The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-06-04
COMES TO THE RxscuE or PAGAN.

4"~ aree-cornefed light between Hon. l "nn "' Campbell. Delegate in Congress AP'@" Chas. F. Eagan of the Subsistence 'eP' .tment, U S. A., and Judge Chas. Si- sn' of the Third Judicial District of Ari- 1 " na, which aff.ir has been brought into 'romIoe3ce through the newspapers, in s 'agae, uDeerta in, mysterious manner, On .erai oceas:or.s, causing considerable en- aulry. and elicksisg little response, and the whole business might have passed quietly into oblivion were it not for the circulation, i, this community, of the Reply of John c. Campbell to Judge Charles Silent, m the matter ol the charges Prefeu'sd by the former against the latter, asd statement of csp,sin Chas. F. Eagan," which has revived the curiosity of the people. the majority of whom are ignorrnt Of the basis Of the muss. asd to whom tue seandaloas state
 meuts in sn editorial of the Territorial Ex-
 po.iior of April s0th, concerning the visit of Captain EAgan to Judge DeForest Porter
 q. Pheuix in May, 1879, and the insinuaiing enou,rs iu the Prescott Democrat, ot May 10. sigaed Censor" as to the absence of the
 Captain from his official post, were alike
 argrEvating and ineOmprehensible.
 1 Fo, ,he information of such, let it. be
 known that the unsought notoriety oi inc noble Captain is wholly due to his acts as citiz.n in thls county of YsvApsi. in various
 positions, but principally in connection | f.-. .ftsf nf fhe Peck Mining Company, in the District Court
 Evdently the outrageous inuendoes, .lurs. and suspicious against Captain Eagan,
 which have appeared in the delectasie \ sheets mentioned, have emanated from the
 brain and pen of some one of those liars,
 robbers. systers, or drunken attorneys, men tioned Tn that model of choice, pure lAn-
 guage, the affidavit of Captain Pagan, pub
 lished in the pamphlet referred to.
 The foul aspersions of such coufempa- ble. ualicious characters should be harm less, especially when directed against one so we'll known in public and private as the Captain.
 What is it to 'sCensor," or any one else, that An army officer has leave of absence occasionally, and frequently has that leave extendedl Even if year ago the Chiei
 Commissarry of Subsistence ras ordered tC inspect the department cellars al Camp Nc
 Dowell, and Judge Porter uas called upot . while that chief was en route, and dtd Jus D then revoke his order appointing Receive for the Peck mine, do these peculiar coinci dences prove that any proceeds Of ;he al
 legged stolen Peck bullion was used m Pns
 lpixl Or that any permanent invest
 ,nent of money loaned was made oy tn
 nartieular friend of Hobart and Hayward O San FrancIscof
 '- Not by any means, and any who dare eye C in tkipk SO are lawyers in their hearts. h Captain Charles r. Eagan, Chief of til e Deuartmcnt ot Subsistence in the Territor .d l..S Ariznna. has been in the amy for is lars, in his own c0rps, on the parade groun e or the Prescott plaza, on Granite street ( To m any community where he has ever beel co is high--fully SIX feet and his soloierl Us bearings, snd learnings, and actlons, in h i- capacity As q high-toned citizen, have a T traeted as much attention in this burg Is the performances of any other peaceab pr scrub who parts his hair in the middle, an ve John C. Campbell can prove it. (S' Id pamphlet, p'ge 7)-
 of The fsci IS that Capt. EagaD's past care Ee gives the lie to his iraducers most emhat ar cally; he came to Fort whiPple firm tl at important military post on the Colorad -n river, known as Fort Mohave, urged thenC T, by the good luck, which, after rendering Til fortunate assistance 10 sume female relati' Id of the present General of the Army, son [ years ago, has persls,ently stuck to hir he and placed him m spite of his naiural re modest and retiring disposition m the pr sponsible position which he now hoId ne His advent at Fort Whipple was an evei q. which was very pleasing to the citizens h the town of Prescott, which is only mi h. distant, and the fact that he loves ia nd horses and has such pleasant ways of bac .v inc his opinions concerning their speed, of well as on other events, made his presen lie wonderfully welcome on our race tracI CT and ia our club-rooms. To be sure Gen as, 4. V. Kautz. envious of his growing pop ,d lArity among the citizens, did, with mali
 aforethoughr, prefer charges against him
 gambling, etc, but, when tried before
 court-mar,ial, his sccuser being absent
 an Indian expedition, did not the spotlc oi Captain come out whitewashed, and ev'
 vindicate his honor by having Kautz T h. moved from command of this Departmen or Nest certainly he did, and also declar' ith tha, for a second like offence be would ha or the General run out of the Army.
 of Ambition feeds on opportunity, and | for field of politics opening to the eagle e ,t- of the Commander of the Commissary durii ss, the winter of -7s and '79, he boldly ventur 7. VI therein. and became quite prominent iobl w member of the legislature, then in scssio ~ particularly at the prolonged evening s'
 sioEs held at the Diana saloon and |
 whipple Park club rooms, aad though fen
 ish whispers were circulated that some
 the bills he there introduced were tabled fir
 protested afterwards, passed to reading
 third hands, considered, engrossed, approve