Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-04-07
THE COUNSEL FOR THE AC-
CUSED.

prietor. of the Hader and the editor OF
the APPEAL. Considerable testimony
was taken before them relative to al
legged abuses practiced in the institution.
Next morning the N,de.r contained an
editorial defense Of the management of
the Home, but not O Tine Of the testimony.
The APPEAL, on the contrary, contained
an exhaustive report Of the testimony,
but no editorial comments. We believe
that in all cases where an investigation
is held the testimony is of mere i>nrar-
lance to the public than the u,,::.;Ju, q
anybody. 1t was not the purJOs1 Of the
APPEAL to indulge in any editorial
comments in the case, but simply TO
print the facts as fast as developed.
The report of the investigation as was
printed in the APPEAL was authorized
by the Board, and one of the members
(Mr. Sessions read it in the proof and
pronounced it correct. We can under
stand the abhorauce with which the
proprietor of the Index views an inves-
tigation, but cannot understand how any
man can allow personal grudges to get
the better Of his humanity and openly
defend cruelties to children; cruelties
which are not only charged but admit
ted. 1t was not the intention Of the
APPEAL to enter into any discussion of
the merits of this case, preferring to
leave intelligent people to draw what
conclusions they saw fit from the testi-
mony. Other parties, however, do not
seem to be content with this. We think
it good matter just at present TO dis
cuss. The present management Of the
Home has three defenders, a CORES
pondent of the News, signing himself,
or herself, az. Y. ~ an anonymous
of the Enterprise, and the
Znder. The X. Y. Il. person asserts
that there were no welts on Gray's back,
yet ten or twelve respectable people of
Virginia unequivocally assert that they
saw the welts. The Enterprise CORES
pondent writes as follows:
DEAR SIR: The inclosed article,
taken from last Saturdays D0iy Iede.c,
contains fair and impartial account of
the result of the investigation of the |
Orphans Home Commissioners. Will |
you, in justice to the censured parties, |
publish them iii your paper, without
referring to me Or stating that you
have been requested to do SO:
The above is a lie on its face, because
he index of last Saturday did not pub
ish any account of the testimony taken
before the Board. 1t seems strange that
he friends of the defense will not come
Tut squarely and let their identity be
Known, instead Of actingas if they were
Of their mission. The accusers
make no cGncealment Of their identity
md agree at any time to meet the ac-
used face to face and make oath to all
Legations charged. When the time
nd place was specified the ..second class
Fashwolnan' and the ''discharged cook
we're both On the ground, but the man.
gers Of the Home were not to be seen,
Tor did they make their appearance in
he capitol building during the day.
Why should innocent parties let so fair
n opportunity to have their side of the
ase heard, go by default? Let the editor
f the Iader, who claims to be d lawyer, ,
ell his readers how court Of justice I
lisposeS Of a case when the defense |
ais to put in an appearance. The AP-
EAL has not yet published more than
alf that has reached it regarding the
Tome. Persons who have volunteered {
to the editor have been
sked the question "Wiil you make
ath OF this if necessary" and the state
nents of those who have answered in
he negative have not been published.
ome said, awe know it to a moral GER
ainty, but would not like to swear to
t." and others said that their Inform
nts shrank from publicity. The AP-
'EAL has given the defense the use of
IS columns, promptly corrected erron-
Gus statements or impressions, and will
Two fl1l coONa fO all Testimony, favor |