Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
Macnab,s Acknowledgement

II Will be remembered that sometime
after the murder of the Casner Brothers
on tho Palo Duro. Frank Macnab and
Frank Hall were discovered to have in
their possession pieces of gold correspond
ing with the gold stolen from the Casners.
The brothers of the murdered men then
offered n reward for the capture of Hall
was offered Frank Macnab wrote letter to
the Times, in which he declared his inno-
cence Of the crime charged against him.
and said he knew nothing about any gold.
The next week letter was published BIZ
the Casner Brothers, requesting Frank
he came by certain pieces OF gold which
they could prove he had passed. Ibis
brought from Macnab the following letter,
handed US by Mr.. Harrison, CasneTs
agent, which. j. will be seen from a p,.ra-
sal, acknowledges having had the gold in
his possession, and 10 having passed 1t:
RIO GRANDE, August Z. 1877.
MEssRs CAsNBR a. BRos:-Ia writing
this doubt very much whether AN JUS
tlhed; sui. it will be satisfaction TO
think | nave done rigut- Had YOU tried
to iind me at first as men and friends. you
would have goo ali the iniOrIua ION uecc =
sary 10 Irctity me aud JUSTLY you, and
have saved YOU selves - vast aflp INT OF
Trouble and expense. As II u. from APP
pearancrs, You have been prompted to
puo.ic,y accuse and cUuaeinn me wIshOut
Bearing. OffcrIur "a re"arj fur nv ap
prehensiou was The dirty a,eans OF driy-
,Gg ine from a country where nave Tor
ti.esr last ten years honest. niasle liy-
iip--.,.anl must say w.rege i-w are more
i..oIy kn.wu or Wors Iespec'et. Still.
n 3.u almost as much al .sioIno IN Ons.
place rs another. 1t Is u" Inconvenience
TO me "a fid another COUNTRY. ct the
slightest tro"bie to ii III G ~. .vmen-. Il
sou are sliii Il, terinspe,i 10 ind me. as You
remarked. / don't ,ninS gu Will have
very much trouble. l sill retain my
uame, and am better known here than
tno.,ph. 1 was. BlI / wont, save you
that iroaoIe If you viii b=llrve, ami hope
b, this meons you will enIieayOr to lind
that gold from which all this noise has
spIurg.
IL Is mt lust that ,on should know
where the SD geld p zee cane from ,nsff
was claEgsd o., the CsDa0ian. Tnusiy :
Mr. +. Hall IL locking IL the wagon. ac-
eidcn aiil 81 ih:, ugh - mr imDul,e. lifted
IN oil can that WIS IN "a iIiti. hox place.
sne can Ia, - il,,ie eOckskin pI'se. aud III
fhe purse rso so gold pieces. He picked
up The purse, an. nnning 1t heavy, be
soon ascertaIred L was moaey. AMI placed
II IN his pocEe.. sayiHg nothing abs'ut 1t.
As soon AS ] lear, cat of i. / was Father
pieased taan u eswsse, being pretty
short. aud coaciuicC IL make use ut u
AID Iefun" it 30 :Sc reiativ.s when they
.urD.d up. Nov md ,au-the day Mr..
leigh took u note ut Tn. things
Va che wagon. saw him I.ox
IA that box. and lift and snake thai same
can, but the purse u, Ing suca sui,li or
iecf l question whether lie uo.ieed IT,
Such Is the truth AMI nois, OF ali mis-
scandal. W lea on sn- Tier ArSsusa,
started 10 white % ,cu, bui felt - imbif-
tered against You l cnucl,. ded 10 let you
no your worst. II your uDfori innate.
brothers hid thai money ! sincerely hope
this may tie the means of enervaiing YOU
to fresh search. SaOuiu ,ou i,e success
ful, none vii, oc beater sa,I..i-i than