The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-21
CONRAD wIEGAND'S STATEMENT OF
THE LATE ASSAULT.

Cor rapid volumioous composition and
that he was singularly gifted in direct
ness and ccgercy of expression bur We
we're not prepared for The very remark.
able narration which appeared over his
signature ia the T-rritnri-l Enterprise
of yesterday. As m Offset to Mr.
News it is certainly entitled to -e-
spertfnl consideration and we must
confess, ind-ei. that b. has thereby
increased a sense of sympathy which
his troubles had slready excited. Thi.
feeling in behalf of the weak AS against
the strong is natural; and while one
cannot repress this sentiment, a due
sense Of Justice comp-ls the admission
that parties enjoying fair position
before the public cannot reasonably he
expected TO hear the burden of serions
charges against their characters with
30 much of Christian resignation and
for'irud- as seem to characterize The
conduct of Conrad Wieennd. But this
admission does not imply an excase for
the measures which Mr.. Winters saw
fit to adopt. He has placed himself in
the wrong BY throwing away golden
opportunity for anuihiIatiug his accu-
ser, "a he might have done, by a single
paragraph duly published If, instead
oftaking this weak, frail non combat
ant into q private room and there COW
hiding him he had simply stated what
Wieeand himself admits to be the fact,
namely, that he had put mis- real prep
srty GU, Of his hands before beginning
his Published charges against the con-
ductors Of mining operations in Storey
County, add that be was therefore con-
fessedly. Irresponsible; and if be bad
added thereto that the matters
charged were open to q full and impair.
tiai Investigation BY all who bad .
right to know the facts, a more effec-
tive blow would have been struck than
can ever fall upon Wieeand in hun
dred whippines. Moreover General Win
tiers occupies q leading position in this
State; and his example rs peace con
ssrving ci,isen 10 worth something.
Mr.. wiegasd's statement which oc-
cupies three columns Of the Bo,errriss
and which details the cireums'ances Of
the e.stiga,ion At length, begins BY
admitting the truth Of the predictions
vsotsred BY the Enterprise With regard
70 his proposed course that it
would load hin into serious troubles
and th~s be proceeds to say that BE-
ventures upon bis sarra,ion fully aware
shat he 10 taking upon himself the
perils Of still further aud more serious
vio,eses b. 50 doing He begins BY
ssa,isg that Winters sent for him, ~"
days after be had been knocked down
on the street By Gri6 Williams. desir.
Jog him % call At the yellow Jacket
office. Being apprebensive Of unpl-as-
eus eonsequenees, wiegaud. instead of
complying With this rsques, sent
friend there Who gathered from tire
interview that no difficulty would
ensue and tina, Winters meant TO cal
on him At his (wegaud's) Office at
o'clock 10 the afterooon About the
appointed time for his visit Sheriff
Cummiogs vas. by invitation, Payin
visit TO Wiegaud; and While be was
there Lynch came in and told him thar
Wioters wanted to see him NJ his
tLyoch'sl Office. He asked Cummings
70 be near at hand 10 case Of trouble
and the latter agreed TO do SO He
then went into the Gold Hill News Of
see; aud Then as be says:
foot door to the left opened into a email rom.
vet eaotksv ro0m, and once entered l found
henerfarth rrRArd ~ . private subterrsne.n
G.ld Hill den, admirably adapted in proper
hands 70 the purposes vi murder, raw or dis
9uised, for from il With both or evs q one door
eiosed, when too late. saw that leOEkd not
% heard BY Sheriff Cummings, and from it,
BY VIOLENCE AND BY FORCE, ] was
v,r~veneed from making q peaceable exit.