The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-09
DuDLIY's LInEL SUITS.

rea! Democratic head ever heard Of, Gen.
eral Jackson. Laughter iiFJ8 Sts
puDLRY's L1nEL SUITS. n II
Mr.. Voorhees-If the Dudley letter is
a forgery, why Is IL that he has not
brought his libel suits against the Now
York papers to trial and why Is It that
he has skulked and cowed, and hid him.
self In exile for the last twelve months
or more ? ,lii III. tsi. ssi, ijfi
Mr.. Edmunds-I do not know TINT
Mr.. Dudley Is skulking or hiding any.
where; and I do not believe It. ~ do not
know that he has any libel suits pending
in New York. II he has I suppose he
knows how 70 take care Of them. AZ
Mr. Voorhees, say here, in the
hearing of the New York press
and its H agent, that every possible
effort has been made to get 4 Dud.
10y, In his own person, In tho State
Of New York, to prosecute his own libel
suits; that all such efforts have failed;
and that Judge Lawrence, the othor
day, denied tho motion OF Dudley's law
yers because Dudley, he said, kept him.
self outside of the limits OF the State. "a;
4 Mr.. Edmunds-Judge Lawrence NAV
be right or. may be .wrong;-Isdo- not
know. But II Dudley has any libel suits
and does not prosecute them, the defend
ants are entitled to have them dismissed.
This letter, assuming it to be genuine,
was an otIense, / take 1t, against the laws
Of Indiana, which provide undoubtedly
against attempts to bribe voters and II
this letter OF Mr.. Dudley's was used or
attempted to be used to corrupt voters.
where is the majesty OF the law in TINT
noble State Where are the Democratic
District Attorneys, and why all this long
delay in bringing a citizan OF that State
to book Tor this crime against his own
native land ?.SSlsi
In 4 this-connection, Mr.. Edmunds
commented upon the failure Of the Dem.
ocratic United States District Attorney
before the change Of administration to
bring the matter to tho attention OF the
Grand Jurys = < 535i5sg
Ri Mr. Voorhees, asked whether he was
referring 10 Mr.. Sellers. jj!., :; 45 IN D.
Y Mr. Edmunds did not know the name
but would assume that the name was
Sellers very good name in the drama,
he believed. Laughter. Heintimated
that the Dudley, letter might have been
suggested by or initiated from one which
had been sent out by Mr.. Whitaker, Of
Martlnsville, Ind. Chairman Of 1.-THE
Democratic County Committee, onithe
7th of September, 1883, and which was
recently published in an editorial OF tie
Terre Haute Express. f..
"A. DEMOCRATIC GRIMES.
! Mr.. Edmunds then branched or on
the, question OF recent political crimes
in Indiana, and spoke Of the forgery! Of
the tally sheets in he.Indianapolis Elec.
ton of 1856 for (which Coy, member
OF the Common Council was sent to the
Penltentiary: He also referred 4 to the
statement as to ,theinmates OF the Poor
House and Insane Asylum being taken
to the polls in Marion County under the
direction of Mr.. A1iller,a former DEM
ocratic Treasurer of the5 County, where
every one Of; them Ivoted 4 the 4 straight
Democratic ticket. Il IA = a
q Mr. Voorhees, referred to the English
custom Of having ibarrister speak 10
the court and jury from brief furnished
by an attorney, and said that the Senator
from Vermont had held d briei from the
Attorney General and had spoken for
him. Tho Senator had been : coached
very thoroughly, this morning by the
Attorney General in person. 4 as to The
resignation OF Mr.. Sellers, it had been
forced upon him by the necessity, of! at.
tending to his law; business when his
partner was promoted to the bench and
the Attorney General was aware ,of. this
factfrom Mr.. Sellers. letter on filein the
Department tof State. AS to sthe Mar.
tinsville letter being published in the
Terre Haute Express, I it was ;;,,'far less
than snothing."F It was nothing at a
discount."& There was no such letter.
III At the close Of the discussion, Mr.. Ed
munds'| amendment was agreed TO by a
party vote OF 81 to 2, and the ,resolu:
ton thus amended, was adopted, ,f$NIr.
Voorhees, remarkine that he would find
some way: toascertainS the 5judgment;oi
the law department on the action Of its
.subordinates. Z {.isifs
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