The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
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knowledge of the crimes that have made
one of the fairest spots in all California q
synonym for murder and worse.
But George White is not the sort of man
whose thoughts are written in his face
the man who could not remain impressive
when such a record was read would never
have gone through the reign of the torch,
the poison phial and the bullet and been
king of Round Valley all these years.
George White has the strong tanned face
of the frontiersman; the kind of face that
seems more in keeping with the rude sur
roun 1ings of cattle ranch than with q
broadcloth suit and city. But it is not
face that tells whether the man is one to
whom such horrors as have been pub
Ished are familiar or not.
He was not worried over the disclosures,
apparently not even indignant that his
name should be mentioned in the same
article that described the cold-blooded
deviltry of Wylackie John, the assassina-
ton of Jim Williams, the conspiracy that
resulted in the killing of the McPhersons,
husband and wife, the ambushing and
death of George Eggleson. the poisoning
of Stages, the perjury, the house-burning
the slaughter of Jack Littletield while he
was unarmed and riding in the custody
of men who were bringing him in the
name of the law to answer for a murder
which his friends say another man COM
mitted. George E. White has heard the
long story of blood and cruelty before. 1t
seemed neither to shock nor to surprise
him.
"Why, this is perfectly ridiculous that
is all | can say about it. 1t reads like a
burlesque"
This was the cattle kings comment on
THE CALLS account of the Round Valley
feuds the last incident of which was the
killing OF Littlefield.
The conversation took place at the Office
of Mr. Whites attorneys, Messrs. Henley
& Costello, in the First National Bank
block. Mr.. Henley is out of town, but will
be back tomorrow morning. He has had
charge of all the cattle kings legal affairs,
but in his absence Mr.. Costello assisted his
client.
"These charges have been published be-
fore" said Mr.. White. II can only put
them down to the attorneys of Mrs. White
whose action against me is now pending
before the Supreme Court and is almost
ready for a decision. Let me say right
here and now that l deny all the main
points made in THE CALL of yesterday and
to-day. ! have just read to-day's account,
and, as / said before, it reads like bur-
lesque. So far as killing people or having
them killed is concerned the charge can
simply be described as ridiculous" and
Mr.. White laughed.
Continuing the cattle king said: "The
suit before the Supreme Court is only on
question of property. The fight was begun
in 1885 and has been going on ever since.
"Take that story in this mornings CALL
about the conspirators meeting in the or
chard. This is false in every detail. l
defy the man who said these things to
prove anything OF the kind. / am a man
62 years of age and l was never in my life
accused before any jury, with one excep-
ton, years and years ago, when 1 was ac-
cused of tearing down mans house.
They indicted twelve men, and l was one
of them. was acquitted of the charge.
Now, about my owning the Judge and
jury and every other court official in Men