Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-07-18
ELSTNER TO NILES.
CARSON CITY, July II 1880.

Edward Niles, Editor and Proprietor of
Carson Times. Sir: You are growing bold
and your antics are becoming frightful with
your silly efforts to attract the public mind
from the black spots connected with the
doings of the Sheriff. You claim to be a
| professional accountant. If you are, all
observing accountants. will pronounce you
ignorant or an imposter. Referring to
the balance sheet, you say: Said to
represent the face of the Sheriff>s ledger on
June 80, and which may be accepted as APP
proximately correct" An accountant and
editor would not have said, "Said to repre-
! sent" unless his motives were unjust. You
say approximately correct, an intelligent
accountant would net have said So An in
| teligent imposter might. There is no such
thin. as a trial balance approximately cor
rect" Your purpose must have been to im
pose upon those not conversant with account
keeping. La the same article you give your
belief. Wonderful! But what of itl Should
| whistling Dick express his belief, what them
You say "Mr. Elstner says he would like to
have the Times say something he csuld reply
to, We would soon relieve the gentleman
vanity" If you don't viii estimate you
coward So will every one who has read
your threat. Lift the BLACKLIST spot from
Elstner's record if you can find one, and deal
without sympathy or compassion. You fur
Their make manifest your cowardly character
and that of an imposter as will appear by
your reference to "Eidorado county vs.. NJ. L.
Elstner;' attempting to convey the idea to
the public that criminal action had once
been in Eldorado county against Esther. If
you could practice any OF the Instincts Of "a
gentleman, you would have seen that it was
malicious suit instituted to enjoin the pay
ment of warrant justly and unanimously |
ordered to be issued by the Board of Super
visors and that the complaint itself bears the
malice. The warrant in question in !
amount think between $1,000 and $500, the
amount attempted to be enjoined was some
5000 or 500, if memory is correct The war
rant was sold by me to Mr. Oliver Merrill, of |
CeoMa, who was in the habit Of buying such |
warrants. Mr.. Niles, would you have done
as l did when papers were served2 And do
you believe that it could be possible with your
now at any other time of your
life received the treatment that | did on that
occasionl Mr. Merrill received letter from
me immediately after service Of the papers,
a copy of which l have now before me bear
ing date May 9th 1860, asking him to GENE
over at once to Placervile, of course he would
be held harmless. He came, and at that
lime l was preparing to come to this State
where all my ready money had been sent and
invested. proposed to secure him for that
portion of the warrant in controversy either
~ mortgage on realty or personal collateral
Would y GU have so offered had you been ablel t
Do you believe your reputation would have c
eceived the reply l received to the PROPOSE
ion which was: ''No, just give me your cor ,
litional note without endorsement, as mat 7
err of form" Do you believe lawyer would il
ay to you as did the lawyer who attended to a
ny case say to mel l do not think he would
ave said this to you, eco to Nevada or
there You please, ysur presence will not be
eeded.' When l asked the lawyer if | had
est advance him some fee, his reply, 'no |
'ould be ashamed to receive fee for such Il
nit, l will make the county Ill addition to
ast of suit, pay my attorney fee. never
id pay cent of the fees, but the county CT
id. The attorney received his fees; Mer- in
IL received his pay with interest, and l was W
ever in the court room. My lawyer really 81
ojected to ME showing anxiety sufficient to
use me to enter the court room .,
al. R. ELsTNER
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