Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-01
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citizen Of Carson and editor Of the
Tribune. which has been pending in the
United States District Court at that
place since the last general election. re-
suited in the conviction OF the defendant
upon all the counts charged. he was
charged with illegal voting. in sIsrcis-
ing the right Of franchise. and Of holding
ONCE a. an American citizen whom In
reality he was . foreigner and not nat
uralizsd, in doing which the crime Of
perjury was necessarily involved. Tbs
defendant testified that he was natural.
lied in California in 1856. having
declared his intention in 1851 to
become an American citizen. at which
time Alcalds Courts were the only n
existing in the State. He claimed that
his naturalization papers were subse-
qusntly lost. and offered to prove that
he had voted in San Francisco and had
shown his papers sntitlins him to vote.
All testimony to this effect. however.
was excluded. and his case for the de-
Tense confined solely to his own tssti.
mony, with the result stated. His
counsel gave notice Of Q motion for ar.
rest Of judgment and for . new trial.
which will bs brought up for argument
next week.
OF the true legal merits and technical
points In this case the News does not
pretend to judge. that being the issiti-
mate business Of the Court, but the
eager avidiiy with which this matter was
hunted up and brought before the Court.
and the keen persistence with which II has
been prosecuted. to an outsider. ssvors
somswhat Of persecution. Mr.. Psrkin.
o has been . good. public.spiritsd res
ident OF Carson with his family for
years. Hs has held positions Of trust
and responsibility and behaved himself
a. though hs considered himself just a.
good IN American citizen as anybody.
and there are doubtless Thousands Of
natualized citizens whose title has never
been called into dispute. yet II they
were would have even worse trouble
in the matter than 10 now experienced
by Mr.. Parkinson. he Is no fool or
lunatic, and his record among the peo-
pie. his political course. everything goes
to show that hs considered himself an
American citizen. He certainly must
have known that II was IN easy matter
to get out the requisite papers at any
time, II hs really wal deficient in that
respect. II is pretty well known and
understood. however. that this raid
against him Wal originated and con-
Quoted by certain political aspirants In
Carson whom Parkinson and his paper
materially assisted in defeating in the
general election last fall. and they not
feeling happy over II took this method
Of getting sven on him. II this 10 not
really the case why have they pursued
him 20 eagerly with an evident intention
to crowd and crush him? What other
interest have they in the matter which
they did not have before the campaign
and ,lectioni We do not believe In
crushing any decent white man with
legal technicalities. Law Is supposed
to BE- founded on justice and common
sense, and to DO imbued with . due de-
gree Of mercy and ~forbearancs toward
all. Mr.. Parkinson has never shown
himself to DO an outlaw. but . well.
behaved. average citizen. even for Car.
SON. He has evidently believed he was
good citizen. Give the old man q
chance. and don't surrsptitiously gag
and throw the old sailor overheard, or
hang him to the yardarm just because
you are the strongest.