The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-03-31

occurs that now cannot possibly conceive OF.
! said to these gentlemen over there this:
II will not take MIR. Hook, for instance, who
has been deputy treasurer under Mr.. Hoffman
after he was elected; he is acquainted with
the books aud the manner OF running them.
And ! made this suggestion To Mr.. Griggs
Also. would take one OF the committce-I
would take Mr.. Dwyer, and let both OF them
20 over the matter. One OF the gentlemen
suggested how long would 1t take, provide d
We 20 and Investigate ourselvesy Probably.
| said, II may take you q year. The principle,
said, Is the same as II you were looking for
two or three needles In large haystaek, aud
that you were honestly desi-Ous Of finding the
truth and finding where they were; II might
take you whole year to do II. Says !, we
have found out where the amounts, that Mr..
Raymond Is q defaulter, a. we ssy, where you
are bound 70 pay. II there are other amounts
that we have not found you are not going to
lose BY IL; that 10 our misfortune; II ID our
fault that we didn't find IL. We will show you
the book, and we will have MIR. Dryer 20 with
you, and VIZ will show you the book aud show
you the page. You may take any expert that
you may desire 70 and We will go with you,
and assure you that in day or two at the
outside you will have rs much OF an under.
standing as we have; and We are ready and
willing TO do 1t provided you do what Is prop
or and settle on the basis that the books show,
30 that there cannot be any controversy about
1t. left the gentlemen, and ! am Informed
since on street that one Of those bondsmen
two DAYS Gentlemen. more than two DAYS
have aimee eIapsed and have NOT asked them
10 nlsad val + told them I should NOT AJAX
thsm N nlead until such time As saw. a week
prior to the time that II would be likely that
this csse would he called In court but that !
desired that those cases should then be- tried
tin o them off or ANYTHING OF that kind. Gen.
tjsmen instead of accounting INV pruposition.
thew have gone as understand. and as was
their RIGHT and emnloyed those aSle. shruwd
men. one OF whom ia In here now. taking In ey.
ervthinp gentlemen. I saw. and Won better
beiieye II viii be retained. You will find there
that cool. calm. white headed gentleman, who
AZ IN. time was one OF the ablest Judges we
aver had In this county. he ATS here. You
viii and IN cir renorters are here. taking down
everything I saw. for the reporters have a
right TO be here. gentlemen. But, ut tho same
Tine nnw ast von In all earnestn.ss and in
ali candor whether or moi the gentleman from
Rrookaeld ia Justified in asking the county at
tornev-to do whatY Law omen and bare his
hand when he knows he Is going to have a
avbt right ON his hands with these cool, calm
ahle men-that he is ahsolutelv going To- omen
bis hands right 10 these fellows. What is the
nse Of having law suit only TO tell those
shrswd able men everything Won have. and
Won don't know a solitary thing that thew
baveS would he the same as IL should 20
In and-I am not able to do i:-play a anne
~ noLer with NV friend ,Judve Gilbert.
and he shonld sav. when we finally began TO
hrht as thew saw. he knew every card had
In nv hand and could not tell a solitary card
he had in h,s 10 Won sunnose. gentlemen.
he would cet left under those circunstances
I would be liable 10 pet left. Gentlemen. this
Ia inst nrac,salv what the gentleman from
a !uSe wsris me- 70 do at the nresent
,nset;nS NJ the board--t, hold M nv hands
for The rohber 10 take hold of me. and knock
mo down and take NV money ont of mn mock.
at as /, were ar ,sk me 70 show nv hands and
ahsoInt.Iv ssy now much have yet How
much has Jndye Gilbert GOT from these rich
,nany Ia thers anv homes, man on This hoard
md ,h.rs ia lots and lots ~ them that wants
tn ,,st any informat;onp There has not been
ons Tina hmt What thew could have 90, any
~ format;on tbey d.s;reS To Nr LAWS he
snnhe tn w.. ahout this matter Monday eve.
IN mr. T,,asdav and tnId him what 7 had
dnns and he ,efi nerfertlv satisfied that was
Jo;mr NV dntv and NV whole duty. and still
horai IN. aor,iaman fyo,, RrootaeId bohh;nv
m IN our rear every time with his Cun In bis
hand and his musket or f,int.iock' ready To
shoot nS in nnr hack. and thai. foo comm q
frn~ mr. own house and moi az would he
a,',,nosad nnr,irn fro,, tbe bonsa NJ our ene
,n,eps I, ia NOT right FOR the nroner delrc.
tation of these Gentlemen LET ma cali your
ottantion 70 one feature of this case Thos,
" ron,iownn,s hoots 'and 7 ssy noD IN Won !
SynniS not Give fms were II MOI that Iknow
~ haye ro, II aver th.re in the hank hnoks
49, ,r,,l 'S,va you Ills ventIamen.
S.,,uni Ravwond received from the First
National Rank during tbe time NJ our greatest
distress mnnav Tor hayino onr money demos
itsd there
In ISsb II suppose. Mr.. Hull. Won will take
tbis down. Know il is all rivit for YOU TO do
n In IsSf II GOV this in all Kindness 81 sav
~ tn von here be},re every member of this
ho.yrS os Cod ehoye ma 10 INV iudoc and
saw and wish from nv heart Of hearts. that
tbs.a a,torneys or the snre,,es az Mr. Raw.
mond MIGHT On and And ami that every.
thjn1 that ue have found ont was absolutely
wong There ia notbino would rive me
orr.ato, n,aosur. Nan anv we'll balanced n,
SSeII constituted m,n--cnn he ever ploat over
uha,g tn. downf.Il NJ a fallow MANI The
downfa,l ~ man at least who has hereto.
for. hcan consid.rsd as honest and as good a
cit;y.n az lived in our landp Can anv we'll
Constituted man and we'll Organized mind. ma
,n.ttar "a hat his f.elings are one wav or the
ether M mat,pr whit noliticgi reliyions ar
other nntions no NAV eptertain can any well
ha1enrad man say vioat ovor the m,sfor.
tunes ~ a fejlow many on. 7 would wish Ia
"a 80 t.x "a am ipdiv,du.uv concerned