Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-24

Are Complainant and Defendant
Swimming Together


Swimming Together
EUREKA, Aug. 20, 1888.
Ed. SENTINEL: A breeze was lately
started on the Base Range which you said
would blow all over the State. You said
II / remember rightly, that wherever they
have improvident, wasteful or vicious
Commissioners to complain Of Mr.. Foley's
bill would be tested for the good OF the
people. l know you meant in this county
and in Storey, for the law, owing to popu-
lation. does not apply in the other counties.
We people here begin to suspect that the
statute is q grand bluff, and TO ask whether
the author Of it did not now this when he
introduced his bill. 1t Is plain 10 me that
these "cinch" bonds given by Commits
sioners under Mr.. Foley's law Of March 2.
1883, are straw bonds. Let's see. That
memorable buncombe statute says, Sec
ton l.:
Each person elected or appointed to
the Office of County Commissioners in this
State shall give bonds in the sum Of IS 900
before entering upon the discharge Of he
duties Of said Office"
Now. all three Of our Commissioners
barring Dave Baiiy-entered upon the
discharge Of their duties, so to speak, be-
fore giving bonds-not afterwards.
Now. IL the complainant in the case
against the Commissioners OF this county
did not know this. he did not know any
thing, for the bill is supposed to have
sprung from his original brain; but sup
posing he knew its wording aud sense, or
nonsense, Is il is reasonable to suppose.
what did he mean by commencing against
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sioners OF Eureka County the mere sham
Of a suit? II any good can come out of it
he ought to be encouraged. but it seems
his suit will fall to the ground for the very
emptiness Of the statute, il for no other
reason.
The right way to do was to bring crimi-
nal suit against the Board and nail the
Honorable Commissioner 10 the cross
for malfeasance; send them, IL guilty, to
Carson mot to the Legislature, but to the
State PRISON., and thus put them out of
the way Of doing further harm to the
people.
I, for one, would like, nevertheless, to
see Mr.. Foley press his complaint to the
last notch and see whether the law OF his
bill 10 good for anything or not.
But as l said in the beginning, there is a
suspicion about this suit. 1t 10 a matter
OF law, OF course, and we must judge Of 1t
by results; but people are on the lookout.
They see, or imagine they see, some things
that indicate buncombe, simon pure and
nothing else, in the suit begun against the
Board Of Commissioners in Eureka
County. Actions sometimes speak louder
than words.
As strange as il may seem, I Jaw yester-
day one Of the Commissioners, against
whom the complaint is filed, on u back
street, after many misgiying halts and
looks back over his shoulder, enter the
house OF complainant. the most con-
spicuous person, the only one OF record, in
the prosecution.
What went on inside can only be guessed
At, but that it was . conference which 1t
was not agreeable to the parties Tor the
public to know anything about was plain
enough. This was proved by previous and
subsequent signs. There WAS misgiving
on the part Of the Commissioner in enter
ing the mansion Of the gentleman who
formally charged the Board OF which he il
a member Of robbing the county Of Sc, 400.
During the conference there was a
strong sign Of bad faith and al uneasy
conscience. A brother Commissioners
wanted TO zee Commissioner No.
/ and sent the %janitor Of
the Courthouse, Louis Brandt,
TO the house Of reception TO call him.
Louis came back with q flea in his ear
with the news that the Commissions
sought was not in the house OF the COM
planning witness, although 1t was known
TO several persons looking on that he was
~ensconced therein Notwithstanding.
And then when he did make his exit,
bis conduct was such as to warrant the
suspicion of collision between the COM
planning witness and the conference COM
missioner; and, the fact il. some CONNER
cial traffic took place immediately after
wards, the effect of which would be pre-
sumed to be to bring the two into ma
terial sympathy with each other.
Now, Mr.. Editor. If this is not bosh
and hollow buncombe, 1t looks very mucn
like il. This suit against the Commits
siouers was properly started and Mr.. Foley
has the credit OF starting it. He is our
senator and he should understand that
there il no foolishness in it. 1t must be
carried through. If it fails, now, through
him, the people will want to know Why
Yours, etc., "