Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-30
Judge Mortimer Fuller.

In yesterdays SENTINEL we pub
lished an item which may DO con-
s:rued as rejecting to some extent upon
the gentleman whose name heads this
article. We did it through no unkind.
ness to Judge Fuller. Our CORE
spondent stated that charges of the
kind mentioned were freely INDUCED
In at Phoebe, and we have not the
least doubt that he told the truth. In
case of the magnitude of that over
which Judge Fuller has been presid-
ing for the last six weeks such things
are to be expected. AS to the truth or
falsity Of the allegations, that is an
entirely different question. The acts
Of public servants are at all times
subjects of legitimate criticism. If a
Judge manifests bias on the bench
we believe it is perfectly proper to
show him up, and that. too, in unmis-
taxable language. Such men are
dangerous, and the sooner the public
find them out the better. While say
Ing this We e nothing personal
toward Judge Fuller. For aught we
know, he is as incorruptible as any
man living. Close observers of the
published proceedings of the late
trial, however, even at this distance,
have not hesitated to assert that they
thought they could detect a very de-
cided leaning toward the Raymond
4 Ely side of the case in all of Judge
Fuller's rulings. Particularly was
this remarked in the early stages of
the trial. We repeat that we know
absolutely nothing confirmatory of
these assertions. vet people will talk.
as they do no doubt in Phoebe as well
rs elsewhere, and if Judge Fuller's
official acts happen sometimes to fur
nish the theme of conversation, why,
he will have to stand it, that's all.
The above reflections were suggest
ed by a note eulogistic of Judge Full
Ter, which we received yesterday
from a prominent attorney of this
place. In accordance with our long
established rule to give all sides a fair
hearing, we append so much of the
note as bears upon the matter under
notice. The writer says:
l noticed in your paper of this
morning. in regard 10 the great trial
i'll Phoebe, that your correspondent
SAYS " it is openly asserted that there
- evidence sufficient to impeach the
District Judge"
As to Judge Mortimer Fuller, l ear
here confidently assert that no man
who lives is more honest and true
than he-a man of unblemished
honor and incorruptible integrity.
The fact that you published the infor-
nation through your correspondent
leads me to address you on the SUBJ
ject.
The history Of the persecution of
Judge Fuller ever since he came to
the bench. by the anne parties who
now circulate these new ISLANDERS, is
too long to detail here. can saw.
however, that they are as false as they
are outrageous. Whoever claims he
kno,cs anything corrupt of Judge Full
Ter. lies. Whoever climates such a
thing is too big a coward to say what
he would like"
Pretty strong Language, and we
don't deny a word of it. We must,
however, stand by the veracitv of our
Phoebe correspondent. He says some
of the people down that way talk
pretty rough about his Honorin con-
nection with he celebrated case now
at bar, and we believe him. Judge
Fuller may be a very amiable, we'll
meaning man, and yet prove himself
to be a very weak and vacillating
Judge.