National Republican., 1877-04-14

witnesses to establish tho charges against the
members Of the board TO the Improper conduct Of
that ofncer. Amer that heard no further CON-
What influences mag have been brought 10
bear on Gordon and Wilson II remains for the
future TO determine.
ored men, and. according TO their reputation and
standing, unrestrained. are entitled to reasons
srs 60 had
supposed was TO act In concert with the board.
and that i was to have ths opportunity to sup
port and corroborate my vii nessce and that any
lnvestis alton was 10 be an open and ialr one The
pios, cution was entitled TO this. and II, as the
fnctured, il would have publicly sppesred, the
prosecution would have been discomdted, and the
oneer honorsbiy acquitted. .
means to justify no action against the oflccrs,
and their refusal to proceed with any trial. They
and accept the ranSest fsisehoods as competent
Testimony to Justify their course. Under para
% The q = s n .Se
They ssy "bs swear, that &r. Grow s.iisi on
III, and asked him % make an sn,da.
M Mna asgnln't ,ss RhSssra, m, and d., hspsVis
carry on gambling; that he told Grow such was
not the case; that Grow then offered him $500 f
still refused, telling Grow 1t was not time; that
Grow still insisted, stating that he vould call
h' % %sis al =
time and swear TO this statement"
Nov, II would hardly be necessary for me to
saw IN my lie and do not know who he is to
satisfy every persen that couid not be guilty
not Been n Seorresosn FOR over two moa,S.
The statement Of ttis man IL not only false, but
preposterously false; and can assure the CON-
proper tribunal TO the truth Of such q statement.
do not believe he offers himself A. . candidate
Nov. II the Commissioners had been acting in
Of all these ounter.statemeuts. MY once 10 but
Of the commissioners. They could have referred
TO me for thu. truth OF these statements. and not
in The premises. They had he % means to prevent
y within their reach, bot they would not avail
themselves oft. The Testimony upon which the
statement @ 3 Of this ' man Johnson. T Common rsir. e
neis would have prompted them TO have heard
my enor.s 70 sid them, they drop the oisssrs and
seemingly place ne on trial.
Nov, II there were any tribunal before which
the question; there is no fOfam but that Of papis
opinion. i submit that IL was the duty of the
nifty to be heard. j wis gt given % 70 NJ anSslstsnd %
that thsrc was to be public trial, or Al sctaai
trial Of the oficsrr, and that the prosecution
A Xststemsnt made in my proisssioesi t e.pseisy ,,
70 the Supreme Court Of the United States, OF
fSiisst ecnsidsr.tion, ana % ser,ainiy wos,c hsrs @
matter before them. or course, the board Is I
spect to the opinion Of counsel where personal
statement would stand unquestioned In the
fSust Ssre state that the board h,v. ,iup,y
fenscs and dereiictions Of fits ofncers, and here
which could Be produeed on q trial Is Of too much
importance and Of too serious character 10 be
dohe TSsy have iet Inc dsiSau.n esrl. h.s ss
the secrets Of the board, asd allowed them to
secretly obtain such proof as they chose, and In
tion, and allowed Il TO pass unchailenred, and
have accepted II as reliable testimony.
The beard seems 70 have come TO very SIN
nesses In regard to the Major receiving money
from gambling houses They say: ..This 10 fuii
By MT Grow. II uncontradicted they make .
case % direct and marvellous as TO challenge Gre
denes. Il true the friends Of Major Richards
and not permit an obviously irrespoasibis man %
be put on trial for failure to perform his duty
sa or Ts.ps srs u sa n:
The testimony meits Into nothIusness before
the inference that so sane . man a. the Major
could not have taken his brbes in 90 public .
manner. So II the Major shoald desire extra
and Keep himself above suspicion, he N must ' DO Il
publicly, 90 that his friends shall be placed In
dilemma where they must determine between
Il he be guilty ne is insane. and IL he bs not IN
sane he 10 innocent. This may be good logic for
proieisIon IL might not be 90 comprehensiye: n
Thsrsis smother le;tur. Of this controversy,
sisted that these delinquinces should be proved
by witnesses who are Of the highest respccta-
estcnS mnst Ss feesea ' %sen " III. tss sea
shall prevail, prosecutions will be at an end for
you would not be able to convict for crime in the
not be secured In time to witness the ofense
IL Is suggested that must have been misled
~ 6y sops % such men "a as Plosden and Jackson, and
that have been. Such a thing would be quite
possible. never placed any confidence In those
make them part Of my case. Their oOndact, As
detailed by the afidayits Of the board to destroy
the effect Of those handed to Mr.. Riddle, shows
them to be notoriously untrustvorthy, and that
they were ready to do anything for pay.
Then again, the board have placed great stress
upon the statement Of Robert I. johnson, who
has eclipscd all other witnesses as liar, and il
seems to have really Influenced the Judgment OF
the board as to the bone 6dss Of the prosecution.
the board needs protection from imposition In the
case Of u, own officers, and that they have ap-
that may have menaced them.
II the commissioners had exercised the same
prtcantion for tho prosecution a. sgaInst Il We
should have seen different result as the out
growth OF their deliberations. I do not wish 10
have that body escape the performances OF their
duty beneath the shadow OF alleged or supposed
impositlons practiced upon the prosecution.
sto any conspiracy, or thSnanufaeture Of
testimony against any officer Of the police force,
there II not word Of truth In Il. Ihsye never
seen q witness outside Of my Office and then
always In the presence Of seme one eng aged In H.
have but kindly feelings towards the force, and
have ever acted In my professional ca Apac.ty In
this matter against II, so that have had NO mo,
tive but TO reach the truth. The Brst injunction
was to guard against fctitious testimony. and
the labor Of collation. was quadrupied in the care
exercised TO provide against II, believe the
commissioners have made n serious mistake in
the couIse they have pursued, and have se-
riously disappointed tho people Of this city in
avoiding iair and open settlement OF this police
imbrogllo. The ioree are not relieved FROM sus-
Pieion, and the motives Of the board will always
be questioned,
The prosecution will ever assert that they we're
fully prepared TO sustain their charges, aad that
u was an act Of bad faith manifested in favor OF
the accused, TO secretly determine the lnTestiya-
tion, and that the report was devised 10 cover u
the real motives aetuating them.
Respectfully, JOIN A GRow.