Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-09-23

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: EDITOR OF ARGUS Allow m
| to answer, through the columns o
your paper, to communication il
the Pioneer of the 18th inst, sign
ed by "Matt HOWE" l judge
, from that epistle that the Alpen'
secret detective association is not
likely 10 be able to complete their
contract of having the parties
forthcoming who fired our city last
year; or in other words, there has
been a great "slip" or mistake made
by some one. OF course it can't be
that Matt HOWE has made any
mistake Oh, no, he is not that
kind of man! He never makes
any mistakes. But certain it is
somebody is to blame, and that
somebody must be your humble ser
want. If l am to blame for this
"slip," then let the public, who have
been paying Matt HOWE "hundreds
of dollars for doing this work,
charge it up to my account, and /
will foot the bill. Mr.. HOWE makes
q number of errors in his commu-
nication, which will correct, trust
ing the next time he spreads him
self on paper, he will be q little
more careful. There was q COM
plant mot an information) made
before me, on Monday, the eighth
day of September, mot "last Mon
day." as he has it), against five par
ties mot four). The complaint was
drawn by Isaac Marston, mot
Holmes,) and was made Monday
morning, (not afternoon). When
Mr.. Holmes brought the complaint
into my Office, was busy with 9TH
er parties; he sworc to it, and
did not even look it over at the
time. He did not say word as to
my keeping it secret. / left the
complaint on the table for some
time before filing it away. The
same morning the warrant was talk
en- out, it was currently reported
that the main man was arrested ant
in Jail, and i supposed that the
complaint was for the purpose o
bringing the parties to this city fol
examination. But as chance would
have it, l don't think | mentioned
the matter to any one: but it i
possible some one might have rea,
the complaint while laying on tn,
table, or even after it was file,
away, but until there is more evi
, dence than there is at present,
! shall remain of the opinion that non
OF the information that caused tn
expensive "slip," was obtained eth
or from me or at my office. i
fact, l expect to be able to prove i
a few days that no such dispatc
was ever sent from this place, q
I HOWE claims was published in
d Bay City paper on Tuesday morn
g ing. The statement that Kelley
6 attorney for the defense, was fash
Il ing the contents of that complain
0 along the wires to Bay City, is falls,
:, and let Mr.. HOWE bring on hi
J. proof. HOWE did call on and as
e me if had told anyone abont tn
\ complaint. / told him was certai
9 | had not, but it was possible som
: one might have seen the complain
a while in my Office; that as NJ
! Holmes had not said anything abor
e keeping the matter secret, ha
: only used ordinary care about i
I He said he was certain that Kelle
e knew all about it, and had sent
J, to Bay City. ] asked him wins
] had been published there, and h
e said all the names of the partit
! except one, that were in the CON
g plant had been published on Tue.
: day. Shortly after, | met Kelle
e and asked him what he knew abor
i the matter. He said all he kne
:. about it came by the way of Mr.
8 j. Il. Beach; that she had told Gel
1 tain parties that her husband kne'
J. all about who set fire to the cit,
! and wrote the name Of a man upo
5 q slip OF paper, saying that wa
the man who touched the match {
, Sam. Boggs' barn. That slip {
paper was handed to him, Kelle,
and when | next met HOWE, / tol
| him what Kelley said.
: I admit I was n LITTLE dull I'm mr.