The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-09

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witnesses have testified in regard to
different matters in connection with
the case, and the introduction of the
| testimony showed, as we'll as did the
rem had the case we'll in hand from
start to finish. To this fact is largely
due the splendid victory for the state.
Mr.. Warren, alone and unaided in any
respect, has spent weeks and months
in the endeavor to secure all the evi-
dence that had any matrial bearing
on the case, and even those who
hoped most strongly to see the state
fail in securing a conviction of the
men indicted for this crime, have been
free to admit that his course has been
that of a faithful, tireless and con-
scientious servant of the people. 1t
is no more than is justly due to him
as an afficial to say that the prose-
! cution has been able, fearless and
! just. This is admitted by all who
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his arguments before the jury on Sat
urday last, while conservative and
fair, were as able as have ever been
heard in a court room in Humboldt
county. Mr.. Warren, however, mod
estly refuses to take upon himself any
OF the credit of the conviction, stat
ing in answer to a question that he
regards the result of the trial in the
light of a triumph for the law, and
of right over wrong. The credit, he
aflrms, should be given to the jury
and to the officers Of the law who
have done their duty in a fearless
and energetic manner. And all will
agree with him that a very large
share Of the credit rightly belongs to
Sheriff Lamb, Deputy Sheriff Muller
and Constable Wolf. With such eff
cient and courageous peace officers to
uphold the law and aid in running
down criminals, future success In SIM
liar cases, if there should be any, is
already assured. Without this eff
cheney, much of the labor of the dis
trict attorney would be in vain.
In this connection it may De inter
esting to recall the fact that since Mr..
Warren assumed the duties of his
office, in May, ne has secured seven
indictments for various criminal Of
/ fenses. and as a result of the prose-
/ cution of these indicted parties six
men are now serving sentences in the
state prison, and four more have been
| found guilty of murder in the first
! degree, as charged in the indictment
against them. 1t has been twenty
years since conviction on the charge
Of murder has been had in this
county, and yet there have been in
the neighborhood of fifty murders
committed in the county within that
time. The last conviction cost the
county more than 100000, and three
trials were had before it was obtained
The present case, the trial just closed
will not cost the taxpayers of Hum
boldt county to exceed $4,000, and the
total may be much less.
| 1t is the comment of many that the
securing Of a conviction in this case
will prove the establishment of a pre-
cedent that will be followed out in
any similar trial that may come up
in the future. 1t is to be hoped that
there will be no more such cases, but
| if there are the county will be for
tunate If jury as fearless and fair
as the one that tried Reidt, Linder
man, Sevner and German can be Sc
cured These gentlemen were all In
telligent, honest and faithful to the
sacred trust they held. They were
humane enough to dislike the idea
of returning a verdict that meant cap
ital punishment for the accused, and
at the same time they had the cour-
age to return that verdict against the
four men whom the evidence con-
vinced them were guilty of a crime
committed not against the unfortunate
victim alone, but against the people
OF the commonwealth; and aside from
the satisfaction of knowing that they
did their duty as true American eiti-
zens, the men who composed the late
trial jury have earned the gratitude
OF the people, who feel that their
lives and their property are safer
since the conviction of four men who.
against them, are representatives OF
the very worst element of American
society.
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