The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-22

a careful, honest man, who evidently be-
lleyes what he writes, and 1t is therefore en-
titled to respectful consideration. The
author OF this letter is mistaken In some
OF mis- opinions, and in nothing more con-
spicnously than in jumping at the con-
clusion that an earnest letter authenti-
Gated by an honest signature would be
unheeded by THE CALL. He need have no
fear, either, that his identity will be re-
vealed, though from current reports 1t
would apparently be to his advantage for
that fact to be published.
Several anonymous communications
have been received from Round Valley, but
they have been consigned to the waste
basket, where all such nameless abomina
tions belong. The letter to which reference
is made reads as follows:
CovELo, Nov. IL.
To the Editor of the San Francisco Cdll-SIR:
AS an Old subscriber and well wisher OF your
endeavors to make THE CALL an ideal and
especially clean paper for the benefit OF the
people, and fully approaching your success so
lar, and believing you would not willingly do
any community an injustice, but realizing that
you are liable like all human agencies to be
mlsled and misinformed, / take the liberty of
writing you in relation to the terrible articles
published concerning Round Valley matters.
am quiet citizen and have no part or interest
In the matter only to have our citizens have
their just dues, and no person is debating or
knowing OF my writing.
The articles published 60 back thirty or forty
years and relate all the reports and rumors of
atrocines that have been related usually in as
many ways as the number OF narrators, and
extend over Trinity and Mendocino counties.
10 go Dack and prove the truth in most in
stances has become an impoSsibility, and the
oiuZens now protest against being held respon-
slDie lot these crimes and rumors of crimes
any more than San Francisco citizens are to be
held for the misdeeds and rumors of misdeeds
during and previous to the Vigilance Commit
tee down TO the crime OF century.
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dalous Tor both sides, has been great annoy
ance to the people, nearly all being unwilling
witnesses, and now the effort is being made to
appear that all the citizens who protest against
sueh injustice are terrorized by one man, the
Gohath OF the county. Ii he or anybody else
Is IN the habit OF hiring people to kin others,
KIND OF people could be approached in
that manner? 1t is perfectly evident all this
outrageous matter is being rehashed and re-
yamped in order to influence public opinion
and the courts, if possible, to get the alimony
and money for lawyers, receivers and attaches
OF the divorce suit, they being Indifferent en-
urely to the harm they are doing entire CON-
munities.
The sisters of this divorced woman have been
more fortunate in getting their divorces with
out trouble or expense.
am not on speaking terms with this Co.
hath, not OIL account of business transactions
but from personal matter in which the pub
lie Is not interested, ana would willingly give
toriety.
do not expect you will heed this letter, but
hope you VIII stop and reflect whether you
are doing a public good or uRintentionslly
helping one side of the divorce suit and also
helping the thieying part of the community to
Keep an entirely false impression before the
country.
number of law-abiding citizens have been
endeavoring TO detect and bring to justice cat
tie-thleyes and are astonished to find they are
stigmatized as Whites men by those calling
themselves onti-White. This is an utterly false
impression, and the reason many do not join
with the honest endeavor is the fear of an
tagonizing the thieving band and either losing
P. S.-Whether you heed in the least this
communication trust to your honor to with
hold my name from any person.
Another letter from Round Valley gives
a somewhat different view of the situa-
ton. and corroborates explicitly the ac-
counts published in these columns touch
ing the doings of George E. White and his
henchmen. 1t is as follows:
CoyELo, Nov. 8, 1895.
Editor Cdll-SIH: The respectable people of
Round Valley and vicinity are grateful TO you
for the service you are doing in publishing the
il lawlessness Fortunately, there is
not so much of this crooked work going on in
the valley as in days gone by, but in the
mountains ii Is as bad as ever. The killing
of JACK Littiefield was only a sample of
the work carried 10 the extreme. Some men
are only bulldozed because that is enough for
Whites men 10 carry their point, but If they
have 10 commit murder they do not hesitate TO
do so. I think your correspondent has
oyerdrawn the picture SO lar as 1t concerns the
valley, but when IL comes to the wild and
wicked carvings on In the mountains
il would be almost an impossibility TO exsggeT-.
ate. think after this decent, independent
man will have q better chance for his life even
il the mountains, because of THE CALLS expo
sure. You can understand why don't want
George 4. White and his buekaroos to know
who am, so, while give you in confidence
my full and true name and address, will sign
myself ineognito- ROUND NALLEYITE.
Now, after giving full and free publica-
ton TO the presentation. of every substan-
tial allegation offered by the friends of
George &. White, it is fair to draw attea-
ton 20 these facts:
l. THE Calls account Of the lyncilng
OF Jack Littleield. and the evident at
tempt of the first Coroner's jury in Round
Valley TO cover up the facts and condone
the murder, has not been explained nor
denied.
2. The CALLS theory of that dreadful
outrage was entirely borne out and estab-
lished by the verdict of the second Cor
oner's jury, now on file in the office of the
County Clerk of Trinity County. 1t was
shown that White was down on Littlefeld
and that Whites men murdered him.
3. The CALL has not made any accuse
ton against the honest men of Round VAL
ley, but has sought to throw light upon the
dark spots of Mendocino County. where
crime has hitherto been rampant, but
where henceforth, thanks to THE CALLS
timely expose, human life will be held
somewhat dearer on account OF whole
some dread of exposure that hitherto was
unknown.
Upon this result THE CALL rests its case
with the people of the State at large, as
well as with the decent part of the CON-
munity in Round Valley and vicinity.
A THREATENING LETTER.