Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-07-20
|gKsTKRs ATTORNEY TALKS OF
JOHN ". GATES OF CHICAGO
AND HIS MONEY.
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Jester Matters.

mEEuAte, Il Furnishing money for the
prosecution Of Alexander sesssr, who
il in 5aT here charged with the mur-
der Ct Gatep' brother tweuty-eiKhfl
years ago, Mr.. P. 3. CuIlsn, attorney
tor the defense. has prepared faz $50
pres the fsIloxing statement In
srzswsr to The qusstioa:
EWhat % yea know about the
statement that John ". Gates b uEng
money to secure the e0uTiuticn Of
Alsu1der JestsrSn
she oaly proper tine ard place 20
EzEwsr thxs question : On the trial
Grd Il vii be answered tsere with
emphasis" said Mr.. Cullen. who con-
tin1ecs
SIT il highly improper for any at
torney, In any case, especially In one
xttrscting public attention Ike the
Jester case, to give out alleged test
nony in advance Of the trial. Such
statements have a tendency to csnse
the public to prejadge the Ease and
prevent 8 fair and impartial trial /
am thoroughly informed as to the
methods employed by Mr.. Gates, his
press bureau and Pinkerton witness
hunters,' and the light viii be 6urned
on the whole crowd at the trial.
"Mr. Gates is nothing II not sensa-
tional and spectacular. he l. the
first man on the American continent
TO employ special trains In the prose-
cntion Of alleged offenders. Since the
arrest Of defendant scarcely q day
has passed that the public press has
not announced that Mr.. Gates would
use millions to convict Jester But
yesterday, the metropolitan press.
under the title, Money to Convict
Jester boldly announced that, 'Mr.
Gates assured Mr.. Rodes Cths prose-
cutting attorney Of his intention 70
spare neither time nor expense to
aid in the prosecution Of the case.
This statement and others OF similar
import are published all over the
world. Apparently they r inspired
by Mr. Gates; at any rate he Allow
them 10 stand without contradiction.
fsThe Haunting Of wealth IL extreme.
Iy reprehenaible and positively In
furious TO the due and proper ed
ministrAtion Of justice. II IL 9 re-
Election upon Missouri and Mis'
-souriAns. II has not heretofore beer
considered necessary 10 hGunt none,
20 secure the conviction Of guilty per
sons. Guilt car be punished In Mis-
souri, without the aid OF outside capi'
tai, and 70 use raoney against person
who cannot be convicted bat for ID
use and power ia 10 make guilt AM
Innocence dependent upon the siz'
Of the purse Of the prosecutor or III
defendant.
SIT Ia perfectly proper for Mr.. Gate
to employ q score Of lawyers to sp
pear on behalf OF the state, but beyonl
this he should not and ought not togo
but the idea Of the lavish use Of none,
90 persisteutly expressed in the pres
goes far beyond tae employment o
counsel The idea conveyed and sp
parenuy sought TO be conveyed b.
these oft-repeated statements a. =
the use of money IL that anyone VIII
win serve Mr.. Gates In the case wi
becoms the object Of his bounty an
reap 9 rich reward. II such IL nc
the idea he intends 10 convey, or th
impression he wants to create, b
should 90 state At once. To aIlo'
such statements a. have been pub
Hshed to stand, smacks too much Of
bid for testimony. Such statement
are alluring magnets around whic
are likely to cluster corrupt and sen
Hztion-loving people, claiming to b
possessed of information. They ~
calls for volunteer Witnesses, contain
ing the implied promise Of rewar
and compensation. This course {
procedure ia OF vital concern to Ia
public. II goes beyond the cas-
under investigation. II not rebuke
and ended, such methods win destro
our courts and make the auction
block the place 10 secure witnesses
"The fruits OF this idea is seen !
this case. Lured TO talk BY the gifts
of Gates gold, In the last two weeks
host Of Witnessed have bodied q
and given forth 9 mass Of 'testimon,
&s bassIsss as the fabric Of q vision.
; "0atss iB q millionaire; Jester 10
, penniless octogenArian. Both stan
, equal before the law; each 10 entitle
to equal and exact justice. Neiths
Gates gold nor TESTERS age or poI
eEty should be cast into the balans
Of justice. / hope TO see this ca
tried on lbs merits under the Law an
the evidence, and the defendant
ready for that trial at any time"
!, GATES on JEsTER's TRAIL.
A special dispatch to the GIob.
DeRccrat from Decatur H., date
July II, says Jno. W. Gates has
Pinkerton detective in that plac
looking up evidence In the Jester caa
and that the people in that locaiit
/, are racking their memory for facl
about the old man's trip 10 Indiana ]
1871. The buffalo calf and the blood
|. buffalo hide are remembered B
. many, especially q man named Hart
wen Durham, who says his faths
I tried to squeeze the blood from th
, hide into q bottle. The informato
obtained by the detectives viii be a.
ranged In proper form, and Re read
for reference and presentation ct ii
, trial of Jester, which may come up /
this city ID September.
: The dispatch says: Detective Weil
returned 70 Chicago tonight Il
; win 60 to Mexico, Mo, shortly, and
Chicago attorney will locate Their
shortly 10 receive and arrange a