The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-10

for another article, but your liberality in
the past encourages me to ask that you
will make room for the following letter
from Mr.. Detwiler, one Of the prominent
candidates for the cadetship at Monmouth,
and also extracts from Mr.. Stars conf
dence game letter to Professor W allace
WINTERsET, Iowa. oct. 5,h, 1874
DE. GRECO. Dedr Sir :-lou will see by the head.
ing of This that since YOU last heard from me have
changed my residence. In compliance witt your
request answcr at once; have no written state.
ment OF the dialogue that took place bctaccn Starr
and IN, self hnt thinl, can give it rrctly from
memory. l. Is not necessary for me tell you how
di=gnrtingly said party conducted himself during
The entire examination. You could see that for
yourzelf had no conversation with him of any i'm
pOrinncc Until the morning we met at Crawford's
for the final examination. While there he approach
cd me and something like the following dialogue
took place:
starr-poyou want to 20 10 West Point very bady
AnswCr-lCs sir.
Starr-Well ahOut how bad do You want to gos
Answer don't understand you-what do you
mcans
starr-About what consideration would you take
not to goy
Answer-I want YOU TO understand that | am not
to be bought I'll. II deserve the appointment Mt and
get it'll shall accept Of it.
He was about to reply when yoI came in. when he
remarked h. low tone that he would like to see
me again. lie also remarked. 'thiS is between yoa
and J. you know Bat did not accept IL IA con.
hdentIai, and am NOT disposed 10 treat 1t as such.
This NAV not he the exact language Of the con
verzation, hut very nearly and conveys the right
idea, viz. that starr tried to ascertain what conrd
t'uoh would take for the chances OF my being
| appointed 10 the cadctship.
A. there has been some delay will forward you
th's now, aud Will write 10 MIR. skinner AID for
ward his reply as a received. Hoping this
may be OF use TO you, remain.
Respectfully yours,
q. III. DErwILEB.
From Stars letter 10 Professor Waiidce dated
ft6. 81 1853.
THAT he (my som WAS not recommended bccaus,
OF some slight indisCrCtion OF HE father / am
also told by one claiming TO have the Information
that some one here wrote TO you In advance al m,
request, ard Instead If recommending my son
wrote ve-y much against him. which suppose re-
iers to Mr.. Tillinghast and which | think mzrcp-
resenis him.. Again: Il think no grudgcs, dislikt =
nor especially sli0hf indiscretonS
Of any outside parry should be used to defeat his
Just claim. | am Informed that the said letter 10
you AID my going to Monmouth with my boy are
The 'i'gHf iudiscretions referred to-
How do you feel now, Mr.. Starr? The
statement of Mr.. Detwier will be verified
by his oath, If asked for, and in this You
denied, III your article in THE ARGUS, that
you ned any conversation with any party
on the subject. Tell us, Mr. Starr, do.
please, what that slight indiscretion was.
Some people there are who think murder
slight indlscreton others that cheating
the revenue is slight indiscretio, and
others again that bribery, or an attempt
at II, Is a very, very slight iudiscretion.
Shui according to your code Of ethics, you
doubtless deem it SO. Oh. friend t2l Starr
now can YOU IN view of your record, meet
your leiioW citizens of Moline, face to face.
without ieellng the blush of shame even 10
.ne roots OF your hair? How can you en-.
yer your place OF worship without feeling
that the eyes OF the whole congregation arg
fastened on you, to detect The brand ~
liar on your forehead Mr.. Starr. On he.
fore the next Illinois legislature aud have
your name changed. A star implies the
idea of thing of beauty. OF brilliancy, Of
light set in the heavens to guide the wan.
derer on sea and land. Your brilliancy.
SIR, Is the phosphorescent glimmering of
rotton mackerel in the moonlight
7. GREGG.