Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-28
THE WAITX 1NyLSTiGATlOS
He is Triu.nphantly Acquitted.

When the accusations which Were laid
at the door of Adolphus Waltz were
made public, black As the case looked
for him (and it did look squaily) We,
with n wisdom and forbearance which is.
unfortunately. not always our habit, de-
termined to proceed with caution, and
GOODNESS, and to be careful that nothing
which we might say could be construed
into taking any sides in the matter pr"
or con, and especially that We should
give no additional impetus or agsrava-
ton to the already somewhat excited and
irritable state of the public mind. The
result of yesterda Us investigation OF the
case before Mr. Justice Witherell more
than justities our course; for 1t not only
acquitted the person accused OF
heinous and brutal crime but removed
all suspicion or ground OF suspicion
against him, and what Is OF INFINITELY
more consequence, dissipated ali clouds
of misgiying which We're bound to en-
velope the little girl SO long as any sus-
picion of improper conduct rested upon
the man who was charged with tamper-
ins with her person. We attended the
examination yesterday and heard and
took full notes of all the evidence. We
never heard anything more full, fair.
complete and satisfactory than the retu-
tation OF this charge OF attempted rape
as evolved from the very completeness
and entirety of the evidence, that Of the
prosecution rs well as that OF the de-
tense, linked and chained together and
elucIdated rs i. WAS by the remarkably
clear, co.ent and convincing statements
of DR.. Webber and Judge Wells. We
shall not attempt TO enter INTO the de-
tails Of that evidence. for Wine much OF
it is not of a nature to be entitled to
place in a pablo print, the substance OF
it can perform quite as useful and legltl-
mate purpose as its delicate technical
tiles and, in this place, needless particu-
lars. Here are the facts: The mother
heard the child's cry of pain and rushed
to her assistance; she saw enough blood
upon the child and her garments to
alarm her; in Il state Of panic aggravated
by suspicion she sent for physician;
be came and another came; and they
foand suspicious injuries-not severe or
dangerous, but suspicious. Then came
the arrest the popular sense Of shame and
indignation; and the too easy formed con-
yiction of guilt I've are recounting the
history of as well as the evidence in the
easel. This all occurred within an hour
or two after the child had been hurt and
had rushed into her mothers arms from
a room where a man was, and crying
al lint fem
could experience, and this is where the
suspicious phase of the matter occurred:
Now comes DR.. Weber of Virginia and
with GOODNESS and circumstantlal NIL
nuteness of detail and narrative which
are at once admirable and satisfactory,
deposes in substance as follows: Was
telrgraphed to by Davies to come down
and see Waltz; supposed Waltz, whom l
did not know, WAS sick started, as l
supposed to visit a patient; got to the
Half Way House and there learned that
Waltz had been arrested on charge OF
rape; had notion to turn back but
finally concluded to come on; went to
WATTS house and examined the pre-
misses and heard Waltz side of the case:
then went to kaiser's house and had an
interview with him and Mrs. Kaiser
apart from the little girl; then
examined the little girl and found
slight abrasion; then asked her how
she got hurt. and she said without any
leading question from me that she fell
from Mr.. Waitz's hair cloth sofa on
which she had been sliding and hurt
herself by striking upon her shoe which
was doubled under her i'll her descent
that Waltz had not taken any liberties
with her or in any manner offended her
modesty. Her mother related an I'M
fortunate occurrence which happened
some time since and of the terms of
which the little girl herself volunteered
to tell her. did she tell the truth
then % asked the Doctor. She did
replied the mother. 'What reason
have you for thinking her untruthful
now then was the inevitable response.
This was the whole case. The little girl
had been for a few moments in the
power of a man. She came from where
he land his wife and the girls little
sister, were known to became crying
and with blood stains upon her under
garments. The conclusion to be jumped
at was almost unavoidable. If her nose
had been bleeding there would have
been no cause of suspicion or alarm. A
thousand black conjectures conjured
themselves up. A calm, dispassiopate.
connected, logical explanation OF the