Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-09
A Sherbrooke, N. D., Citizen Makes
Some Pertinent Remarks
Anent the SenatOrship.
\ e.. L. Whitford Throws Little
Light on the Van HOuten
Case.
Governor Burke's G.. A. R. Recep-
tiOn-State officers Sworn in
Other Locals.


EDITOR TRIBUNE: enclose couple of
items addressed to Editor Moffer, one of
which was declined because ut rakes up
old matters"-the other lest it might do in
justice to Mr.. Van Houten. His sense of
justice is not always so acute. Although
somewhat out of place in your paper, l
would be glad if you can find space for
them. E. l.. WHITFoRD.
EDITOR MoFFET: In justice to the Cap
ital National banh, desire to state that E..
Van HOuten was charged in the indict-
ment referred to in his "explanation" in
your columns last week with obtaining
the sum of $l90.63, for the simple reason
that prosecution for obtaining the larger
sums, aggregating upwards OF $4,000, was
barred by statute OF limitations, said sums
having been obtained more than three years
prior to the disclosure of the rottenness of
the concern by the assignment. His state.
ment in regard to the obtaining of the
$19063 is not true. E. l.. WIIITFORD.
n Bismarck, Dec. 81, 1890.
EDITOR MorFET: Allow me to say thai
in your item of last week, in which you
place me as second in command Of the rep,
reSentativeS OF the ':0ld gang who had
'tundertaken the herculean but un>uccesS-
full task OF driving Senator Little into a
false position before his constituents
(though as one of the latter have right
to call his attention to their later nstruc
tions), you We're very unkind to hiring up
unpleasant "reminiscences OF last years
campaign, during which your columns
teemed with uncalled for, unwarranted,
and ! may say scurrilous abuse of
a candidate, who in the Judgment
Of many citizens, has done as
rf North noEnta than n ooOGilotA nf q
: present campaign. At least such abuse
was kept up, as your columns will show,
until the alliance between Senator Pierce
and ex- Governor Ordway joG which hay,
personal knOwledge) was made.
The haste Of the then-.o be senator and
his friends to falsely deny the under
standing would seem to indicate that that
Kelze was one OF his close friends"
. There are great many "hurts" to be
healed and possibly other wounds may be
opened afresh "ere this cruel war is o'er.''
E. l.. WHITFoRD.
Bismarck, December 81, 1890.
FROM MR.. BOUCHER ON THE SAME SUBJECT
EDITOR TRIBUNE: My attention has
been called to an editorial in Motfets pa
per of this date, referring to the Indictment
against Mr.. Van Houtell, and the dismissal
of the same at the present term of our
district court. l do not wish to engage in
a newspaper controversy on the subject
\ he the proper way OF settling legal dis.
putes. The article is, however, such a
perversion OF the facts, that l deem it
proper, as the attorney who had charge of
the prosecution of that case, to say few
words in explanation and justification of
my action in the matter. The Indictment
was dismissed under the provisions of
CtSQ Of thn loH lou nd Z +l,.,
reasons for such dismissal were given
in open court, and are matter
of record, as they are required to be by
the provisions OF the section referred to.
The court. in its discretion, denied mo-
tion for a continuance of this case. After
this had been done the motion for dismis-
sal was made byr me as prosecuting attOr-
ney in the case forth reason that certain
evidence, material aud necessary in prov.
ling some Of the allegations contained in
the Indictment, had been destroyed by Mr..
Van Houten, and for the further reason
that it was necessary to obtain witnesses
from the state OF Iowa to prove certain
Ement (and would say here that there is
not now, nor was there at the time the
Indictment was dismissed. the least doubt
that the facts referred to are and were AS
alleged in the indictment). did not be-
come aware Of the fact that certain
EeVlQence IN Lne case na1 DeeH
destroyed by Mr.. Van Houten
and that witnesses frnmthe state OF Iowa
would be needed uhti ton late tosuppl,
the sume and proceed to trial at the time
fixed by the court. The Indictment was
dismissed, and under the provisions OF
section 1855 Of the complied law>. it was
done in such way that the dismissal is
mot a bar to any other prosecution for thu
same OtfeTlse. Es -. '-s.
E8 III Editor Moffet or anyone else has any
doubt as to the foregoing, statement or
wishes mnreslnOwledge of the matter than
lis contained herein, l will be glad to fur
Snish 1t at any time that IMay be called
upon. y. f. BOUCHER.
u Dated January |, 1891.
A Voice from Sherbrooke for Pierce.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: The time for, electing
q successor to Hon. Gilbert A. Pierce being
near at hand, permit me to say afew words
through your columns on the subject.
If we look upon the political history OF
s0ur young states we VI i'll see that political
Nsirepulling and trick cry is d great factor
"a making elections. will see how the
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