The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-12-05
Negligence or Worse
More About It.

Nj. EpIroR-Thc County Attorney occupies
III IcA space iii your last issue in finding fIuit
with ''Triveler's'' correspondence. All | have
10 say in rrglr ri TO this i, that he perverts the
meaning by quoting parts of Il sentence, and
also that We can not boas. of As liberal an edu-
cation II, his, aud he should therefore look with
i inryivin. eyc UPON such little shortcomings.
| Eut h. knows wha, | mean, - and that is suf-
! fcirnt. ani | will nov try and give him still Il
better understanding of the ca>e-lor it is evil
dent that be has forgotten or (purpUs.lJ fIii d
!, tell the whole truth.
want To answer h~ accusations of Islander
AMI .'flsrhouI,' which ARE his cries Of stop
thief 10 divert III" attention of the reader, AMI
tn show where he stand. ahh then ask The can
did reader II whist wa implied then does not
| seem probable ROT. His iisinuIiion that what
| wrote n my understanding IN reSaId 10 the
ofrier of the County Court. was equivalent 10 u
fad h,pi, ''if | ,Ii not know II To be true, , |
will r-lui" ny informing him that my icdg"
or understanding was quie authentic, - II caInr
| from "a tnun,v jwiSe. Upon such Us this he
| bases his accusation Of LllschOood.. | want Ia
remind the gentleman ihat the assertion that the
! statement were ''fIl,r and slandrfuus' Will 20
for want they are VOL h, anu viii call hts miltd
10 III. fut that H. dos not directly Contradict
my c,uarsr of ms Unlawful assumption OF ai-
| %inurity. A. | assert II thing III this correspond
=. G. blt whtti can prove, | will leave II l" the
rr.dnr t. ri-,- whether tue fIcts warrant what
nHN statement implies.
mas NOW u. .ntill The noble action he took rs
an indy iitl.l' IL get the crossing fixed, anu
which h- -ay> he got partially iiNed.' Well,
| i. j. r.r.liniy ia Il ''.iX, and M doubt he de-
| -.tr.- IA" rrIi9. for il. l stated in my other
cpumInir uIpl Tia; IN. County Attorney wrote
t.- railroad company al t!;r earnest solicitation
of Il certain person. and | now state that that
! person feels c~puii,lri.t that hr wrote in an Official
rru.city: that was What IA was solicited 10 do;
mt Wa tE+ ulyrc. II getting hun above ANY
! other p"r-pn: and NOT brcIu-" as an ''indIr
yidlal. : ne hI- ANY special influence. Can not
.ypryoa. So. the iIliIc oil this invention ? in
when lc tri-, 10 hid his guilt? Inc fact that
| tRa tuIGty ATTORNEY wrote To III" railroad coin
nan, 10 perform u 'iu:y which the statutes pro-
vii"I = show tI1t II wa done II an official ca
rtri!v. aut! also shows tli, he had authority Ia
| in. tr,IIhty .Juigc fiia he WA ordered 10 prose-
cate tIc raIiroii cnEI;ialy Ii th"E failed 10 uo
1 their StuIN Ia This mItiVr. DttIcT~ were pres ut
who will qualify that such an order WAS given,
and there WIS a fill understanding that lie
should attend Ia the matter.
Now. / wis.,, Ia again call attention to tn OK
trIouiinary assumption oI authority by tae
4 nnjy Attorney Ia acting as rp..i commissioner
aud compromising with Thr engineer Ia ,syitiX
and proceeding To- ,ku 80 Would any Other id-
| d,yiduIl have undertaken such II Job? ii he hII
no authority he assumed power IN two in>ttl'N n
tn Il did not belong To hiIn aud stands "A II! sab
Jcct Tor impeachment This r-late lawyer has
succeeded IN making Il plain casse against him
self. and his explanation IL "a, clear u iiu"i
| All that | can do Is IL make II plsiu statement nt
facts and must bow before the giant intellect ui
this worthy official;
Who. with head awry and cInIting eye.
Peeps knowingly into a m,rr1Mhrn-"
TRAVELLER.