Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-04

Ex-senator VIM. M. Stewart, Of this
State, his brother, Samuel d. D. Stewart,
Jim Morgan and Bob McDougall, have
gotten themselves into . pretty ugly scrape
down at the BAY. Jim Morgan and Bob
McDougsll used to be jury and witness
brokers in the early days Of mining litigs-
ton on the Comstock, and it is generally
believed that Mr.. Stewart owed his great
SUCCESS In that line. more to the efforts Of
these outside strikers and manipulators
than to his own ability o. . lawyer.
It appears that some trouble grew mp
between the Stewards and Fred. A. Benja-
min. . gentleman we'll known in this part
Of Nevada as the former superintendent Of
the White Pine water works at Hamilton.
The Stewards wanted Benjamin punished,
and Bob McDougall was detailed to have
the little Job attended 10. Willing roughs
we're employed by McDougall, and Benja-
min was twice assaulted. The latter fin
ally got wind Of the real parties pursuing
him behind the scenes, and brought suit
against the Stewards to recover $780, 900
damages. The case is now on trial in one
Of the San Francisco Courts. Bob Nc
Dougall, who procured the roughs to
assault Donjamin, ~testiies as follows:
I first made the acquaintance Of James
Morgan in Virginia City in 1864. Knew
ex-senator Stewart by sight in the same
place. Morgan came to me on the corner
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said l was wanted in McCreery's building,
on Pine street. Here he introduced me
to Samuel Stewart, who told me there was
. man (Benjamin) who was giving them
some trouble, and l understood they
wished TO rave him inundated, ] then
spoke to the men Reed, White and Fran
cour, and told them to watch Benjamin
and get the run Of his habits. They fol-
lowed him out to Eleventh street, and
there had o fight. When / heard Of it l
way annoyed that they should nave at
tackled the man. / went to see Stewart,
and he was not pleased. He said the man
was not intimidated worth a d-m; that
there was not q mark On the man, and they
would not give me any money. When l
told the men whom I had employed that I
had not got any money. they were angry.
A few days afterwards two Of them
rushed into my room, and said Benjamin
had been assaulted on California street;
that he had been marked, and
that Reed had been arrested. Francour
and l then went down on Pine street, and
saw Morgan, who went up to Stewards
office and brought Samuel Stewart down,
and he paid me $3.50 in gold notes, behind
the elevator. Morgan and Stewart wanted
the man used very bad. / told them there
was likely to be an arrest made, and they
said il there was the man would not stop
In Jail an hour. ! called next day to see
samuel Stewart about getting Reed out,
but he had jumped the town and gone to
Amador. Then l ven to William Stewart
and told him he and his brother had left
me in q fix. without o dollar to pay a law
yer, and lie said he would see about it, and
the next day / received $3.50 at the Grand
Hotel, from Mr.. Morgan, and they also
employed counsel. Afterward / went to
Mr.. Mcclure and stated the case, and he
got $50 per month from Stewart for Reed.
About the time Of the commencement Of the
suit, Samuel Stewart met me OF the street
and said if l vent back on him he would
have me assassinated. Some weeks after
tile assault, Q man by the name Of Pat
Connolly promised me $3.50 il I would
sign a paper and so into the country for
. while. At the time ! was on the verge Of
delirum tremens. and / signed the paper
and he gave me the money. / understood
the money came from the Stewards, and
believe now that the document was to ex-
enerate them from Any eomplicity in tbs
BENJAMIN affair."