Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-21

What One OF the Men Indicted for
Violating the Buriiagame Treaty
SAYS of Him.


what One OF the Men Indicted for
Violating IN BurIiaxame Treaty
Says of Him.
Some illusions have been made to MT.
Deal in connection with his action in
prosecuting certain Humboldt miners for
an alleged violation of the Burlingame
treaty. The following letter from State
Printer j. j. Hill, who was one Of the men
arrested shows that Mr.. Deal was the
friend Of the miners in every stage of the
proceedings. We copy from the Siirer
State Of Wednesday:
Deal has q record ~ a defender OF
Chinese that will lose him hundreds of
votes among the miners and w~orkingmen
of Nevada. In 1866 he served as Deputy
United States District Attorney under Will
Campbell, and took q very active part in
prosecuting white men for alleged viola
ton Of the B~nrlingame treaty. In this un-
Just and, as was subsequently shown, un-
w~arrantable proceeding, Mr.. Deal was
backed by the Territorial Enterprise"
then, a. now, edited by X. M. Daggctt.
WorkiDgmen have good memories, and
remember all the circumstances connected
with the prosecution, and deeply regret that
the withdrawal Of II. NJ. Daggctt from the
Gubernatorial contest deprives them Of the
opportunity Of voting against him, as they
certainly will against w. e. F. Deal should
he receive the nomination for Congress,
regardless Of Wrcn's alleged connection
with the railroad companies.
CARSON CRY, Sept. 16, 1878.
EDITOR SILVER SrATE-The above article
on W. Z. F. Deal docs him = great injus-
tice. You are not as familiar with the
facts Of the case upon which the charge is
o. we'll rs to Mr.. Deal, / hope you will re-
publish the charge with his statement Of
facts underneath.
Hon. VIII. Campbell was United States
District Attorney at the time the difficulty
mentioned occurred. Business required
him to visit White Pine, and he requested
Judge Baldwin to appoint Mr.. Deal Acting
Attorney. Judge Baldwin, hearing Of the
trouble with the Chinese in Unionville,
charged the Grand Jury to inquire into the
matter and find an indictment II the facts
would sustain the finding. Several wit
nesses we're examined on the part OF the
United States. Mr.. Deal insisted that wit
nesscs for defense sh0uld be allowed to
testify, and the defendants in their
own behalf, IL they SC desired, and Mr..
Deal obtained . -postponement until
they could be heard, and called the at
tention Of the Judge and the Grand
Jury to decisions on the question whether
the violation Of treaty was q crime against
the United States, and also to the ques-
ton whether the treaty had been ratified.
Upon the last point there was no proof,
and then Mr.. Deal insisted that no indict-
ment should be found until proof Of the
ratification had been received but an in
dictment was found, and one Of the de-
fendants arrested at U~nionville, and re-
leased upon a habeas corpus. Twas arrested
and taken before tho Supreme Court Of
this State on o habeas corpus. The Su-
prenle Court refused to discharge me. Mr..
Deal then made a motion before Judge
Baldwin to qnash the indictment, and by
constant and repeated advice to Judge
Baldwin before and at the time the motion
was made, succeeded in getting Judge Bald
win to grant the motion. / was released,
and that was the end Of it. Ny arrest was
merely technical. While l have always
believed that Mr.. Deal faithfully dis
charged his duty in his official capacity, 1
have also believed that he was a friend to
me in the matter, and one to whom /
owed my release and the end Of the trouble.
j. J.. HILL.