The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-20
OLD Crosby's Case.

serving out a sentence in the county JAN
for law breaking, wrote and sent to this
paper a statement of his case which was
published, precisely as it was written. IN
it he complained that lone Lutte Danles
was the cause of his being punisheu' III
reply Mr. Daniels wrote very reauaDie
communication defending himself ana max
ing a good deal of fun of ). j. we did
not publish it, at the time, thinking the
matter hardly importantenough to demand
the surrender of so much space. But, TINS
morning, the Union comes TO the delehce
of Crosby and repeats the attack on
Mr. Daniels (now conductor on the road
mentioned, and we therefore publish the
communication, thus giving MIR Daniels
chance to tell his own story, which he does
as follows
To the Editor of The Rock Land Argus
In YOUR issue of Sept 9TH appears what
you very APPLY term "A Literary NuTloSS-
ty, in which the criminal author D. a.
Crosby, done himself Justice 10 say me
least Poor, abused man HOW MS nope
| (?) heart must have Jumped Tor JOY Wheh
he perused his lso-calleil chapter OF SIN
revealed" As the criminal sayetn' there
was-as there is now-a tram running from
| Watertown TO Hampton coal banks, last
winter and zone Lutte Daniels OF whom
the writer of this article is whIch-was
working in the capacity of brakesman on
said train. but who, for his 'RasCality, y
was mot dist barred' IS the literary Grim
inal sayeth, This "Lue Daniels went to
j. Us TO board, with sereral other fellows,
| Crosby agreeing to board them at the rate
of four dollars per wee just six weeks
did he whom they call Lutte solourn with
j. j. and everything was quiet, until one
sad day where the recognized motive
! power" of the estabshment-HrS.J j. j.
! Crosby, was filed with longing to go
visiting go she did, and the old man was
happy his manly u chest heaved with
unutterabe pride; flushing the white
hairs from off his intellectual forehead and
proudly placing his right foot forward and
holding his right arm aloft. SO as TO more
/ thoroughly impress upon our minds the
/ full import of the eloqlence about to gush
forth from between MS tobacco stained
! lips, he thus addressed us = Boarders
| Tm about 10 turn over new leaf in this,
NV house-mv wifes gone and I'm boss
now, and by the stertdl Gods | will be
/ o5eysdt!" Silence reigned throughout the
room as we listened to lis words of wisdom,
and we followed, with lur eyes, his state
( " step as he vanished through the ban
room door ''Selah," quoth one, The
devil, quoth another. This we said, and
nothing more" becaus we were boardcrs
and ought not say anything, At eight
1 o clock AN. ,on Sunday the reign of king
Crosby began. Firsthe took pull al
his Jug of Darts Bitos' las he writes it
and was then ready for business. Next ht
threatened to shoot eaCl and every one OF
the boarders who ret sed to leave the
house, for was he not boss AYE, and d
christian too, for So he Says-and certainly
a man who defes the laws of hi'
country must be a christian anC
"a truthful man Ills next move
was to send in, to tie Western UnioI
Railway COmpanys ohce, bills for board
in all of which he madL mistakes. T.?
one peculiar feature Icing that each bill
was made out for rifle more than tn,
real amount due Hon singular
When | received my lly | offered TO settlt
with him, but he refused to give me III!
bill and told certain parties that he intend
ed To Use it as mean, to get me dismiss
ed from the Company service. Four dit
ttrent times | offered % settle with hin
and was as many times refused this
can prove) When be sued me he touG,
he could not prove his claim and was com
PEELED much against MS will, to act tn
part of gentleman, probably because h
is christian, as he SAYS in his piece.
As far as his prosecution for sellin
liquor is concerned, hdd nothing 10 d
1cjh 1t, and when | sent Mr. UpsoI
down to Rock Island it was to ask tn
Judge if he could not 90 without my test
mony, as | was situated so that it would b
very announcement for he to 60, and not t
stay the proceedings. as Crosby said
agree with the people of Watertown an,
vicinity. who say, witt one accord Ii
well, but if twas nine gears instead q
ninety days 'twere better.
And now, Mr. Editor. as regards III
parents speaking 10 NE, should the happ
time ever come when We may meet agar
can assure yen sir, that il m0rtals ca
. experience the same degree OF JOY tina
they could in the olden time. | will be we
coined even as was the prodigal son.
And as to Crosby although the Ev
b Spirit cannot be seen speaking to him o
. the street, | doubt na but when he sha
die and be reported a, entering the gate
Of He'll, the Devil will 60 forth with ope
arms to meet him, cla,ping him to his DO
l. ON, and claiming his own ''chattel " while
mas been for SO long time kept from i
, rightful owner
one Lutte DANIELS,
Who COME To BRAKE
D Watertown, Sept 9, 1873.