The Green Forest tribune., 1898-12-01
STALL NOT INDICATED.
NO OFFICIAL REPORT HAS BEEN MADE BY
 THE INSPECTOR WHO VISITED FT. SMITH.
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 the Many Charges Against StahI

Ever since it was reported that an inspector h ad been detailed from Wash ington to go to Ft. Smith and investi gate the charges against U. $. Marshal the people, especially those who wield the destiny of the republican party. to know just what the report would con tain. Although the examination was made several weeks ago, not breath of news has been heard from it. There is no doubt if the report has been made and the Marshal has been vim dicated, as he declared he would be, 1t would have been whirled to the public In great shape long ago; but death. like stiffness on the subject prevails among those in position to know any thing, and the belief is becoming preva- lent that the report has been sup pressed altogether.
 The evidence against the Marshal is so incriminating that his friends, or those who might have been his friends, are surprised that if falsehoods have been sworn against him, that no ar rests for purjury have been made. There are several mysteries in the case to say the least of it, and unless some thing is done to clear up matters, Mir. Stahl will stand convicted in the minds of the people, and much disap- pointment will be felt if his removal is not effected.
 The charges are far more serious than we even anticipated when the matter was fist made public and unless Stahl does something to thawrt public opin- ion, the least thing that will be done for him will be to turn him down politically for all time to come. If he is innocent of wrong doing, we would like to see him clear the matter up, and if he possessed the sentment of a whipped cur, we be- lieve he would have made an attempt to do so long ago.
 That our readers may know just what has been alleged against Stahl, we will state them briefly:
 Broyles, Hawkins and Hoblitzell, ], three guards at the jail, swore among other things, that two negroes were carried on the pay roll at the jail for five months asengineer and van driver, each at $45 mouth, when, in fact, neither performed any such services.
 Oneal and Stotts of the Marshal's s office swore that the government had been charged $l75 day for boarding jurors, when only l.25 was paid. This has been publicly admitted to be true by the Marshal's office.
 w. c. Davis, cashier of the Rowland Hotel, where the jurors were boarded, !, swore that Bailiff Parker told him that the government allowed only $l 20 and that he always signed blank receipts and was paid in money. The fact that the Marshal did not issue checks to Mir. Davis shows that there was some thing dead about the matter. This was done to keep he records straight and to deceive Mir. Davis about the amount he had receipted for.
 It is approximated that in the board ing of jurors and the carrying of these two negroes on the pay roll the govern ment has been defrauded out of more than Sl GOO. These are simply the leading points contained Tn the evi- dence.
 Under these circumstances, we are not prepared to agree with the Fay that there has been no criminal intent upon the part of Marshal Stall. We believe there has been. and until he sh hall have completely vindicated him self by not only removing all the men who have sworn him guilty of defraad- ing the government, but also convict ing them of purjury, we shall continue te think so. Commenting on our arti- cle of two weeks ago the Review says
 "THE GREEN FOREST TRIBUNE does not believe that Marshal stahl is ell trely innocent of the charges brought, against hi;n by several employees of his office The Review, however. is or the opinion that the marshal, while possi bly neglectfu of his official duties to some extent, is snot criminaly respon sible for the 'iregtlEarlies' which ase allcdged to have occurred within his