The Osceola times., 1886-01-02

state, &C., but never knew before
tha. it was crime to openly oppose
the election OF any man to the con
temptible Office of County Sheriff Go
to your Negro J. p, and get your
writ and try me If am guilty of the
crime of Treason.
As Gar as the evidence ] have in-
troduced is concerned, it is ample to
sustain my case: those witnesses are
unimpeacheL Their standing in the
community is up with the best, and
nothing that Bob Dean can bring
forward will ever injure or weaken
their evidence where all parties are
known. But should any over-scru-
pulous person desire any more evi-
dence, let them ask a. Tomlinson,
Jas. Schnabel, Jas. Liston, John Per-
ry, Leon Roussan, Clarence Butler,
Buck Hall and score of others who
heard him make the threats. And
right here let rGe say that | will pay
MIR. Dean any price he may ask for
any of those letters he says sent
out to be sigIped and returned. Dean
speaks of the way the law is cnforc-
cd to-day. Well, let us see. Here
are gentlemen dragged from their
beds at midnight, brought here be-
fore sour" J. p, fined 10000 and
twelve months Imprisonment; yet,
when the case comes up in Circuit
Court, before AL intelligent and un-
biased jury, il takes them just about
five minutes to write a verdict OF
"not guilty" We know that there
Is an ignorant j. p. here in this town
who sends ou, wr,ts with blank afli-
dayits, to be Elled up for tho arrest
of whomsocves tacy may choose to
entrap and maxi case against. Yes,
that is the way the laws are admin
lsterei here to-day. Indeed, the
people are getting their eyes opened
all over the county. They are be-
ginning to see that a man to be
good officer, must be a good citizen,
and obey the mandates of Governors
and Courts, instead of denouncing
Circuit Courts as being " Political
Mobs." What else is 1t but "bon-
dage" when j. Ps. send out blank
aflidavlts to drag from their homes
whoever partisan officer may choose
to arrest. That is relic of the in
famous Fitzpatrick.
Let any ane ask +. b. Hale what
! said to Dean about Reader being
hurt; if | did not say to Dean that
Reader was hallv hurt, and that he,
Dean, should see that Skipper was
locked up and held until we could
see how the case would terminate:
oh, what inconsistency. Here am
accused Of not going to see Reader,
because he was a deputy sheriff, at
ter had made two calls on him, and
had gone home and taken medicine
and gone to bed sick, knowing that
| could not render hlm any further
service before morning, should an
operation be necessary; and vet, on
the other haud, ] loved deputy
sheriff so wcii that | wanted to lead |
A mob to hang negro because he
had struck one Of them. Dean re-
Iteratcs all of his first letter. WHY |
were the guns hustled of under the
r"vcr pf night? ! can truthfully say
that all | had to do with the grand
jury was to copy from the records,
md send to the TIMES for puhlica-
ti"n the report of the Grand Jury,
and | did thxS because | considered
It the most wonderful production
that ever emanatcd from gard
jury room.
And now, in conclusion, l., me
say that my aim has been to attack
only the olfisal acts of our 5, rvants,
we see where men have
been dismissed from office on account
)f their immoral conduct, drunken
ness, &c. !
My letter to the Governor was
perfectly legitimate, and WIS sane
toned by t,e thinking people all
over the county. You can close my
mouth either hy killing me, or, by
showing me the law prohibiting am
American citizen from speaking oi,
and critiaislng the unlawful ac:s of
our public officials. 1t is only Bob.
Deans official position that merits
any notice. Very respectfully,
ii. E.. DuNAyANT.