Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-01

just at the present time everything
connected with the State Prision i'm
broglio is read with more or less inter-
est, and tor that reason we publish be-
low the letter of Daniel S. Miller, the
young man who has been designated
as Governor Bradley's detective"
While we disagree with a majority Of
our contemporaries in their censorious
remarks directed at the Governor for
employing a person to watch the ac-
tons of a public official whom he be-
lieved was abusing his position, we
must admit that the epistle of the per-
o he employed Is weak affair and
not at all complimentary to the Gov.
ernor's judgment in his selection of a
person to execute SO important a COM
mission. The National Government
employs detectives to watch the pro-
ceedings of suspected officials higher
in position than the Warden of a
prison, and we can not discern wherein
Governor Bradley has done anything
luCOlSIStcut WIFI tu0 uikuty VI LIS PO-
sition as Chief Magistrate Of the State
in resorting to such means for the pur-
pose of exposing any dereliction of
duty or bringing to light any fraudu-
lent transactions in the affairs of a
State institution, for the honest man.
agement Of which his administration
is more or less responsible. But if Mr..
Miller's letter writing is a criterion of
his detective ability, the Governors
mistake consisted in an error OF judg-
ment in the selection of the means to
carry OF his designs:
CARSON CITY, Septemer %, 1875.
EDITOR TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE
Sir: Feeling that the reading public
may think strangely of my not nswer
ing such abusive language as the T,1-
bune, of this city, has used toward me,
and wishing to make an explanation of
affairs, l therefore make the following
statement: AS regards Governor B adj
ley's letter which was published on the
2lst, it is correct. The conversation
took place as he said; and no matter
from where the letter was written, it is
true. AS regards the portions of my
letters copied in your paper, they, l
think, are as l wrote them; but why
leave put a part aud why put in blanks
where l did not?
AS regards my being-a "lion" and
.'the great man Miller" as some par
ties deem fit to call me, I must say this:
My nature is as gentle as a lamb
Right here / must make an explana-
ton. Suppose You thought parties
were stealing from you; you could not
catch them; you employ a man or de-
tective to ferret them out; must you
lay down your way of detecting?
All law allows a detective his
" way. 1t allows him his own way
of ingratiating himself into the conf
dence of those from whom he may
gain his information. I knew my
man, and I knew that il he thought
me a hero or a s. lion," that he would
tell what he knew. / know the reason
why certain parties boot at me for so
doing. But go ask any old detective
about the matter, and if he don't an
swer as l have stated, then you may
deem me a fraud. / thank the gentle
men for advertising me, as 1 have got
ten business by it. What knowledge l
gained in the matter while / was there
in Carson, remains to be shown in the
future. Yours, respectfully,
DANIEL s. MILLER.
p. S.-As to my carrying letters
back wards and forwards from Nc.
Comas to Mollie Fourshay, I did so,
knowing it would forward my pur-
pose. d. 5. M.
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