The Nevada journal., 1858-03-05
- The oueerest denial we have ever

90" Vi idSt week. 1t declares tHe STATE
ment Of the tragedy at that place we
gave in our last to be almost wholly un-
founded. And yet that paper publishes
a portion of the evidence elected on the
examination of Moore which impartial
Judges pronounce to sustain every ma
terial allegation we made.
Against Mr.. Moore as a man we have
personally nothing to utter, We have
ever esteemed him as citizen. But
when men come to us in whom we place
the most implicit reliance, whose verac-
ity is above question. and give us what
they call facts we are bound to take
them as facts, and as faithful public
Journalists give them to the world as
such, no matter if the reputation of a
person we have been wont to respect is
touched by the publication.
We certainly had no enemy to punish
in giving the statement of that most
cowarily affair, and had we, different
mode would have been adopted. But
we contend the statement is true and
the truth can work no injustice.
Let us review our statement: 1t is
not, and cannot be denied that French
eavesdropped and reported an improper
intimacy between deceased and North
ups wife. 1t will not be denied that de-
ceased encountered French and endeav-
ored to make him deny his report, fail
ing in which he insulted and left him.
1t will not be denied that Moore publish
ed card in the Star, the tone of which
was any thing but friendly towards de-
ceased. We said Moore obtained pis-
tol few moments before the fatal af-
fray, and that he came out after it with
knife in his hand using some oppro-
brious epithet against the man just
slaughtered. This is all proven by the
evidence published in the Star. we
said Moore told Northup that he fired
too quick, he wanted to give him piece
of his mind first. This substantially ap-
pears in evidence. The statement that
Moore had acknowledged the card in
the Star was designed to draw Reynolds
out and to avenge the wrongs of a friend
does not appear in the published evil
dence. There are other facts however,
brought to light in that evidence to show
conclusively the completely of Moore in
the fatal transaction. Moore testified
that he had weapons hard by to use in
case of necessity he obtained pistol a
few minutes before the affray; he fol-
lowed up Reynolds with Northup while
the shooting was going on he came out
with knife in his hand and used harsh
language towar the murdered man !;
he went to Reynolds with falsehood
on his tongue, telling him that French
was innocent of originating the report
concerning the intimacy with Northup's
wife. and while giving utterance to the
falsehood the affair commenced. All
this appears in evidence and is more
than we have hitherto stated
What is there, then, in our account of
the afray, which justifes the Star in
saying it is almost wholly untrue Be
yond what we have already allowed did
not appear in evidence, there is nothing
material but that is sustained by the ev
idence published in the Star, except the
allegation that Justice johnson read
long written opinion, all cut and dlied.
prepared long beforehand, concluding
with a discharge of the prisoner, at
which the audience was astonished
That the Justice listened four hours to
the arguments Of counsel and then pull
ed out written opinion and read it, is so
patent that no man OF respectability
who was present will deny it; and that
a portion of the auditory was astonished
we have the word Of reliable men who
formed part of the crowd. If the re-
mainder were not, the circumstance may
be accounted for in that the people of
San Juan may long since have ceased
to be astonished at any thing coming
from that Justice.
We also said, on authority, that there
was a clique at San Juan which holds
an influence over the people there, and
is supposed to account for the singular
developments of the last few weeks.
This statement we shall adhere to till
evidence of very positive kind is pro-
duced to the contrary.
CONFESSION is Coon FOR THE Soul.
A little sparring has arisen between
tho Democrat apd TIoI.DroD nh in which