Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-30
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Under this caption the White News Of
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Under this caption the White News of
last Saturday says:
TIE EUREKA SENTINEL, whose editor
went to Hamilton and reported the pro.
at the examination Of the
Valley ranchers, accused Of the
of r. G. O'Neil, contains . scath- |
ing column and . half editorial in last
issue, which is in bad taste
and altogether uncalled for. Any n
reading this article-unless he knew all
the circumstances connected with the
Spring Valley troubles-would be led by
its perusal to believe that the residents
Of that valley are devils incarnate. But
situated as we are, and for years living
near these people, we know different.
They have often teld US the trying tests
their more than human endurance was
put to, and for the sake Of peace and
their own fair name they bore many try
ing and exasperating injuries and in.
suits. But there Is . limit to human
endurance and the people Of Spring Val
ley-like . timid schoolboy, goaded to
desperation by some burly schoolmate-
rose in their indignation and hurled their
vengeance on the disturbers Of their peace.
Does the News propose thus to make
the people Of Spring Valley defendants
in the ease Of the assassination Of R. c.
O'Neil and plead guilty for themf
"rhe people Of spring valley
like . slmld schoolboy. gOad<d TO
desperation by some burIy school.
mNte-Fess In their Indignation and
hurled their vengeance upon the
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The News pays the stalwart ranchers
Of Spring Valley, so it seems to us, a
doubtful compliment in likening them to
. "timid schoolboy;" and it goes out Of
its way and beyond the record to make
the whole Spring Valley community re-
sponsible for the Osceola tragedy. 1t
says they were ''goaded to desperation"
and ''hurled their vengeance"
While thus attempting to apologize
for the ~assassins the News bunglingly
admits the foulness of the deed and
plainly enough lays the assassination at
the door Of the people Of Spring Val
ley"
The SENTINEL, notwithstanding the
assertion of the News, has charged
this murder upon the Spring Valley
people nor, in fact, upon anybody. 1t
has treated the nine defendants in the
case generously by refraining entirely
from criticism to their prejudice. The
SENTINEL has published all the informa-
tion it could get in regard to the case,
but has made no onslaught upon any one
of the defendants, much less upon the
people Of Spring Valley. There are
some residents of that valley for whom
we have too much respect to believe that
they would be guilty of assassination,
even If they were ''goaded" by a 'burly
schoolmate."
The News would commend itself to
the public by publishing the news with
regard to the assassination as the
SENTINEL has done, instead Of making q
shabby plea for the assassins.
Our contemporary says we ignore
entirely the circumstances which cul'
minated in the tragsdy--the alleged
shooting Of R. L. Bassett by the o'Nsils.
Our contemporary Is mistaken. We
published the facts Of the case. such \,
we could get them. These facts were
brought out In tho preliminary sxamina'
tion At Hamilton pretty much In sub
stance a. we had already given them t.
the public.
But presume, II you please. that thu
O'Neils were AssAssins 81 heart and thai
they would have assassinated r. L. Bias
sett had not their aim failed. does thai
Justify the horrible murder OF old mar
o'Nsil, the woundine and inhumAr
beating Of his sonsf
This unfortunate trio, II must not b
forgotten, were In the hands OF the law
awaiting examination. charged with thu
attempt TO murder Bassstt. They wert
mot allowed . hearing. The old mai wal
slaughtered on the ' Of his judicial
and lawful sxamination-an examination
which II Wa evidently planned should
never take place, but for which . Coro
nsr's inquest was adopted = . substituts
In the minds Of his murdersrs.
The News makes this damaging admis
zion a. TO two Of the defendant,
There ID one feature, however. brought
out at the examination, which al fair
minded men will agree. places the
OsoeoIa Justice at the Peace, and the
self.constituted ofacers-Dunton and
Williams-in an u~nsnviable light. !hese
men, who were the worn officers OF the
law, displayed . total ~unftnsss Tor theii
positions, u well - . disregard for the
lives Of the prisoners given in thsiz
charge. ,..
The News says ii had not intended to
discuss this matter further, but wanted
to leave the case to the proper tribunal
Of law. and would have done 30 had II
not been for the unfair and one-sided
view put forth by the SENTINEL.
If the News will accept = bit Of aeigh.
borly advice il will quit short off s.sAt
now. It would be Of advantage to the
reputation Of the Spring Valley com.
munity (all Of whom Brother Davia
a~rrsiqns), and Of the nine defendants
lawfully charged. to induce him not to
discuss them in his paper.
He gets his foot deeper into it every
time he.steps.
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