The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-06-27
From the Atchison lKan) Champion.
A Triumphant Vindication.

Government against JAS. W. Iarker
and his associates for the recovery
OF $215, 900, with interest for
several wears, has been on trial be
fore tie United States District
court at Topeka for tho past two
weeks, Judge Dundy, Of the Ne
braskg district, presiding.
Mr.. Parker and his associates
have been engaged in the business
OF carving the mails for many
years. Their experience, their
enterprise and energy, the superior
facilities possessed by them for
the work in which they have
been SO long engaged, have en-
abled them year after year, to Sc
cure Il large number Of contracts,
and their reputation as contractors
who faithfully and honestly fulfill
ed every obligation they assumud,
has been deservedlv high, not only
with the postoffiice department,
but with the public.
After the developments ola few
yeprs age, connected with Star
Routes, public cutlery was raised
against all "star route" contract
ors. The public press in the East
ern cities especially, teemed with
abusive articles. and it had only to
be shown that mail route had been
" expedited that is, increased
from a weekly or semi-weekly to a
tri-weekly or daily line, to bring
upon the contractors the most cX-
travagant and ridiculous denuncl-
ations. The Eastern editors have
never been able to comprehend
the growth Of the West. They
have never been able to colnprc-
hend the fact that Il weekly mail
route supplying few hundred
people one year, and amply sutii-
cient for their needs, must supply
as lrany thousand people the next
year. and would, because OF this
great increase Of population, be
wholly inadequate to the needs OF
the people along the line.
The Messrs Parker had the CON
tracts for two or three expedited
routes, and some department min
compoop, with no shadow Of evi-
dence to sustain his action-act-
ING in fact, merely on suspicion
directed a suit to be brought Tor
the recovery of the money for TINS
expedited " service
The trial, as we have said, has
been progressing.ln the [ S. Dis
trct Court at Topeka for the past
two weeks. The government was
ably represented by the |. 5. Dis
trict Attorney, Col. HallowelI, and
by special counsel sent from Wash
ingtor. Col. A. 5. Everest repre-
sented the Messrs Parker The
case was fully presented, and after
elaborate arguments, and able IN
structions from the Court, WAS xiv
en- to the jury yesterday afternoon.
After only briet absence. the Ju-
ry rctumed verdict in favor oi
the Messrs Parker in each OF the
three cases on which suit had been
brought.
A more thorough and complete
vindication could hardly be imag-
med. The government was beat
en- on every point. Its stupid and
malicious prosecution resulted IN
its utter discontinue.
This result is especially crafty
ing to all who know Messrs Park
er and their associates. The mai
icous and rascally press Of the coun-
try arraigned, tried and convicted
him, years ago, without a hearing.
y Court presided over by an emi-
nent Judge, the government being
ably represented, and the jury an
exceptionally intelligent body OF
men has heard the evidence and
given judgment for the Mc~sr,
Parker.