The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-20
LEGISLATORS DUMF0UNDED.
ONE or THEIR NUMBER IDENTIFIED
As THREE FINGERED JACK"
IN. Representative from the National MIL
uar, AsyIum Tu-ning Out Go have been
not only ~ Descrter, hut n Convict In Michi-
gan what was Proved In the Ohio House.

4 t,,. MOI renders
''' ,,., .,,no n connected occount of his
''. IT,, r.ninnhus and such nm account
VIZ %, f., ,ivo ,,i,bou, o,nbonisbmon,
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a,,,i,,, from, Mo,,you,orv f,oun,y. rosi1,noo
X.,t,noi uii,arv Asrlnm n,v,on. occ,,,n,i,,,
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uonsc on tho o7,h dnv of Jannarv ias, :, ,sas
,n,ur,l ,hat ,ho Domocro,s ,sho to,,nJ ,hon,-
"'''''''- ''"' Us" ''''o' W. 'V""u '''o''-
selves pos scssed oi Representative who ap-
reared TO be So strongly identified with tho
soldier element. rs one would infer from his
position Ms inmate OF an asylum maintained
for tho cnro of the nations disabled heroes
thou" nave peen proinpl 10 avail themselves oi
all the capital afforded 10y the TO them' 50 un-
,rh, no,,,'.ra,i ,,,o,,,ri,, ,,oro no, si,r 10
nc pcn"'I"''' ni"'"r"y "oIo ""' s,o" W
i'm the capacity Of n wounded soldier devoted TO
the interests OF the Democratic marty. Thcy
had determined to use their power in the Lcgis-
lature to oycrturn all Of tho dozen or more
,','u i'''.'s' o,'''"'.
including the Soldlcrs ana sailors Orphans
Homo at Ncnia II was known that this institu-
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was ih inc hlsh's' ueHr'c proSp'rou-' ana mat
Il would be- impossible TO find in his adminis-
,rotion nnv Jaw to iustifv reorganization WINS
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ihtll Ni''ANA'''s i'Nt Nio if'hl'Nih'' h'N"'
Ncnia. as in other sections wherc State institu-
,i,,. ,vns crpn,.d ,v,rc hungry rnvcrous and
nuns NuS '''"''" VIZ ""''t'p ,, ,"''"',u9' "'u
blatant Tor reorganization. In TINS CONDITION oi
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evidence OF sagnclty in speaker Neal when
making up the standing committees to place
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V'"hh'r "s Nhalrth"h OF VI" committee on 'he
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Homo. it would
L4ye ea,nrd to show posftiva duflnoss not to
u a tb,.r. n. sal. ..
Wns supposed. ne would do the most rood-io
DISTANT thr @ituHfiun H. rrumftlv intro
az. 81 nlI 10 r. lh,h' ,Nnn a.. One n' N'li'l'
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Tui- spiritol INJURY soon brought suonse-
i H., ."li' W"S me- "a ~ u" ''il H
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ri,,'n aI-" asn u"iIinr ON n.,",int ~ srr,icn In
Ill., ~ ",.,t NJ 81 u',,i,,,' =, ~
pr ivy ,s,.'r ,h, ~ Ill.,. A,n,,,,i G,.
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,ras Vln.'' WIS i'9,nlI,,g, ny ,n itnE
tari' General ~ Nicriean Tor "A cow of lie
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We rHWhllhE over Out Il lew hohths' ana
desert 1n,
rnr his ,o", In thc IJ,,." an , IN" ,,..,,r ~
,rivt,.,m in yvi'i,h he undnrtnnk mn ,N,'lu'nn.
~ f,f' t,,e, .i,,', r..,'''rt t,. s.rir, N %, H.,
ii sr,, t,,,r NIL .,,,,s,r.l,,, ~, i,-,,i y,
h"en I'm =" hn.n't' and hafr. In. r.,ry
bis rs.i,rnot ,vns a snbarsod ma tb,t t,..n,
lii H. ,as ", Iib1',-,ii t' ,''' d,,
snurrel on bv hie prm0cra'ic 9-s"cintrs Who
ma r",,ld MOI at,r ~ sure KIM he Closed ~
rmerch hy demnudin, n i.oniinittna of inyssti,,n-
ton.
Tho committee WIS forthwith accorded and
was organ i2ed on Tho reverse Of the rule sniI Ia
prevail with regard to courts martial. # was
organ god 10 arquit. The committed had not
gone far i'm the cuse before the KeuuLlirun
Iemhers saw plainly ,hat NJ serious inquiry was
Intended hy the IMMUNITY uul tIlnt in.,,.n,i -
ANYTIME, Ike ~ judicial proceeding II was "a
lrnnd furcc O'Cnnnrr himself WIS oNatui nod.
hut not under onth. His answers wore inc IA
ti-teut .tlf-coutrndi0torv and In DuflD~ iflou 10
known facts In the rnur4. ~ tnrir n Iris to
develop tho rrnl state Of O'Conner's record the
Republican members were. furnished OH oihl
statements from the War Department. showing
That he WIS a bounty Jumper ~ wei, rs de-
majority. II dawned upon their CONSCIOUSNESS.
thpt IN" temperature WINS growing un"'mfort-
ably hot. and they hurriedly closed the cuse and
drew w a report agreeing that Otonner bud
deserted, but not making out that any real OF.
f'use was committed worthy Of the attention Of
s-ntnd to the Republicans NJ the commltt.". the
latter refused 10 sign. Thercupun Mc.srs.
Norton. BOIL and Wright drew up another re-
port more favorable 10 O'Conner. nni adopted
u az tho report Of the committee. Inr minority
We're kept in ignorance Of the time when this
would be presented in til" House. hut they pro-
Iir-d report setting forth III" facts rs far as
as"rtmnnd. and recommending that a COM
rluHe he appointed with power to send FIR
l'rs M AND papers. ana make a saii-ia tory
dly the II use was thrown lntoa violent con-
IT. "y"r some u the reorgnnl2ing bis.
BIZ" usual hour FOR Adjournment passed., and
Tie session dragged on far into the night. II
We u"tr midnight when the partisan bills
were disposed Of, and then instead OF adjourn;
lns the majority suspended the rules. and
M'ssr-. Norton 60, rushed in their white-
washing report The minority were barely
aDe 10 oiier their report. but II was not allowed
question was ordered. and all comment, discus
Son. AMI explanation thus cut oil and the
Mhuewh-hins report adopted by a party vote;
hn situation was every way cNasperhting. and
u" result showed that II was not improved for
N'"nn"r, What had been only political con-
u N'r-N i"rifn" personal one rs well. lie
INlllrtn mrwl@rs 81 the Committee ON Sol,
Hl'Ia orphans Home ict themselves lnsult"d
~ being NJ 'ialIy associated with such a chair
nun Ihe JrmocrAts stuck 10 him with such
an1 ii"u Hs is born Of community OF sinister