Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-01

The Phoebe Teco "a Of Sunday las
contains a report in full. of the pro
ceedings of the day before in tbs
Raymond-Hermes trial. but make,
no note whatever, editorlaly. of the
significant conversation which itself
reports 90 occurring between Thorn.
ton ANA Pixley. What was said. ac-
cortling to the Reco as version. diff
fers but slightly from the Geographic
reports already received; and is given
by that paper As follows:
Judge Like deprecated severely The a.s-
$,uIts which hid been made npon Mr.
Perley and NJ. LiIh'ner and NJ Hears,
and he inquired why an atiacis was mad,
upon Mr. Henry Rivers, young gentle
man OF unblemisEed character, the part
her Of NJ. Pr;iey. an attorn V and citi-
zen who, in all his acts concerning the
-Isi,n wulca ii.,d pren Dru ...ut before the
Try i'll this suit had acted with tine at!-
ice and council and under the rcspon-
,,bili;y of NJ. Per!ey. He though the
attack unon NJ Rives had been unnec-
esary and wanton.
Nj. CARRIER inquired who Of counsel far
plaintiff hid attacked II. Rsves.
Judge A,Ae silt tn,t NJ. Thornton
IN other counsel hid attacked him.
Mr. Thornton disclaimed having made
IN attack upon Mr. Rives. He said lie
Al al stated .nr 1acts VI the transactions
IN which NJ. Rives had been involved
with reference To the II I:iitor ana Nam
moth and other claims. Int he Ind as
sxmei. all along. that Mr.. Perley was
responsible for those acts. H had
made 10 individual attack upon Mr.
Rives.
Mr.. Perley said he WAS responsible for
the acts referred 10, and wis responsible
for all his acts. both in TIE Cou,,-house
and ont Of the Courthouse.
Mr.. Thornton replied that be WAS pre-
p ,rvi 10 hear from Nj. Perley y: ..uy
'ilue. AMI. after :. pause. he aided. thu,
he hops,i Mr.. pcrisy would not Forget
ais pf..ssn nj announcement and back OF,
): i.
NJ Perley said there was no danger
Oh that >iie; tina; NJ. Thornton W ,ni,!
be su:e u hear from him. Judye Lux |
%lli that On the present occasion he de- |
sized the jury tn hear from him, and not
10 be distracted 10y outside Bar remark,
Ifcounsel who had no business interrupt !
ing while he was addressing the jury.
NJ. L Ike then proceeded 70 viniicate |
he oh ,ric:srs of George Hears; and Col |
LiShtner. from what he claimed had
X II the most unjust and outrageous AS
ssults upon them. H insisted that they
lsd shown good faith and honorable mo
ives throughout. He sail that however
Exalted Colonel Raymond light be. he
,,d no claim to thu standing i'll the soci-
.ty of San Francisco or among the min
ny population on this coast, which
1tOrse Hearst had hon0rthiy obtained
mi maintained for years. H said that
he professional character of NJ. Perley
rad never been asp-rsel before. in any
,onrt of justice and was not touched
y the facts in this cas-. He said til It
,ul. Lightner. AZ Il man of ability and
and integrity, hal ranked hi III
inong his fellow-men. On this Coast dur
A.. the last twenty years, and that. after
:.-sins through the searching ordeal OF
ritici.n Of a long and intimate cores
.nlence, he came out in this case I'M
j ,red in point Of r-put alton. although +.
e might lie wounded in feelings by the
t:acks Of counsel for plaintiff. Il