The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-09
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.


MI \ . ~ SaBitOCAl , LAW 4 SbANO
To the Editor Of the indianapolis journal:
Twas very much surprised to read in the
Journal of this morning in an editorial what
purported to be the boasts of Mr.. T. c.. Camp
bell, of Cincinnati, in which he is made to say
that ''he could make jurymen believe what he
knows to be false and destructive to justice,
and that The publicly boosted that he could have
secured his a~cquittal had he so desired, and
that he (Berner) was the first murderer
that he had not turned loose
on society, Campbell further boosted
that he had pursued methods wholly
at variance with law and justice, and that upon
these methods he always confidently counted on
acquittal, no matter what the evidence might be
and despite the S%tricteSt, e~nactmentS.'
Mr.. Campbell never made any such boasts or
statements, and the nearest approach to any
such a charge, though in nothing like such
terms as are used by the Journal, were printed
in a Cleveland paper as an interview with Mr..
Campbell. 1 spent Thursday and Friday of last
week with Mr.. Campbell, and he not
only denied the Cleveland interview in
toto, but stated that he never saw or talked
with a representative of the paper printing the
pretended interview. Persons who know Mr..
Campbell would testify that he is not foolish
enough to make such a statement even If 1t
was true.
l. all WI OdtlDNCllo aIElGIlA. Our tIIleIItAouhB
began in the army in 1869, and has continued on
intimate terms ever. since, and 1 ask the priyi-
lege of speaking for him. When | saw him last
he took great pains to give me facts
regarding his law practice. His
clerk, Mr.. Evans, opened their Office dockets
to me, because the court records were destroyed,
and since Jan. /, 1877, when Judge Tilden be
came q member of the firm, they have defended
the following criminal cases.
Frist-Joseph Peyton; shot and killed his mis-
tPpgS. ApnI1ttpd as insane
Seconds. w. Hoffman, city auditor Cincin'
natl; two trials. Acquitted.
Third-T. E. Snellbaker; killing the father of
his mistress. Acquitted on ground of self-de-
Tense.
F~ourth-Joseph Malley; shooting and wound
ing a political hummer, who recovered before
the trial came on. Acquitted on ground l. of self
defense.
shovel and killed him. Indicted for murder in
the second degree. The jury disagreed, and
Chumley has beenoout on bail fer a long time.
Sixth-Fisse, who lived at Oldenburg, Frank
lin county, Ind, indicted for murder. He had
three trials, Campbell being in the second and
third. In the last one defendant was acquitted.
'Se~venth-Sandifer, son of a Kentucky judge,
q~uarreled with a negro and put out his eye;
jury disagreed.
EighthNWm. Berner, numbering Kirke, SEN
fenced to twenty years in State prison.
managed by AIR. Campbell except Fisse
and Berner. The former case was managed
by counsel at Brookville, Indiana, the latter by
Judge Moses Wilson, Major Blackburn and
Campbell together. Here are eight cases in
nearly eight years, five for killing persons, two
for wOunding, and onefor embezzlement. Three
of those indicted for killing were acquitted, one
sent to the penitentiary, and one out on bail be
cause the criminal prosecutor has not-seen fit to
place him on trial.
iOn the other hand, Mr.. .Campbellis firm has
tried over 8, 1000 civil cases since January l, 1877,
and are now engaged in 5G6 cases
on the dockets of this and two adjoining
counties. Mr.. Campbell is attorney for five of
the leading banks of Cincinnati, for the consoli-
dated street railroads, for Mr.. Richard Smith,
and was attorney for the Gazette VI .to the day
of its consolidation with the Commercial.
Governor Hendricks and Mr.. voorhees, have
defended more criminal eases in seven wears
than has DIR. Campbell, andnO onehas suggested
that ''the courts should reach out and lift their
legal scalps." J. H. WoODARD.
ARRILi8, 1884.
q, S.-Sipce writing the foregoing, Mr.. Camp
bell telegraphs me:
Il never, at any time or in any place, to any
person, made any such boasts or statements as
are contained in the Journal, nor anything that
could in any manner be tortured into such
boasts, and [ never said .Berner was not the
first murderer l had not turned loose. / ask
you to do me the favor to say this much to the
editor OF the Journal who has printed the
libel T. G. C~AMPBELL."