Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-16
The Golden KeY--Another Card from HI.
q. Reaffv

o. Beatty.
The following card from Judge Beatty ap
pears in yesterdays Union. 1t bears hard
on Lathara
MEssps. EDIToRs Since the publication Of
my letter, which appeared in your issue OF
Monday last. Mr. Latham has made another
political speech, in which he has seen proper
to alude to me in manner which, think.
calls on me for reply,
While he acknowledges the truth of every
charge that l have made, he still accuses me
of malice in telling the truth. He even of
fects to pity me, and in tone of irony, which
| am happy to inform the public did not cut
me very deep, he attributes these exhibitions
of malice on my part to a misfortune and the
ted-drinking propensities which he is pleased
to ascibe to me. | shall not take the trouble
to defend myself from these charges, but pro-
ceed to expose the fimsy nature of Mr.. La
tham's defense.
Ofall the witnesses that Latham originally
called upon. and whose evidence he paraded
in his Nevada speech, the only one whose
testimony was absolutely inadmissible was
Joseph X. Be rd, and for the simple reason
that he was as obnoxious to the charge made
by Murray as Latham himself Since that
speech was delivered, however, all his other
witnesses have become unavailable, and he
now relies on Beard alone TO clear him. He
parades the testin ony of Beard, and trium-
phantly claims that he is exculpated by the
testimony of the only living witness of the
bribery transaction. Upon the same princi-
pie, ifa man were murdered in our communi-
ty to morrow, and the guilt of the murder
fastened on two parties by the strongest cir.
eumstantal evidence, neither Of the two
could ever he convicted, because each would
swear the other clear
Murray make charge which duplicates
Beard and Latham; Beard proves Latham
innocent, and Latham proves Beard innocent
very convenient mode of procedure for
men in their predicament, and it would in
deed be surprising if they did not avail them
selves of it if it would do them any good
But it will not; it is too shallow an expedi-
ent to serve Mr.. Latham's turn.
If Boards testimony had been admissible
in this matter, and could have been COM
PEELED to tell the truth, Judge Murray would
have availed himself Of it to prosecute La
than. But this could not be DONE and so
Latham escaped the punishment he,deserved
My original assertion, that Murray had
made this charge against Latham, is at last
admitted t. be true and the question now is
whether Murray told the truth or not 1t
has finally assumed this shape. Did Murray
deliberately set himself to work to manufac-
ture one of the most diabolica SANDERS ever
perpetrated against any living man, or
he tell the truth2 The choice ofone or the
other Of these alternative is all that is left to
Mr.. Latham or his friends now. They cannot
evade it by aging that Murray was mistaken,
for | will show that to have been impossible
The following train of circumstances will es-
tablish this proposition:
When Latham spoke to Beard in regard to
the case of Davidson VS. Gorham, Judge
Murray was in san Francisco. Beard pro-
ceeded directly to that place, sought an in
terview with Judge Murray, which took
place at some hotel or lodging house in that
city Beard opened the subject of an i'm
portant case, etc, and disclosed Latham's
proposition without mentioning his name
Murray suppressed his indignation and drew
Beard ont by an apparent acquiescence in his
proposals and finally got HIM to mention the
name of the case and the party who offered
the hribe. Immediately upon this he sought
the room of Jos. G. Baldwin, which was close
10y the same building, and requested him to
take particular note of what he was about to
say He then proceeded to state what had
taken place between him aud Beard, and
mentioned the amount Of money which had
been offered, which. have heard was $4,000.
Such is the substance of n statement which
have received indirectly from Judge Bald
win and other friends Of Judge Murray. 1t
is quite possible that it may not be entirely
accurate in every respect. have not stated
these circumstances heretofore because | ex-
pected Judge Baldwin would. in Justice TO
the memory of Judge Murray give me
written statement of what took place at the
interview have described.
The following is the copy of a letter which
addressed to Judge Baldwin more than a
week ago and to which have received no
reply:
SAcpAMENrn Anr Ath 1870