The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-10


-. rnIsssvlLIr, ous., July 81, 1877.
inyour paper of the 10th inst. u art;oI
was published over the signature Of ssT,,,tb
which, for misstatements to the SQUARE iDcb
cannot Be excellOd. Allow me IN oppoaitio,
to Truth u to tell WIN know about n,
natter and after using the pronoun |, a
often as Truth" did. shall certsiuly hav,
the courage to sign my name to the article
AS was stated in the Aountaineer, Mr. Par
ker' from your city, had been here for som,
time looking out for man from Nevada. who.
lke Truth, has the happy faculty Of pass.
ing under an ossamed name, and who, in this
section, passed under the name Of aHooker y
Parker felt confident he had found his man
and was waiting patiently for the necessary
papers to arrive in order 10 have him arrest.
60. In the meantime Mr.. Ben. Allen. the
man for whom Hooker" was working Maid
him of and Parker heard he was going to
leave. This excited Mr.. Parker, and know.
Ing that Mr.. Howard was Deputy Sheriff, he
went to see the law in regard to a case of that
kind. MIR. Howard smelled large sized
mice at once, and after learning the state Of
sne case he gave Parker his key and told
nun where he could find the law. After civ.
ing Parker his key, he got Van Allen and
Ia4H NJ
1en. Drlpps to go with him to arrest Hooker.
ana while Parker was looking for the law
Howard and his boys were getting guns and
pistols preparatory to going for Hooker. Mr..
Howard got gun from John Lucky. and
while he was talking with John, Parker told
him to wait a few minutes and he would Get
his horse. Towards reply was, 81 do not
need you at all, and will not wait. He also
told Mr.. Powers that he was afraid Parker
would take near cut and warn Hooker so
that he would get away, as he believed Parker
was in collusion with Hooker. All these
things and many more can be proven by res.
ponslble men of this town, Furthermore, there
was, and is, but one sentiment in this town
n regard to the course pursued by Mr.. How
lrd, aside from his family, and that is one of
'ensure. Mr.. Howard is an old man, and
lis grey hairs have shielded him from what
would have been an inevitable consequence,
lad he been younger mani mean the
'enalty attached to the crime of turning a
prisoner loose, l. E., not less than five, nor
more than twenty years in the penitentiary.
When Truth" stated that plan had been
'oncocted to cut Mr.. Howard out of the re.
yard, he stated what he knew to be false
'olitelyspeaking, he liedl as had no thought
# going, and would not have gone, had Inot
'een told that Mr.. Howard had left Parker '
n foot, and gone to capture his (Parker's)
nan Truth" states that Hooker was turn.
d loose because he didn't fill the description
iyen of the man who was wanted. This NAV
o true, but Mr.. Howard had no means of .
moving it. as the only description he had of
i'm, was verbal one given him by Parker
nat morning. There were different opinions
ere as to the cause of his being turned loose.
ONE thought the man was Mason, others ]
lought it was spite work, and Others still 8
cid to the opinion that money had been a
sed. do not agree with any Of the forego- r
lg conclusions, but believe the old man hon s
'tly thought he had the wrong man, and '
id not know that he was committing crime X
| turning him loose. / have no wish to say t
nything to iuiuro Mr.. Howard, but l must o
~ that the signature of "Truth" to an arti- $
e like the above is a misnomer. P
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