Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1890-11-27
SIMPLY FACTS.
Attorney or Attorney
for the Cinnamon?

Tere the editor of the HERALD not one
he parties charged by Geo. J. Moody
b the felonious crime of burglary, he
lid not hesitate to express with what
r force he might command his opinion
regard to Mr.. Moody's actions in the
mises. AS matters stand, he feels
STRAINED to simply state the facts of
lease, and leave it to the public to de-
whether or not Geo. j. Moody has
sight Of his capacity OF prosecuting
rney for Chehalis county in his great
for the Cinnamon. Whether or not
Moody has been as ccnsiderate of
good name of these citizens of Che
county, who previous to the charge
Stealing from a Cinnamon brought
nst them by him, had never had the
htest aspersion cast upon their hon
as he has been Of keeping one John
g, Chinaman, free from that power
e law that he has been so ready to
Ike against those whose skins were
DO yellow.
be facts are these: On the night Of
9TH of November the Cinnamon in
rdeen were compelled by persons un-
wn to leave the city, and were taken
ontesano and left on the wharf there.
b Wing, the head Chinaman, stated
newspaper reporter that he recog-
ID among those who had compelled
to leave, and who, he stated, robbed
OF $3.50, Capt. s. @. Mitchell, John
son and F. r. Wall. This state
It, based simply upon the word of a
haman, was published throughout
United States, having been copied by
kr papers from the Seattle Post-Intelli-
Ter, where it was first published.
statement was first published on the
and on the 18th the persons named
in the superior court an affidavit
Fging John Wing with libel, and
led unimpeachable witnesses, by
no, had the prosecuting attorney so
red, he might have satisfied himself
rely AZ to the entire innocence Of the
lies charged. Instead, he did not
his finger over to examine any evil
be available, except such as was fur
led by John Wing.
be law required Geo. J. Moody to file
Information against John Wing, based
b these affidavits. This he did not
until compelled by the court, on the
of November. Before being COM
ed, he, in open court plead that John
be- might be protected by the court.
said that he had no hesitancy in say
that the affidavits were, in his opin-
nothing more than malicious con-
acy to intinidate this poor China
b. This statement was deliberately
he when the whole field of evidence
open to prove its falsity, had he
sen to enter it. He said that should
court decide that he must file these
rmations, still he had not been guilty
|egligence in not having done SO, as his
|e had been too much taken up with
Eer public business, and that his not
ting done so was working no hardship
IN any one. We state it as indisputa-
facts that he found time to make aft
tits, file informations, and have issued
grants for the arrest of six citizens of
erdeen, although he could not find
be to file three informations upon thte
|davits of three Of those citizens. /
} working no hardship, in his eyes,
u these citizens were resting under the
lrge Of stealing money, and were using
Dry endeavor possible to get him to
form purely ministerial duty in Or
that they might at once bring the
liter before the superior court, and
|hout moments delay show their in
cence. These are facts, everyone of
ord, and from them the public and
people Of Chehalis county may draw
Dir own conclusions.