Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-23

to so small an audience | told him that I'M
less he wished to insult those present he had
better proceed, that many of the most intelli-
gent people in Carson were then in the house.
He was worried about the profits of his show.
He had few miserable daubs, representing
extinct species of animals, hanging on the
walls. He finally commenced to talk to the
audience, and in very bad taste, made some
preliminary remarks concerning his troubles
with Mr.. Parkinson.
From gentlemen who have attended the
series of ''six illustrated lectures l have
learned that they considered the first lecture
the best one Of the series 4 few days after
he had been here [ was Informed of his at
tempted theft of valuable specimen, by Mr.
Tobliner. knowing this gentleman to be
one of the most reliable men in Carson,
believed his account of the transaction. From
that time forward [ was obliged to keep a
watch upon Mr.. Cunning, he still made him
self at home in my Office, for fear he would
attempt to steal specimens from the State col
lection. The next day after the account OF
this petit larceny transaction had been pub
,lished in the Tribune, he asked me if [
had seen it, I replied that had. He then
threw down on the table Snail
sample of the mineral, gay-lusste and
said % That specimen is of no account, is it
You would not pick it up if you were looking
for specimens, would you You would not
think of giving it place in the State collec-
ton, would your The character of these
remarks and questions indicated the reply he
wished me to give, but before giving me
time to reply he launched out into abuse of
the Tribune. As he now gave me an OPP
portunity to speak, I replied that the intrinsic
value of the specimen which he had shown
r. l,,,+ hot
were the only specimen of that mineral which
| could find [ should place a much greater
value upon it He pretended to be ignorant
of what the specime. was, so [ described it
again to him. then said that if it were posi-
bic for him to make any satisfactory explana-
ton of the charge made against him, he GER
tainly ought to reply to it. He did not wait
for me to finish. That was the last L have
seen of w. d. Cunning, and | would scarcely
have thought of him again, had he not sug
gusted in his card that | should reply to it.
His mail matter, addressed to my care, has
been accommodating in my office for several
DAYS. If he will instruct me in regard to it
| shall take pleasure in forwarding it to him.
The conclusion of all this is that it is my
belief that W. D. Cunning is a smuggling
scientific plagiarist, boasting charlatan, who
having himself written the complimentary
notices of his :. Six illustrated Lectures so
frequently, has at last come to believe that
he is really great man. He has succeeded |
n quilting credulOus persons and those lgno- !
,ant on the sub 'ect of his lectures so often
hat he does not hesitate to vituperate each
md every one of his acquaintance who OBJ
ect to sounding his praise. The reasons for
lis assault upon me in the Enterprise are just
hese
l. declined to act as his agent for the
Six Illustrated Lectures
H. l only attended one of his Lectures.
III. | was obliged to watch him i'll order to
,eep him from stealing from the State.
". l gave him to understand that be-
ieved he had wilfully stolen Mr.. Tobriners
pecimen.
| am authorized by the Hon. Henry R.
,Iighels to state publicly that w. D. Gun
ing wrote the long notices of his own lectures
which have appeared il the columns of the
,IoEN,NG APPEAL. III. r. WHITEHIrL