The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-12-10
STATEMENT BY
DIST. ATTORNEY
Mr.. Warren GNeS His Reas.
ons for d. Clinlng to
Prosecute Williams

The Reno Gazette. which came to the
Silver ate desk last evening. contained
the following:
county succeed In p.acaiing D.s-r.ct At
torney Warren of that county or eLe
secure some one else to pro ecute the
case. II is probable that the trial of Az
Linderman. alias VIII ans. for the al
legged murder OF Jack Wei h. VIII h,t
begin "a Reno on the iith of this month.
for which time the case was set War
rem has refused TO take further part in
the case uness he IN lad fee OF 500.
and this the Commissioners OF Humboldt
county have refused to do
Warren was appointed District After
ney to MI out an unt -pired term and
was defeated at the last elec ion, In
which he ran as IA candidate for the
office On the IGh uf the mcn n. after
the conviction of German. Sevener and
Roberts. he notified the Comm ssioners
OF his county that he would not prose-
cute NlfiiduUs uHlfSs Ddtu dl dtd.t oiidi
fee OF $500. lie also filed claim OF si5c
I'm favor of District Attorney Pike OF
Washoe county for assisting him at the
frs, trial. The Commissioners rejected
both claims and now the official says
that he VIII not give the cases fu. ther
attention.
~
created considerable feeling in the coun
ty. The case will probib'y be postponed
next week when II is called In the
washoe District Court"
A Silver ate reporter was detailed tc
interview MIR Warren alb Ut the matter.
Mr. Warren replied that he would write
explaining his part OF the alleged con
troversy." and handed In the following
letter shortly after:
Editor silver State:
Dear Sr:-You would greatly oblfge
me and at the same time afford II tie
light on the alleged controversy between
the Humboldt county Comm ssioners and
myself relative to the Villains murder
trial by giving space to the following
facts:
"On my return from Reno. after the
close OF the recent murder cases at that
place. personally Informed all the MEM
bers OF the Board OF Commissioners that
I had determined not to prosecute the
remaining case. and urged the Commls
sloners 10 Immediately secure other coun-
sci. In order that the interests OF the
county and the ends of justice might be
fully served. There was some talk about
terms to myself. but II was perrunctoiy
and never considered seriously, at least
by me. There never was at any time any
division of the Hoard or vo taken that
] am aware Of and the record shows no
such act on. My reason for ie'u ing To
prosecute The rema 'nng case was that
further. that I was under no legal or
moral Obligation to proceed further; and
for the further reason that my pla.e
could be easily filed ard that the ensis
OF Justice would not suffer by reason OF
my reiii ement In case the Commissioners
had supplied the vacant place. as In du'y
they were. In my Judgment. bou-d to do
That ! ever solicited employment fioD
the Board In the Williams case, or any
other. or that ! ever viii. Is ab surd and
untrue. On the contrary. I expressly In
formed the Board In session that they
were under no obligation to retain me;
they could get anybody .hey deemed sat
isfactory. but that It was their bounden
duty Ia get somebody and give them sufii-
Client time In which to prepare for the
case. That II was almost or m:nal after
all the notice they had had. including an
urgent message fror, Judge Curier. to
permit this case Ia be called an. have a
large jury In tendance knowing there
would be M representation. or. at least.
timely representation On the part Of the