Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-14
4 DISCLAIMER FROM tn. GOLD
HILL MINERS, UNION.

tons passed by tho Miners Union Of
Gold Hill and published In the Enter
prise Of this morning, speak for Them
selves. and we r we'll pleased to pub
ligh so straightforward and honestly
expressive an exhibit from any men or
association of men. Read :
WHEREAS, There appeared In the
public press q statement to the effect
chat James O'Donnell, formerly fore
man Of the Yellow Jacket mine. stated
to certain parties that everything re-
latlng to the terrible fro which oc-
Cured In the Yellow Jacket mine,
April Z. 1860, by which so many Of our
brother miners lost their liyes, would
be brought to light and that the Min
er's Union had It In black and white ;
that 1t was signed and sworn to; that
he, james O'Donnell, had seen and
read it, and that 1t would be published
before election and s. G-GgH-
WHEREAS That from the above
statement the public would infer that
the Miners Union was In possession Of
evidence sufficient to convict certain
parties Of having fired the Yellow
Jacket mine; therefore be It
Resoired, That We hereby deneunce
said statement as false, and any person
or persons rs falslfiers who would, for
the purpose Of advancing their own
selfish ends, so misrepresent the Min
ers' Union.
ResoleeR, That II this Union had
been In possession Of such Information
as said james O'Donnell referred to,
1t possesses sufficient moral courage to
have brought the guilty parties to JUS
tice.
The above preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted by the
Gold Hill Miners Union at its regular
meeting, held May Is. 1872. y
JAMES BREW, President.
Attest: GEO. W. RoaERs, Rec. Sec.
In support and furtherance OF the
above We will state that the Unions Of
Gold Hill and Virginia, at the time of
the great mining calamity, each ap-
pointed a committee of its most able
members to investigate thoroughly ev-
cry phase of it, the actual causes there
of, aud especially to sift to the very
bottom those grave charges Of incen-
diarism and conspiracy so freely cir
culated regarding It. They found
plenty of men who freely declared
that the mines were set OH fire, yet
they found these declarations were
simply based upon empty assertions Of
others, or a vague desire to crimlnate
somebody and lay the blame definitely
somewhere, with no positive evidence
or tangible proof inducing such belief
or desire. They did find men who said
that were 1t not for fear Of losing their
position or employment In the mines,
or on account of their families, they
would tell things which would throw
great light OIL tho subject, yet such as
sertions bore worthlessness upon their
very face, from the fact that the Min
ers' Union was fully able to and would
protect them In any honest testimony
they would or could give In the mat
ter, upheld also BY the entire mass Of
the citizens of Gold Hill and Virginia.
The Miners Union, especially when
supported by their fellow citizens, con-
stitute the greatest power In the land.
The committees, after investigating to
their satisfaction all the various char.
ges mentioned, found nothing In them
worth reporting upon. It Is but JUS
tice to themselves rs we'll rs their fell
low citizens at this present time; for
the Union to publish this disclaimer
and denounce the falsity Of O'Don-
nell's statements in the mstter. It
makes his Matchmaking attempt all the
more dastardly, and this neiarious en-
deavor OIL his part to impllcate the
Miners Union as supporting him by
collated and reserved evidence, will,
as 1t should, meet the just condemns
ton Of all true men. Jim O'Donnell
cannot prove by the Miners Union
that the mines were deslgnedly fired,
or that John Z. Jones OF anybody else
set the fire. I,..a a.y- O.