The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-26

heaven or earth. don't brand me as Low
enough to let partisanship stand betweer
| Inc aud my obligation to fulfill a solemn
| oath when the life and liberty of fellow
man is ut stake.
YoL endeavor. Mr. Slower, to explain
| away the Statements made by Mr.. Irish
| namely: You ought not to hav. run an(
1 would not have Shot you" HE startet
| to run, l called to him to halt, b,
did not do it and / shot him
/ Had this shooting been accidental would
1t not have been natural for Mr.. Irish t.
| have said so when confronted by the en-
| ragged citizens Of that community? Leav
ing the testimony as given before The
coroner, Mr.. Slower, let Us follow his CASE
to the court OF Justice Redfield and see il
| your argument Of the live partisan
jurcrs" will hold good. The accused i:
| arralgnec before justice who is IA candid
ate for reelection on a Demo-Pop ticket
The prosecuting attorney secured his cleo
| ton by Demo Paps The attorneys fol
Irish are both Demo-Pops. A fair and
honest trial is given. No Republicans
Slower or any citizen can hurl back the
epithet OF u partisanship decision there
The testimony in this court is much SINH
lar to that in the coroner's court except
that Mitchell when on the stand seemed
st first TO forget 'his piece" and said three
times. THAT he saw Irish running when
he fired the first shot, and he saw him run
ming when be fred the second shot," bu,
afterwards took up his former course OF
uncertain, indefinite testimony.
This man Mitchell whom you would
have US believe truthful guardian angel,
his decision describes As che man who
so successfully conducted Officer Scully to
the police strtion." Now, Mr.. Slower, you
know Mr.. Redfield is not partisan; you
know he is regarded by this community
insinuatiOns of party prejudice" at him
when he biuds the accused over to the
district court. Went you admit, Mr..
Slower, that the decision of Justic- Red
field sustained the verdict OF the five con-
trary jurymen" and might there not be a
faint, weak. glimpering shadow of sus-
picion in the minds of the reading public
that perhaps you, Mr.. Slower. might have
been just Il little bit partisan? Remem-
Der now, the writer does not charge you
by any means with rendering anything
but a fair aud honest verdict but in all
honesty aud candor, might not the pub
lie think that because you were the
former defeated candidate for sheriff, that
Immediately after your removal from your
farm TO this city you were 40 aspirant for
the place that Chief Cone now fills, that
III SncV "a AtukOo CICStiOu w VIC ciACO VI
chief of police, might not these conditions
have some effect on decision in your
mind without you being Intentionally
partisan?
No Mr.. Slower If this man is SO innocent
rs you and others would have the public
believe, why this Is cast upon the five men
VINO desired that the officer should have
fair and open Investigation of the entire
facts in the case before twelve of his fellow
men. Had you Or committed this deed
would We not desire that it should be in-
vcstigated most thoroughly before the
proper tribunal in order that any suspic-
ion Or stigma might be prevented from
hanging over us
Most certainly Slower, in my judgment
has there been Al dastardly. reckless piece
OF work done out there on Fifth avenue
and never from the evidence submitted
would l give my consent, TO the already
almost open scheme TO cover up this reck-
less work. Who knows Slower but in the
course of time your boy or mine or the
child of your friend or mine may be I'M
fortunate. cold, hungry. and being over
come by II temptation to save some freeZ-
ing, starving loved one; be too may be
"shOt down like dog" if this act is to be
upheld by the public Since he was poor
and erring and the boy shot the night
previous was only nigger;" but per-
chance their hearts were loving and true
until reckless fate drove them to the rash
acts. A. H. REED.