The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-05-18
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others returned from Huntsville at
ter an absence of nearly month.
Mr.. D. reports the following facts,
which it is but justice to publish.
which many will be interested in
knowing: The Us. detectives swore
that at three specified times they
had had dealings in counterfeit
money with Gordon. Their evil
dence was read by them out of their
books, where they had dates, DC,
written down. The combination
failed, almost by a series of especial
providences. There was overwhelm-
ing evidence that on one of the
dates to which they sr ore, he was
in CORTLAND, Ala. On another, he
was visiting a well-known gentle
man IN Marshall county. On the
third, a witness was present all the
time, who identified the detective
in open court, and swore that his
statement was false. The charge of
the Judge was a model of fairness.
The jury did not however, reach
the case. Some of the members
could not consent that they had any
Jurisdiction in the premises. After
being discharged, several individu-
ais among them stated that there
would have been an immediate yer
dict of acquittal in favor of Messrs.
Gordon and Edwards could they
have agreed to consider the cases.
The jury was charged to decide first
If the case fell under their jurisdic-
ton before they could examine the
evidence and bring in verdict, and
on this point they could not agree.
It was developed in the trial that
one of the accusers in former days
had rode a race for a gentleman,
and had accepted a bride, to cause
his employer to lose. 1t was also
brought out that another of the wit
nesses had won the confidence of
one of the accused, who was a Ma
son, by obtaining through Masonic
grips and passwords the secrets he
intended to betray. Mr.. D. further
states that as the facts came out,
there was intense excitement in
Huntsville, and that the suspicion
or prejudice with which the &C
cused were at first regarded by the
citizens, turned into respectful sym
pathy for at least some of them, and
loud spoken denunciation of the
atrocious conspiracy of which it
was believed they had been victims.
We simply report facts which are
reported to US, and do not presume
to express a judgment. The matter
is before the courts Of the country,
which will no doubt come to a just
decision. Those who wish to antic
ipate such decision, can, according
to their taste, believe the sworn
statements of know men of known
integrity in this State, who squarely
contradict the detectives, or they
can believe the aOriHen deliberations
of the professional spies whose oc-
cppation, as often carried on, of
tempting mon to crime by false
hood, is one in comparison with
which ordinary lying is noble and
street walking honorable. We know
there are men, yea, many, who al
ways take the worst view of every
evil report that can be started, and
say that where there is 80 much
smoke there must be some FIRE. 1t
is much more glaringly true that
where there is a little charity it will
bring water to put the fire out, in
stead of trying to blow it TO a blaze,
1t is the good saying of great au-
thor, that if each one will bear in
mind the number of falsehoods cir
culated about himself he will know
how much to believe of what he
hears of others.
SCHOOL.
We understand that Mr.. Camp
bell proposes to examine his school
at the close of the session in con-
nection with several others. The
object is not to offer a challenge,
but to stir the pupils of the differ
ent institutions, to awaken laudable
emulation, and to compare the adj
vantages of different modes of tut
ton and different textbooks. We
think the idea an excellent one, and
hope that the schools invited viii
respond. Mr.. G. has had from 4C
to so pupils all the year, and is eR
Enthusiastically endorsed by the whole
community.
SCRAPS.
The last issue of the CITIZEN al
ludes to the reformation of a drunk
ard who was kindly helped in hi.
temporary eclipse by some ladies
We have no doubt it all happened
but have not the least idea who tn,
individual is. The base ball clul
meets every Saturday afternoon il
the lot of Mrs. Helen Walker
There is a rumoF that like SiseFa o
old they are to fight against th,
Stars Of Pulaski. The crops ar
doing fairly, altho' the wet weathe
has thrown our farmers back. Til
stand of cotton is good. Thank
TO Maxima for her confidence. w
are sure dne who writes SO wei
must be stair to see" I. L. n.
The New York Store requests ladiC
to examine their Fine Bleaehed Domes
tics. One case Just received, which W
will sell at I K cents worth 10. IL