Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-18

against Lyman confesses his. Me
Comas' Inability to find in the book.
and accounts Of the Prison any evidences
against the Warden. There are some
references to persons and supposed
transactions, bnt the confession is e1-
plicit that he finds nothing to bear out
any charges Of fraud or peculatioD. Also
MrComas expresses himself ne mvstihed
by certain expressions contained in
| Miller's letters. Ties" erpressions are
of a mysterious nature and seem to be
written to excite the wonderment Of
McComas at his. Miller's, amazing
depth and vast experience; and they
also convey some dark hints of a
marvellous surprise which awaits Nc
Comas when he gets Free
Millers letters-tbere are several of
tbem-uree speedy action on McComas'
part in furnishing evidence against Ny-
man: assure McComas that work is be-
ing done to help him out; that the suit
against him in the U. S. Courts will not
be pressed; that he, Miller, is his friend,
etc In one of these letters Miller init
mates that he is to be at the Governor
office at O'Clock at night and that there
and then he wants 10 use McC0mas'
written statement.
The letter of Hickman, the colored
waiter. to Mollie Fourshay who seems
10 have furnished the brains for ths
whole plnt), is full Of queer, illitera:c
staff and duplicates him As hopeful Of
a pardon through his services iii helping
to damage LYMAN. At the close Of the
letter he suggests that Mollie get him
some potent drug-for what purpose is
not statel-whether TO poison old Ivy
man or hoo-doo him is only TO be
guessed at
In the foregoing We have given the
outlines OF a strange and startling fabric
Of intrigue. which seems to come As a
sequel TO the Intellectual attempt made !
last winter, in the Legislature. to break |
Hyman Of his office and disgrac,. him in i.
the eyes of the public. Certainly the .
showing is not "A handsome one. The
not unnatural inference Stalking all .
the circumstances i'll their order, and
follosing their train, and interpreting
their motives that the obtaining Of The
pardon of Moliie TOrshay WAS but the
first step taken toward plan Of opera
tons against Lyman which involved the
o. Miller, tColnas, Tor
shay aud Hickman, al! acting under the
advice and encouragement Of Mr. Ry-
man enemies III the State Government.
We understand that one Of the officials,
being INTERCEPTED upon the subject
since Miller arrest. confession and dis
,harge from the Prison, Acknowledges
hat he countenanced the whole proceed
ng AMI lent it his aid. The excuse is, Of
'ourse, that there are good grounds for
he suspicion that Mr.. LYMAN las been
lcting dishonesty and dcfrauding the
state, and that having such we'll ground
d suspicious the employment Of de-
ective, palmed on the Warden as guard, ,
nd the cooperation OF that detective with '
lcComas. Forshay and Hickman was
legitimate and justifiable proceeding.
We cannot acquiesce in such an opinion.
i Hyman has been swinding the State
at of moneys that properly belong in !
he Treasury, let the fact be proven by
be books of the Prison in a court Of
aw. If the system Of bookkeeping at
be Penitentiary j. sach as to enable
he Warden TO cheat the State, it
hould be amended as per order Of
ne Prison Commissioners. But if
lere is nothing more tangible agains.
lie Warden than mere suspicious Of I
ishonesty, il seems TO us tha. such
lots as this headed by Miller are =
,arcely less than subversive of the law
ii and needful discipline of the Prison. {
t any rate, now that this matter is laid
oen to the public, we hope that it may
sifted t. the bottom. ,