The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-10-20
Who is Henry Bernard?
" nom the Democrats are Trying to
Defame and Besmirch,
Because he Laid Bare Their Deem
Dyed Eillainy at Home
stake Tunnel
10 the Gaze OF the Loyal People of
the New State.

''oAihc AiatcIestiIlS Items OF His HISTORY.
EDITOR OF THE LEADER:
great deal has been written about Henry Ber- |
nard, to whom is attributed the honor of convert
ing an apparent democratic legislative majority of
nine on joint ballot to republican majority Of |
nine |
The virulence of the democratic press against |
the promoter of this result is easily understood
The plucking of victory from defeat is one not |
easily accomplished, but the circumstances In the
case of the Homestake tunnel in Silver Bow were
SO fagranty prominent that the result was no
surprise when the frauds committed there were
thoroughly ventilated and laid before the authori-
ties entrusted with the canvass Of the returns.
Henry Bernard was born "a years ago In the city
OF New York, but was raised in California where
he passed through the entire free school system
He entered the coll ge Of civil engineering in the
University Of California i'll the class of 1879 when
only fourteen years Of age and was graduated four
years later with high hOnors. He received the de-
gree of Bachelor Of Philosophy and pursued
abroad a post graduate course. He subsequently
became an instructor in mathematics and re-
porter on the Daily Alta and other newspapers in
san Francisco. In his repOrtOrial capacity Bern
ard was noted for his astuteness and judgment
and he at one time received the compliments Of
the police department for ferreting out murder
mystery which had long puzzled the detectives of
the city of the sea.
In 1881 Bernard assumed the editorship OF the
Idaho Avalanche published at Silver City, Idaho
Thence he removed to Wood river on the opening
of that boom, where he alternated between the
editorial sanctum and the prOspector's camp.
Upon the first symptoms Of the memorable
COuer D. Alene stampede Bernard started for the
an1l
on the Northern Pacific railroad early in the
spring OF 1884, with small newspaper outfit.
Hearing of two rivals who had already started
from surrounding points, for the same place
Eagle City-Bernard pushed ahead over the snow
and through the dense timber with a train Of
toboggans drawn by dogs. The three newspaper
outfits arrived the same day and then started
rivalry which some Of the pioneers of the Couer
D'Alene have not forgotten.
At the end of three months Bernard's journal,
the COuer D Alene Pioneer, held undisputed sway
in the mines. The Eagle and Nugget, rival or
gans, having gone to that bourne whence few
newspapers return.
When Murray, the present county seat of Sho-
shone county, was started, Bernard removed his
newspaper to that point, where the unfortunate
incident which is at present forming question:
BILE harvest for the democratic press occurred.
In Bernard'S employ was one "Jack Enrlght a
Well-knoWn desperate character, who, for some
fancied grievance, attempted to clean out the Of
flee of the Pioneer In the melee Bernard took a
hand, shooting Enright, whose death resulted
shortly after.
The radical course of the Pioneer had aroused
considerable feeling and Bernards enemies i'm
mediately asserted themselves by organizing a
lynching party. The prisoner was armed and, ac
companied by several deputy sheriffs and some
friends they barricaded themselves in a log cabin
where they held the fort. The mob, realizing the
danger of an attack retired.
Subsequently Bernard was tried for murder. Oh
the stand he admitted the facts as proven by tbt
prosecution, and the verdict was manslaughter
The sentence of the court was, eight years II
prison; but the case was appealed After he hae
languished in prison couple of years, the mattel
was called in the supreme court, which dismissed
the appeal.
A pardon for the ofense and writ OF erro
ON rehearing followed simultaneously, ant
Bernard became a free man.
In all the yiciSStudeS of Bernard'S career his In
tegrity and sincerity of purpose have never beel
questioned. III appearance he looks like schoo
boy, with a modest, retiring air, and great aver
sion to notoriety.
His mission to Butte and precinct No. 81 wa
not known until the last day, when he exhibited
to the canvassers the sworn evidence which re
suited in signal exposure Of one of the foules
democratic frauds and conspiracies to reverse tn
peoples vote in Silver Bow county and the certaiI
overthrow of the democratic hopes in Montana.
The keenest democratic lawyers and organs nov
admit that the proofs are so conclusive that Their
is little or no chance of changing the presen
state of affairs. ONE WHO KNOWS
Helena, Oct. II.
Should there be any wonderment tha
the vile pack of boodlers, bribers, intimi
dators, forgers, perjurers, Dago-patrons
black-hearted tories, Cobdenites, British
emissaries and rebel brigadiers, Wh'
have SO long held Montana, as it were
under death-grip, throughout the stat
) from Jerry Collins organ to the In
dependent, the most monumental liar OF
the continent-should howl themseEe
hoarse against Henry Bernard?