Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-02
pIoNEER

Gentlemen OF this profession are qulIc
numerous, in this locality. It is said that
the business is quite as lucrative now as
it was two and three years ago; by reason
of higher prices for services rendered in
the smaller number Of cases now tried in
comparison with former litigation. And,
of late, these pioneer testifiers join q new
department to their vocation /; they broker
for corroborating witnesses as well as
stuff in in their W swear. So well
known are these Knights Of the Box be-
coming that an ~intelligently composed
jury will perceptibly shudder and smoker
as one Of the ancient order tumbles on to
the stand. We are assured that a recent
hung jury did not come to verdict on &C.
count of the requisite two for agreement
to a certain side not liking the idea of
being inferentially suspected Of believing
the "Piutes." It is O we'll established
fact, that q case is considered desperate
when one of the more notorious Of the
knights is brought forth for evidence.
Still, the original business with its present
connections pays. In justice we might
state that there is a pioneer whom all par
ties generally agree not to call. We refer
to the Comstock; the absolute discoverer,
more or less, of this entire country.
Comstock says they do MT. call him be-
cause they re afraid to hear the truth.
He is a PLAIN, practical man ; perhaps the
lawyers are afraid of him. We notice he
was called in the Dam mill case in Day.
ton, last week. Tom Williams tried to
obfusticate him, by, what Comstock con-
sidered, too learned speech. Says Com
stock: "Now, do MT throw any of your
heightened language at me; cause I am
not an educated man and do mt pretend
to be. But I know what I know, you
bet" Tom tried to knock the honest
yeoman over with the word "acquiesce"
which Comstock would not agree to. The
pioneer informed Mr.. Tom Williams,
moreover. that he had got "as good a
head on him" as Thomas bore on his
shoulders {; and confirmed his statement
by the ejaculation Of emphasis "you bet"
Comstock wal under oath.
We notice that in q Montgomery street
scene, in San Francisco, of about q years
date, as represented in a lately published
local play, the following meeting and
dialogue is pictured:
Broker.-Hallo, Bill! how are you Where
the devil have you been for q long time past?
Bin.-Hallo, Fred! how are you?
Broker.-Well, how are you and where
have you been for a long time past?
BILL We been up in Nevada Territory.
Broker.-Whnt have you been doing up
there ? dealing from the bottom, as usual?
Bil.-Not a bit Of it. Better thing twink
ingl Better thing!
Broker.-How 5 that
Bil.-Something new. Better thing.
Broker.-Brokcring?
Bill.-Damn your brokcring.
Brokcr.-Come, 10 let on. Let g know
what it is. Why, here, let me introduce you
To-
Bm.-[Detainiug himl-Herc, here, Fred,
do MT introduce any Of those blackguards to
me. I've quit keeping a game. l knew
them all three years ago.
Broker.-What on earth have you been
doing to spruce yourself up so much' Tell
q fellow.
Bil.-Fred, there's great benefit in being
q "pioneer in a new mining country.
Broker-Why so
Bill.-Litigation is fourishing and big.
Witnesses must be had. Men are wanted, at
high prices, to testify men who have actu.
ally been there in early days; you conceive g.?
| Let US 90 and take our choice Of poisons.
Broker.-That has been your lay out, has
It? Good thing?
Bil.-You bet!
Broker.-Have you become a lawyer?
Bil.-Lawyer be damned A lawyer is
not half the account Of a good witness. A
Judge first, then a witness, then q lawyer.
Available witness is No. 2, Fred. Lawyers
(bcst Of 'cm), No. 8. Judges, No. l. Wit
ness, good witness, available witness, pioneer
witness, is No. 2-No. 2, you bet. Come,
let 8 go and suicide.