Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1922, Page 9

be Casper Daily Cridune ‘MARQUIS ANSWERS VILE ELEVENTH HOUR ATTACK. x The fact that the authors of the vile advertisement which appears in this paper, attackirig my record, have waited until the eleventh hour to make their charges, in the hope that I would not have a chance to refute their scurrilous lies, belies their own statement, is an insult to the vot- : ers of Natrona county and brands them as unworthy of association with respectable citizens. The calibre of these men who refuse to make known their identity, or to attach their names to an advertisement attacking the record and character of a public official, places them in thé same class as the skunks and re;tiles who were responsible for Roy Bullack and Curley ‘ Gallington attempting to bribe ‘me to set {ree a county prisoner. None of these wretched specimens of the human race who put themselves up as models of virtue and propriety, hav.2 ever come to me with any information of any violations or offered to assist me in any way ‘n the performance of my duties as Sheriff of Natrona county. Were these snakes-in-the-grass telling the truth in this scurrilous attack, and had they the backbone and moral fiber of a lowly worm, they would have made public these charges prior to the eve of election, when it is virtually impossible for me to answer them. Had they pos- seesed this information which they vilely publish at this late hour, they would have and should have prosecuted me before now. But men of such a contemptible nature, are too low to pos- sess any of the instincts of a human being. HERE ARE THEIR QUESTIONS AND HERE ARE MY ANSWERS W hat about the Nicholson jail-break? Jail breaks are not uncommon, even in state penitentiaries. How- ~ ever, four of the six prisoners who escaped were re-ar» rested and are serving additional prison sentences at the present time. ~- What about the Mills Hotel gambling? This ho- tel was closed by my personal efforts under the state abatement act, in spite of strong influence in certain quarters. = ‘What about Platte Inn? This place was closed under my direction. What about general bootlegging? This is a condi- tion prevalent, throughout the United States and cven the federal government has been unable to suppress it. » During my term of office fines of more than $13,000 have been levied against violators of the federal prohi- hition act. This record has not been equalled by the . sheriff of any other county in Wyoming. What about mal-treatment of prisoners? I claim that this accusation is false in every particular, in spite of the desperate class of prisoners which my office has been compelled to arrest and transport to the peniten- tiary. I also want to declare that the rumor that the Mexican prisoner who shot A. J. Cunningham was de- livered at the state penitentiary at Rawlins by my dep- uties in good health and perfect physical condition and is there at the present time to the best of my knowledge —Much false information concerning this Mexican has been circulated throughout the county by the Vampire from Georgia and others of his clique. What about the $1,000 paid Wallace Leavitt, with a guarantee of his campaign expenses, to run for Sher- iff? This is a complete and absolute falsehood and can be proved by either A. W. Parmenter of the Midwest Cleaners who is Mr. Leavitt's campaign manager or Mr. Leavitt, personally. They will no doubt inform any voter who is paying the expenses of Mr. Leavitt's campaign. 4 Mr. Marquis, isn’t it a fact that you were a saloon- keeper? In the early days, when this industry was a recognized legitimate business, I was the proprietor of a hotel and bar at Wolton and Arminto. Were you ever arrested and did you plead guilty of bootlegging? I have never been arrested for boot- legging, but paid a fine for an employe who was guilty of selling liquor illicitly in the year of about 1910. Is it a fact that you were arrested, Mr. Marquis dur- ing your present term of office by Federal officers for violation of the Volstead act? I was not and will give $500 to anyone proving this contemptible lie. The rec- ords of the federal court will bear out my denial. This is an easy way for the poor, creeping lizard who pro- pounded this question to make $500. Isn’t it a fact that your political friend took this mat- ter up directely with Washington? Absolutely not-—as they had no reason to do so. You claim that you have recovered $78,000 worth of stolen car: Isn’t it a fact that this was the result o§ Federal and Insurance company operatives and detei- tives, instead of your own efforts? A\ll recoveries were made through my office and under my personal direc- tion with the assistance of R. L. Craft an agent, who is not a federal employe. a (Political Advertisement.) ik ca What about all stolen cars nbt recovered? Eighty per cent-of the cars stolen in Natrona county have been recovered and two well oi ganized car stealing rings have been broken#up and the majority of their members oe under arrest by my office or through my personal efforts. Had my administration not been clean, efficient and worthy of commendationI would not have received letters of commendation from the following men and agencies for law enforcement. A. S. Roach, state law enforcement officer. h. Carl Jackson, federal prohibition director for Wyo- ming and Montana, as well as every agent working through his office. Harry V. Williamson, federal narcotit agent, with offices in Denver. General Director of Federal Prohibition Schwitzer, with headquarters at Salt Lake, Utah. ’ Agent keepers in charge of the federal department of justice at Denver. Operatives from all of these agencies have found me willing and anxious to co-operate with them, have worked in close harmony with me, have worked under my direction without dissention or friction and have complimented me on my administration. 5 (Signed) JOE L. MARQUIS, Sheriff of Natrona County CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION ON HIS RECORD - (This ad paid for by~some of my Democratic friends.) Se ey Bb. | ~~ so -4 oe