The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-05

payment OF money only. Dut u CflinlnNl
suit, with the possibility OF finding himself
behind the bars, makes him writhe with
frantic fear and beat the air with impotent
passion.
II he dare face the facts, let him do Il.
But "reminiscences, bah they are the last
resort OF whimpering knave.
LAWYER ANDREWS REJOINDER.
The Attorney OF the Kansas Pacific
Bondhoiders scores Gould Terribly.
The following is the reply Of Attorney
+. l.. Andrews, whom Mr. Gould accused
of blackmail In the course Of his open let
ter TO Mr.. Bennett
To Mr.. Jay Gould;
You seem 10 be angry because, In the
opinion Of Judge MARITIME, you are guilty
oil crime. And you are apparently some
what apprehensiyc OF another grand jury.
/ presume those are the reasons for your
extraordinary and unusually ildgety con-
dition and your nervous outbreaks in the
press. Let us see.
You have insultcd the dignity Of the
nation in the person oil one Of It's chief
executive oilicers-a man the latchots vi
whose shoes you are not Nc 20 unloosc.
You have dragged the misiortunes OF q
woman into the arena Of your defense and
finally YOU have attacked tho attor-
neys who have tcnaciously and, as
you fear, successfully aided In the prosccu-
lion by the people against Gould. Dread
ing an adverse decision of the recorder
you adopt these tactics In the hope Of di-
verting attention from the felony with
which you arc charged by tho district ut.
torney.
You plead for civil suits TO be brought
against you-ciyil suits which YOU know
can be settled out Of court. You have a
wholesome dread Of the cold hand OF the
people Of the State OF New York. which
means restitution and imprisonment in
the same fash.
Doubtless / do not correspond with your
ideal OF lawyer YOU prefer lawyer who
can devise methods OF robbing n trust ~
ono who can compel restitution.
| These perronal matters have about ~
much 10 90 Nth the struggle Of the pcopl,
OF the State Of New York TO convict You O
grand larceny rs have the social ailnir
which YOU Incorporated In diatribo agalns
the editor OF tho Herald yesterday.
Why, instead OF rsoning 10 thes,
| methods, do YOU not explain 10 this com
munity how the 5000, 900 OF Denver Ia
ciilc stock was taken out Of tho trust and
| lis proceeds gIirncrcd into your personal
pocket You seek 30 clude the hand oI
Justice by furnishing imaginary accounts
Of the parties aud the counsel, when your
real opponents are the officers Of the Grim
| inal law. You feel and you know, ant
YOU have demonstrated that knowledge Ia
the last few days, that there are power
behind this prosecution which are compo
tent 10 deal with you. My personal en-
nifty 10 you'll Indeed, | would not eros
the street for II.
When the officers OF the govern mcni
dragged from you aud your associates the
proofs Of crime which you had ~ siudi
ously concealed, theso holders Of Kansai
Pacific bonds, officers OF public institutions
and people whom you had wTongcd, de
termined that you should make restitution
or suffer the consequences. There wa
only one objection 10 their immcdiat,
progress, and that was the knowledge tina
your anlagonism would DO visited upOr
the interests with which they were idcnii
fed, 10 say nothing Of other dastardl,
modes Of revenge 10 which you have NJ
sorted against people who have oppose
you. For these reasons they sought q
combination with the holders Of kansa'
Pacific bonds In Europe, and, pursuant 4,
their instructions, their counsel made ~
agreement 10 indemnify the foreign bond
holders against tho cost of the proceedings
This u what you call a criminal oflcnsC
ON the part of the attorneys II that " ~,
we furnish you with the evidence Of u IN
the following paper, which was sent 10 ouI
European clients
Dear Rlrs-Oiher bondhoiders having paid. n
! aaresd ~ lay, the expenses thcf,oL We hefrlj
agro 70 hold YOU hiSmles. from any claims io
cost. fcs OF any ekrcnsc. ~ claims Of sl .haIr
| compel the restoration 70 or making god Of lh'
trust Tor the consolidated bonds II The kansas Ia
cino company. Wi DnLANrtf,
Tho events Of tho last few days have vel
justified the provision Of our clients In mol
subjocting themselves 10 the defamation
and financial persecution 10 which yor
have doomed every man In this commu
nifty who has opposed your spoliati0n.
This IL IN criminal proceeding which a
one and the same time compcls uusic'
10 diagorge the property he has stolen anc
10 suffer punishment for bis act. To Gun
phasizo the dcnunciniion Of crime Of thil
character, the Legislature has provided
that the people Of the county shall be- ben
Gifted by the conviction, and that beside
reimbursing the estate, and being sub
jocied 10 imprisonment the county treas
ury shall receive from the personal poke
of the convicted trustee q sum Of monel
equal 10 20 per cent. Of what he took from
the trust. II IA this double headed pro
ccedng which was adopted In this ease
It, success means restitution ior the trust
benefit 10 the taxpayers Of the county an'
the punishment Of the criminal.
The absolute control Of this proceeding
II with the district attorney Of the count,
aud the Judges Of the courts. Placing sucl
proceeding In the hands Of the publ
authorities IL the highest pledge Of goo
faith that can possibly be given.
DO you think, Mr.. Gould, that III
American public is ~ stupid as not 10 -
that private individuals cannot control o
, settle n criminal cansc, which proceeds b
the people and Ia the namo Of the pcopl
through their officially elected district al
} torney2
Neither the so-callcd negoilaiors whol
. YOU have mentioned, nor you not ns coul
barter away this prosecution: The la'
! points out the way Of relief for irusic'
I who do not intend 10 retain what docs NJ