Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-05-17
l MADMAN AS "A WITNESS.

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"catch Grant :"
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fed that an ;mnortant witness vas to he
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Ihs 1 doors wore m1o borred ~ for two I,onrs m
The m witness nnon whose l;ns the fata of
tho so p.as:da,t x - tho TTn;+ad stotos hnna
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The Ti nan,oaror;c p.a " ~ eml,apa ware an t;ntoe
with expectation. Republicans were in
ferested h,1t ;onorant of the forthcoming
result. The witness was almost indiff.r-
ent. His marvellous story was as follows !:
Some wears ago person in high ste.
ton did him great in iury. Il became
imnortant TO the peace of mind OF that
Great nersonaoe that thas witness should
he harmless He hired a detective. and
soon hurried him 70 The government
mad-h -house He was kent there. friend-
less and nowerless. 70, months. when
one dav an agent of this great parsonage
annroached him. giving him the choice
between life imprisonme,,t with Iupatics
or life of exile in Europe. He chose
the latter. Detectives accompanied him
to the steamer, and he left for Europe.
Becoming weary Of Europe, he returned
and appeared before the committee to-
day to tell his story. The committee
seemed para.y part with astonish
ment, in part With diabolictl Joy. Who
was that great parsonage that wronged
you, asked the chairman. "The Presi-
dent OF the United States, . was .hs reply.
What wrong did he do you.
There the witness paused. He would
die before he would tell. 1t was deli
cate subject. and should not be men
toned. For an hour the committee
piled him with questions. They threat
eped him with imprisonment with Sc
we're nnnishment !: with the terrors of
contumacy. The witness Welded. He
sad the President of the United States
had done him mortal wrong; that he
had ruinaa his (the witness') betrothed.
and since that time the witness had been
a prescribed and prosecuted man.
Hence these detectives hence these
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