Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-20
PALMER AND PsTnGREw.
The Ex-Judge Replies To the Open Ls
ter OF the e,Ex-Delegnee.

The EX-Judge Replies To the Open Lef-
ter OF the eEx-Delegnee.
Sioux Falls, April Ito the Editor
of the Sioux Falls Press: Can be per-
mitted TO make q few corrections OF
dates for Mr.. Pettigrew? I did tell MIR.
Pettigrew at his office when be was ar
raging me for not doing an injustice to
George Rice, in his suit VS. f. w. Petit,
grew, that had stretched point, for
him once In the Shillock case, and l
should never do it again. / did stretch
q point in that Case by giving to MIR.
Pettigrew's evidence the weight which
would accord to witness OF comm on
honesty. / hardly felt warranted in do
ing SO in view OF his transactions which
that case disclosed. This, however, was
without the aid OF Mr.. Psttigrew's taffy,
and that she reading public nsy know
.he resklessness with which Mr.. Petti-
grew uses bis tongue and pen, refer to
dates. The interview in my office, when
MIR. Pettigrew says he used taffy to get
O decision in the Shillock case, was In
| August, 1886-iust before the Yankton
convention. He was then supporting
Mr. Clifford, and Grigsby was getting
what / am now receiving at his hands.
The Shillock case was decided IN the
4 summer OF 1885. The records OF the case
will show my opinion was filed July 20,
1885-more than q year before Mr..
Pettigrew's taffy interview. Comment
is unnecessary. The Shilloek case was q
close call, and could have been decided
Ileither way on good authorities. Hun
dreds of people had purchased homes
from PettIgrew on this land, on his rep.
resentations OF good title. II had held
the other way their titles were gone ]
did out of these considerations give
to the evidence OF Mr.. Pettigrew tfe
Icredit above stated. Mr.. Pettiwrew ssyt
"my trip to Washington TO secure my
appointment was profitable one te
them, etc.n another exhibition of reck
Iesgness. have not been in Washington
since the war. know nothing sboui
what was said or done in Washington
Senator Edmunds was the only person
who ever asked personally for my ap-
,, poinsment, as far as ] know. He secured
!, IL. It is possible the senator or Presi
!. dent Arthur had capital commission
J scheme in the appointment, but the.
never informed me of it. The surveying
!. case, referred to is Vantongesen VS.. Hef
/ fernan q Brennan, argned at the las
5 Germ OF tno supreme court. In the ar
!; gument OF the counsel described the frs
: survey as gave it. He did not eay Ml
. Pettigrew was the surveyor. nor did
. I don't know that he was, but why doe
: he vince9 q. 8. PALMER.
a PETTIdREw TO PALMER.
IS Sioux Falls, April Is 1850. s. Pa
II mer, Sioux Falls. OAK: In your reiolr
2 der you either directly or by slen,
. > admit the material facts in this contr,
le versy. You atmit that you are Q oarpe
,e bagser; that you are for the future
le in the past opposed to division of Il
\ territory; that yon only want the pos
" tion OF congressional delegate in ord
IN to further your own personal smbiti,
t-- for appointment as United States c
40 Quit Judge when ssstehood nh,
i'd be achieved; and thas you TO
aE q fslssheod whom you accused me of a
n frAuding the government as dapu
es surveyor. All yop wish 20 discuss d
q Typographical errsr and . question