Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-09
AFTER THE LYNCHiNG.
What is Likely to Follow The
Outrage Of TUESDAY,.

~dI-cu~se': III D1uGias county. W:iile
the outrage is everywhere denounced
on the streets of Genoa. the iiea that
4 was "a good 10 still seems to pre-
S@ii in Ga!dneIviile and vicinity
Yesterday District Attorney Nagal
was asked what he Thought Of it ant:
Is reported IS reptying:
"Wei! | don't think they shonld
have taken the mans clothes off"
ials remark Dy the legal authority
OF the county as not been very grace
tally received Ivy the people OF Grroa.
Sheriff Br0ckliss is cp,nir. in for
bis share of the cr.:jciem It j., now
cAa!g"d that after the Utti,,.li was
walked 1t was at least five mirl5"s be-
fore the as 'ault was made OF Ii door
leading from the Recorders office
He must have realized, under tbe cir
c~umstances, when first aroused tnat
there was u mob outside and he had
ample time to have armed himself
ne Constable aud the prisoner and
given the outsiders ii fight. The Jail
Is a strong n and two determined
men could ea-ily have kept a crowd at
bay, until the own Of Genoa was
reused. Instead, he surrendered the
keys without a protest. and it is
claimed even lighted a candle and
showed them rhe way to the cell OF the
mhu they were looking for.
50 far the county authorities have
made no move to ascertain the iden-
THY OF the parties who did the lynch
ing. 1t is expected, however. that
Judge Mack will, on reaching Genoa.
order Il Graud Jury called together to
probe the matter to the / ottom
Governor Sadler considers that the
good name of the State suffers by
such an act of lawle-sne7s, and stated
yes lay he was ready to offer a re-
Wal" Tor the apprehension Of the
guilty parties as 10 a. the people Of
Douglas asked him to act.
1t now trenspires that there was
some weeks ago an organization
formed in Gardnerville called. The
Committee OF Thirteen" who were to
act as regulators Of the criminal Af-
fairs OF the county. 1t is now claimed
that these men were the parties who
lynched Ubnr. The name of the head
Of the Committee is known to the
authorities Of Douglas.
1t is now stated that the victims
arm Was broken and that there was a
knife Gaeh on one arm from his
shoulder 10 mis- elbow. Yesterday af-
ternoon 1T was telephoned to Genoa
that the Governor would offer a re-
ward on petition from the citizens aud
the reply came back that the citizens
OF Douglas would take the necessary
to have the Governor offer the
reward.
Some Of the lynchers were on horse
and there we're in all about
thirty shots fred, about a dozen of
which took effect. The eyes Of the man
We're goughed out, and appeared as if
before he was hung up. The
shooting was done at such close range
that some Of the wounds showed pow
der marks. 1t is urged by macy that
Sheriff did not do his duty for he
conld have locked himself in the iajl
and a hundred men could not have
an entrance by morning. The
TACT thai the key Of the Recorders Of !
flce was lost at that time and the
charge that the Sheriff had warning a (!
day In advance, is creating a good
deal OF comment unfavorable to the
Sheriff. and it is charged that he eth
or feared to do his duty or was play
into the hands Of the mob.
The chances of identifying the gang
are good, A scarf belonging to one Of
Tue lyncher5 vas found Yesterday
morning and identified as belonging
% a man well known in the valley.
There are also men who claim to know
IT a rifle that was used IN mutilating !
Ooer's body, and on the night OF the
) 4hNiI t"CPiC u NdINtiei VIE /
we're known to have bean away from
place Of business. II is safe to
that the valley people could name
It east a dozen people who were in The
ynching party. and when the Grand
'nfy meets these men will be publicly
accused. The District Attorney gives
tut the following for publication:
"Ihe sentiment of the people OF
Douglas county in regard to the
ynching OF Adrm Uber. seems to be
divided. The character and
equation of Adam Uber, the lynched
nan. was very much against him as
law abiding citizen. He killed
Anderson Without apparantly
cause or p~rovocation. and Mr.. An
lerson Was we'll and favorably known