Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-12
CASTOR VS.. STEWART.
OrruMwA, Sept. s. ls7i

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vor of publishing the enclosed COM
mnnication written for the Ott,mwa
Democrat, in reply to the statement
ofJ. w. Dixon ct al. and the editorial
comments appearing in that paper of
August Both. As the editor Of the
Democrat and the editor of the Times
have each declined to publish this
communications. as n last resort, l an
peal to you for an opportunity to lay
before the public the facts with re-
gard to which feel myself very I'M
justly assailcd. A. w. GAsToN.
OTruMwA, Sept. 81, 1877.
10 Tie Editor Of Otiumara Democrats
DEAR SIR: Are YOU not little pre-
mature in sounding your trumpet of
victory in favor of DIR. Stewart over
the result of the controversy between
the DIR. and myself in your last issue !?
1t seems to me that it would have
been little more courteous Off not a
little more prudent in you to have
suspended your decision until at least
some of the evidence upon which the
charges make against the DIR. had
been introduced. A jury impannelcd
to try u cause is not expected to rem
der a verdict until the evidence is
heard, and the cause submitted.-
Therefore, by your hasty decision,
you have placed yourself in the posi-
ton of an incompetent Juror, having
formed and expressed an opinion in
advance, and whatever verdict Won
may hereafter render will be liable
to be set aside for the reason that it
will be rendered by an incompetent
juror. 1t may be quite satisfactory
to you and the friends of DIR. Stew
art. for him to answer the interroga-
tories propounded to him by get
ting his attorneys and Judge IIender-
shott to sign statement that in the
case OF o. w. Lyman q Co, in bank
ruptcy, and cases connected there
with, in their opinion there is n othing
injuriously affecting his character as
an honest, raightforward business
man: yet do not mean that he shall
escape the issue by any such white
washing process. for with all due re-
spect to the opinions of these honor
able gentlemen may be permitted
to dissent from their opinion of what
the record contains, and also from
their opinion of what it takes to con-
stitute high-minded, honorable gem
tleman, if, in their opinion, the sell
ing of intoxicating liquors in open
violation of law, is not derogatory to
his character. But what demanded
when l made the charges. and what
the public wants to know. is not what
these honorable gentlemen may think.
but what are the facts, and what does
DIR. Stewart think of the facts: so
that the voters may judge whether
they should cast their votes for this
high-minded, honorable gentleman.
was not surprised at the manner in
which the Doctor sought to cvaae an
swering the intcrrogatories / pro-
pounded to him, because when on
the stand as witness, in The case of
ID. Ii. Emery, Assignee of O. w. Ly-
nam Il Co., VS.. Byron Clark. DIR.
Stewart was asked to state to the Jury
"when, where and how he had paid
for the 10 barrels of liquors he got
of o. w. Lyman 81 Co. Aftcrevading
the question in various ways, he f.
nally appealed TO the Judge TO pro-
tcct him from repetition of the
question. But the Judge decided that
we had "a right to STRAIGHTFORWARD
answer, and we repeated the question
until he admitted that he could not
tell how he paid for them. Hence
repeated the question, and want to
know if he has yet been able to ascer-
tain how he paid for them; because
it struck lis at that time, and strikes
me still, that the way lie supposed he
had paid for them was by writing
letters recommending q. w. Lyman
& Go. for credit. under an agreement
with .. W. Lyman that he should
assist him in Il business way" to car
ry on: his scheme which | shall show
hereafter by the record evidence.
But in order TO relieve myself from
any implication of SANDER, and that
the public may have an opportunity
to judge how far the DIR was mixed
up in that scheme of Lyman e. Clark s
| herewith present for the consid-
Grafton of the public, and the gentle
man, some of the points developed by
the evidence. And upon which ]
base the charges j made against The
Doctor. The first little document |
find is an affidavit made by one Of the
parties concerned. l.. +. Edmonds,
the party who purchased Il large por-
ton of the liquor for O. w. Lyman
& Co, in 81. Louis:
kFFipAyIy.