Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-08-19
GOVERNOR DICEERSON
ATTEMPTS TO WHIP
EDITOR MONTROSE

took il upon himself to purify the
press of the state and in his
attempt thought il best to. start
with the News Office.
There is many a slip twixt the
cup and the lip and that was the
occurrence of last evening. The
Reno Gazette of August IA con-
tanned an article which seemed TO
rufle the feathers of the acct
dental governor of the state and
ne longed to wreak his vengeance
upon someone, so Montrose &C Sa1
News was selected as the man.
With his henchman and valet,
Jimmie Finch, the doughty COVER
nor, armed with a heavy cane and
from the position in which he
carried one of his hands, something
more formidable. entered the
News office in which we're sitting
d. K. Smith. editor of the Appeal,
VIM. Harrington, foreman of the
News Job Plant and Geo. a. Mont
rose. editor and proprietor of the
News.
Montrose was sitting leaning
back in his chair with his feet
upon the desk, Dickerson walked
over to his seat and holding his
cane in a threatening manner asked
Did you write that article in the
Gazette?" Montrose replied mo,
] did not write it nor know any
thing about it. always sign what
| write" Dickerson replied 1T is
a good thing for YOU that you
didn't" Montrose then made the
remark You are apparently look
ing for trouble?" Dickerson
answered by making an attempt to
hit Montrose in the face, the blow
falling short and grazing Mont
roses collar. MonrtrOse leaped to
his feet, caught Dickerson by the
throat and forced him across the
room upon a table and while driv-
ing a blow into his face was over
powered by Harrington and others
who stepped into separate them
while Smith a out in the street
and spoke to an officer.
The scrappers were separated
and Montrose ordered both Finch
and Dickerson out of his office.
Dickerson stated that he would go
when he got ready. Montrose
walked to the telephone to summon
an officer when Dickerson left.
Following is the sworn state
ment of William Harrington one of
the witnesses:
Stat, of Nevada,
County of Ormsby IS.
At about $40 last evening
George A. Montrose, D.. X. Smith
and myeslf were sitting in the edit,
orial Office of the News, talking
over matters of general interest.
Presently Governor Dickerson and
his private secretary, James d.
Finch, entered. We looked up and
| was about to leave, as is my
custom when a person entered the
office on what l think is a private
matter. Montrose was sitting in
an office chair leaning backward.
Governor Dickerson said: Mont,
rose, did you write that article il
the Reno Gazett?" Montrose re.
piled: 81 did not. | am willing to
acknowledge the authorship of any
thing | write"
Following this was a moments
silence. Governor Dickerson look
ed at him in the meantime, swing
ing his cane in a nervous manner.
Montrose was the first TO speak
and said "You are evidently look
ing for trouble; If you are, why
don't you start it?" With this
Dickerson advanced and struck
him a CHANGING blow on the face.
Montrose, who had been in reclin-
ing position all the time, arose and
grappled with Dickerson, and
forced him across a bicycle which
was standing near a cabinet. He
held the governor by the throat,
and struck him on the body. ]
then rushed between them and
pulled them apart. At this point
Smith left the Office and Harry
Clifford and Pete Felesina, night
employees, came to the gate
separating the Office from the COM
posing room.
! then said Gentlemen, this
matter has gone far enough, for IL