The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-01-21
.rn',rtt Case
"MoTiyEs.,,

mayor BENNETT says in his card
which we published last week, that he
will expose fully the motives Of tie
Editors" in this City who have had the
independence and fearlessness to de-
nouncs his lswless and vile conduct. IS
one OF the parties included in his tata.
'ogue, we shall make no obj ec,ion to the (
promised ventiilaii On; bur as a prelude
we beg cave to look at HIS motives I
in orde ring the arrest of Gen GROSE- /
give HIM a gentle 'oretaste Of the con
tents OF the cup he prefers 10 the lips of
others:
Gen. Gro SEES flee is adjoining the
loom used as police headquarters there is
. door leading from his room into it, and
the Gen. and two other gentlemen. be
eng there at The time OF Benefits attack
on Case, every word that transpired was
distinctly heard in Crosses room The
testimony OF these gentlemen, at the
coming trial, will show, that the Mayors
statement beforeIhe Council, and pubs
lished in our paper, is full Of preyarica-
tions and talsehoods - an endeayor by
sheer down right fabrications to cover up
his inexcusable, brutal conduct towards
. man, te had taken to headquarters
under color oflaw in order tina. he might
infict personal chastisement on, for the
alleged offence of''dogsing his footsteps
- watching him &c The evidence
Of Gen. CROSSE, is valuable, to prove
that Cases testimony b. fore the Grand
Jury, was truthful; ray, it will estab-
lish the fact that he (Case) was not in
a condition when Bennett attacked him
(bsing under the influence Of liquor to
TILL ALL that happened. Case being q
little more drunken than bis honor.
This being The position Gen Crosse
was placed in, how natural for Bennett
to seek revenge on that important, wit
ness and damn him. if possible, in the
eyes Of all respectable people, here and
elsewhere, b. ordering his arrest on me
charge Of HAyTsG BEEN in house OF i'll
| fame! - arrest him, too, on the side
! walk, sons distance from the sgPa0ssD
house, whilst he was going quietly and
peacefully to his hotel How very natu-
raj, too, was it for our vcnSeIai Mayor,
when the Gen, sent for him to have the
matter adjusted Immediately, to send
word bask by the policeman that he,
{policeman) DID HoT SEE TIE MAYOR
ellis honor's" object was not yet accom-
plished "a TRIAL must be had before
him, and Gen. Crosse gave money bal
for his appearance. Meantime the Mayor
and his satellites we're busy pIopagatns
the vile scandal, and, having from TIT
3lst of Dec. to Jan. 16th, in which to
operate, they had ample time to disse-
inmate and diffuse their unsavory mess
that originated in the foul heart and de-
Welsh b-ain of our MoDxL Executive!
l
- Then look at the finale the resul
of that trial - it hows the whole ami
mus Of the concoeted scheme. Gen
CROSSE, appeared before his oificia
slauderer - made his statement IL
witnesses were examined - and "hl
honor" decided that ''there was no Gauss
of action" and dsmIs sed the case, theT
and there, with the remark that eth
house was wELL.KNoWN to be house {
' ill>fame and the policeman was JUsT1F
ABLE in arresting him. GIVE are III
last one that IS at all disposed to call i
question our Mayors Personal know
edge as to the exact location of house
of that sort.) His Motives are lot onl
apparent, but transparent. liz had II
flicted an injury, as ne thought on Ger
Crosse, and to break the force OF N
testimony gratified his petty malice. an
the little, Insignificant soul was confer
with his barren victory. AS the judy
: said to the criminal SO say we to II
Mayor: "May the Lord have mercy
= your POOR soul!'