The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-08-03
tFrom Thursdays Daily.l
RtirreI Him I'm.

from custody here in consequence Of
the failure of the prosecuting witness
to appear against him, the ISDEPESDiNr
published what Huling gave a reporter.
as tho facts in the case. AGONY of the
paper containing said article, appears
to have found its way TO one J. w. o.
at Visalia. Tulare county, California,
who in a miserable scrawl, dated at that
place, and received here last evening.
discharges n mess Of stun which he
doubtlessly regards as particularly with
ering upon US. The initials, J.. W. o.,
attached to the aforesaid scrawl, leads
us to believe that the writer, not pos
sessing the courage to sign his name to
his own production, IS none other han
the leranting prosecuting witness in
the Hnling case, who by his blatant pro-
tesia.iors of a determination TO pursue
the accused TO the last extremity, de-
ceived the officers here into the belief
that there was no necessity for placing
him under bonds to appear at Hulipg's
examination, and who, by his subse-
quent action, satisfied the citizens OF
thisl county that he had entered into
some Kind Of a collision with the ac-
cused or his friends.
The facts in this case, so far as we
have been able to obtain them. are
about as follows: A man calling him.
self j. w. Oaks, and who claimed to be
from somewhere about VisaIia, Califor-
mis-, testified That Hulipg had stolen
some horses belonging to him. Oaks
got n warrant issued for Huling's arrest
which was sent TO Deputy Sheriff
Weaver 10 serve, Huling being in the
northern part OF the county, on his
road 10 Oregon with Il band Of horses.
Weaver arrested the accused on Deep
creek, beyond Cornucopia, ooh posses
sion Of, and corrallcd the stock. After
the arrest, Oaks went QUITO Deep creek,
and upon his return here by stage aday
or two af.er, we met him for the first
time. While standing upon the plat
form just after alighting from the coach,
this person Oaks. as he called himself,
stated in my hearing and that of others,
that he had gone 10 the corrall containing
the horses Huling was in the act of
driving to Oregon, and found among
them nine head OF his-Oaks'--
stock, and the former was unable
I'm nIVn ~ account ~ H. -
in which they came into his possession;
in fact had positively denied having
any horses belonging to Oaks. In con-
nection with all this vere several
preliminary circumstance we'll calculat-
cd TO strengthen the evidence Of guilt
on the part Of HuiinS, which, Lad the
examination taken place, would have
cut an important fisare in the case.
Yet, notwithstanding the indubitable
evidences OF guilt with the prospect Of
almost certain coviotion, this blaiher-
Skilo Cakes disposes OF horses-pre.
sumably Mt n higher figure than they
were really worth-and after saddling
upon the taxpayers OF tins county
several hundred dollars Of expense in
an effort TO mete out justice and 10 pro.
tect him in his property, fails 10 ap-.
pear as a prosecutor and like a NANCY
cur sneaks out OF the couutry-nnd,
maintaining the simiie-from his ken
mel in Visalia, yelps at the people
whom he has ]plundered. If Huling's
money did not buy the very horses
which Oaks had previously sworn had
been stolen from him-and in fact, the
remainder of his band-what was il
that so suddenly corked up the spout
ing Oakes and spirited him from the
State? The facts which have developed
here respecting this matter, 90 TO show
that Oaks is q miserable m]eTcenary;
actuated by no sense Of honor or just
ice, and have excited so strong q sus-
plcion that he has been guilty Of com-
pounding n felony, that should he deem
it advisable 10 return here soon, he may
have some very confusing questions to
answer for himself.