Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-08-09
0ARs0N LETTER.
State Prison Matiers-C Crawford for
C0ngress-The Wanderers Re.
tara, Etc Esc.
CARSON, August 9th, 1884.

SAkSON, hubusl ctip 1904.
They have had some Glow links"
times at the State Prison of late in re-
lation to which the Carson papers have
not printed line, and acted in bad
faith with their subscribers who pay for
all the news that's going on. For the
life Of me | cannot say why they sup
pressed the following State Prison items:
Last week life convict, Pritchard, "got
on his ear" for some reason, and Cap.
tain Of the Guards, Farnham, essayed
to convey the obstreperous convict to
dungeon, but before he succeeded with
his task Pritchard drew a shoe knife
which he had concealed about his per-
son, and began hacking away at the
Captain; however, the convict was dis
armed before hurting his keeper much.
Prilchard is the fellow who killed off,
Ger Symonds at Gold Hill in 1879 and
seould have been hung in January, 1880.
He will probably put in plea for lib.
erty at the next meeting Of the Board
Of Pardons.
For some time there has been a muir
muir OF discomfort among the convicts,
and am told that last Sunday when
they were ordered 10 leave the dining
room and enter their cells they refused
to obey the command until they could
speak to the Warden. Things were
looking quite blue for spell. When
that officer arrived in the room a CON-
mit,ee OF thieves and murderers told
him that he must remove the officer of
the yard, Joy, Or they would "raise
HI" am told that the demand was
granted without moments hesila lion,
and Mr.. Joy has been assigned another
place. By the Great Horn Spoon! /
wonder whether Mr.. Bell or his charges
are running that shop? The Warden is
a good, honorable man, but he has been
trying 10 Conduct the prison on basis
too economical to be consistent with its
safety. have no intention TO instruct
him in his duties, but if the force Of
guards is not increased some OF these
fine mornings the "pets" will make
Carson howl.
see by the papers that there is de,
sire to send Uncle Jim Crawford TO
Washington as Congressman, although
am not in his confidence it is safe to
bet he would not take the nomination
il offered. They say he has an eye on
the gubernatorial chair, and there is no
dead thing that he won't seat his 24o
pounds OF healthy flesh in it. He is a
a pretty popular man and rather guess
he can get most anything he wants.
Lieutenant Governor Laughton, who
has been skirmishing about everywhere
since he was sworn into office, is con.
Guiding TO settle down al home. He is
going 10 let his Arizona possessions take
care of themselves, while he begins 10
look after his official duties, even con-
descending to take upon himself the
management Of the State Library. He
has concluded to turn over a new leaf
and redeem himself.
K. NJ. Clarke, the political harlequin
OF this town, Indignantly denies thar he
ever said he would stump the State for
the Democracy. Major Garrard, the
Governors Private Secretary, affirms
in print that Clarke told him that he
would stump. the State against Blaine
If he had TO do il afoot. No one cares
a fig what horn of the dilemma Clarke
takes hold Of, but as the veracity Of
Major Garrard, who is a proud and
truthful man. has been questioned.
Clarke may yet find himself in an un-
pleasant mess. l am told that the Ma.
jor is boiling over like a volcano, and
if Clarke persists in making further de.
NAL of the matter things will hum.
believe that the ball to be given
next week in your place by the Grand
Lodge Of the Knights Of Pylhias will
attract numerous people from this town.
have heard many Knights speak Of
going. Not being a member Of that
Order suppose I'll be barred out.
REPUBLICAN.