The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-20
both Burn. and Townsend as would.bo assas.

sins. and fled from the house.
II docs not oppeor from Mr.. Hodnett's narra-
tive that tho assassination was ATTEMPTED with
any other vernon than the fiat. Tint provcs
nothing. however. for n Mr.. IIodnctt had not
fortunately escapcd. the blow of thc hand might
have been followed nm with the bludpcon or
dagger. His presence Of mind in rushing
down stairs and into Charles Schncbcls snloon
where three policemen vero rloving oords In
oil probability saved n life Of ncstmabc value
10 tnu Lapor Tongue ana us cause Al least
that Is Mr.. Icdnetts vlew
As soon MS Mr. iiodncts account OF the ut
tcmntnd demonstration got abroad Icttors ~
avrno,bv carno ,,onrn, In from, nil ,hs brono,,oa
Of tbo orgonlzation of which no ia ,nc bood
Mr. Uodnc,. nrin,a n number Of tbeac onis,los
Ono Central orgon,1er wrl,cs.
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such viiianous hypocritc VINO could have thonghtit,
ana Nv MA us ut Ja, CA InmnHps 6oi could
sress to investigate this conspiracy
Another writes:
Your friends In th. land allow You
man Who had hand in This nidnisht conspirscy e'e''
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,cmpt made ON seaman and Russell and Fclthousen a,
b1rkeY VA. at,s'y If JoSns' AMI Si"r ,s",y
From the time of the happily averted tragedy
Mr.. Hodnett has boon in terror Of his life. When
he appeared ut the police court to make COM
plant against Townsend. he was accompanied
by one hundred OF his boldcst Lcaguers. Sean
Ian advised them not to go; but" continues
Mr. Hodnett 81 told them that they should and
that my word was law"
a. also Sn II We are 70 ae' icy " a We he men nsmt
sr. in tie oTsanSaon now thc time Tor thcn 70 step
G no, ot Sna out sd seGe You are sT SspSSgn
fulfil The end tor which God Gated me and until the
ThSts he uyc s AMI n az ppYv mi he WORK ai he
League will be my monument IN the hearts OF my eoun
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VI n'''li'teu " oY "oeenl rom
ically described by Mr.. Hodneu:
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vacancy-lusticc blinded aud the bench sleeping on It,
prcrgnliyr. while uc a't inircnc nWcnt OF 9 ci'l@ns
III. inI ,r ni nam tIrn" ny c,,pt i,,, Ion
OF Wild beasts who were breathing the most deadly and
', i"s we ~ @ a so s ~ , nv ,s
lot Of devils CHANGED TO be The angel got my wings
he pc sent ma ,k,d Villains get teir due. ami tai Viii
,i be- NE me- an " dragging the scounires to the bar Of
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cl ir, bt w., "su.n ,hinS S NM, ', , 'i h
tried 20 attract my ar'nnin to se,.ra objects in Tho
Away pWt my ogdn i1"l , ovcr IT, ;" that he could
get nothing INTO 1t "hen my eyes were away
Ihwnrled IN the plan to poison. the conspira-
tors trlci other means In front OF the hlggs
House Burns and seaman pointed out to Hod-
~. a. !" u.s. ~" ms u'""' p"io".'
about rs yenrs OF age, halt gambler. hnlt rough,
mi N r,,,,,r tof ,,t. ,,.i,b i,,,.o t,,,s ~, both
"i" i's"''l "coi '''ei' WIN ""eo iuss oh "o."
his checks. like fnttenpd SOW piE,h This iuui-
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Nlu""l' inc cohspra'ors ihlorih'u thcir Nictihh,
wns M loss n norsnnnpA thnn tho president Of
the Cuban Juntn. and they offered to introduce
him. But Hodnctt detected the murderous in
tent OF the offer and declined He says,