The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-09-18
INJUSTICE TO mR. DEAL.
What One 0f ahs Men Had iete,
for Vio'atiag the Burliaga m
Treaty Save ~ Hhvu

What One Of ahe asn Indieted
for vio'asiag ths Burliaga nae
Treaty Says sf Him.
Deal has record as q defender of
Chinese that will lose him hundreds of
votes among the miners and working.
men OF Nevada. In 1866 he served as
Deputy United States District Attorney
under Will Campbell, and took q very
active part IN prosecuting white meu
for alleged violation of the Bnrlingame
treaty. In this unjust and. as was sub.
sequently shown unwarrantable pro-
ceedin3. Mr.. Deal was backed by the
Territorial Enterprise. then. as now,
edited by r. M. Daggett. Working
men have good memories, and remem-
Der all the circu instances connected
with the prosecution, aud deeply regret
that the withdrawal of r. M Daggett
I from the Gubernatorial contest deprives
them OF the Opportunity of voting
against him, as they certainly will
against w. E F. Deal should he re.
ceive the nomination for Congress. re-
gardless of ,Wren's alleged connection
with the railroad companies.
CARSON CRY. Sept. Is, 1873.
EDITOR SILVER SrArE:-The above
article on W. E. F. Deal does him a
great injustice. You are not as familiar
with the facts of the case upon which
the charge IS made as / am. Now in
justice to myself, as well as to Mr..
Deal. I hope you will republish the
charge with this statement of facts un-
derneath.
Hon. Will. Campbell was U. S, Dis.
trict Attorney at the time the difficulty
mentioned occurred Business required
him to visit White Pine. and he re-
quested 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 if the facts would sustain
the finding Several witnesses were ex.
amined on the part of the United
States. Mr.. Deal insisted that wit
nesses for defense shout Id be allowed
to testify aud the defendants in their
own behalf. if they 80 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
crime against the United States, and
also. to the question whether the treaty
had been ratified Upon the last point
there was no proof, and then Mr.. Deal
insisted that no indictment should be
found until proof of the ratification had
been received; but an indictment was
found. aud one of the defendants ar
rested at Unionville. and released upon
habeas corpus. 1 was arrested and
taken before the Supreme Court of this
State on habeas corpus. The Supreme
Court refused to discharge me. Mr..
Deal then made a motion before Judge
Baldwin to quash the indictment, and
by constant and repeated advice to
Judge Baldwin before and ut the time
the motion was made, succeeded in
getting Judge Baldwin to grant the
motion. / was released. and that was
the end of it. My arrest was merely
technical. While / have always be-
lieved that Mr.. Deal faithfully dis
charged his duty in his official capacity.
have also believed that be Was
friend to Inc in the matter. and one to
whom l owed my release aud the end
of the trouble - -. te j i Hill