Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-21

By way of illustrating the preposter
Gus nature of the "protes made by Mr.
Congressman Tucker of Virginia agains
Garfield charge that those officers o
the Federal army who had Joined til,
rebel army had added perjury to thei!
other crime. in the eye oil the law, !" thu
Reese River Re rslte tells the following
A man named Schoonover WAS indict
ed for stealing an OK and put on his tria
in the District Court. Schoony. As he
is called, has the reputation Of being q
every way except tie possession Of 8
penr.1nt for other peoples oxen. The
jury in the case failed to aeree-not on
the guilt or innocence of defendant. but
on the degree OF the offence. wheihe,
grand or petit iarceny-and Schoony. by
advice of his counsel. pleaded guilty to
petit, larceny. which plea was accepted.
| Pending his sentence he was one day
put to cleaning out the Courtroom, and
while thus engaged. Deputy Sheriff
| Spires entered the room.
"Chs.ley, said SchoCry you play
that you're Schoony brought up for
sentence, and III play I'm Judge Ne
| Kenny"
"All right" said Spires
| Schooney then took his place on the
Judges bench and Spires stood at the
bar. when the sham Judge, assuming
severe and disnitied look. addressed
the sham criminal as follows
Schoony. you have plead guilty TO
psti. larceny: l believe you stole the
OK; but number of prominent and re-
spectacle gentlemen have informed me
that you are good sort of an old fellow,
who steals from one that he may gave
to smother. | therefore think that you
do not deserve any punishment, and you
NAV take walk
Judge Mckinney. however took
different view of the cass. and when
Schoonover was brough: up FOR sell
tencs he sentenced him to pay fine o.:
$500 or be Imprisoned for 25U days, the
fact Of Schoony being kin6-hesrted
old fellow not being taken into con-
alteration Schoony is clever. kind
hearted old fellow but he could s.eA!
oxen. the army and navy officers Who
Joined the Confederate cause are noble
y
the eye of the law and there Is no
more sense i'll making fuss Over Gar
field charge concerning them than
there would be in finding fault with the
sentence of SehoonoveI.
Fish CULTURE WORTH No1IcING-Th
Reno Journal of Thursday notes sn I'M
portant fact in the piscicultural way. Is
follows:
The half million young salmon which
Charles Crocker procured last fall ut the
United States fishery on the AcCloud
and donated to California were few
days ago distributed, q portion being
placed in Lakes Tahoe and Bonner. and
other portions of the Truckee river,
Prosser creek and Little Truckee They
Matched out slowly, and it was about
two months before they attained a con-
dition enabling them to care for them
selves, and even az the time they were
turned into the streams the yolk sack
attached TO some of them was not wholly
absorbed, bu. they all appeared very
healthy.
kSIFED.-We find the following in
the E!ko Independent Of January 70:
\ man named Thomas Shehad was
attacked in u drinking saloon ut the
Leopard mill on Deep Creek, near
CornucOpia, Saturday evening. by
VIM. Allen, and received knife !
wound which came near proving IA |
tai. the knife splitting Shehan's hat |
rim, passing through and nearly sew |
IN oar and SyrazjrU his nnoE J
and was buried in his shoulder, open !
ing a wound five inches in length. |
Allen had an examination before JUS |
tice BasSett, and was discharged. it |
that he had acted i'll self |
defense. Shehan 4 Hutchison own ,
teams, and had employed Allen a. IA /
driver. the trouble growing out of 4 I
refusal TO pay Allen the wages due |
him. Shehan is severely wounded, !
but his life is not considered endan-
gereG.
CONVICTIONS AT ACsTIS-The Silver
State Of Jan. - says
the following dispatch was sent Is
last evening from Golconda;
Schoonover' convicted ut Austin Of
stealing cattle at Bat,ls Mountain was
to pay tine of 500 or 80
iays in the county jail.
In the case of Pickett. accused Of rape.
lac jury. after being out twenty minuits,
'ound verdict OF guilty. They were
unanimous from the first for conviction.
lie will he sentenced next Saturday by
Judge Mckinney.
A DAUGETHR.-Andrew Mauts bust
lesS MANAGER of the EEyEIIIE Office:
vas yesterday made the father of an
,.hsr little girl. NJ. Maute evidently
relieves in obeying the injunction to
aud multiply.-Rersil!e Jan Il.