White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-21
D. s. D|CKERSON
ATTACKS EDITOR
ACTING AND LIEUTENANT Gov
ERNOR INVADES NEWS OFFICE
AT CARSON WHERE PUGILIsTIC
EVENT TAKES PLACE.

nor Dickerson and Editor Montrose
which occurred at the capitol city
Tuesday evening:
Shortly before ten o'clock last
evening the governor of the State tf
Nevada, Denver S. Dickerson, took
it upon himself to purify the press of
the state and in his attempt thought
1t best to start with the News office.
There is many a slip twixt the cup
and the lip and tnat was the occur
renee last evening.
The Reno Gazette of August IA
contained an article which seemed
to ruffle the feathers of the acciden-
tai governor of the state and he long
ed to wreak his vengeance upon
someone, so Montrose of the News
was selected as the man.
With his henchman and valet jim
my Finch, the doughty governor.
armed with heavy cane and from a
position in which he carried one of
his hands, something more formid-
able, entered the News Office in which
were sitting d. N. Smith, editor of
the Appeal, William Harrington,
foreman of the News job department,
and George A. Montrose, editor AMI
proprietor of the News.
Montrose was sitting leaning back
in his chair with mis- feet upon the
desk, Dickerson walked over to his
seat and holding his cane in
threatening manner asked, Ibid you
write that article in the Gazette?'
Montrose replied, No, l did not
write it nor know anything about 1t.
always sign what ! write" Dicker-
rnn1iad 10 a fAr
you that you didn't. Montrose then
made the. remark, You ere ap-
parantly looking for trouble" Dick
erson answered by making an at
tempt to hit nim in the face, the
blow falling short and grazing Mont
roses collar.
caught Dickerson by the throat and
forced him across the room upon a
table and while driving a blow into
his face was oyerpowered by Has.
rington and others who stepped in to
separate them while Smith ran out
in the street and spoke to an officer.
The scrappers we're separated and
Mortrose ordered both Finch and
Dickerson out of his Office. Dicker-
son stated that he would go when he
got ready. Montrose walked to the
telephone to summon an officer when
Dickerson left.
By-s:ander's Affidavit.
State of Nevada, County of Orms-
by:-ss.
At about 3 40 last evening George
A. Montrose, ID. X. Smith and myself
were sitting in the editorial office o.
the News, talking over matters of
general interest. Presently Governor
Dickerson and his private secretary,
James ID. Finch. entered. We looked
up and | was about to leave, as is my
custom when a person enters The Of
fee on what | think is private mat
ter.
Montrose was sitting in an Office
chair leaning backward. Governor
Dickerson said: "iontrose, did you
write that article in the Reno Gazet.
te?" Montrose replied: Il did not, /
am willing to acknowledge the au-
thority of anything / write
Following this there was a mo-
moments silence. Governor Dicker-
son looked at him in. the meantime,
swinging his cane in a nercous man
ner. Montrose was the first to speak
and said. you are evidently looking
for trouble; If you are, why don't you
start it?" With this Dickerson adj
vanced and struck him a glancing
blow on the face. Montrose, who
had been in a reclining position all
the time, arose and grappled with
Dickerson, and forced him across
bicycle which was standing near a
cabinet. He held the governor by
the throat, and struck him on the
body. l then rushed between them
and pulled them apart. At this point
Smith left the Office and Harry Gift
ford and Peter Felesina, night em-
ployes. came TO the gate separating
the office from the composing room.
l then said, Gentlemen, this mat
ter has gone far enough, for it will
surely go beyond the scene of this
encounter. Governor. | am friend of
yours. and Monte. of you likewise.
This trouble must stop here"
They then separated a distance of
about six feet and Montrose said:
"Dickerson, | order you out of this
Office; there is the door" Dickerson
replied Il will go when / am ready"
In a moment Montrose said, reach
ing for the telephone, If you don't
go l will call an officer and have you
removed"
With this Dickerson and Finch
left the Office. Montrose then asked
me to try and find the governor and
get a statement from him. / walked
up street, but could not find him,
being informed that he had gone
home. w. p. HARRINGTON,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
! this 18th day of August, 1910.
(Seal) VICTOR f. INNES,
Notary Public in and for the County