The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-02-04

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derstood them and with no more regard to the political
oDinous or interests inyoIved , "a thu eolor Of their
hair
There smother case to which rrepce has been made
unfequently that may be regarded as specific
sation 1t is that Of the baup of Charles Hays after
dictment for the murder of Baffuu This murder un-
doubtedy amongst the most atrocious Of those times
Whether Hay. was the guilty man. is more than
know-about il have never heard apy proof nor do
that there any, There wa. IL Ia true an indct
men and that made some presumptisp that
II from case on preliminary e.,noatiop and i'm the ab
Of exteuuatng ourbt to have control
led and would controlled nv Judgment against hail
ing Thus the question arose The day before tho ncces
sary adjournment Of Count n the close Of long term
when he had professed himself r-adv for trial and tine
Territory ready his counsel mad. application far
bail remarked that did mn, fI n, liI-,tv In hail nm
der the circumstances without something of the
merits Of the case and had the vtn.s.., called with
view TO a summary iuouirv NJ IN the If III. pre
sumption Of guilt No witp.,,-, w.r, I'm Attendance
stated that w,uld mn, ,, matte, ar ,il The p.,t d.r
and proceeded with the b,p. of the C,urt which con
sisted mainly in ,,kin, ,; far .,,r,,,s IN tho p.xt
term The prx, av mt ,t,.n,;r ,,. c,I,ad n, IN.
case and when asked If amy ,i,,... y,er. n, ,,t,,d
aner apd ,b., ,I, n.,,;., -, r., =, n. -.
i'm his ,I,cc and ,,,,d ,I., r. - NJ I'll ,L.,
ma " ~ M ny" t' ma
nus i"i '''" n'h' 'hat he regarded as a'"ge'n-
=, ""."' any Pro"' e"ui" o'nnee' Hn win
nc au u" u"""' ne eouiu give g"oi oan'
anu - 81 iAr as ne tae prosecutor was eoneefned' he
1""' man. "' 10 MS oeihS "aieu. l. unereup
' Ste" iha'' nh"er those circumstances wond take
ne "-"Aii's Tue sum al SiooOo ahd took oaii BOND
win m "'e See"fiues rel"tea !" Oe mrh OF large MEANS
i"e next "ornhis iri' Lee"nP'on ior my home at
IN wnere 'hfp resiea' Us 30 nov, and have
~ 80. - wv "T'i -'"A S'L Do"Ni'S"h, the
:. '''"' " ""s "'"'N'' ans" '''u me maj .'av'
i''i "iu ei'' ha' eh""neea my conduct IN bail
""" q"es''u 'h 'ne hafsnai' 10 re-arrest Hays and
"o ms "eeihs 10 DO so' haa ordered Col Titus To re-
i'S' NM a ie" "ass "i'er""f"' HPpi'eatloh was made
mt pS nays i"r naoeas corpus. rms Issued and
upon MS oes Drought before me oy iltns with return
e'- "' !" '"e s' oi'''o ms "iSen't 20 from e'sto-
NY anu "e "As ana 'huS 'e matter ended, so
as "e'"h mere Inc case was represented
Ho' "eary but In the m-st distorted manner to Pres
ient Pierce made tn President Pierce statement Of
tue aes as nave represented them here and einsed my
letter 10 nm with the assurance that II he desired Chief
"se io the iefiiS vi hansAs VINO eoui' he dictated
w. In 'e s VI MS "noai Iuneu9hs oy 'lther the
ovenor OF this Territory or the President Of the United
States II would be necessary To appoint another gentle
man-that had always performed my duties, under sol
emn sense "i my obsaiuA without favor affection, or
prtJnnee; that had 50 done IN the case OF Hays, and
meant ;" 10 o"o "he held the Once; and that my judi
cl conduct could not be controlled by either him the
Governor.
iesheht Ileree sent TO the Senate the name Of gen
enInn fm Kentucky 10 spcrsede me- but the Senate Of
the United States fed to confirm the nomination and
thus sustained me- But whether the Senate had
tanned me not but the it did rank my
duct in that transaction amongst the proudest of
e-ony surpassed if at ALL by this: that subsequent
y to this wrong done when a Mr.. Shrrrard kill
ed at Lecompt"n by gentleman of Gov Gearys house.
hold and the friends of Shcrrard threatened the life of
the Gorern"r remained there two days upon learning of
the threat To prevent it, and did by the