Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-01-13
CARD FROM CU,NAN-
Hs GIVES HIS VERSION OF FRIDAYS
FRACAS.

| yesterday, l would be Judged n villain
of the deepest dye. Please be fair
enough with me to let me state my
side of the case.
Yesterday morning I addressed
Judge Bigelow and asked him why he
had falsified the record in the late
school case. He replied that he
would not talk to me on that subject.
He passed on and said no more
Yesterday ate rn' on about one
O'Clock. I noticed Judge Bigelow ap-
preaching me from the east. noticed
that he had no over coat and that he
was glarinG at me-. He n ceosted me
as was about to go up my office
stairs, and demanded to know whether
l intended to insult him whenever I
met him. 1 replied that I had no
apology to m Ike for anything that I
had said to him; that had accused
him Of classifying the record and that
it was trne. He denounced me az
d. liar
I told him that I could prove it by
the papers which / had in my pocket
and proceeded TO take them out for
his inspection. He then shook his
fist at me in Il menacing manner. |
pushed his hand away and cautioned
him not to repeat the offenSe. With
profane expressions ne put his fist in
<1,of hn
could do so az often as he pleased. I
simply put ont my fist and pushed
him back, my fist co>ing in contact
with his mouth but inflicted no injury.
It was not my inten ton to hurt him
Mr.. " B. Cross stood very near us
and he sprang and caught me by my
left arm. The Judge, who was
pushed back with my fist conple Of
feet returned to attack me, and in his
demonstrations sc atched me on the
side Of the neck with his finger nail. I
pushed him away again by which
time YOU came on the scene, yelling
Mt me that he was the Judge and not
TO strike him I did not intend to
hurt him anv Of the time. The &C.
count Of this is given, that fair
minded and decent people may know
that l did not assault the Judge, or
'step up and engage him in con-
as the APPEAL stated this |
Your statement that the Judge |
promptly hit me on the nose is untrue. I
But that cuts no figure. The question
s, did T falsely charge the Judge
With classifying the record?" IF I did
he whole State should condemn me.
+ I told him the truth. what then? In
he statement Of facts as appear in his
printed report in the Reno G. zatte,
January 8, the Judge states the follow
ng. viz: "The certificate Of appoint
nent read as follows: I.....
10 hereby appoint James Guinan
school Trustee for School District
20. L.
The Certificate Of Appointment in
ne records reads as follows: Il. A.
+. MCGOWAN, District Attorney and
x-officio Superintendent Of Pubic
Schools. in and for Ormshv county,
tate Of Nevada. by the virtue Of au-
horitv vested in me. nv Par 1905. Sec
ion % of the General Statutes of the
,tate Of Nevada, do hereby appoint
lanes Guinan q School Trustee for
school District No. l.
Signed. A J. MCGOWAN,
istrict Attorney and ex-officio SUI
of Public Schools in and
or Orms.bv county.
Dated: Carson City, Ormsby county,
annary 5. 1922
This latter is certificate the one
LEGGED by Judge Bigelow is not Not
ven the appointing officers name to
/! Yet the Judge carefully uses
notation points and presents the al
,ged certificate as an authority. Does
OF very one know that the appoint !
lg officers signature is proof OF the
and the most important
-? l repeat again that he ia siiied
q record. Now, the question il,
Why did the Judge garble the GER
iicate?" 1t could have been for no
Their reason than this.
The lawyers read the published de-
sions of the Supreme Court In
.ading this one they would see that
iere was no certificate of appoint
ent taking the Judges statement as
,rrecO and would conclude that the
acision was correct. The other reason
as chat they desired to shield the ac-
lal identity Of the appointing officer,
no affixed MS ramet til" answer in
lis case in which he denied that ne
Ter Amounted me as School Trustee.