Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-07-09
THE HuBBrLl nossrr.

THE Hu1BHLL HossLE.
The way OF the trsnsgressor Is hard,
aud he who once deliberately takes .
false step, or plots to do wrong to his
fellow man. Is sure to meet with the
just consequences Of such wrong-doing.
Ike Hubbell Is an Instance Of this.
His apparent attempt at Matchmaking,
In the matter Of the difficulty between
Jones aud Sharon In San Francisco,
making a written statement impli-
eating Jones a being culpably con-
nected with the horrible crime Of set
ting fire to the Yellow Jacket milne,
and offering to sign the said statement
for $5o,OoO. is still fresh In the minds
Of most people. That statement Is still
In existence, a copy being In the hands
Of each Of the principals In the matter,
Jones and Sharon, but It was never
thought advisable to publish 1t. Hub
bell created quite a sensation then,
aud is apparently about to create still
more Of q sensation now. He Is, and
has been for years past, a member OF
the Gold Hill Miners Union, aud 1t
seems that his case has been brought
up In the Union and certain charges
preferred against him, as having with
held important information In the
matter Of that great mining calamity,
the Union having from the very frat
done all possible to ferret out the
cause of the fire, aud whoever might
have been culpable therefor. At any
rate, Hubbell has only been back from
San Francisco some four or five days,
and yesterday morning he received a
citation to appear before the Union at
their meeting to be held last evening,
In order to answer to the charges pre-
ferred against him.
For reasons best understood and ap-
preclated by himself, Hubbell became
much excited over this notification,
and in tact acted like n crazy man.
At his earnest request a gentlepan and
former friend Of his went with him to
Virginia. as he said he wished to give
himself into the custody Of the Sheriff.
being fully convinced that parties were
seeking a chance to a~ssassinate him.
He did not consider his life safe out
side a prison wall. He spoke OF the
written statement which he had made
In San Francisco-the one he wanted
$50. 900 for-as the only true and cor
rect one, and declared that all others
which he had made or were published
In the papers there or here were false.
That statement he desired to obtain
and lay before the Union, and wished
an introduction to Mr.. A. J. Ralston,
General Agent Of the Bank Of Calitor-
MIA, residing at Virginia, in order to
get him to telegraph to San Francisco
for the statement. Mr.. Ralston, how
ever, declined having anything what
ever to do with the matter, as it was
no business Of his aud he would not
connect himself with 1t.
In going from the railroad depot In
Virginia up to the Sherif's office, Hub
bell earnestly begged Of his companion
to stand BY him. for he felt sure people
were seeking his life. Said he, II
can't 60 past that corner alone without
being assassinated." At the Sheriff.
office he demanded to be committed to
the Jail ut once, and protected by all
the forces at the disposal Of the Sheriff.
He was Informed that lie could not be
legally committed without a specific
charge being made against Hun. He
talked In a very loud, excited tone, In
spite OF all efforts to suppress hun, so
that about all he said was1heardby peo-
pie OIL the sidewalk In front. BY the adj
vice of the Sheriff, Hubbell went to
District Attorney WOODBURY., as lie
said, to make a full statement, and
prefer charges duplicating certain per-
sons In the great crime. which would
hive the effect OF bringing the matter
before the Grand Jury. Whatever
statement lie made to Mr.. WOODBURY.
is of course private. Last evening
Hubbell appeared before the Gold Hill
Miners Union, at their meeting, In
answer to the citation, and was grant.
ed thirty days time In order to make
a statement or procure that II from
Sau Francisco. He seems to distrust
his ability to make a statement like
the one referred to, and which he
says Is correct. He has told SO
many different stories In the
matter that his ideas are getting
mixed. TO tell the truth. he acted
yesterday like a candidate for a lunatlc
asylum. He certainly has got himself
into q great hobble. and will have to
tell all he knows. The truth must be
arrived at, and IL there was any party
or parties really concerned In setting
the mines on fire, the guilty must be
brought to justice. We are satisfied,
however, as we always have been.
chat there Is nothing In It; yet Hub
bell or any one else can have the free
use of our columns In proving to the
contrary. The public demand the
truth. the full truth and nothing but
the truth.