Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-28

the killing of Daley on Sunday night
las: came of yesterday. Upon the call.
ing Of the case District Attorney Lindsay
arose and said; Your Honor, | would
state III connection with this case that /
attended the Coroner's inquest myself
an took pains to carefully examine the
several witnesses who gave their evidence
| theIe. | became convinced from the
testimony that l could not convict the
defendant Carter. 1t appearing to be a
| clear case of justitiable homicide. l
made the request to you that the case be
postponed Tor q few days in order that
an opportunity might be given any one
to bring forward such other evidence as
would justify my taking the case to trial.
No such evidence has been brought, aud,
as | have said, the shooting appearing TO
he al undoubted case Of justitiabe homi-
eide, do not think it would be right to
put the county to the expense of trial.
discharged. Judge Knox then said.
If the State cannot give further evil
dence than that brought out at the Coro-
ner's inquest shall discharge the pti-
soner l lave consulted a number of
lawyers OF standing. and they advise me
to this course on the ground that the
evidence 80 far produced would assuredly |
fail to convict. l therefore order the |
discharge of Mr.. Carter. If. however,
al any future time other evidence, IN |
favorable to Carter, be ELECTED. the case
may be brought up again. Mr.. Carter,
you are discharged. Mr.. Carter there
upon received the congratulations of his
friends, who had crowded the court room
i'll the expectation tLgt be would De ac-
quilted.
CHARGED WITH BEING CREsCENTs.-
The Virginia Chronicle Of last evening
states that late on the previous night, or
cary yesterday morning, large hand
bill. which caused not little talk YES
.erday. was distributed everywhere abou:
that city. l. charges that the Republi- .
can candidate FOR the Office Of Mayor and
he four nominees Of the same party for
The office of Aldermen. are members of
he Crescent organization. The date of
he admittance Of each TO this secret ,
'ocIety IS given. and they are called up
IN to deny under oath, if at all, the :
barge made against them. There has
'een good deal of speculation as to the :
oUrce from which this handful eman-
ted. 1t is certain, however, that it was i
lot printed in that city, as some Of the a
ype which appears IN the placard can :
lot be found in any printing Office in
'lrSinla. At about Eaf past clock
his morning, while the Odd Fellows
all was in progress at National Guard
tall. copies OF the handful were brought
alto the room and passed from hand to
and unit! the curiosity of all was salts
ed.
STEAMBOAT SrLPHrR.-Tha sulphur
.!nes hear Steamboat Springs are in +
rowing daily. The Wheeler Company
as opened cut 2012o feet in the side
i'll on which the claim is situated, and
has IL face of solid sulphur. A shaft +
as been sunk 1900 feet north of the Z
pen cut, and it shows a continuation of H.
10 sulphur ledge and veins. This is
e mine which has been leased by las,
utfy Of our city, We hs.e he NAV
LATE MAIL.-The nail train yester.
y did not reach this city until few
lnutes before 10 o'clock A. NJ. The -
use Of this late arrival was q land C
de which occurred OH Tic track of the
ntrai !'aclhc Railroad between Emf
ant Gap and Cisco. The slide depos.
d bowlder on the track on which an L.
CINE split itself wide open. ~
WORSE AND WoRsE.-Yesterdav'
enoon Board precipitated stocks
II lower, and it is little wonder that
Board adjourned to witness the To
ing OF cornerstone. II they
I'D only lay q foupGation corner II
NO far prices, buyers hereabouts
uld be greatly pleased.
Wells, Fargo 4 Co. are distributing Me-
rcular in which they say that any
that will lead to the ar
OF j. w. Stevens, who was agent Lat
hat company on or about the 23d -
March. 1876, at Fulton, Sonoma -
nty, California, will be literally r.
'arded. Stevens absconded.
t THE LAKE.-Benton Stage now
: daily to Lake Tahoe, where lap
is on the deck of his steamer, and II
, on and after this week, run daily
to all the stopping places on tho