The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-22
rFTcE or RAND X DorsEY,l
ATTORNEYS AZ LAw.i

ipg hlShiN naHored eplsile addressed to
him by Mr.. Rand:
OFFICE or RAND X DorsEY,l
ATToESErs At LAW
LILO, NV, Jan. 2, 1855.
Hon. s. H. DAr-R>geHf Of Me STATE
UHfre,nfy: Your favor OF the Is; in
stan; received this evening. and hasten
to reply. II you and DR.. Harris agree
upon opening the school / have no SEN
Gus objections to such "a programme.
and l will be satisfied with any compe-
tent teacher that You and DE-. Harris can
agree upon as principal. except Z. :.
harrington. Against ms retention in
that position ! have several reasons. en-
tirely satisfactory to me In the first
place he has shown that he Is entirely
lncOIupent to teach some of the branches
that We advertisS will be taught in the
school, particularly chemistry. Again
know Of but two boys over the age of
- years who have attended his school
with whom he has not had serious diff.
Nf'NNFs HAA a law Al NNfEN 4LsI.<e
been called upon to try to mendmatters,
and try to keep the peace and TO
keep n or tive larger bows in the
school. 1t seems TO me that a teacher
with proper capacity for governing q
school ought TO get along without 20
much trouble. bat the rows have been
almost iHccssant with the larger boys
until he has succeeded IL driving every
large boy, with one or two exceptions,
out 0! the school, and I am disguised
with acting the part # n peace maker.
OI course while We employ him | am
C 'lnpeiled to stand by the teacher.
Again / freely admit that Harrington
and myself are not on friendly terms
REASONABLY, which renders the task Of
eli !orsiug his course, in his difficulties
viii his pupils still more obnoxious to
mr. l think that lac violated his unso-
lIc.;c1 Hedge to me last summer. and
then ir.rd TO get out of it by the gross
ct prcTariChuon. While / regard him
as II fair teacher, so far as his knowledge
extends, / consider him IA person entirely
devoid Of manhood and every principal
o; honor.
have no Il to suggest for the posi-
ton, but If Mr.. Harrington is selected
AS principal of the school there will be
another vacancy in the Board of Re
gents. Most respectfully yours,
J. II. RASD.
Mr.. Rand's cause OF action, Accord
ing to the complaint, was that | had
stated 10 Regent GetcheIl that he (Iand)
had charged me with gross immortality.
in consequence Ia had suffered damage
to the extent Of = 1900. The answer
related the facts of the case as | have
here given thcm-aIlcgcd that Mr.
lilnd's character for the past fifteen
years had been had for vcracity. integ-
nifty aud morality. and set forth a copy
OF the letter.
In the Court Saturday the suit was
dismissed at Mr. Rand's instance and
order only, which was his privilege I'M
der the statute. / made u statement on
that occasion, it is true, but that state
mcnt was that Mr. Rand need not with
draw the suit ON my account, and any
assertion Of Dir. Rand's To the effect
that | have ever made any statement, in
Court or elsewhere which might be even
toTtued into an apology or "a retraCtion,
or that anything has ever occurred in
our dealings which called for an apology
or retmction on my part, is a malicious
and scandalous lie.
My case is plainly set out in the an
wer o on file in the Clerks Office.
! know Of nothing contained in that
! paper which is not in harmony with my
statement t1 Regent Getchell, my sub
segment stat"ruent TO Mr. Rand or my
present knowledge OF the case. What
ever apologies, confessions, aid, comfort
or consolation Slr. Rand can draw from
that document he is perfectly free TO use
rs he sees fit.
The item 10 which this card is n reply
declared that Mr. Rand's "object in
bringing this suit vas to compel the de-
PENDANT either TO produce the letter or
acknowledge that he knew Of no such
letter" II this Is true, his object has
been abundnntly satisfied as he was
served with a copy Of the letter, be read
n copy Of the letter in open Court. aud
to preclude the possibility OF any further
! lapse Of memory on his part. the letter
has been transcribed above. and the
original mny be seen at Mr.. Talbot's
Law office.
MIR Rand's sole purpose and object
In bringing the suit was 10 produce pre-.
ciscly the impression which Is conveyed
10y the item in Saturdays paper. and
thus spite and injuro inc, because I did
not at n Republican primary election
last August assist in voting tranps for
his political benefit. Mr., Rand is not
the prosecuted and slandercd saint he
would have the public believe.
trust that neither Dir. Rand or any
Of his friends will construe or represent
this card NJ mn apology. II IL not so
intended. J.. 4. F~AnErSoToS.