Arizona republican., 1898-11-08
MR. DYKES APPEAL.

girl, was yesterday turned loose by the grand jury, as none of the witnesses | from the grandma of so to the girl ol
 16 would turn states evidence. i l The case is a peculiar one and without a parallel.-Gazette November, 1896.
 The above Is all the public knows oi
 one oS the most disgraceful acts oi
 maladministration of democratic jus tice ever perpetrated in MaricOpa
 county.
 You pcpulists that have said to m;
 you were going to vote for a demo- cratic sheriff, give me your ear a mo-
 ment and let me warn you and don't
 do 1t.
 I have set James Bark up on the
 Altar Of Justice aTid Integrity On three differsnt occasions and faced him
 with tempting propositions that were
 to his advantage, but he stocd on his honor! Noble fellow! If he had ac- cepted either one I should have de-
 spised him! And say to every one ct you vote for him and let me shoulder
 the responsibility.
 I premise you the proof that I am right and you who know me know
 what a promise from me means. have written a full history of this case that would make your blood boil
 Nlth lI101SoAdIIOI u IIIl1LA , Od 1lS-I tempted yourself into thinking of vot- ing the democratic ticket.
 I tell you a story, knowing that have been threatened on the streets of Phoenix in the presence of T. E. Dal- ton and others to prevent me telling it to the public and I appeal to them for protection, and 1 only regret that you have net a chance to read it before casting your vote.
 Listen:
 George P. Dykes is in the county jail in Phoenix awaiting trial today for rape. The cther paIi;y to the crime is Rachael E. Bauer !" |" MT. Dykes was a populist candidate for office two years ago. Some time ago Sadie Lamb filed a similar charge against him. but the case was. dis missed" # :" George P. Dykes, the married man Of M:sa, who is accused of practicing free love theories and polygamous practice in Mesa to an alarming extent, will be up for trial tomorrow" = Gazette, Septem- Der, 1896. ' F.- . Such contemp.ible rot published about a man Anywhere else in the civ ilized world than in Phoenix, under a democratic sheriff, would have to be proven beyond even a reasonable doubt or somebody would get into trouble.
 The story I tell you is as follows:
 I accuse LinYilla Orme of perjury and prove it. 1 accuse his deputies of crimes against the statutes of the ter ritCTy of Arizona, committed in the city of Phoenix, and 1 prove them. 1 accuse them of snatching a young girl from her music in the parlor and by meats of intimidation, false impriscn- ment and threats of violence to her person compel he~ to become an ac- cCmplice in their scheme of blackmail, robbery and revenge. I accuse them of taking a confessed prostitute and assisting her iu a scheme of blackmalI for the sake of the fees they could get out of it.
 Dear friends. ges arrested if you want to learn law. Notice I have not been arrested fer some time. No, it would never do to let me get into an open court room.
 1 accuse them of violation of law for the sake of collection of fees. I ac- cuse them of twisting the law in my favor as a democrat and resorting to perjury to injure me as 2 pGpulist. l accuse them Of resOrtipg to intrigue to prevent me from exercising the right under constitutional law 10 prefer CIldi s7tS q ds9dIDSS lllCli DClOIC LiIC sliiNt jury, when they found tc their horror that in their eagerness to work their office for fess they had caught a Tar tar who was capable enough and de fiant enough to expose them.
 These are fearful charges, my popu- list brethren who are going to vote for D. l.. Murray to continue them in O1- flee, for I hava watched them and they are working like beavers for his election and in less than two hours af- ter his nomination I asked him if he was elected if he would continue the present deputies in office, and he re- fused to answer the question.
 Nov, you will remember, I advised you four years ago to vote for Judge ;. w Grouse for superintendent, as a man peculiarly fitted fer the office. What is the result? I have held a eacher's certificate in Maricopa cou1- -y under every administration since 1880, and do know the office has never 3een better filled than by c. w. Grouse, md you populists under my advice are responsible for his election, and now presume again to advise in more serious matter.
 Not only tc advise, but to implore md entrea,t you to vote for James Bark for sheriff, who will oust the lot 1 md by that means help me to defend ny honor.
 I also fer good reasons advise you to rote fer Thomas F. Flannigan for dis rict attorney. for l, as his teacher, ook him through the meshes Of the .econd ard third readers and know Jim.
 Wish him for attorney and Bark | or sheriff you will not have any eases o pay fees on that must be stilled in he grand jury room to keep the public i rom knowing their complete empti- | sess after the sheriffs deputies get heir fees.
 In view of that I also ask you to | -ote for w. s. Scott to take Judge | 1rouse's place a5 probate judge, for , he same reason I advised you to vote or him.
 I would advise you to vote for Grin Iell for school superintendent, only, s I told him when he called and took 1