Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-08-06
THE C0UNTY'S WATCH.
THEIR MEETING IN DAYTON
LAST MONDAY.

"A Jealous Trustee Resigns
Lew. StOner to Make the New
ROad-Etc.
The Board of County Commission
ers held their regular monthly meet.
ing in Dayton last Monday.
SHERIFF HILLS INVASION.
7. +. Picotle, CT Silver City, COM
planned that on Friday, the first of
August, twenty five armed men
under the leadership of Sheriff Hill,
of Ormsby county, had invaded
Lvon county, and crossed it into
Storey county. The object of this
invasion was to resist any attempt
which might be made to interfere
with the United States mail train,
aud it would have been perfectly
proper, though illegal, If the facts
had warranted it. But there was
not an instance on record when,
even during the longest strikes, the
United States mails had ever heen
interfered with; besides, no inter-
ference whatever with the train had
been intended from the start. The
presence OF armed men aboard it
was therefore mischievous in the
highest degree, and clearly calcula-
ted to lead to that very breach of the
peace which the mechanics, as law
abiding men, were most anxious to
avoid. For this ill-advised act Mr..
Yerington, Superintendent of the
Virginia and Truckee Railroad, was
responsible, and he should be pun
ished. AS, however, no legal hold
could be got upon HIM at present,
the Sheriff and his deputies, who in
vaded the county, should be pun
ished instead.
District Attorney Powell said that
since the request for the arrest of
Sheriff Hill and his deputies had ap-
peared in the TIMES he had thought
over the matter, and come to the
conclusion not to cause the arrest of
the parties referred to. When they
crossed the county line they be-
came private citizens, and any pri-
vate citizen had right to travel
with arms in his possession. The
persons referred to had not attacked
anybody or committed any offense,
and could not be held.
Mr.. Picotte. they had
made an arrest in Lyon county?
Mr.. Powell.-Then they would be
liable. The arrest would be null
and VOID. and for tins Illegal arrest
every man of them could be ares
ted, besides being liable for false i'm
prisonment.
Mr.. Picotte. -That is just what l
wanted to know.
A SCHOOL TRUSTEE RESIGNS.
A communication was received
from J. NJ McGinnis, resigning his
Office Of trustee for Silver District,
and recommending that George Foot
he nomina' cd Ia the vacancy caused
by his resignation.
The communication was referred
to the County superintendent.
tMr. McGinnis has been a Trus-
tee since 1876. His retirement from
the Board may seriously impair its
efficiency. II he can be induced to
withdraw his resignation, it should
be rejected. ED. TIMEsl
BIDS FOR THE NEW ROAD.
The bids to construc, about half a
mile of road east of the Rock Point
mill, in order to avoid the steep,
rocky and exceedingly dangerous
hill back of the mill, were opened.
Besides about quarter OF mile OF
grading, two culverts must be erec-
ted over the mill-race. Following
are the bids:
VIM. N. Battersby, Sl,650.
Lewis Stoner, Sl,475.
George w. Likens--Building the
culverts, $1,000; making the road
over the fat, $500 additional, max
ing the road on the old line, 81, 209.
J. A. Waddell, $3.50.
CREDITS FOR INDUSTRIOUS PRI SON.
Sheriff Cooke said sometime ago
the prisoners who worked industri-
ously were allowed a rebate of a
part of their fine for their labor. He
had two prisoners in Jail now
who were very industrious and de-
serving of clemency.
The District Attorney said the law
allowed prisoners nothing unless