, 1875-12-10
LOCAL. LETTERS
likHULT or 4 lILDNDEE.

70 tbs Eaifor Of f7iN Chtcaoo IrtbsnsA:
CHICAGO, Doc, 9.-It las co1nn to my knoul-
edgo that the cautp Of my Incarceration las bonn
81 miscoustfued aa to renlor soma "explnna-
tion necessary. ard. for numerous bona-tido
reaa ons, ask you to publish tho annexed shozt
statement:
In May, 1874, ze.ssed and went to llve IN .
cottage on State sire Ot, south Of the city limits,
but had not lived the TO matV daya when l dis
covered TINT nv. ne1,-door neighbour wars not
such a. should liko to haYo my family dwell
beside, and accorlsn w. deterrainea to move
from thero a. soon asi I could find = huitable
plsee TO rent. In tho meantime my diss-
~ unpleasant ~ they possibly could,
aud, ~ consequent tosult, a compulsory ap-
poaIance before Hy dc Park Justice. and the
payment Of $l5 and cor - % fine imposed on
me- by that legal lnminal y for having broken an
ordinance OF Che famous township, was the first
coli OF tho web In which they wore enclscllng ma
| moved ~ apeedsIy a. could 10 = moro friendly
location. and conssdetees that the saari1ces Of
nlonoy and time. and th auuoyancss suffered,
moro than vindicatod til . law and sausaed the
exactsons Of my forme neighbour Not so
howeyer, M I was soon ii har convinced By being
summoned to answer Ia he Superior Court the
suit Of Isabella Torhunc Of $4,000 for defana-
ton OF character. To thitl1 Aleu anawet by A.
torney, aud thereby pm tlo matter 1t rest
for ,ndrn.:b ts dunE sy aes, Thee
who offered to cotnproms the matter for tho
sum Of $500. ThiH occurr I'd At the Stook-Yatdy,
whero Was doing aome uslneah ut tho time,
aud, ~ tho otIor was not accepted by na, the
suit, of cos1ao, went on. n Id wAa called up for
hearing during Que Of th.s tern3A OF tbfs fall.
rllen tho plaintiff got 1adg: mont by dofsult for
E31G6.
When the caso rcachcd tlsu atage no further
action waa taken until my nano latcly appear
ed III tho citr pspors a. bon'asmnn for tho bail OF
M. ). CahiM Oh . bond fe1 $4,000. Hhtn Suua
Was exactly CO. QUO In excesB OF tho bali gissn for
M. J. Eahti1'n liberation, which was fixed b
Judge Rogers Al t1,u00 with W. L MAskell 40
tho sworn rcBponslbfe man on tho bond and
~ technical unaWo1n b0udsman to simply COM
ply with the legal requirements 0f tho statute,
which ma kcs it necessary to have two mon Oh
bond
Tho erropoous addition hy tha city press OF
the cipher to ilo moderately respectable sum OF
4l,000 At 1s1cb transformed II Into the "sol !"
*l0 600 which excited beyond m,ahuro tue uE-
lust Ayarico and Legal cupidily at my ''formes
nelRhboEs" and their lawyers ~. Forthwith
thoy nont and nHurs was about to 1eAvn the
county. and obtained writ .ot e. - for my ar
rest aud plsced sbs document in tho hsnds Of
N officer, telling him It w.s ouly necessary TO
apprcbend mo when would. Immediately baud
aver ths s3. .l68 in g1eepbsc Ks and singular a.
It may seom, ono 0t these twyern accompanied
Tho officer to my house OIL s sturday night 10 TO-
ceivo and count tho money and reloeae mo from
custody in confederation the roof. The gEeon-
bAckB woEo not Forthcoming ~ anticipated and
/ WAS torn from nay family an lodged 10 prison,
- prisoner Without crime. an Injured man
without rcdr,ss, and victim OF injustice In its
worst form. MICHAEL FOSTER.