The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-10
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as best it knew how, the criminal class Of
our population. We did not make this state
ment without cause or without the necessa-
ry proof, but sited instances in support
thereof which are still fresh in the memory
of every reading citizen of Cairo, and there
fore, the Argus dare not deny our charge,
since such denial would stamp its
editor as man who has no re-
gard for the truth and no respect for the
opinions OF his own readers We say the
Argus dare not deny our charge, nor does
it deny it.
We charged it. firstly, with opposing us
when we worked for the suppression of Bill
SCOTS notorious dance house, and what
does it say in reply to this chsrgel Not
one word.
We charged it. secondly, with attempt
ing, in vague terms,to throw discredit upon
our well-founded assertions THAI there ex-
listed ring OF men in this city who
made practice OF recovering stolen prop
erty for q money consideration, but who
invariable failed to bring the criminals to
justice, and what does the Argus say III
reply to this charged Not one word.
We charged it, thirdly, with approving
the decision Of the court in the Axley &
Wilson case, when that firm was fined the
lowest possible fine for corrupting the
youth Of the city and when ninetenths Of
our people condemned the decision as not
commensurate with the enormity of the
crime. And what does the Argus say in re-
ply to this CHARGE Not one word.
We charged it, fourthly, ia general
terms, with cowardice and with having
assumed the contemplate position,
without cause or excuse, Of an apolosist
FOR all corrupt men, Of whatever stripe,
whose misdeeds We have felt it our duty to
expose And wha! does the Argus say in
reply to this charged Not one word.
We charged, it filthy and do now repeat
the charge, that it is trying to shield man,
whose past and present conduct has JUST
fed the people Of Cairo, in pronouncing
him as corrupt unworthy and an
enemy ~ the best interests
Of the community. And what
does the Argus say in reply to this charge
Not one word.
1t attempts, however, by peryerting the
facts in the case. to justify itself in the
stand it has taken for officer Sheehan, and
says that il has a communication from
Glenn Young which states that "he never
went into the Jail, and that THE BULLETINS
statement that he was put in there to get
the money from the woman is false
We desire to say that we have similar
communication from Mr.. Glenn Young, and
that while it may ber true it cuts no figure
whatever in the case. Z. is absolutely of
no consequence whether Glenn was on the
INSIDE Of the jail or not, since he does
not deny, in fact afiirms, that he was AT the
Jail, and on the OUTSIDE of il when the
money was handed him, The Argus in a.
tempting to make much out Of this, exposes
the weakness Of its cause and makes itself
very ridiculous, But. having worked itself
into temper the editor Of that journal
further says that THE BULLETIN states an
other fslsehood when it says that the money
was counted at the jail
The fact is that The BULLETIN did NOT,
in all its remarks concerning the affair,
either directly or indirectly, say that the
money was COUNTED Ar THE JAIL. 1t did,
however, say, and still affirms, that the
money was counted at the residence Of Of
ticer Sheehan and IN THE PRESENCE Of Glen
Young and the jailor, And we would have
the Argus distinctly understand that both
Of these disinterested parties assert that
the amount was eighty-oae dollars and so
LESS. Glen Young has voluntarily made
statement TO this effect in the presedce Of the
jaior and Mr. John King and
told US, when he delivered to US the com
munication above referred to, that eighty
one dollars WAS the amount which Officer
sheehan had received from his hands.
Again the Argus says
"Mr Sheehan waited on Mt Thielecke
and asked him, in substance, his object in
disappearing him, as he has in this case
and previously. Mr.. Sheehan authorizes US
to give his reply, and says he will be quail
fed to it, It was this well, give Inc all
your items, like you do the Argus, and Ill
defend you in my paper How is that for
highl'
Mr.. Sheehan did speak to Us concerning
his case once in front OF Justice Olmsteds
Office on Eighth street, and about ten mi
nutes afterwards at the corner Of Ninth
street and Commercial avenue-but at Meth.
er time did it ever occur to us to make a