The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-04-28
CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
rlayor and Council Accused of Con.
spring Against Miss Mccarthy.
IS A SERIOUS MATTER.

spring Against Miss Mccarthy.
IS A SERIOUS MATTER.
Denison Journal Accuses Mayor Kemmtng
and City Council of Obtaining False
Testimony In Damage Case.
The Denison Journal in lengthy
article ON the Mccarthy case boldly at
tacks the mayor and city council and
accuses them Of having deliberately
planned to assail the veracity of Miss
Mccarthy in her damage suit against
the city, and then of procuring testi-
mony to fit their plan of defense. The
charges made are of most serious
nature. 1t they deliberately planned
such procedure and then lured witness
es, be they experts or otherwise to
swear falsely, they are guilty of crime
severely punishable in the courts. If
on the other hand, the journal IS I'M
able to ssubstantiate these charges of
subornation there should be some
method of Furnishing it for it's libelous
statements. The REVIEW does not
propose to discuss the matter, for it
should be matter for the courts to de-
termine. We believe the mayor and
council should insist upon full inves.
tlgatlon as it is only in this way that
they can escape the consequences of
these seious imputations of crime. Re
lative to the Mccarthy case the REVIEW
is also not at liberty to discuss the mat
ter as yet. The case is still before the
lower court. A motion for new trial
has been filed, the judgment has not
been entered, and any person CONVEX
SAINT with the law knows that any news
paper expression of opinion at this time
is not only bad citizenship but is pun
ishable under the law governing con-
tempts. We do not wish to see the
f1edgling down the street get into
trouble but it is astonishing that so old
an editor should have either so little
knowledge or regard for the law of the
land or should make such libelous
charges against our city officials unless
fully able to substantiate them.
| For ourselves we believe our city Off
Gals are entitled to the benefit of every
doubt. We know them to be honorable
men, honest in their private business
relations and reputable citizens. The
physicians of Denison need no defense
at the hands of any newspaper, that
they have the confidence of the COM
munity was evidenced by the result of
trial. 1t was case where doctors dis
agreed and the jury in deciding the case
did not decide that either set of physi-
clans were either perjurer, fools or
monkeys. Is it not for the best inter-
est OF the community that these base
ISLANDERS and determinations cease?
The side upon which the sympathies of
the REVIEW were is known to the
parties interested, but this is no time
for newspaper discussion of the case.
THE MAYOR INTERVIEWED.
Mayor kemming Indignantly denies
the statement made by, the journal
that any witnesses were employed by
the council for the purpose of giving
evidence against Miss Mccarthy. The
mayor said the council did not feel
Justified in paying out the peoples
money without a thorough investiga-
ton. Accordingly DR.. Wright of Car
roll was called with instructions to ex-
anime the patient and report the facts
to the council. No instructions were
given except that we wished to find out
the truth. DR.. Wright reported that
Miss Mccarthy was not injured and we
acted on the information given by him.
When asked if he intended making Mr..
Cook answer for the charges made he
answed that he had not decided just
What course to take, but intimated that
the author of the charges would have
ample opportunity either to substan-
tiate them or suffer the consequences.