The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-08

FURTHER CoNCERyINti THE DIFFICULTY
IN THE CAPIToL.-In our account OF the
above disturbance, in yesterdays paper,
Mr.. Hlrris thinks his reputation fol
honesty is impUgned. The statement
that he wished to take the lamp in ques-
ton out of the Capitol was not meant by
rs to convey the idea that he would have
appropriated it to himself and we re-
prct it if any such inference is entertain
ed bv our readers. Mr.. Purcell i'll his
well known pride of Office and zeal to
protect the property of the State, so far
rs he believed it fell to his charge and
keeping, and being suspicious, more
over, Of that general gathering up and
packing off of odds and ends of furni-
ture, stationery, etc, at Legislative dis
PERSONS, seems to have been hasty in
this matter of the Tampa miserable
piece Of property for any one to fitch,
especially for a man Of culture and
standing like Mr.. Harris, who, we learn
from good authority is quiet man, not
ut all u fighter, and who, it will be re-
membered. was first editor of the Virgi-
MIA Chronicle. We give below statement
from Mr.. Harris in his own language
1.-TWO days before the occurrence OF the
difficulty, Purcell came to me and said
that he feared some one would steal the
lamps from my committee room and he
thought he had better take charge OF ono
OF them told him to take the one
furnished by the Secretary of State and
leave the one furnished by the Sergeant
at-Ar:ns of the Senate, each of those.
men having furnished a lamp to the
committee. Instead of taking the lamp
told him to he took the other one fur
nishei by the Sergeant. I told him he
had taken the wrong lamp, and to return
it and take the other. This he refused
to do, and I got an order from the COM
mittee to have it returned. When he
returned it to me immediately returned
it to the Sergeant and told him (Purceil)
h.. might take the other, which he did.
Having occasion to do some writing
during the evening, I went to Purcell
and requested him to let me have ths'
lamp few moments, as I wished to do
some writing. He refused to do so in a
very insulting manner, saying | could
bay III. lump if l wanted one. 1 told
him that did not wish to hear anything
more of the sort from his kind, and that
h.. had better return the lamp as l had \
right to its custody At that he turned
t, ii All sail: "Wh,t have you got to
do With it, You Cd id son of a
b-n" With that struck him and fol
lowed him up until separated by by
,:ai.ticis. He then ram and g.t Il gun
go. n The Governors room. l think. A.
t., ,,;,:ne ont cooking it l eau ,ht him and
ile,i MIN while the gun WIS taken from
hl.n, md the gun was discharged during
IN. ffnst to dis rm linn" We ak" the
:. 4Ac.y to insert the words From hi,
Ei,j'' which II. H .rris ll-nistei til It
~, used.
0tsrg1cr CoJsr JUDGE HAERIs.--
gau.s net Thursday at 10 o'clock. The
ol, jury vas discharged on account OF 5.
2. ,ii.=, bein, disabled and a new grand
j,ry anpannel.d with George ellison
.nr eorern,n. The case of the State o.
Eevad, VS.. Thomas Burns charged with
m assault and attempt to commit mnr.
der. Tn. accused was arraigned and
p.enl,l not guilty. Case set for trial
n~n :v-!'esd:y:.