Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-26

The Impression that Justice Wi
Not Prevail In White Pine. =

The Impression thai Justice Will
NOt Prevail In White Pine.
A representative Of the SENTINEL called
upon Henry Hip ct the Jackson House
last evening, TO have q chat with him
about the Bsssett- O'Neil cases, and to get
from him the sentiment Of the people Of
White Pine County in regard to the matter.
Mr.. Hip is one Of the firm of Hip Bros,
who do . large business in general
merchandise, with headquarters at Ward.
He has been q resident Of White Pine
County for many years. He 10 . very in
telligent. afable gentleman, and, as his
success In business denotes, he 10 careful
in expressing his opinions.
Said the reporter: "Mr. Hip, I would
like to talk with you . few minutes about
the O'Neil affair. We have tried to get at
the inwardness Of the matter, and have
published all reliable information bearing
upon it that we could get; but We are
afraid that on account Of our distance
from the scene of the trouble we may have
missed the mark in some particulars"
Mr.. Hip replied: ono, / think not. ]
have read all the S~ENTINEL's reports and
its editorial comments and I Am not aware
WIN yOu nbVo nlbQO uuy mI6tBk0 WuAVoVoIs
l think your views Of the case expressed in
q leading article reflect the sentiments Of
the people OF White Pine"
Reporter-How do the people OF your
county look upon the killing Of old man
O'Neil?
Mr.. Hilp-I am satisfied that 1t IL uni
v~ersally condemned. There are . few who
speak guardedly about it or say nothing ct
all; but they act IN this way, doubtless,
because there are some enemies Of the
O'Neils in the county, perhaps, whom
they do not want to offend.
Reporter-What do your people think Of
the manner in which old man O'Neil wss
killed. 81
Mr.. Hilp-They condemn It in the
strongest terms.
Reporter-what do they cay?
Mr.. Hilp-Why, they say 1t was cow-
ardly and cruel in the extreme; that IL was
q cold-blooded. objectionable murder.
II, just after R. L. Bassett was shot, the
mob had taken O'Neil out and hanged
him they would not have thought it near
80 bad.
Mr.. Hilp-Because the deed could have
been attributed to excitement; but ~ .
"cooling time had interviewed, and O'Neil
was in the course OF being prosecuted,
their killing him was . deliberately CAL
culsted job, the people think. and they
look upon the murder a. most aggravated,
because O'Neil was shot down while totally
defenseless and under arrest. He was torn
from the nominal protection Of the law and
butchered. This 10 what particularly hurts
the people OF White Pine County and
makes them feel that they have been out
raged-their reputation for justice and
manly dealing sullied abroad.
Reporter-Do you think Richard O'Neil
will be convicted Of shooting R. L. BAssett2
Mr.. Hilp-There is no telling. The
evidence seems conflicting and mixed up.
1t Is believed that he was with bis father
when Bassett was shot, but as to who did
the shooting it will probably be hard
to tell.
Reporter-what do you think is going
to come Of all this2 Do you think that
the men who lynched O'Neil, thereby out
raging justice and disgracing White Pine
County, will be punished?
Mr.. Hilp-Did you ever know Of a case
in which lynchers were convicted?
Reporter-Thst is q hard question, but
l can't say that l ever did.
Mr.. Hilp-The general opinion is that
the prosecution OF the lynchers Of O'Neil
will wear itself out and nothing come Of
it, except possibly to put the defendants
to some annoyance and expense.
Reporter-In other words, that it will
End in smoke.
Mr.. Hilp-Yes, sir; just so.
Reporter-Don't you think that owing
to the ~vileness Of the outrage the people
Of White Pine County will make extraor-
binary efforts to hunt out the assassins
inc bring them to justice?
Mr.. Hilp-That is what everybody in
White Pine County. or nearly everybody,
would like. and maybe a big effort will be
made, but / think as the most OF my
neighbors do, and a. you suggested, it
will all end in smoke,