The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-14
SUPERVISOR MUM.
THx oAusxs OF HIS rNDrcrMENT


Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette
ST.. Louis, November 1l.--What Super.
visor Mcdonald has been for Missouri
aud the Southwest, Supervisor ID. a.
Mum was for Illinois and the Northwest.
The latter was the representative OF Sem
ator Logaa's political household, and his
relations with this branch Of illinois pol
iticians has been exceedingly intimate.
and the support he has received from
them has been cordial and constant. Con-
sequently, his indictment has sent shud-
der through many frames In tue North
west.
The correspondence given below Is a
sample Of about fifty letters laid before
the grand jury, and these, IN connection
with explanatory testimony, secured his
| Indictment, and will. without doubt.
lead to his conviction.
These operations OF Munn's relate only
incidentally to his operations within his
own territory proper. lie came TO st.
Louis 10 Investigate certain matters, and
while there the bargain set forth In the
letters below was made. and this part of
his official career has passed under the
scrutiny of the grand jury here:
ST. LOUIS. June 25.--Mr. .. Nj. Sopir !:
Dear Sir-Yours of the 9th instant re-
ceived, but nothing from Mr.. Turner. ex-
cept short telegram saying: "Close the
trade" which will be done tomorrow
morning. as have also received u tele.
gram from Cairo, saying: Tomorrow,
the last day Of grace" etc. will do the
best i can. my only fear being In the
cash payment, which, | think, can't be
made less than $4,000. When ! have
time to wr,". will give you and Mr..
Turner some of the particulars rs be.
| In n,,tL T.,
In this case. Trust none of them any
more than you would rattieuaEs.
They are all mixed up In it.. and now
they think Turner is out Of their reach
Cub Is turning on Bensbcrg. "When
thieves fall out" The dog will he sent
first next week. Our first run of whisk,
was splendid-tlrst day fifteen quarts
second day sixteen quarts.
ST.. LouIs, June 20, ls7I.-Mr. o. NJ
Sopir-Dear Sir: The other party
came here last Friday. and after tw,
days. negotiating. made the folowin,
, arrangement. to-wit: Cash, $4,000 to b.
paid now; the offices to be arranged a
you wished-that Is, your old store
keeper returned, or rs good n enc put il
I his place NJ. to visit you at reasonabl
, intervals and report all 80. H." and OF
the LIST of september you pay 800. am
q like sum on the first of each month tlu
: ring the remainder OF the year, all TN
money to be paid to me. and your knovl
edge of it to stop there and in case you
privileges cease, You are to quit paying
This, I hope, will be satisfactory to yo
, and Mr.. Turner. as / will certainly en-
able him to fill his purse during the ycal
Yours, truly, :. NIB.
t ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 30, $50. NJ
r Sopir. Esq.--Dear Sir To-day tn
other side got out of humor. an,
gave me notice that the cash paymen
must be made, and the trade closed, O
l they would withdraw and let the thin,
4 go. They have been here since Friday
and could not ask them to wait longc
for me TO get answer from Mr.. Turner il
e regard to my drawing. etc. So, rattle
{ than let the matter end in that way
, which would have been ruinous, nd
vanced the cash payment, and closed it,
So you can now go Ia and make II al
back with interest. have taken some
risk IN this matter; in fact, am now
bound for it all, but done it believing
was dealing with a gentleman, who
would not allow me to suffer by so doing
and 1t was the only clear way out of til,
difficulty. Yours truly, $. NJ. BARTON.
ST.. LOUIS, December l, 1874. MIR. o
NJ. Sopir-Dear Sir-Iours of Goth ult
received. Unless you think | coul,
make money by it, l want no interest II
running Sagetown. think, so far n
Cairo is concerned. they will be harmless
and as to Holt at Washington. he can b,
managed but am content to let it al
go, and quietly watch and attend to bus
: mess here. You know Dwyer bette
! ha,. In Nv t.i, t. L.. l..
small game to waste ammunition on.
anticipated your idea of writing to Tur
ner, and sent him my last from Cairo
I We are running this place pretty full ant
: making some money. You want me t
, point the way out for you. / can do |
"thusly:" Show lIovey the letter sen
to Turner from Cairo, and let him know
the friend Linegar refers to Is Mum
! then assure him that Holt can be man
. aged, and by that means quiet his fears
and then make it ''rattlc."
y Yours truly, s. NJ. BARTON.
u ST. LOUIS, January 8, 1S75.-Mr. O. NJ
SOpir Dear Sir-f ours Of the % inst. {
!. hand. ID. 4. l.. here yesterday, an
promised that your former Gauge
should be returned. BE on your guard
: as Brooks and Hoage, with two assis,
r ants, are in Chicago, or will be very soor
and they will give the Northern tllinoi
' and Wisconsin distillers a thorough ovel
y hauling. This information must b
!. strictly confidential, only you and MI
!, Turner to know 1t, letting Chicago tax
' care Of herself. Should they by some aC
cident drop on your place, show Dol
y front. and send for me.
Yours. truly, S. NJ. BARTON.
Will probably write Mr.. Turner t
! morrow. s. NJ. Ii.