The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-06
CARBONDALE LETTER.
STATEMENT OF COL. BUSH.
VINDICATION AGAINST SLAM.
DEROUS CHARGES.
Carbondnale, June 3, iS72


the I'd instant, containing letter from
this place, in which the writer, with fend.
isb malice manifested in each paragraph,
proclaims, evidently with much seli-grat.
ula,ion, the news that had been indicted
by the grand jury of jackson county for
larceny of the city seal of Carbonate.
write this to thank you for the kindly
editorial accompanying the publication Of
said letter, and for the paper, (which I do
not take and very seldom see) containing
the same.
That bill charging me with feloniously
taking the city seal, one key and two
books, the property of the city, was pre-.
ferred by the grand jury Of this county,
on the last day of its session, to wit, the
10Th Of May ult. is true. It's also true
that said bill was found upon the te,ti.
mony of a poor, pi.iful, Insignificant and
weak-minded specimen of degenerate and
corrupt humanity, who, like the contempt.
ible maligner Of private character, who
wrote the letter you published, which he
knew at the time was promulgating a
SANDER that had no foundation In
truth, is a most proper and fitting
tool Of the post office clique in this town,
whose mission seems to be to defamo and
Islander, crush out aud destroy not being
particular as TO means used, or stopping
at perjury on occasion-) any man who
dares be independent in expressing his
views Of the doings Of the Ring" 1t is
true further more that on the morning
succeeding the finding of said bill, de.
manded Of the court then in session an
immediate trial; that Judge Crawford
granted my request that on the trial held
May 3lst I proved, and tina, too by the
plant tool ofthe clique, (who had sworn
sufficiently strong before the grand jury,
uncontrolled, to effect the object of his
masters that at the time of the pretended
stealing, I was the duly appointed clerk of
the city council sworn into Office BY the
witness who had been the previous clerk,
and who himself pointed out to me the
aforesaid seal, key and books, as being the
property of the city, which the city coun.
Gil had authorized and ordered me to
take possession Of. The enclosed COPY Of
the proceedings of a meeting held by the
bar in attendance at our circuit court at
the time Of the trial, will show YOU in
what light the case was viewed by honor.
able attorneys irrespective of political feel.
ing. II would be, it seems, but fair to me,
that this paper shall find q place in your
daily, so that the effect of the venomou
letter you published may be in some
measure ccunteracted by this antidote-
most grateful to me, and surely sufficiently
effective to all right minded and honora.
BILE men.
At meeting Of the bar, called for that
purpose, the following preamble and res.
olutions were unanimously adopted May
3lst, A. ID. 1872:
The members Of the bar practicing at
Murphysboro in Jackson county, Illinois,
in order to give public expression in q
permanent form to our opinion and Judge.
ment in reference tn the indictment agains,
our brother member of the bar, Colonel
Daniel II. Brush, for larceny of the cor.
porate seal and other property pertaining
to the clerks Office Of the city of Carbon.
dale, upon which he was to-day formally
tried before the Jackson county circui,
court and acquitted by the jury without
retiring to consider Of their verdict, have
adopted the following resolutions;
Resolred, that we desire to place the
seal OF our condemnation upon the insti-
gators OF this persecution and their work,
and to condemn them and it as disgrace
iui and most nworthy attempted perse-
cution OF an old and valued citizen and
member Of the bar, against whom in the
| long course of bis life there has been no
faint or suspicion Of dishonesty.
That while we do not pretend to NEEDLE
and take part in the municipal troubles
and difficulties Of Csrboudale out of which
this indictment sprung, we condemn it as
most unmitigated falsehood and Sian.
der, and, feel that in so doing we give ex.
preston to the general voice Of this COM
munity.
That We desire in this ona action on
this matter so far as may be in our power
to repair the wrong and outrage perpe.
trated upon the fair fame OF Colonel
Brush and to assure him Of our unimpaired
confidence in him as brother member of
the bar.
That Hugh Crawford, the present clerk
of the Circuit Court and the secretary of
this meeting be requested to furnish Colo
mel Daniel II. Brush certified copy Of
these resolutions, and to file the origi.
nal with the papers relating to the indict-
ment in this case. Signed,
William j. Allen, Geo. w. Wall,
X X, Townes, NJ. G. Crawford.
q. X. Pueh, Lewis p. Butler,
Geo. W Smith, j. T.. Albright.
j. w. {. Gall, Geo. W. Andrews.
L. I. DeLany, &. II. Layman,
j. b. Mayham.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Jackson County.
! /, Hugh Crawford, clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Jackson county in the state
aforesaid, do hereby certify that at meet.
ing OF the members of the Jackson county
bar, &c. w. Wall presiding, and Hugh
Crawford acting as secretary the above
preamble and resolutions were adopted.
Witness my hand and official seal
U.s. at Murph sboro this 3lst day Of
May, A. d.. 1872.