Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-30
Y AS JUDGE.
A Story of Nevada's ex-senator.

~ 0kVtJ W UOsou SA-SSnutVt
tForney's Reimbursement
When James w. Nye was n very
young man, not more than thirty. he
was appointed one Of the Common
Pleas Judges for his native county OF
Madison. N. Y, and give great salts
faction by his popular manners. per-
sonal courage and large hummnities.
Nye was always a favorlte with the
old Democratic leaders of the Empire
State, especially with Martin Van
Buren, and William L.. Marcy. AL
though an extreme Democratic par
tisan, his ready humor aud instructive
generosity made him the centre Of a
considerable following. Few men
surpassed him In private conversation
or public speaking, as those who ell
joyed his society and heard his speeches
during the n need not be reminded.
But to the Incident I intended to re-
late: When lie became Judge OF the
Madison courts. he one day visited the
county prison In the character Of an
Inspector. and was surprised to fluid
among the inmates n lad OF twelve or
III vi dNCs SClNt ~
swa,t hi: trial nm = charge of theft.
Struck by his youthful appearance, he
asked him whether he was guilty Of
the charge laid against him, to which
,hs hoy vi once replieI In the af1rma.
rive ue ssid his father and mother
,v.r. mlssr.bjv moor. and TINT IN de-.
".rs,,om h. nod hrnkan ,nto a corn
p.s,h amn .mn,ii..J Oh. t]an,,,v with corn
.I,.,;,o 80 tic iad's u,onnartb,r he
w,s worthy NJ b.iny reclaimed. he
,.,iI.J on n us,,hhor and had him hail.
..d ont IN mar. bjs nnear ,nce mt
co,r, Ar ,hs ~nnsnIno OF IN. sessions
rio lad mud hi. suretv were on hand.
a ,"., ,na ,n,nn imdu. onn.,leI ,o the
m;.,si", sy,,nrr.y re s,,ar n noJ nros.
,rh,.h ,ha, oii,'.sr s,e-nIv declined on
w., $500 ,ha, rho oc.,..d had con.
e"o s,v"'o Wy ~, ,h.. a,d ~
,esseu "ns s"'i~ "T ,.,.d ..IWan
JUSTICES mus nc NV ..I w,,, s,atn
."e w." ,ha S,rv and ,sk. tbs "a.
t"e ,,,r, - M, rr, w. @,n,non-
pTaS I'D rho cas- cs,no ON. and ,he
ni.,r,,.r a,tnrunw nressnted the fact,
,,,;,S much %tasI},g otrer whirh the
~. LII ,h,, hn ,vonII s;mnIv st,,s
Uu"sH H. Iray NJ ths .ass wI,bout
,].I,;,, c]or".c for I'M defense. After
i,; ,~,,a, hs had ba,rI In the nil
rom rus Ina Of the bow land YOU NAV
hs sure he aid his hest to correct the
.mMhn,,c ~nrssentation of the officer
of the inv,' he turned TO the iury.box
and declared he did not believe there
was n man OF the twelve that could
,.ooIlv yot, TO send this Young creature
w;th n blasted reputation out mon a
,.oIJ o,d h.artleSs world.
", :, 70 s,v rhot nm ,rst,n.
~ .e,;,,., cITcv.aJ Af,or ,be
taaeous "sq.'t'e' ~. oor ,ha ;,.ine
auioul,' W., ,n% fonmJ ,ra, hs ws.
,e.. rI hr;"H, and in,.Iiiasmt ouhi
,;ou. ~ i.srn IN Good henIfh. md had
n]revlouslv borns nm excellent charnc.
tar, Gnr.rner Marcy WAS Mt that time
Secretnrv Of war under President j.
L Polt 70 him. therefore, IA one OF
Lie ,.,nss., fri.nds' whose lead he had
soi,owsJ i, h Democratic Marty from
his t,rs, rote 'TnJse Va wrote n letrer
I,nS tho stor, 90 b, w., tried m
enI osS;r, linn n SECURE fnr
,Sn ,ad rho ~oM"n;ntment of cadet nj
.."o m,i,,,nr- rr,damw Tn answer,
.ne m ~ sa,J hat ha reore,tri
uorei'1 49, .,, v,,h Ria 70.
MS .iao,,i'y w. 'ompS ,,,;a. a,
quest tnat ,nV Po'o,1 ~"
West tolht han oeeI llleu w au,a,S
DOtn ny tne SOhSIcsslleH oHu the