Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-09

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di.grsce TO the City,"
Mr.. Peyser testified that he and Mr..
Kancen were standing on Union street
about thirty feet above G looking at .
piece Of property which was in dispute
between him and another party-which
dispute had been brought before the Board
Of Aldermen when Iby came along and
told them TO move on. There was nobody
else ON that part Of Union street, at the time.
Kase~-l said TO Thy that II was
rather hard that the Mayor aud . citizen
couldn't stop on the street W attend
TO official business. Iby said "No lip, no
lip; pas. onl"
Another witness In the Daley case
pushed his way through the crowd at this
point and no corroboratcd the other wit.
nesses.
Kas.s.-He used the man roughly. ehl
Beat him and all that?
Wii.s.-Yes. sir.
kaase"-weW have u change. There
are other ways 10 arrest men than hitting
them over the head. wc'rc not all dogs
yet. thank Godl
This sentiment excited the widest on.
thusiasm among all the hard cases present.
and II WAS some time before order could be
restored. The crowd had by this time got
inside the rail and filed every corner,
even sitting upon the backs Of the report
ers' chairs. Witnesses could hardly be
heard. and the disorder increased constant
ly, for II WAS plain that Mayor Haneen
would not offend the dear people by com
pelling them to behave themselves. A
very affecting incident took place about
this time. A tough looking old citizen
with gray hair was singled out by tho
Mayor and called up to u seat near the Of.
hcial desk. This condensation on the
part Of the popular Mayor awokc tumult-
GUS applause. and his Honor smiled be-
nignly upon tho aimiring crowd Of con.
stituents bcfors him.
JAii.ER RoBEy.
The case 81 Jailer llobey Vas now called.
At the mention Of his name the crowd set
up another howl. A good many Of the
citizens present had been under his charge
at one time or another. Colonel Taylor
announced that he appeared for Robey and
asked that the charge against him DO put
In writing.
Ks-.sH-The charge Is in writing. II
will be found In the minutes OF our last
meeting.
Cii.t ~Lacksy-You reinstatci him and
there IL no charge now pending against
him.
Ka-ee~-That vas done To give him time
10 get his witnesses. You wanted him to
send In his resignation that he might have
no trial.
The Clerk read the charges-drunken-
Il ,... anil tutttn0 patn.n in call. with msu.
Colonel Taylor asked that q certain time
BE- set and the trial DO conducted in some
form. lCries u mo, no, n0t'l
Rai.. Ho@..psp C;iisen KaHec. - Mr..
lawyer. all the witnesses for the prose-
cution aro here. and | suppose Mr.. Robey
has his.
Robey stated that he thought his case
would be set for some day ahead. after Tho
usual manner and he had not brought his
witnesses. lie asked for u full inyesti-
CATION.
II was resolved by Citizen Kaneen to
hear the witnesses for the prosecution at
once and I,obey could make his defense at
some other time.
soMg HORRIBLE
Frank O'Connor was sworn n testified
that his present residence is at the County
Jail. Some time since he was arrested for
disturbing the peace. A woman was
| brought In while he was there. She was
| put into cell with 4 lame man at 4 o'clock
and was not let out until II o'clock. She
was constantly crying out that there was a
man in the cell with her. When lie was ar
rested Lo was put In cell No. ). There was
a named Lizzie in the coll with
him and another man for several nights.
While he was therc a woman was put In
the DRINKS cell with nine men. hobey
picked out one man and told him to sleep
with her. ON the Fourth Of July q barber
whose name he could not remember, was
arrested for raising 4 row. lie repeatedly
askcd Robey TO send 10 his employer 20 get
bail. Robey told him TO shut M, but he
still continued TO call out. lie was drunk.
Robey took him out 81 his cell. put hand.
cuffs O him behind his back. and
triced him up. He also gagged him
with q piece Of wood. 50 "a to give him
great pain. IL saw his lips swelling
aud the the sweat standing out upon
his forehead" said O'Connor. and
reached out Of the wicket Of my cell, took
the gag out and united him. He walked
OF. handouts and all, and was not recap
tured until next day. i have seen Robey
frequently knock men down. hitting them
in the mouth. have seen him tie men 80
that their veins swelled up and their blood
could not circulate. The sufIerings OF
some Of the city prisoners have sometimes
been ~ great that those ON the county side
have threatened To break through the par
tition and relieve them.
Colonel Taylor drew from O'Connor
that he was q waiter by occupation and
had been first G n TO Jail for stealing q
| watch and the second time Tor drawing o
| deadly weapon. He had been In the Nan
Francisco Jail twice. lie knew OF no plot
against Robey among the county prison.
en. sRobey hal always treated him well.
AwoM,S's
Mrs. Fair stated tina, a few day. since
Officer Iby arrested her ON a chargcof dis.
turbing the peace. At tho Jail door he
| handed over ~ Robcy. who put her in q
| cell with a man and attempted to make
| her undre--. She refused, and he forced
| her apon the edge Of a bunk and himself at
| tempiel ~ undo her buttons and called
| her obscene names. She was still unable
10 work because 81 the injuries I.obey
| then inflicted upon her. The man In the
cell attempted TO outrage her person. She
was in the cell with him for two hours.
The cell was filthy beyond description.
Caio"d 7aytor-Are you living with your
husbandp
Wifne.s-No, sir.
c.ioad Tayioe-Are you divorcedf
Cha. kas.os-You are out Of order.
Mr.. lawyer. Cheers and laugiter.l
ANOTHER 4
Officer Kinzle testified that Robey had.
In the latter part Of June last, given q
ChinamAn into his charge In the Court
room and told him 10 put the Celestial In
the women's cell. lie obeyed orders.
There was a m lying in bed In the
cell reading a paper when he thrust the
Chinaman in. lie locked them mp to-
gether.
AN ANoRous JliLER.
Kitty Mitchell svore that two or three
months ago she was accused 81 stealing q
watch and taken to Jail. She was not put
in a cell. but in a room mp stairs, where
County Jsilsr White and Robcy had their
beds. She was in there for two or three
days. One night llObey came up and
.ant..l IN .har. bef laI sha would mt