Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-20

dRdiIlSt IdNlI1k bu0 oIILII0 Dldtlt lOdo
upon my shoulders in this way, and a
few words of explanation are certainly
due from me. Our District Court vas
adjourned from January Sd until jan
uary oath, for the convenience of Eu-
reka county, and was subsequently,
adjourned from January 24th until
February 14th, OIL account of Judge
Coles illness. On the 7th, | received a
telegram from Eureka, which l here
give verbatim:
EUREKA, Feb. 7th, 1876.
Mr.. Forrest, County Clerk:
Judge Cole is very i'll; adjourn court
over the term.
(Signed): Mrs. f. w. COLE.
Now, if that telegram is a sufficient
order for me tt adjourn court for the
term, then any one can order me to
adjourn court at any time. / showed
the telegram to our District Attorney
and County Commissioners, and at
their earnest request sent a certificate
of Judge Coles illness to the Governor,
requesting him to send us u judge to
call a grand jury and dispose OF our
criminal business, if nothing more.
This certificate was sem under section
929, compiled laws, which reads rs fol-
lows; 1929, section I'll: A District
Judge may hold a term n any judicial
district i'll this State, upon the request
OF the Judge of the district in which
such term is to be held; and when, by
reaso on of sickness or absence from the
State, or from any other cause, a term
can not,4be held in a district by the
Judge thereof, a certificate of that fact
shall be transmitted by the Clerk to
the Governor, who shall thereupon di-
rect some other District Judge
to hold such term. 1t .shall be the
duty OF the Judge thus directed to hold
such term; provided, it will not con-
nicl with his duties in his own district"
Was not my duty plain? 1t seems
so to me. The Governor appointed
Judge Bonnifield to hold the term in
this district. He arrived in Eureka on
the evening of the 18th instant. On
the morning of the 10th / received the
following telegram:
EUREKA, Feb. 16, 1876.
w. X. Forrest, Clerk:
You will enter an order adjourning
court for the term.
lSignedI +. w. COLE"
To which l at once replied as fol
lows:
CHAMELEON, Feb. 16, 1876.
+. w. Cole, Eureka:
At request of Commissioners and
District Attorney, | notified the Gov
ernnor of your illness, requesting him
to send a judge here. Expect Judge
B0nnifield to-day. Shall / adjourn for
term? [Signedl w. r. FORREST"
Judge Cole replied as follows:
EUREKA, Feb. 10, 1876.
W. r. Forrest:
Yes; adjourn for the term.
fSignedl i. w. COLE"
1 leave it with the public to decide
whether | neglected my duty or over
stepped my authority, as intimated by
Messrs. Hillhouse and Wren, or moi.
There is considerable feeling here on
the subject, and | make this expIana-
ton in my own defense. Will those
interested please read the letter of
Messrs. Wren and H%illhouse, and
compare it with this?
Yours, truly, w. r. FORREST,
County Clerk.
SHERIFF's OFFICE, WHITE PINE Co.,
HAMILTON, Feb. IS, 1876.
EDITORS SENTINEL: County Clerk
Forrest has shown me his letter, or
communication, which / think, in JUS
tice to himself. needs TO be published.
/ therefore add this as a request that
you publish his communication ia
Sundays issue, in full. Yours,
ED. RAUM, Sheriff w. Z. Co.
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