Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-31
REsELLIous yANDALisM.

As VI stated . day or two since. The
Central Pacific Railroad Company. after
four or Ave years trying 10 escape tAeir
just burden Of taxation upon thai por-
ton Of their road and property lying in
washos county. were finally defeated by
a decision OF the Supreme Court Of this
State. some three or four weeks ago.
declaring that tho taxes imposed were
just. reasonable. and according to law.
We also mads mention Of the foolish
and very culpabls vandalism exhibited
by tho employees Of the Company at
Reno. in attempting to destroy the
property seized by the Sheriff in accord
anes With that decision- The Reno
crsscena. Of May 29th. gives tho follow
ing particulars, stating that the yard
master at that place, in attempting this
v~illainous and wanton piece Of destruo-
ton. actually declared thai he was oct
ing under hstraetion FROM headquarters:
"Intho 6rst place. no opened or caused
to be opened the switch below the Depot
Hotel. and attempted to ditch q portion
Of q train. % far succeeding a. 70 Get
two wheels or tho rails and blockade the
main track. When tho east-bound
freight came in. the ysrdmastsr met II
above town. and in violation Of . nAg
placed by tho Sheriff cut the engine
loose aud directed the engineer TO let
her go. Obedience Of orders would
have run the engine into the blockade
ho had created, and the indica.
ton. are that much property would
have been destroyed except for the
persuasive influence Of . revolver in the
hands Of Deputy Sheriff Kinkead. HaS-
ing sent the engine ON its mission Of de-
striction. the yarl-master cut on two
cars loaded with square imbers and Ill
rected the brakemen Ia lot them run.
He In tho meantime attempted 10 open
the switch so ~ to throw them on to
tho three engines ~sidetacked and In
possession OF the Sheriff. Sheriff Jones
met the yard.master ut tho switch and
ordered him to desist from the attempt
10 open II, which order he refused to
obey, saying that he was acting by au-
thority from headquarters, bot finally
recognized the higher law. as he was en-
ablsd to zee ii by the light shed from u
revolver. Still determined on dsstruc-
ton, he ordered his brakeman to lot the
two timber cars run The brakeman
threw OF the brakes and jumped from
the car. and except that an outsider
took his place and put on the brakes,
they would have 10 run into and dam
aged the engine which Kinkoad had
halted ON the main track. Now. there
Is an important question comes up:
We're those devlish acts prompted by
the yard.master's innate destructive
ness. or was no obeying ordersi And II
acting under authority. 1t would be in
teresting 10 know whose authority.
The people OF washos county would
like TO know the animus OF the Central
Pacific Railroad Company. The people
Of the entire State are interested in the
inquiry, AMI to the end that they may
know. We call upon the officers to arrest
every person who directly or indirectly
resisted them in the performance OF
their official duty. This course Is duo
to themselves. dus to the people and
duo To the Centrnl Pacific Railroad Com
pany. who to-day stand charged with
attempting to perpetrate an act OF van
dalism that would disgracs q heather
savage.