The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-28
" TELL NO TALES
THAT'S WHAT Is OFTEN SAID OF
DEAD MEN,
HUT JAMES DAILEY HAS roLD mrs
TALK. ANDIN a WAY THAT WILL
rRouBLE mis- fERsECUToRs.


familiar with everyone, il that "dead
men tell no tales. y Since the death Of
James Daley, orr people, and the pub
lie everywhere, have concluded that
another man had suffered injury and
death, and in 4 way that Justice would
be hard to reach the aggressors. The
remark has often been made IN this
matter, that Dailey's death had car
ried with II secret that the public
would never know, and he could new
err confront those who had injured him.
But. alas, there is another old and
familiar saying, perhaps familiar with
everyone, that il is long lane that
has no turn" This latter will be yeri-
fed in Dailey's death. He Is one dead
man that will tell tale, and one that
his prosecutors, after the January term
Of Court, viii not likely forget. This
statement may seem large. II may
sound ridiculous and absurd, but it Is
true. James Daley may have intend.
ed, perhaps to keep his secret, but he
was smart too. In fact too smart for
his prosecutors, who lost no ground in
taking advantage Of his weak circum-
stances and physical condition.
The story runs like this, which al
most seems to be i fairy tale, and
one which we can scarcely believe our
self, but ii il too true. Wemust be-
lieve our eyes. On September End,
1892, Daley wrote i letter to his
mother, directing 1t to Mrs. Margaret
Daley, 525 Third Avenue, Now York
City. In II he states the whole occur.
renee, how he was treated here, ETC.,
land gives the names De the partie,
concerned. Daley had not been home
or seen his parents for years, conse
quently the direction failed to reach
her. The post-ofiice at New York couli
not locate her, and according to thu
usual custom. the letter. after the re
quired time, was sent to the dead-let.
ter Office at Washington. There it wal
broken open, and the authorities, find
ing the letter was from this place, anc
requesting Mrs. Daley to send mail K
to Mr.. J. H. Racey. Of this city, the,
at once returned the letter to Mr.
Racey. who yesterday turned It ovel
to THE WORLD. We have it and will
see that it is taken proper care Of
If there is vault in the city stronl
enough to make it secure TO say tina
everythingis favorable in our under
taking, would not surprise many; Al
the general public have already mad.
| up their minds as to who the guilty
parties are.
! AT one time in conversation will
Geo. w. Feidt. we asked him VIII,
Daley and Mnrpley were not secure
a. his tcitnesses in this case, like he Sc
cured the witnesses with Timothy Des
mond in the Poisal ease FeidtS re
piled that he talked to Daley and he
/. DALEY had no knowledge Of the af
fairwas perfectly unconscious o
the occurrence, and did not want t,
have anything to do with it. He ais
said that Bland had informed hin
(Feidt,) that portion Of Daley
brain was lostin removing the ball
and that it could have been the par
Of the brain that contained the knowl
edge Of the shooting. Wedon't know
much about medicine, but viii sa,
here that we are not fool enough Il
believe such theory. Admitting tina
Daily did talk this way-that Bland
theory was correct, we want to know
in the name of common sense wha
that had to do with Feidt doing BIZ
duty 7 He is sworn to do his duty Al
Prosecuting Attorney Of Berkele.
County, without fear or favor. Die
he do it il this case I
i What right has he as an officer o.
the law to brand Ed. Mufphey as i
"liar," scoundrel," villifer,
etc, and allow James Daley to leav,
the town because he did not want t
say anything, because Bland said b,
had lost a portion Of his brain, etc
Has Feidt done his duty Did b,
j try to prosecute Dailey's aggressors
INo!il This is the way in which, ant
lhow, Geo. F. Evans secured and