The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-01-20
FoREsTALLING PUBLIC OPINION.

FOREsTALLING PUBLIC OPINION.
A Card from Prominent Citizens OF
Hamilton ON the Recent Tragedy.
In the Eureka Sentinel Of the 18th
appeared the following card:
To the editor of the Eureka sentinel: This
Is a dispassionate view OF the case Of he late
Geo. Z. McConkey. The verdict OF he Corr
ner's Jury, composed Of twelve intelligent
men, tends eonclusiyely to prove that tho late
George T. MeConkey came to bis death by The
hand Of an assassin while in the honest full
flmcnt Of his duty as u public oficer. his
mahy warm personal friends arc moro than
grieved at the disposition Of some persons in
the community 10 Gust n slur upon the MEM
Org oil a nun known to have led an upright
lie both in public and private. and they take
this means TO express their feelings upon the
matter.
The fact hat Mr.. MeConkey's accounts were
correct. and that bis estate shows Assets OF
about s5.0DO over and abOEe liabilities. proves
conclusiYely to Il mir mind that George p.
Meronkey anne to his death Ia no o. her man
ner Than thst given by the CORNERS Jury.
- NhAAANA AAAhA IL NAAAA N#ANAA2 Af2H AtI
books o. the board Of County Commissioner
on January .. lso3. alladlag to Il d5ialcat.on on
he part of Mr. MeConkey, Is untrue, unjust
anu upealied for.
Id haum, James Reilly.
John d. Doyle, Eugene \ Robinson.
John 1. tafley. james u. Do, Is,
IL. :. HerIieS, sam Liddie.
Iheo, fraunenko, +. y. - iIlard.
Lob 1yeIb1ii, Hans Christensen.
Charles ~. Way, /. aildreth.
Erank Drake. 81. f~rshine,
y. Il. MatheSson. &. i. Math8Fson,
=. l.. spatdiaz. /. I. Aealua4n.
Commenting on the above - 10 us a
delicate task, anl one We had rather
be excused from doing, for ne claim
there is no man in White Pine
County that holds the memory OF The
late Geo. Z. MeConkey ! n greater re-
spect than ourself. StiIi our duty as
a journa IS j. first 10 the publ in all
things we believe TO be Just and true.
LIE general sentiment IN tins COM
mummy - adverse ID thai OF the si1n-
ers Of tic above card, aud, we coniess,
81 ID III own. We lninN II sisners
are altogether too severe III tause mo
dIIer Wl.b them on the issue involved.
People are nOtto he UNDERSTOOD as
.'casaDg a slur on tie memory OF Il
man known 10 have led al upright
life both IL private and puole,'
simply Oeeaus thIy eNr press lneIr
-. 49,. 80. L.
laiuly nave As good rcasons for sucL
conVIeBon as tae slgners Of tie above
card have for theirs. Nor cat Vt
Azlro win THESE g%eutlenun Iu then
1tfarK on tic Board or Commission
ers. Inc Board DID IL plain duty
AMI nothing more. We're tney 10 do
Otherwise, with "a The iacls before
them, they would not have shown
that regard FOR the eountyis interests
- r Official oath imposes Oh them.
To the Board Other and paramount,
interests we're a >taks than their feel.
ngs OF sympathy or regret. On them
desolKed TIE reluctant ask OF looking
al the case from a purely financial
standpoint, and, As speedily as posi-
Die, applying a remedy 10 save The
county from loss. TINS they ala, anu
The NEWS mdofscs their action IN Tie
interest OF tnc taxpayers. We can.
nos blame the bondstncn OF the lat
Treasu er Tor usins all the legal means
IN tncir power - eNaue a set,ieinen.
with the county. Tnat i their risnt.
But, on the other hand the tax pay
cfs LOOK to lbe Commissioners, WIG
are by Law the guardians OF the PEG
pie ; interests, Ia use AL esal mean
at their command To compel the
Donismcn To make good the uetisi IL
cy Ia the Treasury, and tho leopie
vii view Win alarm any tendency
on their part 10 shlrA thls respoh-
sibilisy.