Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-31
SENTENCE OF JEFFERSON HOW.
ARD.


praise for the Hon. Mortimer Fuller,
Judge of the Seventh Judicial District,
in view of the stand he has taken in re-
gard to the punishment Of crime. gen.
tleman of evidently kindly nature and
humane instincts, we are sure there must
have been in the mind of his Honor q
struggle between the sentiment Of Mercy
and the principle of Justice. 1t was ap-
parent from his remarks yesterday morn
ing in passing sentence upon Jefferson
Howard, convicted of manslaughter for
the killing of Sheldon D. Potter, that
his Honor was performing painful duty
"A duty to which he was impelled by his
solemn oath of office-to administer the
law as he found it upon the statute book.
At the appointed hour Howard was
brought flom the Jail to hear the SEN
tence of the Court At the words "Jef-
ferson Howard, stand up, y he defendant,
"the observed of all observers, stood
face to face with the law he had violated.
Judge Fuller stated that he had been
indicted for murder, tried by a jury
of his peers, and, Notwithstanding
the aid of able counsel, had been
convicted of manslaughter. He was
then asked what he had to say why SEN
tence should not be passed upon him.
Howard stated, in distinct tones, though
with voice tremulous with emotion,
that he had never before been guilty Of a
crime in Nevada or any other State; that
he had no intention Of killing the man
with whom he had the difficulty, bnt he
had been abused and twice struck with a
revolver, and that he "heeled" himself and
came back only because Potter had dared
him to do it, AS this was his first crime,
he asked the leniency of the Court
Towards appeal was dignifed and
manly, considering the circumstances by
which he was surrounded. Judge Fuller
stated that the Court simply performed a
duty in passing sentence upon him, and
performed it with regret. His Honor
expressed the hope that Howard might
during his Imprisonment so conduct
himself as to merit executive clemency
at some future time. Howard was then
sentenced to ten years in the State
Prison at hard labor. A murmur of APP
probation was heard among the large
number in attendance. The condemned
{ man was taken back to Jail; and thus
ends the Howard murder trial.
A CONFIDENCE GAME. - Day before
yesterday a young man started around
town with subscription paper in aid Of
y a miner who was sick. He headed the
list with the names of several prominent
q gentlemen, and their giving to the sup
q posed charitable object led others tt
contribute 1t turned out, however, tina
the names which headed the list hat
q been used wholly without authority
Suspicion was cast upon the transaction
!, and officer Birdsell insisted upon seeinI
:, the sick and disabled honest miner. Gu
hero escorted the officer to a cabin oil
. the hillside, but found the door locke
. and the tenement without an occupant
, The officer became suspicious; indee
he iutimated that some of Adams falle
race had directed their steps Phoebe
ward. Our hero vowed that he had bee
"sold," and said that he would get
lawyer to unravel the mystery. Tn
y officer invited him to the Justices offit
- and volunteered to assist him to expos
the fraud. The accused is held in $40
u for his appearance tomorrow morning
e Until then we are content to renal
~ silent.
THOUGH the upper part of the tow
Of the Episcopal church is unfinished
BY it is yet sufficiently SO to admit OF Il
as new bell, recently received, being put
ng place-which was done yesterday afte
in noon. The bell is from the factory
Blymyer & Norton, of Cincinnati, al
by weighs 900 pounds. 1t is of exquisi
ID, tone; and when its chimes ring out t
nd hour of service on each succeeding Sa
nix bath, many heart, long disused to t
m once familiar sound, will yield to t
ks long forgotten SPELL and, hardly knowi
ore how or why, find itself once more
he meath the sacred roof, where in childho
the it learned the long forgotten words,
tic know that my Redeemer liveth." W
Su- come to one more church bell! May
to prove the precursor of many anoth
ort until frontier life shall lose its bad pret
,ed inence, and the quiet and beauty Of
mt Christian Sabbath be indeed our ov
the By request of the rector, it is announ'
,tly that on the occasion of any fire OF m
was than ordinary magnitude, the bell
..o ring the general alarm.
-; "CLEAR AS MUD. Yesterday, in
mn ing our rounds, We saw stuck upo
mo corner of small house, near the up
end of Meadow Valley street, the foil
ing "notis" 1--WE change the nan
in "This house for rent. Apply with
nd a Rafferty, doors. -
with The friends Of John c. Maynard
arge corted him out as far as the 81
house yesterday. He bears with
the good wishes of the entire com
Mr.. nifty.