The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-17
THE HoGAN-THEBEs AFFAIR.
WHAT THE CIT1ZENSoF THEBES
HAVE TO SAY ABOUT If.
a MOLEHILL MAGNIFIED INTO
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itsted few days ago in consequence OF
an article published in The BULnETIs
detailing what was related to us with ref
erence 10 the affair in which officer John
Hogan OF Cairo, and a Number Of citizens
of the former place were the participants.
The gentlemen engaged in that affair feel
that they have been greatly
misrepresen ed, and declare that
the assertion that there was any intention
or their part to interfere with Officer
Hogan in tho discharge of his lawful
duty is not only false but malicious.
A day OF two ago reporter for THE
BULLETIN was in Thcbes, and during his
stay there talked with some of tho best
men in the precinct about the matter.
The reporter also visited the house where
tae difficulty occurred, aud from Mrs.
Ford, who is q daughter Of Mrs. Smith,
obtained statement Of the affair which is
substantially as follows
Mrs tmith, Mrs. Fords mother
| Hogan and two tcnmsters arrived at The
! house littla "na- doyligbt and before
snn riso the family had lot Yet rIs"n a...
wcro walked up by AIRS. Smith; when
Mrs. Ford came out of the house Hogan
took from his poke, n paper and read il
to her in so low tone that stc did not
und rstand moro than nalf be said Mrs.
Smith SAID sho wanted her things, and her
daugbser Mrs. Ford told her to tat o
what belonged 10 her. Mrs. Smith
aud the toams,ers then began to carry
on. everything they wanted. that which
did not belong 10 Mr. Smith Ms we'll rs
that which did Hogan went to stable
a short distance from tho house and
caught and tied up one Of the bost cows
on the place.
In the mean time Johnnie Petit, son
OF Mrs Smith by her first husband, ran
through the woods to Thebes and inform
ed a number Of men there of what WAS
going on q. the farm, and short
iy after crowd of about twenty
persons started for the place, and arriving
there founi Hogan standing by one OF the
wagons, while Mrs Smith and a man were
bringing out the goods from the house,
having by this time the greater part Of
the beddir- and furniture, and some
articles q food, strewn about
the gound aud on the wagons Squire
Dorton approached Hogan and asked him
by what au.hority he was depriving the
Petit; chilt'en of their property. Hogan
asked him by Shat authority ho qus.-
toned his ats, but after few more words
had passed between himself and Dorton
Hogan produced = search warrant. Read
ing the variant il was found to call for
three or foIr sheets; several feather pill
lowe two g. three quilts u lot of child
clothing, Al! several other articles of q
similar character. Squire Dorton told
Hogan TO take uhatever bis warrant called
for, and nothing more; but Mrs. Smith
49, - --si.,~-.- continued to carry vut
articles Of goods which the warrant did
not call for, and Hogan refusing to stop
her, was by order Of Justice Dorton
placed under arrest and the party started
| lOT 1ueUbos
This is subs'antially Mrs. Fords YER
sion Of the affair, told in s,raigh, for
ward and candid manner.
BY other parties gentlemen Of the
highest integrity, We we're told that Ho-
gan, though under arrest was not under
guard while in Thebs', but on the contra
ry was allowed to go where he pleased and
after the trial before llstice Sammons, was
in NJ manner moles!si.
The story tina. the men who wen. out TO
the farm we're arme4 with shot guns, pis-
tolls and clubs is emI s.icsllyand unequiv-
ocslly denied. II is asserted positively
that their was 40 pistols, and but
one gun on the gro.ni, and tina. ono came
there in this way Mr.. Kerr had been
out hunting, and o. going through the
woods near the hose and seeing the
crowd there, natural y,onough went up TO
sec what was going q. As for clubs, sew
eral persons carried walking sticks, and
nothing moro.
The men who too part In this affair,
many Of them citizen Of the highest stand
ing in the community and throughout tho
county, assert that tLsy had no other mo-
tive in pursuing the course they did than
the protection of family of psrentless
and helpless children, their father, who
was good man and EXCELLENT citizen,
being dead, and their mother having
deserted thom.
This is tho other side of The affair. The
reader can arrive at his own conclusion as
to which is the right sido.
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