Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-06
LETTEF; FROM WILLItM cLA>CEY.

Having published a statement some tim
 since. which came Ia uS from PhGnix. an, which Vc presumed to he true We now Ia, before our readers what MT. Clancey has |, say abont II:
 EDlToR MINER In your issue of th, s0ih inst. you have taken tie unwarrantabl, liberty of ;,,ailing me by way of a news itein> gathered from an irresponsible. un
 authorized and malicious source. and at time when ordinary christian charity should have induced you to be more cautious
 That was accused Uf stealing six thou sand dollars from the CsSner Bros. do not slcnv. Ths; hsS become matter of history as inc records ut your Courts will show; that l was hcli euiltiess the same records will also attest. Then wiiv. your sllusion to II Does It comporf with your ideas of justice and fairness to ignore an investigation al- ready had in the premises by the legally constituted authorities of the country, and sIpon your own eSpartc showing, re-submit Eav case ta q Gomunity. strangers tO me, and ignorant oithc csusfoEnding facts! Is ithOnor- able ta thus Use vague report for the pur- pose of poisoning Ihe public mind against a person WhO has never injured y0us or given you cause Ia suppose Dc had! You certainly mistake ihe Legitimate, Iroyince of public journal, if n ihc conduct of the MINER. you are soserncd #nl controlled by any such Sdeas, and proper regard for the common amenities of ii:e. sh"Gld impcl you to make just and adequate }epaEItioa tur injuries you have inflicted in sVch . wanlon aud mis guided manner.
 In your e.gtrur>> so i've publicity "a the hilarious >ianticy ynu have detailed in your news tiGm against lnr. lnu have thOuehtleSsl. ar purposely fl carr Hot "hichl neglected To give the nanie ei ynur authoF OF vouch>aie q single worl regarding hi> reliability, there by making yourself! ihc responsible party.
 The sta;emcnts in your news item that acknowledged iu PhWniV. that was the man who robbed tisc "t3SncT BrOS." that still had the muncy and intended tO keep it. and that stopping stages had but just com menced, ufe shockinaly and outrageou>ly false and libeIoAz, gmnating from spirit in shameful antsgoniSm with truth, and carry with them no guaranty ia docency for their publication.
 From these -tatesnent,. as we'll as from my Appearance at the time ot my eXamina- tion and triad. you assume. and would have the community at large also to assume, that I am no "Spfing chicken" in crime, and ny cowarrilv inueple. endcsvor to convict me, with an imaginary band of robbers. organi- zcd to prey upon the lives and property of the good people of this Territory, or in other words having the means of dctraction at hand you have uascgupuiously used them to my injury with the cowardly assurance of my defenoeless condition, at least for the present. Of the satanic sentiment contained m fhn lat regard to my misfortune, in having been shot and wounded, by the Indians. and your evi- | dent pieasurGb!c anticipation of fatal re- suit to me, and beneficial one to the country, shall have nothing to say. prefering to leave !. you alone to th> iu>. cHccration, of all high minded. honorable and correct thinking human beings. Hoping that you will not 1oslow up roar mean and cowsrllv attack ! upon inr. by re'n-.ng .o publish this. | am AS yeu 1eScfNr WILLIAM CLANcEY. !
 fheIii&, .A. T., MascI. -7lh, ls7,.