The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-23

rALSE--Our Dlstrlct Attorney, Z. II.
Patchen, took occasion to remark, in
very quiet way, that the RECORD was en-
deavoring to create sympathy for Car
penter, who is now having an examina-
ton before the Justice. This accusation,
coming from the source that it does, has
not any weight, for the community has
been for months tired Of the monument
of Incidence that now fills the Office of
District Attorney. Had the District At
torney been anything like as anxious, or
worked tenth as hard as the RECORD
has, to bring the doors of evil to justice,
George McLane would have been hung
for his cowardly murder of Wallbaum.
At the trial in White Pine the opposing
attorneys "packed" the jury-box before
his very eyes, as Mr.. Patchen, Dirtrict
Attorney, himself informed us was the
case. The only excuse we can conjurc
up for Patchen in permitting them to do
SO, is that he was too Internally lazy to
prevent it. As to the RECORD ever try.
ing to create sympathy for violater Of
the law, or criminal, since the writer
has had an interest in it, the public
knows is most false. If Lew Carpenter
is guilty of committing wanton murder,
he should be made to pay the penalty of
the law, and it would be q pleasure for
the RECORD to see him dangling at the
end Of a rope; but if Carpenter killed
Coffey in self-defense, and was justi6able
in what he done, he should receive the
protection of the law. 1t is beneath the
dignity of any man in an official position,
because it is an election period, to en-
deavor to make political capital out of a
matter of this kind, which is now the
prevailing public opinion is the case. As
we said last week, We again utter, that
after investigating of the affray, Carpen.
ter killed Coffey pruely in self defense. -
We also add, that while down on the
race grounds on the 4th instant, Coffey,
armed with revolver, abused Carpenter
by applying vile and insulting names,
but Carpenter turned and went away to
avoid trouble On two different occas-
ions that afternoon an effort was made
to cause disturbance with Carpenter,
who paid no attention to the parties or
their insults. Carpenters conduct on
, that occasion was really noble, and we
, were down on the grounds to witness it.
The whole trouble was caused by Carpen.
ter refusing to enter into plot to swindle
the people who bet on his horse. As q
young man at Panaca said, on the day
, after the killing, "Cotfey had been hunt
, ing for it, and he found it." As the
District Attorney has stated that the
RECORD was trying to create public sym
patty for the prisoner, the RECORD
politely, and most positively, informr thu
District Attorney that he lied when HI
uttered those words, he knew he lied
: and SO does the public. The RECoRl
Q cares nothing for Carpenter, and mucl
, less for the District Attorney.
PLAYING CoYoTE.--The coyotes ar
very numerous out at the Chisholm min
: and on different occasions have mad
+ raids on the chicken-house of the Misse
!. McGregors, who are running the board
ing house at the mine. Pat Kelly, VIII
;. is always playing Jokes and doing thing
i that he oughtn't to do, 50 as to have
/. little fun, at l2 o'clock on Monday nigh
o decided to indulge in little amusement
so he went from his cabin to the side {
boarding house, and getting down on h
l. hands and knees, commenced yelpin
d like coyote. In about ten minutes h
e succeeded in arousing the ladies, VIII
made their appearance at the corner of til
:. building, and Bridget seeing Kelly's ey'
v glisten, said to her sister: "Sto]
:, Maggie, see the little son of coyot
a Hold on now," and with that 81
!, ~ cooked her revolver. Kelly hearing I'll
10 click of the pistol-hammer sprang to h
feet and and yelled, Don't shoot! don
lie shoot! It's me! it's me! Don't yc
\. know your Patsy, darling" Kelly WI
forced to follow the muzzle of the revolv
y into the house, and there, on his hant
70 and knees, was compelled to yelp like
IN coyote for thirty minutes.
:, PAYDAY MINE.-The progress ma,
of in sinking the shaft of this mine, '
IN learn from Supt. Hook, has been remar
" able, considering the small force Ell
ployed. The ground in the mine h
or made wonderful change. After leavil
at the lime qualification spar, highly mi
eralized with iron ore, was run into.
Ae this Iron ore was encountered galena al
y, chloride ore in spot. As the spar al
is, Iron ore is nearly vertical sinking is b
or ing continued for greater depth befo
ut starting drift. Total depth of shaft
I'd 1872 feet.
u HORSE SToLEN.-A man from Brist,
oe named Ed. Griffin, on the 18th insta
i'd went to Cooks livery stable and hired
in horse, stating that he wished to 60
e. Panaca. A couple of days after Grit
IS, appeared at Spring Valley, enquiring
'se route to Frisco. A party there recogn
ing the horse sent word to Cook, "
telegraphed to Frisco and Milford,
:, he was too late. Griffin had arrived
w. Frisco and sold the horse, then clear
No out.
ter NJ A,, &C.,, .