Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-09

2NOW
Our San Francisco kilograms yester-
day failed to give full particulars Of
the difficulty between William Sharon
and Up. Jones, but to-day they are
all right In that respect. The whole
story divested Of oil sensational emoei-
lishmsnts IL simply thh: James
O'Donneli. formerly foreman In the
Yellow Jacket milne. evidently with
the idea Of assissing sharon In his con-
test with Jones for the position Of
United States Senator from this State,
endsavored to engineer through Ger
tain extremely grave charges, impli-
eating J. P. Jones and G. F. Kellogg
IA setting the fire and causing the
great calamity whereby so many lives
were lost. The autographed testimony
GOES to show that Mr.. Sharon would
not at firse believe It. and did not de-
sire to have anything to do with the
matter, but on the earnest assevera-
lions Of James O'Donnell, that he
could prove all he said by the testlmo-
ny Of . reliable witness In addition to
his own testimony, O'Donnell was sent
after Hubbell, the witness In question,
who was at present employed as guard
at the Nevada State Prison, and the
whole matter was placed In the hands
of detective officer Lees Of San Fran
cisco, to work up. OF the political RI
valry between Sharon and Jones, or
the real motives ~aetuating Mr.. Sharon
In the matter, we have nothing to say
at present. We. merely consider the
facts Of the case as presented. OIDon-
nell brought his witness to San Fran
cisco, and Il would seem that on criti.
cally sitting what Hubbell knew In re-
gard to tho matter, his evidence was
anything but satisfactory, or what
O'Donnell expected, In short, no had
reckoned without his host.
The testimony of O'Donnell himself
Is aiso to be taken with extremely ex-
tenslye grains Of allowance. II he
knew and could prove matters Of such
grave and deep importance, why did
he not do 30 before? The fact Of HI
having been superseded by Kellogg
rs foreman Of tho Yellow Jacket
aud Ksntuck mines, explains to
some degree the personal animus ex-
hibltsd by him In the matter, and also
that Of Hubbell, who was discharged
from tho mine by Mr.. Kellogg for
neglect Of duties, besides which, kel-
logg afterwards refused to loan him
money. II Mr.. Sharon was deluded
Into the belief that he could establish
these damaging charges against his
opponent the testimony evidently fails
to- come up to any reasonable degree
Of credibillty or responsibility, even In
the eyes Of Nj. Sharon himself. The
position Of O'Domell Il decidedly I'M
enviable, and not to be coveted by any
honorable man.. The charges trumped
up and attempted to BE- established BY
him now, are tho very same so freely
made aud publicly discussed ut the
time Of the calamity, except that they
were against the Yellow Jacket man.
agement. Full and FREQ investigation
was made Of all these stories and dark
insiuuatlons at the time. and every
thing was published, fully discussed
and disposed Of In the columns Of the
Gold Hill News and In tho Virginia
Enterprise, even tho Coroner's inquest
falling to elicit or establish a single
point going to show that the fire
was any other than the result of acct
dent or carelessness. The files of
both papers are truthful records of
every phase OF that terrible calamity;
and It Is 70 DO deeply regretted by
every good man that the dread story
should be brought forward again at
this time aud under such circumstances.
Our honest unbiased judgment at the
time with full knowledge Of every cir.
cumstance, was that no living mar was
culpabls or responslble for that dread
full visitation, and lt was the expressed
opinion Of both Jones and Sharon.
O'Donnell and Hubbell know too much
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