Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-24
LETTER FROM AUDITOR DUFF.
He Alleges that He Has Been Ont.
rageousiy Slandered since Leav.
ing Eureka.


ing Eureka.
Last nights mail brought us the follow
ing letter from Auditor Duff, whose sud
den departure some months since, is still
fresh in the minds Of our readers. The
SENTINEL has no disposition to wrong Mr..
Duff, or any one else, and therefore he is
accorded a hearing. We have in the past
published such statements concerning his
flight as we could obtain from persons sup
posed to be in possession Of the facts in the
premises /:
Honolulu, H. l.. Sept. 80, 1879.
EDITons SENTINEL: In the Sacramento
Record-Union, Of date September 10th, ap-
pears an article about myself, which is
composed mainly Of falsehoods and error.
This article is credited as from your paper.
! do not wish to appear over sensitive, but
/ do feel that the truth is bad enough in
any case, and cannot understand the NAL
ignity Of the human heart which, since l
left Eureka, has imputed to me vile acts
and deeds while q resident OF Eureka.
Your community know me well, and your
best citizens know that my general life in
Eureka was above ~reproach, and that no
man, woman, or child can truly say that
l ever wronged any one Of them in thought
or deed. l tried to be q good citizen, and
never dreamt that while absent the foul
tongue of m and SANDER would stab
me in the back and my wife in her already
over burdened heart.
Now, sirs. as to the facts Of my leaving
Eureka First-My going was not at ali
premeditated. Secondly - The community
have heard only one side of the case.
Thirdlv-The bark upon which l took
passage was a regular freight and passen-
ger packet, which had a white Captain and
white crew of ten men, and no Chinese,
excepting five, who were passengers. We
had two other white passengers. The
Captain did not object to my going. He
was anxious to get as many passengers as
possible. / did not insist on going, there
was no necessity for it, and I did not rep
resent that l had business at the Island.
The accommodations were not inferior.
The table was as well set as any in Eureka,
and all sorts and kinds Of food plentiful.
There was no detective sent after me. NY
arrest was on power Of attorney, through
a lawyer. 1t was illegal, and had / so de-
sired | could have recovered damages. /
was held two days. l had not tried to de-
- MY jim 10 " "htiO L Hdo, oO ~ Viz
had any trouble in ascertaining my where
abouts. l cannot be kept in prison a day
here, because l have done nothing to incur
such a penalty. Your kind suggestion as
to the number OF years | might be SO kept
was superflous. l have been employed at
good remuneration since the 18th OF July.
l had not, at the time Of the writing of
said article, made any overtures to anybody
about my returning to Eureka, "being
sorry" promised good behavior" or any,
thing else-the liar who gave you your
information to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing, / did propose to return to Eureka, and
expect to do so. Please look over your
article, and you will find it all wrong. All
| ask of you is not to publish hat which
you must know ia false, and instigated by
an enemy, and not one who aims at any
public good. People who live in glass
houses should not throw stones,' and that
remark can be used or taken to heart by
any one whose case it fits. You can pub
lish this, or not, just as you think best. l
think in justice it is due me, for / have
been most basely slandered and maligned
since l left Eureka, and that, too, without
cause. Twas not just or generous to so
do to me. Respectfully, yours,
j. E. DUFF.