Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-22
THE SHERIFF.
Serious Charges Against
Mr.. Gard.
r. NJ. MACKEY'S CASE.
What the Citizens of Anaheim, r.
respective of Parties, Say
in That Matter.


people of Anaheim and Major George e.
Gard, at present Sheriff OF this county. and
Republican candidate for re election Some
days ago there was Republican meeting al
that place, and Mr.. Gard undertook to ad
dress the meeting, an attempt which deycl
oped into very unpleasant denoument Re
luotant to carry on this campaign ON per
aonal issues, the HERALD has refrained from
presenting this matter until 1t reaches the
she Office in its present form, when further
silence would seem TO be derelictiOn to a
public duty.
These charges were sent to the HERALD
many days ago, but held back in order to
make more careful investigation of them.
In the meantime citizens of Anaheim
brought the matter to the attention of the
Democratic County Central Committee with
more than limitations that this was not the
[end of the affair, but that they had moro 10
Hollow. 1t will be observed that this is
4 #much more than party movement. 1t is
81 far from being partisan matter. great
many of the signers are Republicans, two
d OF them being Republican Justices in the
townships in and about Anaheim.
The matter as it is put before US by the
seton of these citizens, through the cen.
tral commitlee, is as follows
LETTER.
ANAHEIM, october IS, 1856.
EDITOR HEnALD:-A Republican meeting
was held In our town on Wednesday night
of last week, which proved to be misno
mer, as it soon resolved itself into n Sheriff
Gard meeting, the great ana vital questions
of the campaign being all subordInated to
the attempt TO exonerate George e. Gard
from somo severe and weighty charges
brought against him.
Mr.. Gard himself not feeling competent
to the task of clearing his skirts from the
deep, damning disgrace of having arrested
an innocent citizen of our community upon
ia Sc charge, and after his arrest treating
MIN i'll q most outrageous and inhuman
manner, had TO call in the assistance OF the
eminent criminal iawyer of your city, Hen
~ T. Gage, to endeavOr to exonerate him
from any blame In connection with the al
fair.
Mr.. Gage in his wonderful effort to excul-
pate Mr.. Gard from any wrong, either COM
mitted or intended, towards X. NJ. Mackey
stated before the large audience assembled
that Sheriff Gard had treated Mr.. Mackey |
with the same c0nsiderate kindness that he
extended towards all prisoners that came
under his charge in his official capacity |
He stated vi equivocslly that R. NJ. Msckey |
had been arrested by Mr.. Gard upon war. |
rant served upon him at the time of his ar.
rest ln reply to statement made that
Mackey had been severely and outrageous
SS dealt with while prisoner, in that he |
Ia been placed in irons while cunined in |
the county Jail, he again unequivocally re-
marked that such statement was an un-
truth; that he had never been shackled
even for day.
In refutation of these assertions made by
Mr.. Gage for the purpose of helping his
friend through the fearful trial he Is under
going at the bar OF an incensed and out
ragged populace, / append the following e1i-
davit, made and sworn to by X. NJ Mackey,
the party who has suffered and endured sll |
the indignities heaped upon him by this
kind-hearted Sheriff, who is SO considerate
Of the well-being and humane feeling of
the prisoners that either rightfully or
wrongfully come under his charge. as his
also send statements of reliable citizens in
support of Mr.. Mackey affidavit:
R.N. MAcKEY's SWORN STATEMENT.
/ wss arrested on the 9th day OF March,
1885, by Sheriff Gard, Deputy Sheriff Smyth.
Detectives Thacker and Harris, without
warrant, or II Gard had one he KEEP. II in
his pocket He did not show or read any |
to me. was taken to the county Jail at
Los Angeles, and thrown into what is
known as the cooler. 1t is low, dirty,
dark, dismal hole-a place reserved for viO-
lent drunks and unruly prisoners. There
passed the first day Of my Incarceration.
From there was taken up stairs ana con-
fined in dark. iron cell in which could
barely see to read by getting close up to the
bars on G. ear day In this cell spent q days
Af4olitary confinement. l was then taken
Flown stairs, put in irons and confined in
one of the lower right hand cells in COM
pany with several other prisoners There
remained and wore those irons the re-
mainder of my incarceration-ive months
in all.
Tnis inhuman treatment was, as was iu-
formed by Turnkey Clark, imposed, by
Sheriff Cards positive and express orders.
The third day after my Incarceration l
was taken out for preliminary hearing.
Then the warrant WAS read to me for the
first time. did not know what 1 was ar
rested for uutil then: was cleared of all
charges except one that was held for trial
upon the evidence of the selfconvicted
fellon Downs, who acknowledged on the
stand at the trial that he was testiiying
against me through promises and induce
ments held out to him by Sheriff Gard and
District Attorney Holton.
think the whole thing was concocted
plan to rob me OF what little property
then possessed.
That property consisted of ranch of so
acres about seven miles northeast of Ana.
helm, worth about six thousand dol ars. l
also owned one span of horses, one spring
wagon, one set Of harness, one plow, one
harrow, one cultivator, and household fur
niture, consisting OF stove. stand, kitchen
safe, chairs and other household goods OF
the value OF about five hundred dollars.
The place was subject to a mortgage of
fifteen hundred dollars, and 6ebt was due
by me to laborer of four hundred dollars
Outside of this indebtedness my whole
ruined.
Furthermore, after had been confined
for period of nearly six weeks, my lawyer,
Mr.. Gage, told me that Sheriff Gard had in
formed him that he (Gard) had found some
fifteen hundred dollars worth OF stolen
property in my house on the Santa Ana
river. when he told this he knew he was
telling bI azen lie.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, a No.
tary Public in and for the county of Los An
reles, this the twentieth day OF October.
eighteen hundred and eighty-six.
PLEz JAMES,
rsrALl Notary Public.
!. The above is the sworn statement OF the |
hcts In the case. Where in all the broad
commonwealth is the man who would not
believe Mackey's sworn statement In pref
ereucc to any assertion to the contrary made
either by Mr.. Gard or any friend he may get
to intercede In his behalf?
M. Mackey has been reduced from state
of comparative independencetO to condition
through which he has had to pass; yet he is
among us from day to day commanding the
respect and honor of all our citizens IRE
sPective of party. conscious Of his own in.
nnceace and the rectitude of his character
as q citizen. CIvIs.
MANY CITIZENS CERTIFICATE.
The undersigned citizens OF Anaheim GER
t,fv that previous to Mr.. X. M Mackey's ar
rest and incarceration, and since, he was
and has been known among us as man of
prOb1ty huu uohoip shos NV ouc prcdbH vi
scandal had ever been uttered against him,
and that in business and social relations he
stood as high in our. estimation as any man.
Ne also certify that we are conversant
with Mr.. Mackeys property of which he was
uossessed before his arrest, and after he was
fischarged that he was Possessed of moth
Ing. everything had been swept away from
him. -
Fox. Rep Justice of the Peace; F. II.
Keith, Dem, real estate; Rimpau Bros,
DEM, merchants; E. A. White, Rep, wag.
tor. Joe Barker, Rep, furniture dealer; VIM.
R. Harier, Rep. harness store; A. Langen-
berger, Dem, merchant; p. Davis Bro,
Dem, bankers and merchants; J. B. Pierce,
merchant; L. J. H. Rentz, DEM, capitalist;
p. James Dem, banker and carriage
maker; J. Yaeger, Dem, blacksmith; IL. G.