The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
Acting Governor Sadler Asked
to Invoke Government
Protection.
SHERIFF WILL DO HIS DUTY
The Executive Says the State Cannot
Furnish a Private Bodyguard
of Soldiers.

CARSON, New, March 27.-Correspond-
ence that passed between Attorney W.
T. Baggett and acting Governor Sadler
to-day leads to the conclusion that an at
eempt will be made to return II. w.
Tangerman as superintendent of the Hale
& Norcross mines at Virginia City. Tan
german was recently escorted from the
town by crowd of miners and warned
never to return. Governor Sadler received
the following to-day:
SAN FRANCISCO, March IS, 1896.
Dear Sir: The unlawful conduct of certain
citizens of your State in kidnapping and by
force compelling H. w. Tangerman, a reputable
citizen of this State to leave Virginia City, has
naturally met the condemnation of all right
thinking, law-abiding people. Mr. Tangerman
has informed me that he conversed with you
concerning this matter, with view to seeing
what if any, protection you. as the chief ex-
ecutive of the State of Nevada, could afford
him in case he should insist upon his lawful
right to continue his business as superin-
tendent of the Hale & Norcross Mining Com
pany. l am not certain what your conclusions
were from Mr. 1angerman's statement 70 me.
Iwould therefore, as his attorney, and as at
torney for the Hale & Norcross Mining Com
pany respectfully ask you to now inform me
whether or not the State of Nevada could or
would furnish sufficient military force to re-
instate Mr.. Tangerman in his position at
Virginia City as superintendent of the Hale &
Norcross Mining Company and insure him
protection from personal violence.
1t is known that the application to the Sheriff
OF the county on behalf of Mr.. Tangerman met
with either direct refusal or confession of
inability on the part of that officer to afford him
protection from the outrage which he received
on last Saturday at the hands of certain indi-
viduals claiming to be members of the Miners
Union at Virginia City. If it is impossible for
the State of Nevada to afford the necessary pro-
lection to Mr.. Tangerman to conduct his lawful
business, as is guaranteed by the constitution
of your State and every other State in the civil
lied world, then ask if you will aid US in
making the proper representations to the Fed
eral Government for such aid as may be neces-
sary under the circumstances of this aggravated
case.
Mr.. Tangerman spoke very highly of you and
your sympathy for him in the embarrassing
position in which he had been placed for
which, allow me, on behalf of him and his
friends here, to thank you. VIII you be kind
enough to answer this communication at your
earliest convenience, as desire to to take some
action in the matter! 1 should be very much
pleased to meet you if you could find it con-
venient to be in San Francisco at any very early
date. Again thanking you for your considera-
ton and sympathy, l remain yours very re-
spectfully w. T. BAGGETT.
Acting Governor Sadler sent this reply:
STATE OF NEVADA, EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
CARSON, New, March 27
w. T. BdggeH, Esq. San FTdncisco-SIR Your
communication of the 25th inst. duly received.
In reply would respectfully refer you to section
Is OF an act approved March 6, 1898, Nevada
statutes, entitled Gan act relating to the
National Guard and the enrolled militia" and
further state that the Sheriff of Storey County
has personally assured me that he will extend
all the protection in his power to the Hale &
Norcross Company or to any person connected
Herewith. Up to this date the executive
department of this State has received no official
notice OF any insurrection, riot or resistance to
the laws of this State, or any request from any
proper source for assistance in the execution
of the laws. You can readily understand that
II is not in the power of the chief executive or
OF any officer to furnish q special bodyguard
for private purposes and until the require
ments embodied in section lS, heretofore
referred to, are complied with can take no
official notice of the matter. Respectfully,
REINHoLD SADLER, Acting Governor.