from publishing and proclaiming what w
believe to be right, nor from condemning ant
denouncing what we conceive to be wrong.
We We're present at the preliminary exam
nation. have read the testimony of the wit
nesses, and conversed with others who were
not called upon the stand, and we have not the
slightest hesitancy in saying that before an nn.
prejudiced Court and jury Douglas would be
held perfectly justi6able ia acting Us be did
II !. an outrage not only upon Mr. Douglas
but upon law and justice, that be is now in
confinement, and We have no idea that the eg-
idence bad anything 10 do with his incarcera.
ton. Outside influences brought ii about. and
the same influences would buy Judge and
pack jury. if possible. in order 10 secure his
conviction. lie has been maligned and hound
ed down. day after day and week after week,
not onl, by persons on the streets. but by n
malicious. mereenary aud unpriacipied press.
with none 10 iefute the vile SANDERS aud false.
hoods circulated by his bitt.rest enemies APP.
parcntly without friend to say word IN his
behalf. or endeayor 10 stay the tide of popular
prejudice and place him correctly before the
people BY rrfatng the infamous lies so indus
trlously circulated by few unpriacipIed. ma.
licious and y.nomous ours who are continually
barking at his heels, We could TAO longer main
tain silence. which had evidently been mis-
into fear. OF expressing what we
know to be the truth.
Ia our first article giving an account of the
we stated that tho evidence was
some Of The witnesses tcsiifting
hat lIolbrook fred irss aud Others tina, Doug.
as fired first TAe weight of evidence rssab.
.shcs conclusisely ,ha, Holbrook did FIRE frat:
ha, h. expected difficulty; was Well armed.
having two pistols tn his possession both lad.
'd-and that be lirs, approached Douglas. sho
sas "n hi. va! 10 The drug store; also ,hs, he
ired six shots and Douglas fired i've
These facts whcA are Stubborn ones. arc
'onelusisel, established By the ir.,imon, aud
ammo, be- successfully coa.ruycr.ed aud ret.
'ers"ns who have had az opportunity of in.
ormiug themselves b, reading the evidence.
cfuse Ia do 81 and siill ai,rinp: 10 mislrai The
ublic From the evidence in this case. i'll
Douglas has been guilty of al assassination.
hen We assert tha. there never has been. 10
be- whole history OF the world. ease OF self.
elcnsc or jastiGablr homicide.
We know that so,nc If our best citizens have
'rmed decided opinions in regard 10 this affair
nd that many are prriudicrd against the dc. !
'ndant Sucl il always the case: bat their
piaIouean and prejudiccs are based upon rumors
nd not upon the evidence. We know that
Dine Of Helbrouk's warmcsi and most devoted
tends are these who say the least. and would
,orn To take any underhand ar undue advan.
zee IN prosecuting Iouglas. but they desire
Isticc io be doue. Should the evidence instify
Douglas. they would say amen To his acauittal.
ut II the evidence does not justify him the,
ant the law Ia take its course No one can
,mplain If that, but we are tired III seeing
,e solitary man abused aud maligncd. and
. actions uisreprcsented, in every csncesa +,
q way that the devils own ingenuity can de-.
So, BY set of irresponsible harpies. who are ,
,verned by their prejudces and not BY their
'ason. 1t has been q onc.sided affair long :
tough. Misrepresentation and false accounts
I'VE bad full sway and ruled the roost hereto. ,
re- We do not know hut that We have Just .
good right To express our opinions az any.
'dy else; ut least. we think we have and in. !,
nd to exercise the privilege. The difference y
favor of our opinions is, that they are based j,
the sworn testimony Of witnesses, while the =
lumBiators Of Douglas are governed by their :,
ssons and prejudices. =
We believe 1t to be our duty on account oil :
e manner in which this affair has been mis-. !,
presented Ia the public, to make the state
mt that we have: and should pursue the .
me course, under similar circumstances, no =
alter who were the parties assailed.
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TELEGRApuiC Bosn The rumor which b
= been so widely disseminated by telegraph, !.