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Show OPEN LETTKR TO MARSHAL, l'ATHICK. Marshal Patrick Sir : As it was a leap year surprise party that was given to our friends at tho city hall, and as wc, the undersigned, under-signed, were chief participators and instigators of that treason, we feel in duty bound to say that deputy marshal Neat's statement is true, and that neither he nor the prisoners were aware of the honor intended them. We also wish to exprcsa the appreciation appre-ciation we have of your character in the nohlo and manly stand you have taken, to re-incarcerate in a military prison men who for mouths have waited wait-ed a "speedy and public trial," because a few of their wives and children with some old and valued friends went to enliven the weary hours of confinement confine-ment by spending a social evening with them, in consideration of tho enormity enor-mity of this offence, and that there men were not convicted but simply committal, and on such immaculate evidence as Hickman's and Baker's, you did well to send them to Camp Douglas. Knowing that to "do as one would be done by" is the Christian's creed, we pray that such measure as ye mete shall be meted to you again. Respectfully, 11m. Ijtiirik M. Miner, Mrs. Mury J. Yuuui:, Kl-io A. Fan-,1, . " Kirbol Oram, ' " K. P. Holier!, " K. Kin iv, " Anna W. Nuylur, " lhilJiili C. Xuylnr, ! " C. K Nirliols, " L. 1'uuJ. " Bus.'lta KMi-eilc1, " Mary, Chandler, " Kllt-n Kuowltou, " Mm in Colel.rui.k , Murv Uiluwr, " V. I. Kimball, " I.. Vt'inin, ML'-Sllie Ci let-rook. |