Show WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO T C SUM IT appears that the picture drawn by the salt bait lake tribune of C sum nichols is in a fair way of being suited to the present conductors of the times amm in its issue february 6 5 that alleged newspaper claimed to have received a dispatch from W A pinkerton in relation to mr jesse B barton containing the statement that he mr li barton arton was indicted for perjury in pennsylvania also indicted in chicago in 1888 for blackmailing not only is this assertion a perfidious falsehood but neither the times nor any other paper has received any such dispatch from any person whatever regarding mr barton the following letter from a leading chicago attorney will give some idea of the high estimation in which the gentleman thus villainously slandered for political pur posese held in that city LAW OF JENKINS HARKNESS 89 E madison st chicago cwi iwi Feb 8 mr J T B barton walker house salt lake lahe doity utah territory f my dear jesse mr 0 8 darrow assistant corporation counsel called upon me a few days since to inquire it if I 1 coald oo 00 aid assist him in finding additional help in the law department of this city mr hutchinson Huto hinson has been sick nick for some time and will probably not be fit for duty for two or three months to 0 come 0 m and n d the burden of the work f falls a 1 alsa u upon p on mr darrow I 1 anim immediately tely spoke of you and mr darrow expresses great anxiety that I 1 should ase ascertain ertain if you can not come and take a position in the department he is in very positive that the position will be permanent and that the city authorities are now in condition to appreciate the he necessity r of competent assistance in the law department part ment I 1 sent a messenger to your h house ouse and the next morning was in informed forma by mr thomas that you were in salt lake city with a possibility of remaining there for some time I 1 informed mr r darrow of this and he then requested me to write you now I 1 have no suggestion to make with respect to this matter except that I 1 have little doubt but that ir if you should conclude to come and take the M position that it will be permanent at least 4 so far as this administration is in concerned and that the pay will probably abl be satisfactory ahe the work of the department to is behind and important questions are am continually being presen presented prea ened led to the department part ment and it is in really in a pitiable plight 1 ti will 1 you let me know whether you yon could under any circumstances come at once and if you can I 1 will ivill put you in immediate communication with the powers that be hoping that you yon are well and happy I 1 am faitha faithfully ully yours E J |