Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-24
GARD FROM MARSHAL vINsON

In Reply to the Charleston Gazette"
KELLOGG, w. Va, NOvem0er2O, 1888.
TO tts Edi.gr or ne RsgiS,s-:
SIR have just read quite lengthy
criticism Of the II. $. Marshal and his
deputies I'M the Charleston Gazette Of sun
oay morning, November 18th. j mad also
seen other criticisms in that sheet.
and thought j would treat them
as L have several other sheets Of doubtful
veracity, but this article says, patience
ceases to be virtue; therefore i desire
10 notice this article through paper tnaU
has some respect for truth and decency;
therefore I ask space in your columns.
First propose to say, that not one ar
rest was made by the Marshal or one OF
his deputies unless they had a solemn COM
maud bv their superior officers or those
who had right 20 command them. And 1
will saw further, that we have q large lot
of capiases and subpOenas that we have
not executed by not being able to eaten the
parties against whom they were issued.
1t is true that there is large number OF
people attending court, but am told that
that is always the case at the fall term, and
j am told by better authority than the
Gazcite that the term last fall was larger
than this one. The reason that this court
seems large is that the grand jury and
petit Jury and civil docket (Which
is largel all come 40 once. l
am az q loss TO know why all
of this great fault. if il is a fault is laid on
the Marshals3 If the Gd-ette man IS OPP
posed TO seeing so many people at these
Federal courts. why don't he go over 20
Washington and have the laws changed g
This Court and its officers are only exc
cutting the laws Of the land; and If they are
only doing this, why is all this newspaper
SANDER on a set of sworn officers!
Ifthe laws are wrong let this great state
organ have them repealed. III the laws are
right and the Court or its officers are
wrong, why does not this great apostle OF
reform come out ike q man and say what
law is violated and give him or them a
chance 90 be heard 10 clean and clear tone
that there may be no mistake Of guilty
officer or lying editor
And / here challenge the Gazette on the
part Of the Marshal and deputies 70 bring
one single case Of wrong or fraud against
our Marshal
He saws that she has heard it charged
that there are persons u0Oer ace on the
Federal Jury" i do not know Of any snch
youth. III there is, whose fault is IT..
Certaioly not that Of the Marshal. Jurors
are drawn, as i understand, by
Jury commissioners Why not attack them
Instead Of the Marshaust
He says also that there are people on
the Jury ''WhO have been in the lunatic
asylum.
Now as marshall I viii try the weakest
man on the iurv with the GJ-Citc man, and
if the iCryman is not as sane as the
Gaz-tts man I VIII surrender the point.
He saws parties "hGve been brought
here on charges for which they have been
triend;n If this is true whose fault is II!
Certainly not the marshalis, for we only
execute the papers that are issued from
the clerks Office
He saws. Sick women have been
brought who have 20 have the con-
slant attention of physician.
If this is true, why has this philanthrOpic
Gazette man never called the attention Of
The Chief Marshall 70 the case. He has
been in Charleston every day. 10 IS true
that there are some witnesses (wOmen)
who have babies, but is this not always the
case! I have never seen court az
Charleston where there have not been
women with babies And he says common
practitioners are here as alleged witness
es Why don't this sanity Gdzctte
man name some Of themi And
If there are any such persons brought
there other than on a regular process or
law by any marshall, will dismiss the
marshall and thank him Tor the lnfOrma-
lion. But until he names such person and
shows that a marshall brought her there
without due process Of law / shall brand
il as a false charge and a lie.
He also says that this term OF court VIII
cost $4,000 or $4,000. How does this
modern Moses know this!
inquired of the clerks and ex-Marshal
II. s. White what they usually required
10 run a term of court at Charles
ton. and from their knowledge and
experience / made my reGuisition for
Sl2 200 and got the money. d think 1t
Ri ulentv Now i thinkE ST. cement