The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-09-07
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THR
PEOPLES PARTY OF KANSAS.

Cutlon; and when it became known upon
whom suspicion most strongly rested,
then these same gentlemen who were 80
very content 70 charge this crime TO the
alliance and lot it rest at that--these
same men, / say, magnamlously publicly
declared that they did not believe that
any political party or organization had
anything TO do with the crime. Why
had they so radically changed their
mindsP Was it another COReyvllle
bombH 1t was because the coroner who
conducted the investigation or post
plOTtem on Mr.. Glbson's body and who
took charge Of the stomach, and who
never allowed any one but himself 20
anAlyZe said stomach or the contents
thereof, and who never made the results
OF his analysis known, II he made any,
was republican. It was because every
man who is under suspicion for the MUIR
der Of John s. Frazer and every man TO
whom the evidence points were republl.
cans, and were never at any time mems
bers Of the alliance. iA
Mr.. w. Fl. Gibson and his daughter
MAhala, were on their way home and
stopped in Moline to stay over night.
Gibson retired apparently as we'll as
usual, and was found dead the next
morning. No cause was ever assigned,
and the coroner's post mOrtene developed
no information and was practically sup
pressed, as have before stated. Gibson
was on his way home, and not going
away, as the Journal says.
John 8. Frazer was most foully MUIR
dered, az 1t Is su pposed, about twomlles
and half northwest Of Sedan, on June
28, 1890, and his body was found on Mon
day following In pool Of water In Deer
creek; the pool was about waist deep and
about fifteen feet across. There were
six Stabs In his chest, one Of which pene-
trated 10 his heart; his throat was cut
from ear to ear, his wlndpipe being sew
cred; there was one stab also In his ab-
doman. Gibson and Frazer were good
men and valuable citizens. Mr.. GlbsonG
death is q mystery. Frazer was MUIR
dered, and this community and this
county deeply regret 1t, and we are doing
everything In our power TO ferrit out the
criminals and punlsh them. But the
citizens here, without regard TO party,
color, or previous conditions Of serVitude,
protest against such outrageous lies and
libels upon whole community as that
contained in the Journal.
In conclusion, Let me say that the ALI.
ance and Peoples party are entirely out
OF the question in connection with this
matter, and that some Of the leaders have
been most prominent In bringing about
this prosecution, and have employed
eminent counsel TO assist the prosecution.
/ charge the journal with not only will
fully and maliclously lying about this
matter, but with suppresslng the fact
thai the alliance has been and ls assist
ing in this prosecution. / charge il with
also having Its libels, falsehoods and
misrepresentation ready for print more
than three months ago, and was induced
10 withhold the publication thereof only
upon the promise that It would be first
notified when the arrests were made.
And there can be but two reasons why It
published the stuff that il did: First, 70
make the paper extremely sensational In
order to make it sell; and second, In the
hopes Of iDjuring the Peoples party In
Kansas where it hoped the truth might
not become known. In each case the
motive was most contemplate and shows
a spirit Of avarice or hatred blacker than
the shades Of hades. DAN NJ. PILE.
aadan Raa SAINT 9 1902