Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-13
JUDICIAL.

As some of the papers published in
Eastern Nevada have made some attacks
on Judge W. Fl. Beatty concerning his
action in 1863. relative to the judgeship
of White Pine county, Judge Beatty has
sent full and satisfactory explanation
to the Austin Reveille, from the columns
of which journal we take the Judges let
ter. For our own part, We may say that
we have known Judge Beatty intimately
for eleven years, nine of which he has
been on the bench of Lander and White
Pine counties. We not only knew him
intimately, but nearly all the lawyers
that practised in his court. During
those years we never heard from either
the bar or litigants aught against Judge
Beatty's official conduct. On the con.
trary, in all matters connected with his
high and important Office, he had the
| confidence of the members of the bar
who practised before him, both as re-
CARDS his motives and thorough knowl-
edge OF his duties. His career as nisi
prius Judge is without stain, and has
been most honorable to himself
and useful to the community in
which he has presided over its judicial
proceedings. If he is elected to the
Supreme Bench. we think his assistance
will do much to give the decisions OF thai
tribunal the ability and learning which,
since the resignation Of Judge CARRIER
have not been their marked characters
tics. We append Judge Beatty's letter
CARSON CITY, Oct. 4, 1874.
EpTloRs REvEILLE: As you have pub
lished a statement to the effect that ii
1863, when the Act creating the ne'
Judicial District Of White Pine count
was passed, refused to resign until
t had exacted a written promise from Gov
8 ernor Blasdel to appoint me Judge {
the new district. hope you will do n
the Justice to publish the following:
BY reference to the laws creating an
J organizing White Pine county and tn
new Judicial District it will be seen tina
l was appointed by the Legislature Judg
of the new district, in case of my resig
nation of the office l then held. If tn
law was constitutional l had nothing t
do but to resign and Immediately becom
Judge of the new district with an increas
of two thousand dollars in my salary
But l. in common with many others, be
lieved the law to be unconstitutional
and, consequently, that if attempted t,
act in accordance with it would simpl,
put myself out of office, and that all M
acts as Judge in White Pine be utter
void. Under these circumstances, l pro
posed that a case should be submitted t.
the Supreme Court in order to have th
question determined. In the meautim
/ went to White Pine and attended to al
matters that were ready for hearing
On the llth Of May the agreed case
People ex rel Clarke VS.. Irwin-was de
cided. The constitutionality of the Law
affirmed, and on the 14th of May / re
signed, giving effect to the law.
Governor Blasdel, who was PERSONAL.
DESTROYS that the law should 90 int,
effect, had previously offered, if would
resign, to appoint me Judge of the new
district, and so far as bis commission
would go towards giving validity to tn,
new arrangement, to let me have the
advantage of it. But thought his com
mission would not cure the unconstitu
tionality of the law, and declined tn,
offer.
No written promise was ever asked O
Governor Basdel and none given. Hi
offer to appoint me was verbal, and wa,
made more than q month before I re
signed. Yours respectfully,
W. II. BEATTY.