Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-22
DR.. PRETTYMAN AGAIN,
The oAAtsss Against Marshal Dunn-ool-
leotor Prettyman's Recollection Of the oir'
oumstanoes Attending Dunns Proposal to
him II Summon Jurors,

Editor Of State Journal sir - as
like exceedingly 10 have my nameseon-
nected, even In the remoteet degree, gltn
such 4 foul controversy al this OF hAr-
rInQton Va. nupn, promises 10 be out
from YOUR editorial notice OF Monday
last, and also from Mr.. Harrlnglon's
letter OF Yesterday. Infer that neither Of
YOU have vet learned the facts and cir
cnmstauces connected with Mr.. Dunn's
offer TO deputiHe me 10 summon the three
Jurors that be required from the town
where live. 80
TO make here Is in reply 10 the assertion
OF both Yourself aud Mr.. Harrington
that no charge Of aiding In the packing
OF the Jury referred to was made
against me. admit that no such
charge was squarely made, but 1t
appeared 10 me that while the charge was
not directly made the tenor OF the artl'
Gle was eunnipgly and maligantly De.
signed TO inslnuate IL; 60 that uncritical
readers, and newspaper, articles are gen
orally SO read, would set the Impression
that such a charge has been made. This
is the wAy that many did actually un.
derstand Il TO my personal knowledge
than once that wsk so charged.
The article was headed, packing L.
S. Juries =, "Marshal Dunn allows an
interested party 70 summon Jurors
and In the BODY rftss article II Is stated
that ''at Collector Prettyman's request,
man living near Milford was allowed to
draw the Jury" and 'this was done, It Is
said, for the purpose OF packing the
Jury" "By the list Of cases Tor trlal II
appears that John 8. Pretlyman mad
case at Issue" Such expressions as
these len no doubt in my mind, That the
design was 10 convey the Impression that
colluded with the MarbhA to PACK tue
Jury. huder such circumstance tnihk
II time TO grow indignant, and ] admit
that this was the spirit in which hastily
addressed you my frst note, In which !
denounced Il as a vile and mean act. !
thought 90 then and II think so still
In the second Ilace | wish TO state all
| the circumstances connected win the
ofer Of the Marshal to authorize nc TO
sumGan three lurymSn from Milford,
He cam, .-rrs. eltly hastily Into oflee
some day, perhaps weeks, cannot recall
how long, before the meeting Of the u
s. Govt, and stepping up TO the conntel
SPOKE 10 me at my desk, some SIX OF
eight feet from him something like this
"br. want you TO summon some juror
for me from Milford" raised my head
from my desk, and remarked In reply
~ cannot, have a case pending In tha
court myself" He answered, $50 yot
have, l did not think ofthat." He theu
went out, and some days after messen
ger came to the office with three blani
summons for Jurors, with request tina
should carry them down TO Milford anl
deliver them TO Require Reyille. This
did and all the circumstances lndlcat
clearly that the Marshal did not at tn
time think Of the fact that had a cas-
in that court. / did not then think 80
and do not now believe that he did.
This statement Of all the facts con
neeted With the matter 20 far as ca
recall them, are most certainly due th
Marshal under the assault that is mad
upon him, growing out Of an act that | al
free to confess | never thought of, unit
reminded OF Il by Mr.. Harrlngton's lei
ter, rs anything else than an improprletl
the result Of forgetfulness. should hay
been a fool, as well as a brute TO hay
Indignantly rebuked a man, as You an
Mr.. Harrington desire that should hay
done, under such circumstances. Yer
respectfully, j. 3. PRRTrYMAN.