The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-18
sAxrA FI. y. VI. Oct. n

sASrs FT, y. NJ, Oct n.
To Grover Cleveland, President, Washington:
The full facts are not before you. have sent
them To tho Attorney General by mail to-day.
am not fighting for the office, but my good name
Please read my statement on ITS arrival
". A. VINCENT.
Did ask for more than was fair: Do my dis
patches read as though had anything 10 conceal?
The same night received your telegram started
forthis city. and since my arrival have examined
Mansion. the office OF the Attorney General and
the Department Of the Interior, including the
is that preferred by Mr.. Fishbaek, of Indiana
namely, the appointment of stephen W. Dorsey
aS one of five commissioners 10 select jurors
for ColiaX County, and that was made
select jurors for the United states Conrt: Al
other raperS on file are testimonials and indorse-
ments OF my character as man, my fairness and
ability a Judge. and general approval OF my
course while on the Bench. No man could desire
stronger Endorsements than have in the papers
on file. many. and perhaps the most important. OF
which were filed since my suspension lou have
assured me that il has not been even intlmated
that am not honest as a man, that am not nom
est g. Judge. Attorney General Garland and
Secretary Lamar have assured me OF this in even
StrOrg ger terms Since il is not charged that am
not honest or incompetent, you must know
that a great wrong and injustice has been done
me. You have not and could not know the reas-
would only have been fair, and II was due me,
w was MADE made. '' as only a. ked delay
Of four days before you appointed my successor.
Mr.. Dorsey was appointed jury commissioner
for the fOllC ing reasons: There have been Tor
many year pmber Of turbulent spirits in Col
trouble. Ia I spring the sheriff, in attempting 10
make an arrest, waS shot, and so badly wounded
that he i stil confined to his bed shortly after
this occurrence one of the guilty parties was ar
rested and placed in the jail AT Springer the
county seal OF COliaX County. number OF MS
associates attempted 20 release him from the jail,
and in q riot which followed three men were
killed. Remarkable as il may seem. a large num-
her OF the prominent and influential citizens sus-
tained the parties who had made the attack upon
the iail and il necessary call in the nlted
States regular troops from Fort Union TO quell the
neWcd old fcudS. created some years ago, when
on account OF >im liar troubles IL was
@ eS;n3 t3I 70 ~ lIS and ne feln ~ herveen nj
classes OF people was more bitter than can de.
scribe, or you can imagine. In addition to this.
terS % - = @ "a Mor IN IN SSM & ~ IeN,ep ~ u
water rights When our court convened in Coliax
County last September, there were los criminal
cases ON the docket, and during that time over
loo more indictments were louhu, many u not
most Of them growing out OF she trouble 10 which
] have referred. Where there had been 80 much
feeling 10 was OF course. difficult 10 obtain fair
jury. and realized that the task OF selecting Jury
Commissioners was delicate one. Asyou doubt
les know. the New Mexico statutes provide that
the Commission to select jurors shall consist OF
the District Judge, the Probate Judge OF the
County, ana three Commissioners appointed 10y
the Ii~lFitL dWtiEts lut lNiitI uhA iE tue Ii-l
reject any one proposed by any commissioner
have always had n Republican on the com
mission To prevent the possibility Oi having pO-
ltlcal Jury, and divided the commissioners he
tween the Mcxicans aud Americans 50 that race
feeling might be avoided. The Probate Judge
was a NaNfcan and n EepublicaD / ha,i never
met him, but IL was represented 10 me that his
sympathieS were inclined towards the sheep
owners. Juan Garlic. the other Mexican on the
commission, was selected because he was n Dem
ocrat a Mexican. and had been identified with
the mining interests.
A. {. Burnham had impressed me iavoraby on
account OF his intelligence, and was selected be
cause ne was a Democrat and one of the few who
had no sympathy with any cOntending factions.
Ex-senator Dorsey had taken no part in the
troubles referred 10, the leading Republican
Of the county. and probably the largest
individual cattle owner. He had been
conflicts between sheep and cattlemen. and was
in reality the representative cattleman and
peacemaker in the county, in addition 10 being a
man OF wealth, and, IN consequence interested
in the good order oil the county. i considered all
OF the matters very carefully, and IL seemed TO
me- after consideration, that il would be a wise
ana discreet thing 20 appoint him. did not do
80. however, until after consultation with Colonel
William Breeden, the Attorney General OF the
Territory, who had charge OF the criminal cases:
Mr.. Frank Springer, prominent LAWYER OF the
Territory, and Colonel Richard W. Webb. the
clerk Of my Court. They all agreed that his ap,
determined upon il for the reason that we could
not think OF another resident OF the county, Re
publican in politics, 50 free from local compica-
tiOns OrwhOse Judgment would be so valuable in
the selection OF jurors 10 try the many criminal
cases on the docket. The same day I desired To
the courtroom. called him and adj
minstered the oath, and the Commissioners
selected the jury for the next term term. This
did moi occupy hour. aud J am prepared to
prove that the juries for the next term are the
best that COllaN County has ever had. In regard
10 my personal relations with Mr. Dorsey. / can
say that had never seen Mr.. Dorsey but once be-
fore and then only for n moment. some time af-
terward some OF the members Of the bar invited
III. eI.a NHuT
as Mr.. Dorsey was i'll all the time we we're there,
had no conversation with him. In appointing
Mr.. Dorsey, IL did not occur TO me that the fact
would have any effect upon NaiiQQal rQlitics, OI
the general policies OF y0hr administration. This
view OF the case never entered my mind. The
preservation OF the peace and good order OF thC
county was alone considered. Mr.. Fishbaek, o.
Indiana, who preferred the charge of appointing
Mr.. Dorsey against me, may be very reputable
man, but he is hrother-in-law to very danger
ous, violent incendiary, named o. L. McMalns
who resides in New Mexico. and has
been convicted of murder there, although
he escaped punishment upon a technicality
] have filed with the Attorney General certified
transcript OF his trial and convection together
with all the evidence given at the trial and fron
which you can see that the murder was not only
cOwardly but cruel in the extreme. During ths
september term of the court decided TWO cause;
against McMains at which he was very much in
censed. Doubtless he caused his brOthcr-in-lew
flshbaek, To prefer the charges, which resulted
in my suspension.
In conclusion. Mr.. President ! earnestly re
quest that you will cause. through agents OF you
own choosing. the most searching investigation
into my whole conduct in Mexico, whether a. a
citizen of Judge, and that should you hereafter bI
satisfied, a you must be when fully informed
that have been faithful To the sacred trust con
bded TO me. you will do me that Justice which yoJ
alone can do and which your high sense OF homo
and fairness will dictate. have the honor TO b,
very respectfully. your obcdient servant
WN A. VINCENT.
EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC CNTTLE AND HOGS.
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics re
ha faf fa1 Ina Of . 4
mestic cattle and hogs as follows: October
1888, S6.SO6,O0S; October, 1884, 7,47s, ,O3O
ten months ended October 81, 1885, SIS, ,S2G,
O74; ten months ended October 81, 1884, 81,
934 ,551; beef and pork product, twelv,
months ended October 81, 1885, S6,0G2, ,0S6
for 1884, So. .46s, ,2lS; dairy products. 81,
months ended October 81 1855, s. ,597, ,437
Tor 1884, SI0,9G7 ,4G7.
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