Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-28
CRANKY LnIlr1lERs !.
st. Paul Contribute q Sample n EptstIes
to Judge Goa.

CRANKY LEI1ERSt-
St. Pau, Consrssutes q sample II Epsstges
to Jssd0e Goa.
s. Washington Cor. Chicago Mnes.1
Judge Cox, who preside at the trial Of
Guiteau, is the recipient Of many threat
ening letters. The following selections
from the Judges mail shows the charac-
ter Of the threats. The following is
unique It is written in q good business
hand. It is dated st. Paul, but the en-
Yelope was taken from the Nlcollet house
at St. Peter, and the letter was mailed
from ST.. Peter: $50 a..
ST.. PAUL, Mimi. Nov. al, 1SS1.-Judge
Cox, Washington, D. c.: The inclosed arti-
Gle was published Nov. 20, 1881. The people
of America say amen to this article: Iou are
making farce of the Gulteau trial. II 10 a.
disgrace to the nation and the world Fort the
love of God and country, charge that jury TO
convict him, of murder, in the, first. degree
.lustice demands he must hang. H.hA goes
free it is an encouragement to any man VINO
is disappointed at the action .of another to
coolly murder him. If. the. jury do not cause
him to; be hung, the people will hang him:
Do not trife with the feelings OF 81, OOO,0W 81
people. The insanity dodge Is too common
Hang a. few and others will not go crazy. The
| ticle carefully. It is full OF, good sepse. The
people are becoming Disguised with lawyers
and judges. "Judge. Lynch" will soon be the
popular Judge. 49, LII JUsTICE.
1t will be particularly noticed that
while the writer Of the above indulges in
threats about s'Judge LYNCH. and also
INDUCES hanging Judge Cox with Quit
eau, he nevertheless is careful not to give
his name. He simply belongs to the
same category of cranks as Bill Jones, {
> ST.. A BROOKLYN -EPIsTLE :, =
The envelope of the following bears the
postmark of Brooklyn, and contained, be-
sides the letter, q slip cut, from The
Brooklyn Eagle. The hand is disguised,
as is evident from an occasional attempt
at trembling. The letter is given pre-.
cisely as written. ...... ....., =
| This. article is so sound and truthful, and
| speaking the language of the whole nation,
deserves notice and consideration ~ - :.
A FRIEND TO JUSTICE AND TO Law.
49,. AN ECONOMICAL CRANK. 5s-a.,i
Another envelope contained only a slip
cut from a Pittsburgh paper. The
writer evidently could not afford three
cents, or else he was afraid he would be
detected, and so sent only the slip, un-
sealed, atone cent.
LIBEL ON THE LADIES.
The following postal card comes from
"Ladies Of St. Paul.. but isvery evident
no lady ever wrote it,. .
ST. PAUL, Nov 90 Judge Cox We see by
this mornings paper that Jones, the would.
be murderer of the scoundreI and assassin,
6ui'eau. has been held in s., 1000 bail: Do you
| not think that you are showing altogether too
much compassion and mercy to the notorious
scoundrel and murderer, Guiteau? For The
| sake of humanity and the memory of go good
man as Garfield, mete out justice to him.
| The hearts of the nation ache for vengancel on
| the wretch who deprived us OF our dearly be
loved president, James A. Garfield. =
LADIES OF ST. PAUL.
It will be noticed that all the above
letters are anonymous. There Is some:
thing too much akin to the stab-in-the-
dark STYLE. They threaten, but they do
not dare show themselves. :, >.
.ALrrERARY CURIOSITY. 81. =,
The following IS to be commended for
its spelling and punctuation, as well as
1.-THE "bravery'' of another legal crank,
who evidently, wanted his name. in. the
papers Someone must have stolen a
sheet of of his note paper and forged his
name to the, letter. 1t does not seem
Icredible that man who claims to- be a
lawyer can write a letter displaying such
Iabominable ignorance and conceit as is
patent on. the face of the following. 1t
is given precisely as written sa,zss
/ OFFICE OF EDWARD DAT. JusticH OF the
Peace. etc, TOMS RIVER; N. j.; Nov. %,
1Ss1.-Hon. (OhD Judge Cox-Sir: The eyes
of the world are upon you as judge in the
trial of that villain Of, an assassin, .duiteau.
The .fanciful scenes that are being daily report
| ed in the New York papers as occurring in
Your Court certainly does not add Much
| Credit to Your fitness as a judge, sitting in
| trial of some important case, in reading my
Tribune of to day am shocked at the report
respectful Manner of conducting
even a petty case. if you are determined
that in Your Court you intend to allow 9
clown to act to amuse Spectators. I would
| Advice you to withdraw, as Mr.. Robson has
done, And not further disgrace the Position
| You so dishonorably fill. II will Not be Sur,
lprised to read in Ny Tribune of to MorTer
| that You Joined In the Laughter with the
| Damed Assassin. Let there be no More Cir.
Gus at the trial of the Meanest Murderer the
world Ever Saw. ! am ashamed of You.
Hoping will not Be Be shocked at reading
any more Circus Scenes during this trial, re-;
main, Y. EDWARD DAY. :,
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