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Show K j j THE CiiUGGS DlaCiUIKiED. IBBl J I I Wiiex the charge or cmbezzle- ! ' mint was made against Conductor pjj t j j John Chugg of Uie Union Pacific ) Railroad, we, in common with J . j? many others of his friends, were as- b v 1 ' j tonished. And our amazement was Kj J , Opened when George Chugg was K j . alo arrested, charged with the same ( I ! t ofTense. We had known them both ib j ' ft many years and could scarcely B.V J 1 jle'Iev there was any foundation u J j for tha charge. Rut tho statement H 1 i II .? made by the officers were so direct J J I j - aad the claim of proofs so specific, B 1 'I j fe tnat a fJ'ng of intense sadness H i came upon us and oursstonisbment M J ,( ', ' 3 mingled with fear and sorrow. H I' ) ' ' -. ?"ow it appears that the evidence H I j f j " against them was so flimsy that i B1" j jj I there was nothing to jusUfy holding : B( j ll ' hem for trial, and they have been B ' 11 5 "" discharged by Justice Laney, while J M j I oea tlie counsel for the prosecution fl I ' i --U1'd to admit that the evidence does B .1' I j Jn5' warrant their detenslon. H 11 We are very glad that these well BBr J fV i ' known conductors are cleared from bVL rU ll thechnrse of dishonesty, and that, bVSw lU 1 . - "vlmtt7Eom carelessness has been BfaW'll 1 1 1 ! I eommii-al In negUcUng to cancel BYBYB vfiiBBBW- HBbAv ;'".lBBBBBaBaBf.B.H tickets to a small value. Of course every man sboitld be careful to perform per-form his whole duty, but between simple neglect and wilful fraud there is a wide gulf, which we rejoice re-joice lhase men have not crossed, so far as any proof has been adduced. We think care should be exercised exercis-ed by companies and persons when professional detectives work up "deep" cases, and that something more than their word should be required re-quired before any man's character, to say nothing of bis freedom, is placed in Jeopardy. There will be general rejoicing that the Chugga are clear of the charge preferred against them. |