The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-13
SUIT Is DISMISSED ON
PASCAL'S BARE STATEMENT
Instead of Free Deed, Facts Show That
$1,000 Was Demanded for Three
Acres Of Land.

One of the most remarkable pro-
ceedings ever enacted in a court of JUS
tiee took place in the district court,
Judge Pike presiding, last Monday.
The case of the Western Pacific Rail-
road company against d. Pascal, ct al,
a suit to condemn a strip Of land be-
longing to defendant, and needed by
plaintiff upon which to erect shops,
etc. containing about three acres, had
been reached upon the calendar. De.
fendant Pascal being present in court
without an attorney, arose and stated
in substance that he had offered the
company a free deed, but it had been
refused; that he had always been will
ing to deed his land to the company,
but that he only objected to conveying
same to Edward ReiRhart, of the citi-
zens' committee; that he was ready
and willing to deed his land to the com
pany at the same price that they had
paid for adjoining land.
Upon this unsupported statement, not
even made under oath, Judge Pike sum
mariy dismissed the proceedings, re-
fusing to hear plaintiff s counsel in the
matter.
From this arbitrary ruling II. War
ren, attorney for the company, except
ed in due form.
Since the above incident occurred
there has been disposition shown in
out much abused man and lay the
whole blame for his failure to deed his
land on the shoulders of the citizens
committee and the Western Pacific com
pany and its attorney.
In view of Mr.. Pascal 8 statement to
the court, which was evidently taken
by His Honor as the truth, the follow
ing letter will no doubt prove of inter
est to the public, and to Judge Pike:
Oakland. Cal, Jan. g 1909.
NJ. j. SHEEHAN--Kind Friend Jer-
ry: Yours of the Goth ult. cabe duly
at hand, and l should have answered
sooner but owing to the expectation or
letter from w. S. Bonnifield on the
same lines as you wrote to me, so yon
state in your letter to me. ! waitel
this long, but in vain. although ] am
not disappointed at him not writing to
me on the subject, inasmueh as he, so
far, had nothing to do in the matter
one way or the other for or against
me or the citizens of the town, so far
as I know. From the tone of G. b.
Browns letter to me some tim ago, I
suppose that the people of Winnemucea
blame w. s. Bonnifeld for advising me
adverse to them, while as a matter of
fact W. s. Bonnifeld has never, by
word or action. or hint even, or sug-
gestion, been in the least instrumental
in my putting down any price or any
sum on this land, but as matter of
fact / named SIS 900 on the option that
EH't fOu bu iHt iHlHhiot VI WV h''i
ent knowing full well that the intrin-
sic value Of the land is not, as other
land is valued, worth one-hundredth
part of the $4,000 named in the option.
But after reconsdering everything con-
cerning the previous sales of land that
made to the w. p. r. R., which you
know were for Is and 64-l00ths acres
for the sum Of $3.50, and taking into
consideration that those $3.50 are the
means Of cutting down my income $75
per annum (on rents) and further be-
heving at the time of that sale, as [
was led to believe by all who spoke to
me on the subject, that my land would
grow tremendously in value, / have
now come to the conclusion that $5,-
900. divided amongst the citizens Of
Winnemucca pro rata, according 70
assessable properties and business in
terest values, will not be any harder
on them to lose than it is for me to
lose $50 rent from Havaland & Hosk.
ins and $25 rent from my Chinaman.
SO hoping that the people will after
knowing all the facts in this transac-
tion, take more reasonable view Of
the matter and not class me as high
wayman and holdup, remain,
Very sincerely your friend.
ID. PASCAL
P. S.-Please let the contents Of nv
letter be known to all who wish =
know.