Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-15

| ton. and speak as I honestly feel and think,
Death IL staring me In the face, aud II ID impos.
sible for tie 10 avoid It, SO that what now say
ought to be taken and received with tho
same weight as an ante ifiortsm statement
! again most solemnly sccus6 Mr.. Clover
| crime TO secure my conviction. Their crime has
| been successful and presume they win rejoice
With unholy glee at the results thereof. But, Mr..
Editor the fact remains and VIII forever BIO q
blot on the State Of Missouri that IN my case tho
circuit attorneys resorted to crime to secure NV
conviction. and that this crime was approved by
both the Supreme Court and his Exceilency Al
bert Z. Morchouse. say approved, for do not
see how one can possibly receive the fruits OF a
crime and disapprovc Of the crime itself.
neeteti that 1t is impossible to approve ~ the
one and not the other. True the Supreme ourt
condemned this matter, but they accepted tho
| fruits thereof which is merely disproyal in
theory but approval Ia practice. / know that it
will not and can not do me any good to speak Of
this matter now. Bnt feel 80 strongly upon
further consider 1t a moral duty on the part
OF any man who has been 30 unfairly and un-
Justly dealt with as have to protest to the last
moment against such treatment
am satisfied that the great majority Of the
American people are ut least 10, ers OF Justice
and fair play, and, while my protest cannot do
people will condemn "the Dengfelder plot 30
strongly that such people as Mr.. Clover and his
assistants viii not venture to resort to It again
Il Is strange thing that the only people who
had IL lily any power to give relief against this
plot should have refused 10 do 80.
There are many other things Of which might
speak and complain, but l will content myself
with speaking Of one or:..y. 1t will be re1lenl-
bered that an affidavit was filed showing that
one of the urors--Coulahan- prejudiced
The supreme Court hell that the evidence was
insufficient to prove the fact and Of course ds-
MED my claim for relief thereon. 1t now appears
that this witness was not the only person to
whom Couiahan had exlrcssal his prejudice
against ME, as appears by tho aslidnvits Of J. j.
Travis and George Diepenbroch. Both my at
torneys and were entirely uiacquainted vi h
this fact until last week, whom my at
1t was then too Int 10 bring the matter before
the ourts and the only thing we could do was
10 Jay tn matter before tho Governor and ask
relief from him therefor The honesty and bona
| fide Of these two gentlemen 10 beyo ID dispute,
and the reasons they give for not making the
matter public before are such AZ ought to be
tion Of this fact viii show that Coulahan wna
most bitterly preiudiced again It mo aud
went on the jnry with the Expressed intent on Of
convicting He per ,urcd himself upou his ex-
animate touching his qualifications TO serve
for he swOrc that he WAS unprciudiced and that
he had neither formed expressed any opin :ou
upon the matter
Now, Mr.. Editor cont4 nd and do not Ii i,h
my contention will be Disputed that such men
rs Coulnhan are not the fair and Impartial
| jurors that the laws prescribe The courts could
not pass upon this matter. because at the time
| OF the appeal We were entirely unacqhainted
Herewith, and upon going before his Excel
/ lency Gov Morchouse, and asking for respite
for the purpose q inquiring into this matter
| he refused IT, Good heavens! The Governoi
1 OF q great and important State like Missouri
refusing to inquire into n matter tonchine
the very fountain head Of Justice itself nsms
I ly, fair and impartial jury. And moi
only refusing himself to do so but even 10 rive
me time that might, il possible. br M the mat
ter before the courts. y anyone w.s told thai
tho Governor Of Missouri bad aete{l IN this man.
ner he would scarcely be able TO crt dit IL; mover
theless such IL The fact Itw0uld be- master Of