The Nevada journal., 1854-10-20
NEVADA JOURNAL.
A. A. SARGENT, EDITOR.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 90, 1854.

contains snort cofIeS lOilucHCc, dhlihduN~lC-
ing in some degree uaon the District Court.
AS a matter of course, this must be understood
as having reference to Judge Barbour and we
further notice that the remarks Or questions OF
ENQUIRER seem to receive the sanction Of the
editor. We have long known Judge Barbour
as an accomplished gentleman a sound lawyer
and correct Judge 1t is, perhaps, in good taste
for the District Attorney elect, to criticise.
We copy the above paragraph from the
G.. T. Telegraph, because we would not
miss its being more generally read in the
county than it is likely to be in that paper.
We have not the least objection to the ed
itor's admiration of Judge Barbour-we
wish we could believe it was fully deserved.
We have one remark to make. BY being
"District Attorney elect" we are not aware
our sphere as editor is in any degree cur
tailed, or that we are in the slightest de-
gree indebted to Judge Barbour for the
honorable office conferred on US. AS for
Judge Barbour's opinions and practice in
contempt cases, we believe him to entertain
those not marking him as 'sound law
yer"-at least.
Speaking Of Judge Barbour, we find the
following reference to him in the Marys-
vile papers:
| BETLIGERENT-A communication appeared
| in Saturdays Herald signed AN honest inqui-
rer after truth" which censured the course of
Judge Barbour in not pronouncng sentence or
rendering Judgment in various cases. Among
others, the case of Mr.. Thurston was particu-
larly alluded to, which caused the writer to be
sought, and in the afternoon personal rencoun-
ter occurred between the parties AS the mat
ter is before the authorities, we forbear any fur
ther comments at present.-Erpfess, lGth.
We can only add to the above that the gen
tleman assailed is Mr.. O. p Stidger, whose
statement Of the affair is published to-day, at
his request, and that Judge Barbour and Mr.
Thurston were had before the Mayor yesterday
who fined Thurston sixty dollars, and recognis-
ed Barbour IN one thousand dollars to answer
at the Court of fScsslons for committing an ''as-
sault with deadly weapon with intent to kill
Herald, 17M.
The following is the statement of Judge
Shdger, as published by the Herald:
EDIToR OF THE HERALD As some consid
cradle excitement has grown up in the commu-
nifty, in consequence of the cowardly attack
made upon me on Saturday last, by Judge Bar
bour and Plummer w. Thurston deem it nv
duty to make full statement of all the facts OF
the case to the public, and then, for the precent
at least. leave the public to decide whether such
acts shall be committed with impunity or not
o'oloo1- NJ OF 7
called upon by Gen. Allen, editor of the Herald
who informed me that formal demand had
been made of him, by P. w. Thurston, for the
name of the author of the article which appear
ed in Saturdays Herald, over the signature ol
"An Honest Inquirer after Truth Without
any hesitation whatever, authorised Gen. AL
len to give up my name as the author, at the
same time informing him that the article con-
tained nothing but facts, which could be SUBJ
stantiated by the records of the Court of Sc.
sions and the District Court, and that there
was nothing in the article of which Judge Bar
bour or Thurston could complain. This con-
versaton occurred between Gen. Allen and
myself in Franks restaurant, whilst ! was par
taking of my morning meal. Shortly after
wards l called at the Office of Esq Magruder
on some business and from thence went to the
residence Of Messrs. Packard & Woodruff, on
Cortez square, where remained half hour or
more On leaving the house of MeSsrs. Pack
ard & Woodrl lff, and whilst yet near the gate
leading into their yard, l met Gen. Allen and
Gen. Winters, going northward | asked Gen.
a. whether he had seen Thurston since au-
thorised him to give up my name. He answer
ed, No. [ then left him, passed from T. street
down 4th to d, and down D to the Office of
Justice Magruder Remaining there but a
few minutes, | started down D st. towards 1st
At the corner of D and Sd SITS met and con-
versed for short time with Mr.. Ridge, who,
in the course Of conversation, informed me that
he had seen letter in Adams Express Office
for me, which | had not received When I
part / with Mr.. Ridge. started Immediately
down d street, with the intention of going to
Adams & Co.'S Express Office, for the letter /
passed along On the west side Of the street. As
| approached the Fl Dorado .aloon, | saw
Judge Barbour leave a point near the outer
edge of the .vement opposite one of the doors
Of the Ell Dorado saloon, and rush hastily into
that saloon. Whcl | arrived at the place from
which l saw Judge Barbor leave, / noticed
that M. Hickman, one Of the proprietors of the
Ell Dorado, was sitting there, apparently en-
gagged in conversation with another IN, whose
name it is not necessary to give. pa- ed them
and had n .rly re- ched the corner of lst ST et
when was met by Plummer w. Thurston. -
He stopped immedia ely in 'front.' of me, 4
said " What was your object in publishing
that piece in the paper this morning?"
Knowing that Thurston lad no positive
knowledge that was the author of the article
alluded to, my first impression was to evade an
acknowledgement of the authorship, and thus
obtain time to arm myself for an encounter :;
but thinking this act an unmanly one, and be-
lieving myself pable Of defending myself in
fisticuf encounter with him alone, l promptly
avowed the authorship of the article, and told
him l held myself responsible for any misstate-
ments made therein, at tie same time, however.
informing him that the article was not intend
ed as an attack upon him or Judge Barbour,
but merely to ascertain what had become of the
cases spoken OF. Thurston appeared to think
that injustice had been done him in the premi-
ses, and thought that as the matter had died
away in the community, l had 10 right to bring
it up again. Our conversation was continued