Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-05
WRETCHED JORRERy

resulted in the ousting of DR.
Dawson from the management
of the Insane Asylum. Will,
the report was quite full, lack O
space compelled its curtaiinen
and the proceeding as printed
fall short of giving the reader
any idea Of how shameIessly and
braZenly this most wretched
piece of jobbery was conducted.
In the history of the State no
Beard of public men ever set
public opinion so openly at def
ance, ever trampled ON plain
justice and law with such utter
Indifference to future results, or
ever SO completely forget the
allegiance owed to the constitn-
ency which placed it in power.
We are not making these asser-
tions from partisan standpoint,
but allude to the long petitions
which came to the Board, which
came from nearly every county
in the State asking the Board
not to remove Dawson until an
investigation was had. These
petitions contained q thousand
one hundred and nineteen
names Of leading citizens and
taxpayers Of Nevada. Another
feature of the proceedings was
letters from over a dozen leading
physicians of the State sum-
marily disposing of the state
ment made by Controller Hal
lock that at the time of the APP
pointment Of DR.. Dawson other
physicians were not notified of
the fact. These letters are
printed in the'iocal columns and
when taken in connection with
Hallsck's resolution, need no
comment frem any source. The
position Of Lieutenant Governor
LaughtOn in the matter is worse
than ridiculous. In order TO
support his position he put a
number Of questions to DR..
Dawson touching his conduct of |
the Asylum and made specific |
charges. He did not back his |
oharges by single particle OF
proof Or produce single wit
ness. Dr.. Dawson en- the con-
Irary met the charges then and
there by documentary evidence
and offered to bring the sworn
testimony of a number of unim-
peachable witnesses t. refute
them.
Shall / bring these witness
IS :" he asked.
And LaUohten answered
No"
Dawson replied, "If this
woman whom you claim made
hese charges will come here
md swear to her statement |
will convict her of perjury"
Governor Adams during the
progress Of the meeting seemed
n dilemma how 10 act, but at
he last moment squeaked out,
On my official oath | vote yes,
$ there has been u great deal {
# extravaganza in the institu-
ion." If he was aware of this
act, it was his duty as Governor
0 have called the attention of
he Legislature to the leak. The I
acts of the case are that every G
tenn Of expense under Dawson's :
administration has been ap-
'roved by the Board, and most t
4 1T ordered by the Board.
md now we come down to 9
tutfaker, "the man who flop
'ed." If he can 60 down to !
county, where he lives,
nd look anybody from that Sec t
ion of the country in the face
fter his act of Tuesday, his
ense of shame must be about on i
par with his ideas of justice. /
The APPEAL predicted months :
go that Jewett Adams would
ust DIR. Dawson from the d
Asylum to crafty a personal r
pite against Speaker Varian for Il
aving called a Republican !
aucus to place Republican in '
he position of Warden of the 9
'enitentiary. And now comes a
Republican Lieutenant Gov
rnor and a Republican State i
controller standing before their