, 1873-12-24
THE THOMPSON BURGLARY CASE.

AoA' oa14o lotteft my ob1ock WILL 10 attalnoi
THE THOMPSON BURGLARY CASE.
Rop1y OF MIR. Milton Forbes 20 MIR. II.
g. GlylnA.
10 Tho Editor AZ 1as chtcago TRIBUNE:
Sin: Tho letter Of Mr. Il. Q. divins, published
in your issue Of tho 1lth inBt.. cannot 10 sut-
fored to pass without notice. 60 far aa II reflects
On my character dnd poaltlon. dlvina not only
nakos falso atatetnon.s as to the oaso Of tho man
Ihompson, but he rolatos, rs tho "plain, un-
varnsHhed faeta," circumstances that novor hap
penodI makes out state's Attorney nsed to DO
an acoompllce OF thtpvaa, and myself prolea-
sional baler, Of no yiaitle means. and Of quea-
tlonablo honor, whereas tllo case Of Thompson
is altogether different from that stated by
dlvins; tile clroumstan.ial story Of 1lvins, aud
rthe oaaoer being ,".approached," Is outragoously
falae; Mr. Reel did hls simple duty aud I not
only can show that nm tbs owner OF consider
able property Ia Cook County and Southern ILL.,
nots, and'a man Of respectable reputation, but
that did not eyen 60 bail. therefore ask, as
matter Of common Justice, for spaca to reply
to Mr. Givlna' charges.
The man Thompson, who was arrested Oh sus-
picion Of boing concerned In the robbery Of a1r.
Giving house, is respectfully connected; and I
am well acquainted with lis friends, who arc
wealthy and honorable people. Whom hiB arrest
became known to them thoy wore much dis.resa-
cd, and determined to Bpnro no effort to discover
tile truth II guilty, to aNord bin kind counsel
and good advice; il ,nnocept, to saro him from
prison. Tho first atop was to bail him out, In
order that he might be ut onco removed from he
evil influences Of tho jail. This was done.
1fnrhathA psrontf , +t,a al ~;
era. but no more than they did; and: uhsn Mr.
0lvlns says wont bail for the prisoner, he ties;
aud. when ho goos farther, aud calla my bail
"straw.bai," 10 simply adis to tbs onormity Of
the first lo ono of still creator magnitude. for
my Cook County property ia worth 100000 il 1t
is worth cont; and, If TINT Ia " straw -bai," I
should like to lnos sAat good ball IL auppos-
lug had' offered bail.
Wien tho day Of trial drew near, we found, to
our consideration, TINT Thompson had slipped
of. ut cnce went to Mr. Rood, and told him
OF it, aud noggol OF him to postpone tho for
toituee OF tao bau until next toru, to give lis un
opportunity to rocoyor the nlnu, which wo had
no reason to suppose wo could not do. rs his
friends wero determined tho case should como to
trial, whichever way it might eyontuato. This
IL tho ttuo rea'on Of the ba.l-forloaturo story.
Aud because tho poor wretch temporarily o.
capod, and Mr. Leonard found himself faco to
taco With tho responsibility Of paying tho bail
bond. this mau Givins how'll out about
lys security bolng ondangerol" Ills w,fo's
ncrrea unstrung and almost Eara1yzed;"
and he chsrgas, III effect, tho States Attorney
with being in conspiracy to rob him Of his
1tevonge; + charges g mo % wIt4 being professional
charges ;ilr. Leonard with being q professional
balur OF no means. I tagc the lhorty OF asi-
Ing. The TRIBUNE for as much latitude tn my
roply ~ it permitted 0ivina in bis attack aud
t1N tall AtS9iH tEkak $r
mum, lis word is NJ good, and lis piope1ty as
tangible. as that OF tho immaeulato Giyns
himself.
Next, Glvins chargeH that he was happroacll-
cd, =" '.oertain hints thrown out, aud illnucnuoes
g'ven," that it would not bo Ills interest to
prosecute aud a lot mure rubbish and fatse-
hoods. Tho man must be crazy. Ills mind IL 30
unbalanced BY his passion in thls mattcr-anl tie
very language tlseu iu his lotter shows it--tl1at
he docs not know how to distinguish bctweou
proach him, if preferred. And this4ia what I
did ; I told lin tAas the young man Ind got or,
and the bail lad'been forfeited; and anggest-
ed IN oarncst hot TINT the matter could be 60
in oruor tha: we might do Iilo very thing 0ivlns
is raying that we were oonspiring not to do,-to
find and produce The prisoner, aud 6ave LEONARD
tho payment Of tho bail. Was thore anything
,orong In this Was 1t not reasouab!b2 uora
was u young man, lad aatray, bailed out by high
ly-respcclaulo f1ieuds, to save lin from further
evil associations. who escapes from surveillance.
Those who balled him ous arc required to pro-
duco bis body. or tho money, In fow hours.
sslhey cannot produce the body, but they can tho
money. But they prefer to produce tho body,
and xeep faith wlth the law aud all they ask ia
a reasonable time to be given them, before tho
bail il irrorocaply forfeited, to aad the person
and produce him, which thoy doubt nos their
ability to do.
because they dosire to keep filth, aud prefer
to do 10, rathsr than pay even these few paltry
dollars, they arc charged with breaking faith,
aud preferriug to pay the money! The man ii
inconsistent, md out Of his own mouth lie is
coudomnol.
Thus fur, air, I have occupied your space, as.
I have right to, iu reply to chargeB' printed
agninat me which exist only In this man Givns'
alarmed imagination. have shown that, in
stead OF being a, professional 1ales, I do not
even appear on the ail.bond that, iustend OF
being man Of straw i am q man Of property,
tile deeds Of which will be in my pockot, ready
to produce to you, whom present to YOU this
letter; that Leonard IL a man Of means. we'll
known as citizen Of Chicago, aud respected;
e'o assumed without proof, to Be guilty of what
il charged against HIN that his body was non
loroduclblo through no fault Of ours ; TINT fur
klom forfoitiug his ball 30 as to got
dnnussu @ s tst Ut We s@ss %s; sGSass asSss s Aoa
how Bay that wo aro Oh his track, and Aave
good hopes Of finding him and that, as aoon as
I've occurs him1we shall surrender his body;
anl hlsos TINT II there III Inv III this land for me
as we'll as for Mr.. Glvius, I will invoke 1t to
provo that ho cannot with impunty assail other
mems clla.actors without rotson, or make falso
statements that have no more foundation tlan
nero malice.
With regard to tho officer being approached,
know nothing Of 1t. 1twas not dune by your
obedleut servant, 1lILToA F0RuEs.
CHICAGO, Deo. 70, 1873.
The Tfchburne sTrtnl.-A Sccno III
Court.
DR.. Konoaly ytontiuuea Ills address to the Jury,
Dec. 8. by stating that tho prosecution waB
founded OIL q prinripla l1tterlY ahholrons to tln