Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1876 — Austin H. Brown’s Letter. [ARTICLE]

Austin H. Brown’s Letter.

Mr. Austin H. Brown, a democratic manager in Indiana, buseoed the Indianapolis'Journal for SIO,OOO damages. It has been notorious that the democratic party has been tor many years importing votere from Kentucky into Indiana on tbe eve of all important elections. That part of Indiana bordering on Kentucky oan generally be depended upon for any democratic majority needed to carry the state, under these circumstances, the following correspondence falling into the hands ot tire Journal , that paper published the letters: Saturday. Aug. 19, 1876.— Dear Governor: Uis niy intention to go to Louisville on Monday, on soma business, and while there look after come political mature of wbion ilia sot necessary that you should know the details. If l had * letter-from joiito Mr. Watteraon, 'simply saying that I am a democratic chi ten to whom be can talk confidentially, it would satisfy him that lam not an imposter. If you can do this, please send the letter sealed to me at my office. Best assured I wilt Dot misuse the letter or compromise any one. Yours truly, Avstu H. Bxows. Indianapolis, Aug. 26, 1876.—My Dear Mr. Watifrson: Allow me to introduce my friend and neighbor, Austin Brown, Esq., of this cit .-, to whom you may speak with confidence, as a democrat and as an honest man. Sincerely your Mend, * Taos. A. Hknericks. Brown went to Louisville and presented the letter. Tbe letters, however, seems to bave snob a peculiar significance to the people of Indiana, and have elicited so much comment, that Brown assumes that he has been damaged to the eitent of SIO,OOO in his reputation, owing, we presume, to a supposed inference that he had gone there upon the matter of Kentucky aid to Tiiden, Hendricks, and Blue-Jeans Williams. The rodtotioii of the libel suit extensively* aady-jlajjftite “the suit, people whokwpSHjTwn, Hendricks and the ciremnstwees of previous elections, trill draw their own conclusions. — Chicago Tribune.