Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-04

Special to the Trl-Weekly II mes
lBY WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH LISE.1
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES

SAN Francisco, July 3.-The
"Post" this evening publishes a
narrative of nine columns, purport-
ing to be true story of circum-
stances connected with the troubles
of Rev. Mr.. Paschall, of Oakland.
Some two years ago Paschall was
tried by church council in Octo-
Der and November, 1873, for lasciv-
ious conduct with certain members
of his flock. He was convicted and
left town, going to Vallejo, but
finally settling at Healdsburg, So
noma county. On the 2Sth of
October last the community was
startled by a report that P. Sumner,
real estate agent, who had been
prominent member of Paschalls
church at Oakland, had been vic
tim of an attempted assassination,
and taken to his home severely
wounded. He kept his bed for
several weeks, being attended by
friends and physicians. Inter
viewed by reporter he showed
anonymous letters warning him of
harm if he did not stop his posting
of Paschall; and finally made ante
norton statement that he was way
laid by two men on the night in
question, and on his refusal to sign
compact to set Paschall all right,
was attacked as before mentioned.
Instead of dying, after this state
ment, Sumner went east with his
family. During his absence Pas
chall commenced q suit against the
Post" for the publication of Sum-
ner's ante-mortem statement. Sum-
ner returned in May last, and said
he had obtained good deal of in
formation about Paschall in the
East which would help the "Post"
in its libel suit. He called on Col.
W. H. l.. Barnes, who was conduct
ing the case for the post" and
showed him q number of anony-
nous letters which he claimed to
have received during September,
1874. All breathed the spirit of
hostility on account of his opposi-
ton to Paschall. He subseq uently
told Barnes he had discovered
man who knew who attacked him,
and within day or two he brought
to Barnes Office a man named
Purves, who acknowledged having
committed the assault on Sumner
at the request of Paschall; that
Paschall was friend of his and had
worked on his sympathies until he
consented to commit the deed. Pur.
YES also named his accomplice one
j. c. Rogerson, of Oakland, in the
employ of Bowen Bros, and show
ed letters purporting to be from Pas
chall relative to the contemplated as
sassination, which were in same hand
| as those produced by Summer. Capt.
iItcS, uotcCtiHc, was Cdllcu llto tic
case, and most critical examination
| of Purves and the whole affair dis
covered discrepancies which aroused
his suspicious; and the upshot of the
whole matter is that Purves and
Sumner being confronted with the
| evidence, and each other have final
ly confessed that the whole affair,
including injuries received by Sum-
ner, anonymous letters received by
him, supposed correspondence be-
tween Purves and Paschall, was a
conspiracy to ruin Paschall. The
"Post" was informed of the disclos-
ures on account of their bearing OH
the libel suit instituted versus it by
Parshall on Monday. Paschall was
notified by telegraph. On his arri-
val Tuesday it was determined to
proceed at once against Sumner, and
this morning the suit was COM
menced against HIM in the Twelfth
District Court by Paschall, with
damages set at S50,O00 for libel con-
tanned in so-called ante mortem
statement.