Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-31
Gardner IN card,


kSeply as published in the Express of the
inst, to the charges preferred against
n the Mackey affair, singularly gives
Beople OF this county another remarka-
manifestation of that peculiar condition
OF \his brain that leads him to jump at
wrong conclusions.
When Mackey was arrested, innocent as
he was of all completely in the robberies
that had been committed in our vicinity,
Gard at once jumped to the conclusion that
Mackey was the ring leader OF the whole
affair, expressing himself in terse language,
to more than one person, "now we have got
the id Cherokee, the head and front of
all offending"
This obliquity of perception was the con-
trolling motive that led him to do more
Toward Mr.. Mackey than the simple duties
of his office required. The sworn state
ment OF Mr. Mackey concerning his treat
ment at the hands of Sheriff Gard, is sum
cient in itself to set at naught any ana all
attempts of MIR. Gard to clear himself from
ne harsh and brutal treatment imposed
upon him.
But enough has been said upon this topic
10 satisfy the intelligent voters OF this
Bounty as to the fitness of Mr.. Gard for the
Shrievalty OF Los Angeles county.
Mr.. Gard, in the very outset OF MS reply,
characterizes "Civis" as a mongrel of the
nugwump type, This is another evidence
n his "mental strabismus." If he was no
carer right in his conclusions regarding
n attribnting mugwump procilivities to
rivis, then he was and is fearfully and wo-
~ mistaken. Civis does not hide him.
behind "nom de plume" for
he will give himself and
Master away-Civis acknowledges no
master save the one who controls
nd governs the destinles of all men. Born
Ilxx-r sod n Nprat ENxtrttn
Nothing experimentally OF mugwumpism,
>ivis has only furnished for the paper
Fhich represents the principles of the par
OF which he is proud 70 be known as
member, some facts truthful in every par
icular, suDstatiated by a sworn statement
Il the person who has borne these ipjus-
ices. and who was known and identified
thorough Republican previous to this
Unfortunate affair
"Civis'' may be small in intellect; of that
ne will leave others to judge; bat as to
mallness of principle he has only TO refer
10 every man, woman and child in the
ownship of Anaheim and surrounding
ownships who have known him for the
past seventeen years, as a sufficient refuta-
lou of that aspersion upon the character OF
ivis.
II, however. the comparison instituted by
iard regarding his smallness of principle
md intellect and his statue holds good,
hen Mr., Gard has disproved his aspersion
|ut Of MS own mouth, for Civis stands near
six feet high aud weighs 2o7 pounds
Proad shouldered enough to carry about
flth ease any inuendoes that George +.
Fard may utter concerning him
As finale OF the whole affair, would
rge upon Mr.. Gard the adoption of that
est @ Of all rules-that one selected by him
etir'1o ebs- unto others as you would would have
P.S.-Since the above was written my at
ention was called to a letter in the HERALD
today by Mr.. Gard. A few points there
contained demand the attention OF
IN, xuh no viii 1lv
Firstly-In reference to Mackey's sworn
W ant that he had been arrested by
49,, Deputy Sheriff Smythe and
" JAaeisar and Harris without
aeI followswith, the sneering re.
4 b "parenthesis"-(w (what terrible ar
4 Officials required to arrest one poor
I hsive citizenD. Mr.. Gard perhaps for
] that in his answer to questions pro-
| ed by the Express reporter he stated
| 10 many sheriff's offices had been va
] fuddenly by the service of a warrant
/ criminal to lead him to adopt that
Y case of Mackey. He knew as well
/ that he need not fear Mackey; thai
( was not the slightest chance of his
( being vacated through any act of
( y, for his own deputy could have iu-
4 him OF the fact thut Mackey was a
II fding citizen.
efsrence to Mackey's being ironed
in jail: First-We have the statement
4 Gage, as delivered from the platform,
4 dackey had never been shackled, ana
too in the presence of Mr.. Gard, who
not five feet from Civis when the
v hent was made. Then we have the de-
l. of Mr.. Gage that he had made such
nent. And now comes the statement
|Ir Gard himself that he had been
ID in the cooler, and that he had been
n, etc. Truly this is mixed up affair
~ Vpart OF Sheriff Gard and his friends.
Ierence to Cards remarks concern
ackey's property, Civis has only to
lat Mr.. Mackey could have borrowed
b his ranch, for 1t was rendered him.
1--we know that no broker or money
lis willing to advance more than one
NJ what Is actually considered the
- rs OF any property. SO this effect
poses of that matter
I-lsA lard, with another mantle station of
u /6tense hatred to Mackey. states that
tH from the $500 mortgage and the $405
e a laborer, the balance, as he supposes,
mt towards keeping Mackey out OF San
entin.
" after the preliminary examination as
ell as they know to day that there was not
e slightest tangible evidence of his conn.,
icity in any OF the robberies committed,
ID that there was as little likelihood OF
ackey going to San Quentin as there was
sheriff Gard himself.
With reference TO the challenge OF B.
handler to deny that he openly expressed
at he believed Mackey to. ba guilty, Will
mply state that B. Chandler does not de-
the allegation. He did express himself,
Dpg with others, in the manner asserted
Sheriff Gard, but it was done through the
imadyersiOns cast upon Mackey by Sher-
Gard and Detective Thacker alone, and
upon any evidence that was adduced to
plicate him.
his ends the matter as far as Civis is con-
GARDISEp