The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1876-02-26
a DEFENSE FOR JUDGE COLE.

EDITORS EUREKA SENTINEL We learn through
private sources that 9 meeting was held last
night at Hamilton to denounce the action of
Judge Cole in adjourning the District Court for
White Pine county for the term.
In justice to the Judge. we desire to state the
circumstances out of which the trouble has all
grown. The Judge, last fall, had a severe at
tack OF typhoid fever. His illness compelled q
postponement of the commencement of the term
II White Pine About q week before the time
the Court had been adjourned, the Judge had a
relapse and was subsequently attacked with gas
trio fever, and for several days he was in a yerv
critical condition. and it became certain that he
could not open his Court In White Pine county
at the appointed time.
In this emergency he consulted us in regard
to the best course to pursue, offering to send for
another Judge to hold the term, or to adioru the
term. as we should advice. After due consider.
alton we concluded that it would be better for
the interest Of litigants and for the public to
have the Court adjourned for the term. This
we did with great reluctance, as each of us had
cases pending that we were anxious to try.
Upon our advice the Judge ordered the Clerk
by telegraph to adjourn Court for the term. It
seems that after he had made the order the
Clerk sent 8 certificate to the Governor, stating
that the Judge was so i'll that he could not hold
his term and %thereupon the Governor, WITHOUT
consulting the Judge, ordered two Judges to hold
it for him.
OF course it was too late for the Judge to un-
do his previous action, and the Court stands adj
journed.
The Judge was too sick and feeble to attend
to the matter himself; in fact it was considered
prejudicial to his health to discuss the matter
with him. Under these circumstances he did
what he deemed best-sent for two friends who
understood the situation, and who had an inter-
est in the matter, and asked their advice and
followed it. We think, upon this statement
every fair-minded man will acquit the Judge Of
any fault.
Our backs are broad. Whatever wrong has
been done we are to blame for. Yours truly,
THOS. WREN,
A. NJ. HILLHOUSE.
The people of White Pine county are
not a~nxiously looking for men with broad
shoulders upon whom to place the re-
sponsibility of their negligent officials,
unless such persons are amenable under
Section 2311. or 2416, but desire that
such dereliction Of duty shall rest where
it rightfully belongs. We have failed to
perceive wherein our interests are so
much in common with those gentlemen
of colossal backs. as to warrant them in
advising the adjournment of our Court
for the term, but would believe, if such
interest existed, they would have recon-
mended that a Judge should have been
sent here to hold the term of Court.
which the necessities of our people SO
much demanded. We would ask, that
in the future, we may be consulted re-
specting a wi %affuirs. AS we concede
this right to others, we much prefer to
defend u excellens Governor, who is
the friend Of the people, for relief from
the grievous Inconvenience to which
we have been subjected. than rely on the
defenders of him who has caused them.
1t is time the people should give their
arrogant officials and their insolent sup
porters q lesson, and make them know
they have presumed beyond endurance !;
their naughty, overbearing and dictato-
rial conduct will be no longer tolerated
by their sovereigns. the people. z.