Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-22
win Marshal Dunn be Continued
IN OmeeT

In OmeeI
We print to-day over tho sigma
lure Of a gentleman Of character and |
standing in this community, who Is also |
a lawyer Of ability and high reputation,
fElly conscious OF the great responsibility |
OF making such statements, . series OF
shArges against John ". Dunn, the
United States Marshal for this District, |
some OF which were accompanied by am
davits from vell.knovn eiuEens AZ 70
their truth They are charges which
sannot be ignored or passed over In
silence any longer, now that they are
again before the publis, supported BY
sworn evidence. We presented three OF
them in these eolamns months ago, and
we're then prepared 10 prove them BY
sworn testimony had they ever been
denied, but they were not denied by either
Marshal Dunn or his friends, and,
though they did procure his resoction
BY the United States Senate after his re-
appointment to his present ONCE, that
rejection was afterwards, through politi-
cal Intriguing, reconsidered, and he was
confirmed with these charges hanging
over him.
One Of these was, active participation
in the disgraeeful stunning Of ballot boxes
al Republican nomination election.
STATE JOURNAL exposed that aet,i and
for II the Marshal was publicly and igno-
ulnlously expelled from the City EKeeu-
tive Committee Of his own party, and the
election tainted by the fraud was set
aside. No attempt 10 defend Mr. Dunn
against this charge has ever been publicly
made in this community, though inge-
uious explanations and excuses were
secretly offered last Spring atWashlngton'
We then charged Mr.. Dunn with subor-
nation TO perjury, and neither he nor his
friends attempted to deny the charge,
knowing that we could produce the very
affidavit Mr.. Harrington has printed,
showing that he had offered Mr.
Frank Taylor dve dollars 10 make
false return which would have
had TO be sworn TO. We charged
him then with bringing repeaters
10 this city, and We needed no proof Of
this as we had ourself heard him boast oil
that per Torrance in the presence Of hall
dozen people. Our charges then were
passed over In silence and Mr.. Dunn was
> continued In office, and there he NIGH
have remained forever without further
effort from US, as the men who helped
keep him there knew his guilt as well az
we did, and we concluded that II his owl
party, and the government, and this com
munlty did not mind It we could stand Il
And We wish to cay further that 1t ma.
remain thus still, so far as we are con
8 cerned. We did our whole duty almos
unaided and alone long ago In this mai
II ter, without a shadow OF III feelin
n against q man whom we admired 70
u valiant service Ia the war, and pitied b'
e cause we believed that in humber pos
d ton more fitted to bis talents, be woul
d not have sullied the reputation he made o
"a the field OF battle. We acted purely !
. the interests OF the people whom II
lie our aim 70 serve, and that public appeare
to regard 1t as a matter Of perfect indi
81 ference whether the ofice was filled
oil an honest man or not. The matter is no
T before the people again, and they al
1r welcome 10 do with Il what they will.
e. the party in power thinks Mr.. Dunn d.
OF represents it, ii is entirely within
er power to continue him In ONCE despi
Ip' the charges against him. II the peo1
ny like this kind of marshal they hA
tn but to Sit still and they can continue
Tor have him, just as they ean.eontinue
lot have their present postmaster, throul
bis the spathy and indifference they ha
ial thus far displayed concerning the revel
zen tons OF shameless II management, If
8 he no worse. in bis administration of
len office.