The Osceola times., 1878-06-08

w piieou "aiis anu 'fo" o"''j Mh'
bear testimony to kind treatment,
abundance OF food aud everything
else they wanted compatible with
their welfare and safety. No single
word of bad treatment has ever
been breathed, except one unprov-
ed and uniounded charge.
Having received no compensa-
non in either money or scrip ior
prisoners board this year, | am
compelled to give up the jail. i
sincerely hope however that the
wholesale emptyiug of the county
Jail that was me usual event before
my lIme, may not again take place.
Other couptics and states have
eoOngh crImpals Of their own, they
need no additions from IN county.
The suck and lndigeot have been
turned over TO my care FOR them !
nave done everything "a my power
-hended subscription l,sIs, ard col
lected money 10 eDable those who
wanted to 20 to home and friends
to do so. For these people | bave
acted with motives o; bUma wy"
|
Last iail | 70, I'd that cop"ter cit
money wa, be'ng pnt IN ciicuavoo
by unknoW p..'ties-'o' the pro
,ec,ioj of ,he 'hnoce Il ; ID ibe Ia
boriog c'nss, personally offered n
eward oi one hund e. dollars for
The arrest tnd conviction of the
corntericuers. lai,o wentto work
nvseli and ere )ona found q t,a'l I;
did not f"d loose layiAg gol-
den eu.s" but ] found man who
was gong To "re,rme spec c pey-
ment' in bats God quarters made
of lead. The boio 6nancier was
bound over tor appe.D ance at The
!as, te N oi be T. .rr.l Coz I. bit
snor. Y r'teraa - he jrmped the
born,r. J h.,e rece4' y iouDd out
wbe o be jrmped 10, ADD IT l am
eicc.ed, he will assurcdly jump
back '.alo.
Wa' e''n. i'u,'nves aud bold
irans. cssors, w"o had come here
wi,h neither aim nor Obi ect in view,
save 10 r'de from officers Of the
law, were not long here pot'l they
iourd odt thdt p.y n.s eyes were
wa,cp''g their eve y movements.
They p.ckec up and paid thc,r way
10 sone more favored spot. Gene
rous be;nys. tn"y misnt hive waited
II hide logger aud | world have
D ocurcd them l,ee transportation.
Vncyc n,e numerous other facts and
.aciden,s hat | have dJne AS AZ Of
tcer III ,n,s and other states. that
mi.ht make met ton q, but enough
.or the present. What / will do,
te,rains with you. II bonored with
II maJo,',y OF your votes, al rnt'r'
irg enc,sy aud ccaselcss vis'a zee
10 every detail Of the office s"rli
ma X my every action. Moth oS
sni II he Jeff uudonc: u WIDER Geid
ior actioh, gives greater scope Tor
downr.ht earnest work. Mct,ers
| fjeil auG cy.M.aai shall receive due
aud prompt attention. When duty
demands aud calls for acton,
p, ,omp, ahd certain, the longest dis
lance, nor the dariest night, nor
the ial'ng ram, nor the swollen
torrent, nor the impassaole road
shall neither deter nor check me.
Toose of you who have known
ard me, me tor years pastare aware
,bat | change not. SUI the same
indiv'"us' as a man, an officer and
n cantioac. / do not proceed TO
make (. ends ohiy on the approach
OF an elccl'oo. IL has been arule OF
my l;;e to be friendly to al and al
all times. 1t is customary with a
lew would be officers to be awful
" sweet" before an elecuon. The
votes a. no sooner cast than the
vo,er finds out that
" Friendship is but name,
A charm that lplls to sleep;
A sha dc that follows wealth or fame,
And caves the wrcich to weep"
Some have said, and Others say,
that it elected | will be TOO s,ric,
aud severe. There is not u man III
the connty wno leans more TO the
side OF mercy than do. No ieeling
nor n desire to use measures of sc
verify against wayward humanity
fods a lodsement in my breast, as
numerous arrested individuals and
others can testify. Whatever
have done or will do in and Tor the
cause of law ana order, the good