Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-08

any other living man. While governor OF
Ohio he swung round the circle of the
states TO some extent IL was his complaint
and experience that he never remained
long enough in amy city, town or village to
permit Of a delegation visiting him on be-
bali of the Elliott brothers, but what the
delegation or committee was sure to appear
Mr. Koons himself refers to the petitions
containing several thousand names and
coming from ALL PARrs or THE COUNTRY
together with a VAST NUMBER OF LETTERS
from the cartons states 0f the union, and
epeH /0yeigH countries
And yet the few unnamed citizens Of
Columbus who confdentially informed Mr..
Koons that I was a blackmailer, drunkard
and domestic brute, and who did not dare to
publicly put themselves on record even
against a shackled convict outweighs in the
judicial mind of Mr. Koous the letters of
Governors Foster and Bishop, under whom
/ served as a State officer, the Chamber Of
Commerce Of Cincinnati, who thanked me
nearly twenty years ago for my heroic and
invaluable service IN the yellow fever epi-
demic;' as the secretary to the executive
officer of the Cincinnati Board Of Health
the officer who commanded me when fell,
colors in hand, on the enemy's intrench-
lead the charging line and heard me express
concern to save the colors" from the des-
eCratng hands Of the enemy when l fell,
grevously wounded. at the mouth Of rebel
guns of Gen. William Gibson the lamented,
heroic-souled soldier, of the leading bust
ness and professional men in this city aud
Of members Of the British Parliament, OF
compatriots who have known me more thau
thirty years-but Whv puuulerate
Mr. Koons waves them all aside thus.
Doubtless a large portion Of these pet
uoners know little ii anything Of the facts"
No, Of course not my trial was a secret
affair The newspapers didn't exploit nor
misrepreent it, nor have my enemies been
idle in reminding the public in general and
my friends in particular
T. That ! am a coward
O. a blaCkmailer
8. A. domestic brute; and that ] shot Os-
born from behind a woman and killed
Hughes.
All Of which the letters now ON dle as wel
as The testimony emphaucally denies and
disproves
rest my record on those letters and on
the character of my friends and witnesses
as against the individuality Of the unnamed
assassins Of character who are characterized
by Mr. Koons as reliable citizens"
I believe ] understand the object and
reason for which the Board Of Pardons was
created have had the honor 20 decline
an appointment as member Of that body,
but had accepted my conscience and my
oath would have alike forbidden me listen.
ing to the skulkng wretch who calumniates
the fallen, or basing my decision on an ap-
plicants petition for mercy on the secret
information of those too cowardy to appear
openly before the board.
Here is. if your Excellency please, a
refutation from the pen Of Mr. Koons HIM
self that did not blackmail, that did not
assail regulations, etc, etc:
Had the victims of Elliotps attacks.
adopted his remedy, he would not have
survived to have been the murderer of Os-
born. D.
I heartily agree with Mr.. Koons' sage
conclusion His logic then is this.
For ten years ] called the men towards,
thieves and ufans, and the women worse.
iu au American city of 100000 population
There was NO man brave enough TO shoot
me down like a dog no woman virtuous
enough TO send me 20 the penitentiaryl
Great God And am American charged with
the high and responsible duties of the lib.
crty or The living death of his fallen and
unfortunate fellow, puts this before the
world in an official paperM No wonder my
appeal for mercy, backed by the bravest.
The best and the most patriotic Americans.
was rejected bya board IN which Mr.. Koons
is peer and fellow, and who publicly and
officially asserts that ] could live ten wears
and as=ail the regulations of the wives.
the mothers and sisters of heroic race.
and defy the men by misrepresentiug their
acts, and successfully blackman them
through their fears
Mr. Koons has, however obligated me by
one unconscious service lie has shifted
the stereotyped objection 10 my pardon
from being murderer .of Mr. Washington
Hughes the newer appellauou Of black.
mailer While the alleged sympathizers
of the lameuted Mr. Hughes were making
the air vocal with their pretended lamenta.
tions. "the ElIious," whose friend and
houored acquaintance he was, mouruedhim
with heartfelt sorrow, and 1 especially, in
whose society he spent portion Of almost
every day who was honored with his
confidence in being intrusted with the pub
LEGATION Of family letters from his SON lwho
was spending the winter on the Island of
Bermudal, felt all the poignant anguish OF
being responsible though not his slayerl
for his untimey and lamented death. His
widow, with that Christian charity as rare
as 1t is beautiful while mingling her tears
with my heart-broken wife, offered sympa.
thy such as could only spring from the pure
aud lovable heart of a noble woman. And
while the wretches who had neither hearts
to feel nor sympathy TO offer were invoking
retribution, my children were
still her companions in her carriage airings.
The very letters Of the younger Mr. Hughes
la resident of Buffalo, / believe, were sub
iequcutly used against me as one of them
contained reference or the information that
General Hastings was compelled to take
British naturalization papers to enable him
20 hold landed property iu the Island Of
Bermuda. Governor and even Mrs Nc
Niuley, whose friend the general u.s. were
made aware of this information as being
published IT, the capital with malicious
ntent and no doubt il operated to change
lie expressed intention to Hon Patrick
sgan and other friends) of Governor Nc.
(inley TO pardon my brother and myself
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