Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-24
THE CARSON sIGILANTEs.

As is usual in pretty much all such
cases, the Carson Vigilantes seem like
tyto go TOO far. One Latner, who APP
peared a. a witness against Dettling
the incendiary, convicted and sem
fenced to a term in the State Prison,
having by some al incurred the
d~ispleasure of the" Safety CotEmittee,"
has been served with a notice to make
himself scarce about the capital. Fol-
lowing is a copy of the notice as we
fad it published in the Appeal:
"sCarson, Nevada.
to J. 7aton
Sir We have COT one victon and sent
him to his long home of rest two or
three INQUIRE had better travil while
they can or less they will stop the gate
the same mr.. j. latOn is respectly en-
vited to leave Carson before new years
or less his Arrest OF convicts will bee no
INQUIRE il we cant stop fire one way We
will try another"
Whether this document be genuine
or not, is an open question, and n
which the Carson papers are unable to
decide. Latner, however, either fright
-ened out of his wits by the wretched
attempt at spelling, or beiievi g the
miaerable scrawl einanated from y
source that meant business, deter
mined to depart without delay, but be-
fors going back he took occasion toai-
dress the subjoined aieh%tforward
letter to those whom it might nce
CARSON CITY, Dec. 10, 1878.
To the citizens of Carson City, styling
themselves. "The Carson civ Safety
Committees" Ge~ntistnen-I am in he
ceipt of All anonymous communication.
which | suppose from your
organization. notifying me that must
leave your city before New Years Day.
or take the consequences. OF course,
after what has happened to n of the
Witnesses Who was instrumental in
bringing to justice one of the incenli
aries who have infeste ed your comnui
ity, / cannot be = a loss To- understand
your meaning; blu must ever remain
in Ignorance OF the r asons hat prompt
the punishment of persons who are the
Instruments in melting ont justice to the
criminals wht m Y u so much fear. |
shall Of ey your command not from
sense of gtiii,-iiof from a Sense ot the
jastness OF your command-but with a
full con fiction of the recii uda OF nv
cour-e since | have cen a resident
among you. with a serrne conscious
Ness of my innocence of everything
which shall subject me to your su~pic-
ions. wonid rather sacrifice INV life
than to go under such circumstances,
but for the fact nat my refusal 10 com
ply with v"ur command would involve
personal friends, who have full conf.
dencs in me, in serious trouble, and
that | cannot and will not do.
shall go. hut NOT for good; for
when you have had time for The sober
second thoughl; when you have had
time to realize the urjustne>s of your
suspicious, | shall return and live
down and wear out your groundless
suspicious.
Twill do you the justice to say that
you are actuated by just and proper
motives, bur | must say that i think
o have been led to grave errors by
unworthy men. JOHN. j. LATNER.
That is a manly letter, and if the
premises are correctly laid entities the
young mar to some degree of respect.
He does no talk like a bad or danger
Gus man, and it strikes us as more
than probable that he is more sinned
against than SHINING. While on this
subject, lit is proper to allude toI,n ugly
story which reaches US from Carson, to
the effect that Burt, the man hanged a
few nights ago, was never warned to
leave at all. This, we are told, is a fact
susceptible Of the most respectable
proof. 1t is also Gained that Burt was
the victim of a conspiracy; that certain
police officers used him for a time as a
stool pigeon and then afterwards, to
nse q slang expression, ''gave him
away" We know nothing of these
stories, and only give them as related
to us, and for what they are worth.
Every case has two sides, and i is gen-
orally well enough to examine them
both.