Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-06-30
THE TEsDs ssLE, WITH DAN
COEss.ETT
A False and =! Iieiaus Statement
Replied to.

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saloon opposite the Mint. Sine,
the encounter, in which Corbett re
ceived some rather severe injurie.
on the face, the APPEAL has made
no mention Of tie affair, as the
other papers were giving pretty full
accounts Of the trouble. TIE fol
| lowing appeared in the Chronicle OF
Monday evening:
A correspondent writing to the
| Chronicle from Carson, claiming to
have been an eye witness Of the re
cent fistic encounter at Carson, be-
tween S. p. Davis, editor of the
APPEAL, and Dan Corbett, father
of the editor of The Boys, says
that the trouble arose through the
| objection Of the members of the &.
o. p. to having a Democratic paper
published at TIE capital, and in
order to crush it staked Sam Davis
to purchase a half interest. After
acquiring an interest Davis insisted
on publishing exclusively Repubh-
can editorials. The correspondent
says: This refusal led to the
trouble. Mr.. Csrbe;t was not
struck until first tripped by Davis.
He then received blow while
down, aud that with brass knuckles
or some other hard substance |
think that had Mr.. Davis received
the blows lie did get in the same
place that MIR. Corbett did he
would have made an excellent sub
ject for the Horrible procession
which is to be gwen here on the
3rd of July"
The above statement. which is
wholly untrue, calls for reply.
We had supposed under the cir
cumstaDces surrounding the trouble,
that Mr.. Corbett would have the
sense to keep bis mouth closed,
like his eye, but having allowed
some one to rush into print in the
matter he has only himself to
blame if the affair becomes more
fully ventilated 1t happened as
follows:
Some time ago Mr.. Robert Meri-
gold asked our advice about pur-
chasing half interest in news
paper called The Bows" We told
him he could make few dollars.
and on this lie purchased. 4 week
or so ago he said he was sick If
his bargain and wanted US tn take |
it off his hands. The paper by |
this time had become Extensively |
personal in its character, and We |
decided to purchase a half Interest /
and see that the paper was differ
emily run. We did so, and paid |
$40 for Merigold's interest.
On Friday we called at the office.
and while having some converse
ton with Lee about the paper Dan
Corbett, his father, came in, and
closing the door began abusing Us
and CHALLENGING us TO fight Plac-
ing his back to the door he squared
IF and used epi,hetS not necessary
to repeat IN print. He then struck
A blow, leading with his right;
bad thing to do Under the circum-
,um stances, as it gave fine open
ng. 4 moment later the affair
vas changed to a rough and tumble
and this was kept up
about minute
During the row Lee Corbett was
ndustriously hammering the back
# our head. His work, however,
lid not amount to any more than
he badly dalivered blows Of Dan i
Jorbett
Before the row was over some one
,icked US in the spine. The injury
vas slight, but it showed the cow
rdly disposition of the foot be-
lind it.
When the crowd came in through
smashed door, Dan Corbett got
Ip slid down stairs. 1t is not
or US to make any statements re-
arding the present size of his
ead; it is still on exhibition at
he Corbett saloon, and will be 6
here for some time yet.
He simply wanted to lick some
ody, and blocked the door so that
is victim should not get away. In
o doing he placed himself on the
,ronp side of the door.