The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-01
DAVID LiNEGAR.
u" il Interviewed D., 4, uuIIctin R,.
ported
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The announcement of the recent indict-
inent oi Mr.. David +. Lincgar. in Spring
lieltl, for completely in the Lebanon dis
tllcry frauds, caused considerable local
comment IN Cairo. owing to this tact
we Interviewed that gentleman on the
subject. with substantially, the following
result
"Mr. Lincgar, who is at the bottom of
all your dliicultics;'
81 do not know, precisely. | was as.
tonishcd when ! saw that was indicted
at Springfield Tor completely in the Lcb.
anon dis,illcry matters"
"1he last Indictment seems to trouble
you more than the fir.t:'
"Ies because two indictments have a
tendency, no matter what the result may
be, to destroy my character"
"Mr. Linegar, what have you had to do
with these crooked affair. that had ten
dcncy to cause the present unfortunate
| results Z"
81 had nothing to do with the crooked
whisky matters that looked to the .wind.
ling of the government. The only in
stances had anything to do with wills
Ky matters were when the wrong if any
had already taken place"
"Will you please state those instances -
"Thc first is Of no consequence so far
a this interview i, concerned. received
Il telegram from :. VI. Barton TO go
10 II. Loui. that could receive n good
fec and reach home by returning train.
went to 81 Louis, and there met Barton.
fic said to me- that there were some par
ties alarmed who thought they had been
reported for misconduct n distillers. |
did not know. until that time. that there
was amy such distllcry in existence a.
tire Lebanon di,tillcry. They wanted to
employ me to prevent any seizure of that
distillcry. Barton then offered me a fee,
a lawyer, to look after the interests Of
the distillery."
Upon this. then, Mr.. Lincgar. you
think the Springfield indictment hinges =
"Ncs."
Have you had anything to do with
any OF the conspiracics to dcfraud the
government out of it, just rcvenucs?''
II have not"
"liow long have YOU known Barton
and where did YOU first became ac-
quaintcd with him:
Il first became acquainted with him in
Princeton, Indiana, in lsjG. He was
then merchant in that town, and had
iu-t been admitted TO the bar
Have YOU had much Intercourse with
him since YOU lett Princeton :"
Not very much. What had with
him was of Il business character"
~ ou feel embarrassed and gricvcd over
this, then, owing TO the publicity given
10 your name Z"
81 DO. Any man who has any regard
for his character would feel regrets at
seeing his name associated with oiicnses
of this Kind in these time, Of personal and
public excitement All asl, i that my
friends will not judge me by rumor, but
await the issue the trial.
"llayc you, Mr.. Lincgar, ever had any
couveI sation with Pope or Mum in ref
crcrcc To the Lebanon di-tillcry z"
II have not. at any time, had any cor.
vcrsation with either of these gentlemen
in reference to the Lebanon distillcry."
"po you think Dan Mum innocent of
the charge now hanging over him; -
II do not know anything about the
Wisconsin or Chicago matters. so tar
IL the st. Louis affair is concerned
know he is innocent
"What do you propose to do in your
own behalf
$50 defend myself according to law,
and simply ask a suspension of public
opinion
"llayc you employed counsel"
"lcs. They are John II. Mul!lcy and
WI. Allen. will act according to
their instructions, and have no fear of the
result
This ended the interview. Mr.. Line
gar seemed to have been laboring under
considerable mental excitement, but was
cool and co lrctcd when we conyersed
N.ith hin,