The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-11-19
The Pomeroy Suit Again.

Most of our readers will remember
that al the last term of the Shawnee
county court. u change of venue was
granted in the Pomeroy ease, to Bur-
lingame.. Usage county. The case
was called last Wednesday, Judge
Pevton presiding. The counsel for
the defense announced that they were
ready for trial. and asked permission
OF the court 10 introduce the testi-
Iaonv Of three witnesses As taken in
congress before committee, assign
ing a. a reason that the parties Them
selves could not be reached, and agree
ing that ANYTHING in the afIidavits not
proper testimony might be stricken
out. The counsel for the prosecution
objected 10 the request. when a coniin-
uance ofthe case was granted b. the
court until future term. MANY peo-
pie were present from all parts of the
state, including many old time person
al friends of the ex-senator. During
the argument Thos. Ryan made some
remarks which were construed into a
personal at;acI, on Mr.. Pomeroy and
his counsel when Gen. S.ringfellOw re-
toried, dcnouncing the prosecution as
malignant persecution of a man who
had done more for Kansas than any
hundred other men within the limits
Of the state. whose bcneficencc had
been felt aud acknowledged by almost
every town within orr borders, and
whose long honorable and important
services III behalf of the people of
Kansas justly entitled him to their re-
gard and friendship" Judge Peyton
said but one course was open to him,
and adjourned the case.
The Atchison Champion whose edi-
tor, the Hon. Jno. a. Martin, was long
and intimately acquainted with the
ex-senator. in the course OF an editorial
upon the subject says:
Col. York stated. in the presence
of several gentlemen. at the hotel in
Burlingame on Wednesday evening,
that the case ought TO be dismissed
at once. Col. Alex Johnson and Hon.
Jas. &. Horton said, at the same time,
that it ought never TO have been com
menced. The universal sentiment of
the principal witnesses for the prose-
cution agreed that no ends of Justice
would he subseryed by Il further pros
ecutiou: hat if Mr.. Pomerv had COM
mitted an offense, it had been amply
punished
Nobody in the state except IA few
malignant rascals who would delight
in the downfall of any man who has
been eminent and honored, and few
yenomous creatures whose hatred
springs from some feeling personal re-
yenge, wants the case prosecuted fur
Their The best men of all parties
unite in the belief that Mr.. Pomeroy
has been bounded and prosecuted be-
yond the bounds of reasonable justice,
and in the opinion that he ought to be
exempt from any further prosecution.
They remember too, with gratitude
his long and useful services in behalf
of the state and its people. They
know that he is, and always was, a
large hearted. kindlT gentleman.
There is hardly a community in the
state that is not more or less indebted
to him for important favors or servi-
ces. As senator he was industri-
Gus, energetic, influential and capable,
securing for the state he represented
more important legislation of material
benefit to its growth and develop
mcnt than any senator representing
any state in the Union ever did before.
As man he was honorable in his deal
Jugs with his fellow men, courteous
aud kind to all with whom he came in
contact, and benevolent. And 1t does
seem TO Us. and has always seemed.
that this prosecution OF him for an Of
Tense which, if all that is charged is
true, was Il political oifensc cXpiated
by punishment at once in humiliat-
ing defeat. is mean. malignant and ill.,
decent, dishonoring the state and its
people, a mere traver,y upon the name
of justice, mOckery of right. Let
stop be put to il as speedily as possible
by a dismissal of the proceedings"