The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-10-08


wife with tears running down her checks
of the many wrongs and insults inflicted
upon her by this candidate. The soldier
Immediately informed the insnlter Of
soldiers wives that he intended TO shoot
him ION sight" James not thinking that
the soldier would be permitted to return
for such purposes, was surprised at such
communication and locked himself up
in his office, and did not want any OF the
soldier argument in his. The soldier was
not to be cheated in that way, he remain
ed around until James was compelled 70
come out of his hiding place, and then
lively race ensued, James taking up one
fight of stairs and down o back pair into
the back yard, the soldier hurrying him up
at short intervals by ball sent whizzing
past him by soldiers revolver. James
in the meantime seeing privy not far oil,
made straghtway for the same with such
strides as James only can make, when he
| is reminded every moment Of the necessity
of time. Securing the privy, James shut
the door, the soldier firing the remaining
three loads of his revolver through the
| door. all of which passed over the wife
insulter because he found safe place at
| the bottom of the building. The neigh
bors hearing the cries of murder, and the
report of the revolver, repaired to the
spot and after some one took Mr.. Van
DUE away, James came limping out Of
the priyy (which has ever since been
known as Fort Wilkinson saying he was
shot in the leg and the blood was running
in his boot, but upon investigation by a
surgeon, it was ascertained that James
was not hit at all. James was shielded in
Mr.. Hamiltons office until darkness cast
protection over his body from the watch
full soldier, and then he was told to git
and he got, and remained away until the
soldier was compelled to return to the
army.
James at the time was quite promi-
nent member Of the Presbyterian church
ut Carlnville, and his conduct was re-
ferrcd to a committee who reported to the
board of sessions of said church the fol-
lowing charges against him:
1st. That he repeatedly played at games
Of chance for !, valuable consideration.
I'd. He at divers times and places, in
decently and wanton!y exposed his person
to several females.
3D. That he made attempts on the
chastity Of Mrs. J. G. Nanduze by wanton
gestures, lieenitous proposals, and by
violence, and upon trial tie church SEES
sion found him guilty Of the second and
third charge
Upon trial before said church session,
James pleaded guilty to gambling, and
the church session found him guilty Of
the second and third charges and render
ed their verdict that he, the said James
Wilkinson, be ercluded from the commun
ion Of the church until he rcpcnts and
restores public confidence in him."
Whcreupon, the insulter Of soldiers
wives, left the beautiful city of Carin-
vile, for Il new field Of labor, and turned
up ia Tama County, Iowa, as Anti-Monop-
Oily candidate for Congress in the 9Th
District.
If any ore doubts any of the above state
ments we would recommend them TO
Geo Fishlock. Carlinville, I'll.
John j Rinecker,
NJ. Prouty.
p Bradley,
Jos. Wolf
Geo Patter. Atty, Brighton, !"
Edgar Paige. Des Moines, Iowa.
In explanation as to how we came in
possession of these facts we will say that
on the 18th of September citizen Of this
District received the following letter from
a gentleman at Cedar Falls:
Dear .Sir:-Do you know that j. Viii
kinson, Candidate for Congress on the
Democratic, Liberal Autobiography Tick
ct, in your District, was excluded from
the Church and obliged to leave Carln-
vile, Macoupin Co., Ills, for the charge
of attempting to commit rape on a sol
dier's wife, while that soldier was in the
army, and attached to General Shermans
Staff, ! think with the rank OF Major.
That when the said soldier got home he
chased the Hon. randidate down the
streets of that city, through his office, he,
the Cdndiddte, finally taking refuge in an
out house The soldier firing shots into
the building, but not hitting the Candi-
Date on account, and for reason that he
the said Candidate had found a very safe
place at the bottom of the building, all
the shots passing over him. These state
ments are facts If you will have some
one write to John l. Reniker or the Post
Master of Carlinvile H., you can get all
the atfidavits you need.
Yours Very Truly
LANFEAR KNAPP
This letter was put in the hands Of Mr..
Stivers, a lawyer Of lama county, who
proceeded to Carlinville H. and made in
vestigations as 10 the truth Of the charges
and returned to this county last Saturday
with the following affidavits attached to
the letter
State of Illinois. sr
Macoupin County, 90
We the undersigned on oath do say,
that we are well acquainted with the
statements set out in the above, and fore
going letter. That re were well ac-
quaintcd with said James Wilkinson.
while he lived in Carlinville. Ills, and
the statements Of said letter are true.
f. PHELPS,
RANDOLPH ANDERSON,
BERNHARD LoREN:,
J. NJ. VALENTINE,
Asst. r. NJ
Subscribed, and sworn to before me and
in my presence by H. Phelps, Randolph
Anderson, Bernhard Lorenz, and J. NJ.