The Nevada journal., 1859-02-11
"Broke Jail,"-Malicious Repfeseh.

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tatiOnS.
While the acts of public officer are open to le-
| gitimate criticfsm, and if proved blameworth; Of
proper censure the spirit that induces public Print
to pile up irfferences and baseless insinuations
against such IN officer, is contemptible 1t sabus-
ing the position of an editor, and prostituting his
means of access to the public ear, to the vlest
Such acourse would only be pursued by craven
| SOUL It is making newspaper the vehicle of SIAN
der. and seeking to mpregnate the public mind with
foul suspicious against one who has no adequate
means of Defence In such position did the Nevada
Democrat place itself in its last issue. 1t gave vent
to its hatred against Mr.. Boring, one of the most
faithful and honorable men who has ever filled the
office of Sheriff of this county, by tissue of lies and
SANDERS and differences from its lies, that one
knowing Mr.. Boring would for moment believe.
Alexander Griffin made his escape from the Ne
vada Jail week ago last Wednesday night The
Democrat gives the news and says that Griffin 'had
been permitted at times to walk about town on par
ole, to his friends and had always returned to
the Jail according to his PROMISE" Again it says,
"The negligence of the officers in allowing Griffin
to walk about town, unattended and unmatched
seems unaccountable." Now the statements in the
above quotations are totally false. Griffin ON NO
occasion was allowed to walk about the town to see
his friends, parole. He not allowed to leave
the Jail unattended, or unmatched. On two occa-
sons only he ever outside of the bars and then
did not leave the Jail three hundred yards, and on
each occasion was attended and closely watched by
the jailor Mr.. Lenhart. His parole never ta-
ken trusted to. Hewa in strict custody of an
officer. We believe the Democrat knew these facts
and thatits assertions are malicious. If it did not
it had ample means for information, and should have
used them before publishing its libeous charges.
Aganit says "He had undoubtedly procured the
necessary tools for cutting off the iron bars while
running at large about town." He never did run at
large about town, we have shown. But the Dem
ocrat says. also, that che escaped by breaking of
the bar of his cell door, and saving of two bars Of
the grating of the outside window" Yet it also says
1T is believed by many that he left while out on
parole, and that he never broke out of jail" One
these inferences give the lie to the other. Now
we believe we know much of public opinion
any other man, and the first suggestion Of such
belief ever made, is contained in the Democrat
The insnuation amounts to this-that Mr.. Boring,
finding he had let out his prisoner on parole and
that he would not return, broke off the bar of the
cell, and sawed two bars out of window TO CREATE
| THE IMPRESSION that Griffin had broke jail Moth
ing less than this is contained in the usinuation of
the Democrat. Mr.. Borings whole life public
officer gives the lie to such an idea. The Democrats
own statement of the affair gives the lie to it but
it is published alternative stab at Mr.. Boring
and to put as many ISLANDERS in circulation as posi-
| blc The Democrat to give show of plausibity
to the idea asserts that Griffin was ut Grass Val
ley Thursday, THE DAY AFTER HIS ESCAPE, and
stated to gentleman that he was out parol. Sucn
declaration would exactly suit his purpose avoid
further inquiry but the assertion of fslon, COM
PEELED to resort TO some means to cover his escape,
is sufficient to give the Democrat to abuse and
traduce gentleman that has excited its malignity.
We have this stated the facts they exist in this
matter, and as the Democrat knew, had op-
portunity to know them, and We have shown how
inconsistent false and slanderous its nferences
and insinuations. We leave it to its infamy, and
trust Mr.. Boring will not visit any other up
on it, however richly merited, that the contempt
gentleman feel for so reptile e-like an assal-
ant.