Wood River Times

He is Hauled Over the Coals by Mrs. Clark and John Galbraith, and Bound Over to Answer to a Criminal Charge.

The TIMES was hardly out last evening when John Galbraith called at this office and said:

"I don't care to get my name into the papers, but I can't allow Constable Muncey to give the lie to Justice Clark in this manner. I was at the race-track at Era when he arrested Crichner, and he had no more right to arrest him than I had. Muncey was swaggering around there with his revolver, using insulting language, and I told him that if he wasn't a constable I'd whip him. He went away, and said he'd get a shotgun to fix me. When Crichner was arrested he gave up one of his horses, went to Mr. Goodman, borrowed $25 for 10 days, giving him a bill of sale of the horse for security, went to Muncey, redeemed his horse, and then borrowed the money from some one else to redeem the horse at the end of 10 days. Now, I tell you that the people will not stand such monkey-shines as Muncey's long. It is not in human nature to do it. I don't want any trouble with anybody, but I'm ready to back every word I say."

MRS. CLARK SPEAKS.

A lady called at the TIMES office this morning and left the following communication:

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES:

I see by your paper that Constable Muncey denies taking money from Robert Crichner, whom he arrested without cause on the Fourth of July. Now, I wish to say that Constable Muncey did take that money from Robert Crichner, and that he had no right to it. Mr. Crichner pawned his horse to Mr. Goodman for 10 days, and at the end of that time borrowed the money from me to redeem it. I also see that he denies speaking to Justice Clark about it. Well, now, Mr. Clark never told me a lie in his life, and he did tell me that he spoke to the constable, just as reported in the paper. As to Robert Crichner's arrest, that was an outrage. Mr. Muncey had no more right to arrest that man than to arrest me.

MRS. E. E. CLARK.

MR. MUNCEY HELD FOR TRIAL.

In the Probate Court, yesterday, Constable Muncey had a hearing on a charge of obtaining a valuable thing (viz: a witness certificate) under false pretenses, and was held in $400 bail to answer to the charge.