Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-09-23
THEDR. MASON LETTER.
An Erroneous Impression Evidently
Trying to be Placed Upon . Worthy
l,BeSwAr,

An Erroneous Impression Evidently
Trying to be Placed Upon . Worthy
Citizen.
In its issue of Sept. 14th the Ma
son Valley Tsdings published a por-
ton of letter left by DR.. Mason,
the Mason Valley suicide. This
letter cast serious reflections upon
his step-son, A. w. Brann, County
Assessor, and ex-Sheriff of Lyon
county, than whom no more worthy
a man resides in Lyon county.
The Tidings, while it confined it
self to facts, did SO reluctantly, ap-
parently. There was no necessity
for the publication Of any portion
of such letter, and the following
statement of the matter was OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Brann himself, and
shows that there was no reason for
DR.. Mason to have any, i'll feeling
towards his step-son, in fact he
should, and did; up to a few
weeks before. /, his crime, consider
him his best. friend.
When DR.. Mason married Mrs.
Brann in,1871y he was man Of ho
meanssand was in such "a state of
healtbxsheiag paralyzed=sthat it
was next 10 impossible: for him TO
:maksAj living. Shortly after the
marriage the old people went East,
and TO pay there expenses there the
boys, Gus and Alex, gave them a
present of $500. After residing in
the East for a short time they de-
cided to return to this State. Mrs.
Mason collected some 5000 she had
out at interest, sold some property
left her by her former husband,
amounting to about 800, and they
returned to Mason Valley. Upon
arriving there they had about $4O0.
Mrs. Mason gave $3.50 OF this to
her boys, Gus and Alex, and they
put enough with it to purchase the
Richardson ranch, for which they
paid $1,000. This place was given
to Mrs. Mason as home and con-
tanned 100 acres of ground, com
Portable dwelling, barns, ETC., and
the boys were continually adding
improvements to the property. The
old people occupied the place for
over ten years, and about a year
and half ago Mrs. Macon decided
to Gus and Alex. all the land ex-
cept the lot and the house thereon,
where she and her husband contin-
ued to reside until her death last
December. During all this time
harmony prevailed between all par
ties, the boys, Gus especially, al
ways looking out for their welfare.
Some weeks ago, at the solicita-
ton OLA. W. Brann, DR.. Mason
wrote to his son Isaac, in the East,
to come, cut and join him in bust.
ness. Isaac at first concluded to dc
this but later changed his mind and
desired his father to come and GO
into business with, him in Enter.
prise, l. T. This the old man con.
cluded to do, and wanted to sell the
house and lot to raise money to go
He made a proposition to Gus to
buy it for 81 900. The latter said
he was not able to purchase at the
present.
A week or more after this Mr..
Bronn, to find out who to assess the
property to sought the advise of an
attorney, and was informed that
one-third of it belonged to DIR. Ma.
son and two-thirds to the heirs Of
Mrs. Mason.
Again DR.. Mason wanted Brann
to buy the property for $1,000, to
which the. latter replied as before,
DR.. Mason then said he would sign
property over to his son Isaac. Mr.
Brann asked him if he thought a
title conveyed in that way would
be good, TO which the old man said
yes. Mr.. Brann then told the DR.,
he had been informed differently
by an attorney, and stated what the
attorney had told him.
A few days after this converse.
tion DR.. Mason told Brann that
there was no necessity of having a
lawsuit over the property, and Mr..
Brann answered that there would
be no occasion for one, as he did not
intend to interfere with his business
in any way. This was all the con:
versal;on; ever had about the prop.
erty. In fact none of the heirs 10
the property, ,,of, which there are
,nibe, were in any way disposed to
disturb the old gentleman. IL
The only conclusion that can be
arrived at from the suicide and de-
struction of property is that the DR.
became insane over fancied wrongs
He was old and childish, and did
not stop to consider the enormity oi