Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-09
Gard from o. 8. Marshal nam,h,.y.

EDITOR GAZETTE: Although ayerse
to newspaper explanations in the con.
Quoting Of official business, / will for
once depart from a ruieandbriefy re.
ply TO some statements in the Carson
Tribune, which were copied in last
evenings Gazette. I have never 80.
licited the aid OF any attorneys, ex-
cepting those representing the Unit.
ed States government, in securing
the arrest of james Heney. / have
made and am still making o dill,
search for the man, whose arrest, I
am confident, is only a matter OF
time. There has been no proposition
made to me by his attorney for his
surrender which / could h~onorably
consider or accept. Mr., Woodburn
wanted me to appoint him a deputy
marshal and as such see his client,
and il he did not produce him the
government was to be subjected to no
expense in the matter. The idea Of
officially empowering the attorney of
g fugitive, charged with a serioua
crime. to interview his client, with no
assurance Of his production. apart
from rules and regulations OF the
department to which l am attached.
was too absurd and preposterous to
merit serious consideration. 1 did
offer. however, to appoint Mr.. Wood.
burn a deputy, permit him to accom-.
pany me without cost to himself.
allow him to consult with his client
to his hearts content and guaranteed
that the man should not BIO inter.
rupted or molested on his way to Car.
son, with the assurance that he should.
have ample time and opportunity to
procure bail upon lis arrival there.
According to Mr.. Woodburn's state
mept to me, aud as he has declared
through the public press, the only
obstacle was the fear that Heney
would be @paraded as a criminal and
subjected to imprisonment with no
opportunity to procure bail, etc. That
being the case. l thought and still
think that my offer fully covered all Of
the objections of his fastidious client,
lido not believe that I was ever
charged with mlstreating a prisoner.
and il Heney is ever in my official
charge he will be treated as others
have been. There will be no parade"
made OF him, and he will be allowed
all privileges consistent with his safe.
keeping and the requirements of the
law. I do not know, however, any
reason, because he is charged with
stealing a large instead OF a small
amount from the government, why he
should receive unusual consideration
or his arrest made a matter OF pune
tilious diplomacy instead of a simple
process of law.
l am satisfied that there has been
no sincerity in these professions of
willingness to produce Heney. The
propositions to me have been farcical
and childish, and such as those who
made them mnst have known / could
not accept without making myself
ridiculous in the eyes of the authori.
ties of my department and all sensible
persons. My only reason for making
this newspaper explanation is my be.
lief that Involuntary surrender OF
Heney has been intended by those
who have been parading tho matter
for the last few weeks in the public
press, and SO in justice to my associ.
ates and myself I concluded reluct.
antly to mako this statement of the
facts. 1 neither ask nor expect any
assistance from the attorneys OF the
man who is SO anxious to surrender,
but who is so industriously conceal.
ing himself; but / am, however, al.
ways ready and willing to avail my
self Of all honorable means Of further.
ing the ends Of Justice in the line Of
my official duty.
GEO. NJ. HUMPHREY,
United States Marshal.
Reno, May 80, 1895.