The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-02-18

his statement was the same as that
given before the Grand Jury, and
more than confirmed By three per-
soma in the adjoining room.
We ehould have stated that, in
the Mayors voluntary interview
With US. be voluntarily gave US a
reason for being near the house in
question, that intending to leave
for Washington the following day,
he had gone to see his brother who
lives near by, but whose place of
usiness is up town on Main ct /,
to borrow some funds to defray
his expenses. In his prepared
speech delivered before the Coun-
Gil. he stated that his being in the
vicinity was because he had been
or was going to the depot to tele-
graph to his wife, who was absent
from tho city on visit.
When We remember that his
brothers place of business is on
Main Street, and that there are
two telegraph offices up town, we
now take the liberty Of disbeliev.
ing both statements.
In the evening after the spiteful
arrest case had been disposed of
by the Mayor, the defendant came
to our Office on business, and vol
unfairly, so far as we are concern.
ed, in the most unequivocai Ian
guage, corroborated, and more
than confirmed all that Case had
stated before the Grand Jury. He
also stated that two other parties
in his room, at the time of the
Mayors attack ON Case, would
confirm his statement. He also
said that he knew the Mayors
voice we'll and unmistakably-was
we'll acquainted with his style OF
swsar;my-that he uttered the most
villainous oaths-that Case, or who
ever the attacked party was, beg
ged for dear life not to be struck
acknowledging himself drunk, but
said he had nice family, and that
the Mayor struck him number of
times, perhaps more than dozen
blows, before the assaulted even at
tempted to defend himself. II
this he stands ready to swear, ant
| we have reason to know that th,
! other two parties in the room will
him will swear to the same.
Now, We ask, what becomes o
Cases perjury" and who is th
peuured party?
We are not Mr.. Cases defender
He, unfortunately, is given to in
toxicating drinks, and doubtless
like some other people, when under
their influence, does acts that are
disreputable. Ho is also poor ma
has no social standing; but W
have yet to learn that poverty is
crime. We are in the same cate
CORY, snd a fellow-feeling make
US wonderfully sympathetic. w
do not propose seeing him kioke
or otherwise sinal-treated, becaus
he 10 poor and remains silent
that's all. We have also to say
with these facts before as, that,
any ardent admirer of the Mayor
conduct in the premises, expect
us to say that Case got no NOR
than he deserved, he will be mi!
taken. Such admirer will have
60 to the Telegram" for that con
fort.
In this connection; We call al
tention TO the fact of the Mayt
not having passed his prisoner o,
er to the .Chief-of-Police, for b
> safe keeping and the productie
7 OF his body before his honor Il
following morning. to answer Il
charge Of q breach OF law, f
which the Mayor claims to ha'
l arrested him. This procedu
would have saved any collision
t why was it not done2 The rest
= shows the Mayors animus to ha
t been not to punish an infracti'
Of law, but to wreak his vengean
: on Case personally. But suppo
q Case to have been arrested by t
e Mayor in the discharge of his d.
= ty, and that what took place occu
e red just as stated by his honor, y
l. ashland to this point we G
# special attention-did the Mayo
= whipping Case IN sELF-DEFRN
70 satisfy the violation Of law
le city ordinance by Case2 We thi
ot not; and further, we are clearly
in opinion, Mr.. Mayor, that the VIII
E. thing was A sET-UP JOB. You n
m fool the Telegram" or tn,
e. WILLING TO BE FOOLED, WE respe
ch fully decline the impeachment
Is being so vERDAET, as to IMB
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