Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-28
FOLEY-COLE.
A Straight story of n Cause that
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GOSSIP, etc.
There are various and conflicting rumors
afloat in Eureka with regard to the causes
that led to a personal meeting at the Court
house yesterday noon between Mr.. NJ. d.
Foley and Judge f. W. Cole, Immediately
after the adjournment of Court. Last Fri
day afternoon Judge Cole obtained a ver-
dict in the District Court for 81, 500, which
he alleged was due him by the Richmond
Mining Co. as an unpaid balance contin-
gent upon the success Of his client in its
suit with the Albion Company. The ques-
ton Of Judge Coles success" in the suit
was decided in his favor, as stated. Mr..
Foley, it appeared in the trial, had been
specially authorized by Mr.. Probert to make
terms with Judge Cole for his services
in the case. The contract was verbal. In
the trial there was q conflict of testimony
between these two gentlemen.
The attorneys, Hon. Thos. Wren for the
Richmond and Judge Cole for himself,
each tried to turn this fact to his own ad-
vantage in the argument before the jury.
Personalities were brought out on both
sides and some caustic reflections made
upon the characters OF Messrs. Cole and
Foley. Who said the most or the bitterest
things, being without a verbatim report OF
the speeches, we are not competent to
judge. At any rate very bad feeling was
~engendered by the personalities intro
duced in the suit, and both sides felt
hurt and aggrieved.
In the evening. after the trial, Judge
Cole came over to the SENTINEL office,
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occasionally, and spoke OF the way in
which the counsel for the Richmond Com
pany had badgered him and tried to break
down his testimony in regard to the cir
cumstances concerning the making Of the
contract for legal services above referred
to with Mr.. Foley. This occurred in the
course Of q conversation between the
Judge and Mr.. A. Skillman, one of the
proprietors Of the SENTINEL. Judge Cole
made the remark, to which exception has
been taken, in this conversation. What
this remark was need not be known, fur
ther than that it has been the sole cause OF
the trouble. Mr.. Skillman. inadvertently,
thoughtlessly, and, as he acknowledges
with regret, indiscreetly repeated what was
said, shortly afterwards, during the same
evening to a friend in the Office, who, with
like indiscreetness, told it on the street.
In due time the offensive remark was car
ried to Mr.. Foley's ears. He denied the
truth Of the charge involved, and the next
morning sought Judge Cole to demand an
explanation. They met in front OF the
Jackson House, where they discussed
the matter. Afterwards they came
together to the SENTINEL Office. They
met Mr.. Skillman. Mr.. Foley asked Mr..
Skillman if he had made the objection
able remark to a certain gentleman.
Mr.. Skillman replied that he had. Mr..
Foley then asked Ar. S. who his author
was. The latter hesitated, thinking that
II be spoke out plainly trouble would be
likely to ensue, and that if he said moth
ing the affair might blow over; blu he told
Mr.. Foley, at the time, that he would
think the matter over and give him his
author.
Mr.. Foley and Judge Cole left the Office
in a few minutes. Within q half hour
afterwards Mr.. Skillman sought an inter
view with Mr.. Foley and told him that he
could not be silent any longer, and thereby
suffer himself to be placed in a false posi-
ton; that Judge Cole was the author OF
the remark to which he excepted. The
report that Mr.. Foley had given Mr..
skillman an lou in which to answer him
is untrue and ridiculous. This all occur
red on Saturday.
After Court adjourned yesterday noon,
we are informed, Mr.. Foley slapped Judge
Coles face, and applied to him some very
hard names. The SENTINEL has no com
ments TO make on the affair. We would
have preferred to say nothing about it at
all. in hopes that II passed by and not
In print it would end without fur
Their trouble. The town was very much
a~Aaotanl z,a~ "A -ao$ar1a~ oftnPnann
and last night, and little knots OF
men we're standing on the street
looking out for bloodshed with
morbid interest and curiosity. There was
a report circulated and contradicted that
q challenge had been sent and declined on
account Of the terms proposed. The tow
Is all agog with the rumpus.
II 10 ar unfortunate occurrence. The
two gentlemen principally concerned may
let the matter drop or settle 1t In whatever
way they choose. II, however, the quar-
rel Is not yet ended, the SENTINEL would
suggest that there is no need or excuse to
have il carried ON under the public gaze
any further. Adjust the affair quietly.
No More Asiatic Encouragement.
The Reno Gazette thinks that the policy
Of our Government ought TO be to encour-
age and foster closer relations with japan.
The Stock Report protests and says: This
country has had enough Of fostering and
encouraging closer relations with Asiatic
nations. We want to decrease our relations
with China and we do not want any more
Japan than we already have. True, the
japanese are superior to the Chinese, Blu
in the attributes Of untiring industry, close
economy and clannishness they are the
and there can be no greater Cauca-
sian utilization with them than with the
Chinese. Let Asia take care Of her teem-
ing millions at home and let this country
be reserved for the Caucasian. The mis-
take Of close relations for trade purposes
has brought this Chinese curse upon US,
and we should learn by its experience not
10 be quite so hospitable to the other ma
tions Of the earth, and not so conciliatory
to Asiatic nations in particular, for tho sake
OF expanding q trade.
Death I'm the Side Saddle.
The Los Angeles Express says: 1t is .
defiance Of the laws of gravity for ladies to
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