The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-21
THE TOOELE AFFAIR.
The Boys were not Hoodlums,

= | EUGLOTS HefGL0:
q In your issue of the 10th inst.
? correspondent signing himself 81
behalf of many citizens, A Sui
scriber" "grunts up solem
heightened groWl' about a lette
that appeared in the HERALD O
the It'll inst, signed j. H. S. an,
which gave a diSpassionate accoun
of a "Lively Racket in the Ex-Re
public. Now, of course, [ was no
an eyewitness of what occurred a
that famous Tor infamous) schOO
dance, and can only speak from the
testimony adduced in court as ia
the merits of the case; but of one
thing l do feel assured in speaking
plainly and positively, and that Is
that the young men engaged in that
affair, | mean James GoWan, Peter
Mcclellan, Daniel Gillespie, Heber
BeYan, James Gillespie and John
R.sGilleSpie, are not now nor have
they ever been "hoodlums," as they
are branded and labeled by "a sub.
scriber." Further, it seems to
me that so far as the
naked facts are concerned, "a
Subscriber has not a single leg. to
stand on. Allow me to reproduce
the editorial comment of the Des-
eTet NeaCS, on what was called by it
"a disgraceful fraeus :"
An Unpleasant Affair In to-
days issue we give some particu-
lars of disgraceful melee which
occurred in a party at Tooele. There
may be some circumstances un-
known to US that might lead us to
change our view on the subject. but
our present understanding of the
AFFAIR leads US to the opinion that
both parties were at fault. Those
who obtruded their unwelcome
presence at the party were guilty of
gross and ineXcusable rudeness.
which was intensified by the refusal
to retire when requested. On the
other hand, those who were prop
erly present should have exhausted
all peaceable means to get rid of the
1ntruders, if they did not do so. and
IN the event of force being neces-
sary to expel them, it should not
have been applied in the shape of
engaging in rough and-tum BILE
fight"
Now, it seems to me that notwith-
standing the fact that Mr.. S. w.
Peterson gave TO the NeaOs substan-
TALLY the same version of the affair
that "a Subscriber" endorses and
emphasizes, the NelOs was 10th to
credit the statement and threw
grave doubt over the pYoprtetg of
the affair so far as the management
OF the dance were concerned. Every
body that reads the NeoOS knows
that it is deliberate in making up
It's mind, and generally correct as
well as fair in its judgments. Be |
sides this, no one could accuse the |
NeoOS Of any bias or prejudice In the
premises. and it is fair to assume
that its mind was made I'D after
hearing statements made by others
than interested parties. Not SO
much can be said for "a Sub
5criber," for in the use of the word
'hoodlum" he shows his animus.
MS prejudice and as well his desire
10 misrepresenU.
This scribe also sickens at the use
If the word "attack" by J. III. 9.
1ut does he anywhere deny that |
Benjamin Glegg, jr., committed
mayhem on the ears of James Cow
N? Does he anywhere deny that
James Gowan was taken up and
'ut for dead? Can he deny further
hat young Gillespie had his nose
bitten by this same Glegg, jr.? l
will pat this matter to him in a
title stronger light than 81. II. S." f.,
lid: can he deny that the manager
# that dance was the constable of
Eooele precinct; that the school ;
Master. Mr.. Harris, opened the ball !
" calling Mr.. Gillespie "stinker"
nd striking him in the face and ,
hen calling in all the fighters pres {
mt to pitch in and show that :
hey were not towards ? !
an he deny that this same consta-
lie Of ToOele precinct ordered John :
smith and Samuel Dram to bar the I
DOR while he knocked down his :
'rother and danced jig on him as
!. kind of official opening chorus ? l
20, no! Mr.. Editor-I don't know :
low y. H. S. came to be SO wild
lnless it was TO serene Mr.. Consta.
lie, Mr.. Schoelmaster and Mr..
Garbiter. The truth of the matter
S simply this: The young men who
themselves into that school
DOM were out of place, were wrong,
nd Mr.. Constable, Mr.. Schoolmaster,
dr. Earbiter and the posse who took
he law into their own hands and 9
committed feloniesiwereswrong also,
Tut more wrong by a hundred fold.
question whether "a Subscriber"
peaks for any good citizens.
am sure that no good
isizen will bite ears or noses
T speak of his fellow citizens sons {
s "hoodlums," especially when the
iffense committed by them was I
UGH a one as has ever been con-
idered venial. l am sure that a
Judicial resignation would show
lp the true inWardness of "a Subj
criber" and his associates. and l
or one express the hope that an
will be had to ascer-
ain just Ouesfact and that is this:
whether if maa trespasses On your