Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-14
Mr. Walkers Reply.

10 We feylSter-1 our editor we
knows that l have ever been desirou
of avoiding personal newspaper cor
troversies. but such things appears
IN your last issue regarding the write
as to call for notice; therefore, / hav
20 apology to offer for taking you
space.
1t is a fact that l prosecuted Snod
grass and Cory. they being charged
| with as dastardiy an insult as man cal
offer to woman. 1t is fact that tn,
gist of that crime consisted in making
incident proposals to her in the viles
of language. and in offering her money
it is fact that there was no one pres
ent when this occurred save the girl
and the defendants. 1t is fact, also
! that Mr. Daniels for the defendant ask
ed one of the witnesses lin the pres
ence of the girl in court if she, at a
/ time prior to the crime had not used
certain words equally as vile as those
imputed TO defendants and myself.
| Still no criticism of him and he was a
participant in the meeting. 1t is a
fact that to prove the crime charged,
and to convict the fellows, / had to
have the girl repeat the language used
to her. word for word: it is probably a
fact that | made her repeat them more
than Oace, so that there might be no
mistake or misunderstanding about
what words were used. 1t is fact.
also, that in arguing the case to the
jury | repeated the words used, as |
had a RICH: to do, and as it was my
duty to do. 1t is also fact that to
save the girl Embarrassment when she
got 10 that part of her testimony call
ing for the bad words. ! asked the court
to ask the crowd to go out, which they
did. The people had the legal right
20 stay and could not have been forced
to retire: still | desired to save the
girls modesty. If gentlemen did not
wish to hear vile language they should
have retired further. These dirty
eases are unpleasant to me. and | can
not understand that condition OF mind
on the part of so many who attend,
buzzarl-like, to gorge on the filth, in
stead of decently staying away, unless
brought by process of court.
To close as to the vile language
part: one of the defendants took an APP
peal to circuit court-one of the resOlu-
TONERS going on his bond, presumably
his use, but not my use, of
these words in where the
case will be tried IN April. Let US
see if the people assembled will hold
al Indignation meeting, and let us see
if Judge Green will punish me for hav-
ing the girl repeat these words as often
as is necessary to prove the case. or
will fine me for using those words in
my argument to the jury.
In December. in trying Joe Holmes,
Mr.. Edgar and | being for the State,
and General Ningate for Holmes, there
was language equally as foul, and far
more Of it: and parts of the filth was
gone over twelve or fourteen times; no
moral convulsion followed, only pro-
tests on the part Of lawyers as to waste /
Of time. There were grey boards on |
that jury, church members, and men |
who haze lived here for many years, |
not cIrpa.-5aggers and scalawags.
- u it's other part of the resolu- |
lions: eit:isr there is q typographical |
error in the printing, else some one |
has .monkeyed' with it since the |
after the meeting which it |
was signed. / saw II. read ii. copied
L. 1t then charged that '.said officers
being thoroughly intoxicated" etc.
y hat caused the change Of heart do
not say. As to Mr.. Kitchell, | desire |
% say that he who says that he was
trunk or even drinking utters false
hood, either Knowingly or unwittingly.
As for myself. | say that no man more
feels and knows the moral
evil, the physical deterioration caused |
1y alcohol than does the writer. And |
10 man more openly confesses that at
lines | have INDUCED to too great an
extent in the Glowing bowl" AS to
ny condition of the occasion complain
I'd OF, admit that ! did drink to some
extent, as take Il drink whenever !
eel like it; but | assert that / was
perfectly competent to attend to my
Ease, and did attend to it properly.
would 90 into this branch more
ully, myself. and file statements of
others, but for the fact that this mat
err will probably be inquired into be-
ore tbs courts. and do not just now
are 10 inform the gentlemen what is
n my hand.
By the way. Christ said when they
brought the woman to him, LET him
Who is without sin, cast the first stone"
,7G they went away ashamed.
As To ,hls t>siesratad meeting.
| assert it to be u fact thas lt Was |
worked up by two or three men for
purpose. | know that it was kept
rom Kitchell, one of its instigators
wen going into the Squire's office to
ign sGadGrass' bond on his way to it.
and not letting hin knpg it. The
gentleman who had the manhood. the
owe of fair play, to tell me Of it. has
since been severely criticised and taken
@ task for so doing. / got there long
after meeting commenced.
In passing | desire to nail false
looa. 30 NATION was put to adjourn
20 the next night so ihat | 4isht &C.
lend myself. | asked that 1t be done.
but the chairman said he did not think
le had the right. / only wanted to be
1eard. 1t was refused. | think |
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