Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-04

amoant q naything. tor truly hsd
nothing - do with the death u Airs.
Ba<nahy.'
Il little dreamed Ehaf vas IN store for
me. dii n0t knoW shat can he accom-
plished bg political snnnenee. viilh
money snd a nan % plny the pFinse
wtth his Sifas aoney. The district al
torney az that tine. Ky Stevens. .
yoong leading % lisician. amhitons. fslii
~ desillsh schemes and ennnlng mltn
wko never has hosiisted 10 do any Kind
q dirty work % advance himself. and
Nho vas surrounded - the West men
10 the vesf a. his tools
AT the trial shirh followed we found
everything completely under bis contr,l.
Since the trial We have lsarned that 40
man wss pat on the Jury unisss he had
lrst agreed "a favor Stevens
Promises II political prsferment and
yalus received we're freely oftefed and
taken.
Claimed Jsry was Bought
What possible chance did stranger
stand against Stevens. backed by such
Judge and purchasable iuys Conrsd
boasled that be expended $4,000 among
detectives. witnesses. Judge and jury.
lie always ouaitted 10 remark that the
money belonged 10 his wife and that ne
sas playing Tor slU0.0c0 stake
The supreme court of Colorado. In
the most emphatic. scathing and bitter
words pronounced the trial unfair. un-
lust and illegal and ordered new trial.
Ny lawyers have found since the trial
that 500 was paid out 10 only one
witness.
They have the affidavits Of numsr-
Gus men that they were sounded as TO
whether. in case of their being sum
moned by jury they would favor Ste.
vens and this was done 10y Stevens
baiiiffs.
The jury were under charge Of one
of the worst villains on earth; boarded
at hotel kept by one of the jury. weat
20 the theatre and around town pretty
much "a they pleased. For months ard
months have langulshed ia jail clamor
ing for trial, until have. little by 1t
tie. learned % all their yillainous thugs
which sppertalned 10 the former trial
and have told not bali.
stevens Political boss.
stevens in the meantime had ai-
vanced % be acknowledged as the su
preme political boss and controls tods,y
more Of the judges.
~ rev district attorney has mean-
while been appointed. but he does not
COUNT
AT the present writing Stevens has
gone east 10 coach one OF the commits
sioners and hoodwink him. He will re
turn 90 Denver With a trunk full OF lies.
after having properly worked the papers.
He will then cajole and deceive the com
missioners and probably induce them to
furnish hip. funds 10 commence again
his ncfarious prosecution
If u Was fair. stand-u legal fight l
should have some chance and would
stand up 10 il. Ii Is as foul. dirty an
affair a. ever disgraced a court The
whole power OF the court is in the
hands Of Stevens. and his nature
never allows him 10 deal fair. He Is an
underhani sneak and always works by
methods which gentlemen abhor and
despise
Il am informed that the case may be
continued for an indefinite period; that
1 may be- dragged through mud and
mfre. tossed here and there among the
lawyers who keep il up for the news
paper notoriety which they serve.
Had Expended a Fortune.
Il have freely expended fortune in
lighting them.
What have left viii go % my noble
little wife and my poor. suffering moth
or. There u one way that | can stop
the expenditure. Allow me TO repeat
that which | have always said publicly
and privately: Upon my solemn Ma
sonic oath. /. I. Thatcher Graves. did
not have ANYTHING 20 do In any way.
shape. manner. nor deed With the death
II Mrs. Barnaby. | write this. knowing
whatthe future will soon have in store
for ne.
The people will believe. pity and
sympathize with ne. They will know
that even the strongest man can b,s
beaten down by a cyclone of filth. mud
anil persecution.
Il leave little ky Stevens to the peo
pie % Colorado. Please take care Of
him. Signed.
IT. IBATcHER GRAvKs. VI. ID.
Harvard University"