Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-26

introduced them to one of the num-
| per as being a judge from Denver,
Wnlch was OF course untrue and a de
hberate falsehood on the part of
Clarke. and the said pretended Judge
then pretended to call court to order
and this man Clarke, who wants tn
be further intrusted with the liberties
and privileges of the people. then pro.
ceeded to state long number of lies
which he pretended that Collins ard
/ Lloyd had stated to him; and after
Clarke had finished with his romano.
Ing and outrageous speech. Lloyd and
Collins were pretended to be sworn
and they. thinking they had been hon.
estly sworn in a properly constituted
court when 1t was demanded of them
to say thst what Clarke had sworn
to was true. thereupon, both of them
Indignantly denied that they had made
any such statements to the said Clarke
or that they knew at all of the mat.
ters and things that Clarke had pre-
tended to say that they knew OF and
had related to him.
And 1t was SO apparent to them that
Lloyd knew nothing IN the said prem
ises, that he was allowed to go and
return to his home, but the sheriff
left the body of the said Collins in
the custody of a stranger wno kept
him a prisoner in the Strater hotel
until the following day, with the knowI
edge, consent. connivance and procure.
ment of the said Clarke.
Mr.. Lloyd and Mr. Collins believed |
that they had appeared before an hon. |
est court and they had given all the evi- |
dence that was required of them. and |
so believing, did not appear further
IN the true court at the court house in
Durango, they having been Informed
1y the fake court at the Strater hotel
hat they were discharged from any
-urther attendance, and this pretend.
I'd honest sheriff of whom Dave Day
says His conduct has been absolutely
lonest, impartial and fearless" prop
,rly registered himself as an oppres
'or of his fellow men by abusing the
laid subpoena, and 1t has never, to
his day. been returned into the office
# the clerk of the district court, and
VI ehSSc aheSeu SeiNlCtS 10 lHe peO- |
lie of the state of Colorado its so
allied honest. impartial and fearless
heriff has never dared TO present aI
Ill to the board of county commits
toner's, because 1t would be a con .
ession and evidence of his crime.
Human tongue and speech cannU. s
orm words adequate to characterize
tho oh mi |
nd outrage of this man John Clarke /
gainst these men, He is totally unfit ,
0 fill the office of sheriff of this
ounty. He ought never to be intrust. :
with the lives and liberty of these :
he conduct and actions Cf Ills fellow [
len. He is a breaker of law and vio {
ator of the rights of the people. Sui
ct up to oppress mankind have /
laimed and exercised no such |
outrageous abuse of power that |
his man, boldly and without apology
as undertaken to exercise in this I
ounty. He ought to be defeated be {
ause he is not a safe man to intrust {
nth any power whatever.
Dave Day doubtless believes that 1t ;
J no crime for his alleged fearless
nd impartial and honest sheriff to
idnap and imprison two laboring men
onest citizens Of La Plata county.
1t may not now be wondered that ,
'larke winked at Dave. Day in his
pen and fragrant violation of the law
n running saloon and selling liquor
'ithout license, and selling to minor
nd man alike, or that he winked
shen other crimes have occurred, and
t is readily believable that the afii'
avit which Mrs. Nichols says was ex'
racted from her son by the sheriff and
he district attorney, was extracted
rom him, so far as Clarke was con
erned, for selfish and dishonest pur.
,oses.
This is the tale, simple, true, and
as the words of honest
nen can tell 1t.