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Page: of 12
levada County
din 1924
M.J. Brock .
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from his breast a knife about a foot long and went for him,
leaping over the table at a bound. W, made a rush to escape,
and never stopped until he got into the street, when Ellis returned and calmly concluded his speech to the jury.
Hon. Niles Searls was one of the first residents of Nevada,
and early engaged in his profession. He continued to live here,
although he resided for some years in New York. He was at
one time district attorney ofthis county, subsequently district judge, and more recently State Senator. On another occasion he was elected district attorney, but refused to qualify.
Stanton Buckner was a lawyer of the old school. His strong
forte was a demurrer to everything. He was excessively prolix and somewhat dull of apprehension, but mild and gentlemanly.
A favorite gesture of Judge Buckner was to lock the index
finger of his right hand into the little finger of the left, and
move the hands emphatically up and down. Whenever he assumed this attitude, he was ready for extended remarks,
Hiram C, Hodge was county treasurer in 1851-1853, He
was also a practicing attorney, and was counsel for the only
man who was ever judicially hung in this county for stealing.
The culprit was a half-witted fellow named Barrett. He stole
a few articles of so little aggregate value that it is doubtfulif his offense amounted to grand larceny. He was tried before
the Court of Sessions, and sentenced by the jury to death, as
the law then permitted, and was hanged in July, 1852, It has
always been the impression among members of the bar cognizant of the facts, that he should have been persuaded to plead
guilty and take the imprisonment the court would have inflicted,
rather than be subjected to the risk of death at a time when
juries were particularly vindictive against those who committed thefts. The poor fellow was probably irresponsible for
his acts.
Hon. John T. Crenshaw served in the Senate in 1854, and
was afterwards postmaster at Nevada. He was in the rebel
service and was killed at Vicksburg.
Hon, John R. McConnell died in Colorado. McConnell
was long a member of the Nevada bar, and was considered
one of the most able and learned of its members. He was one
of the earliest district attorneys of the county, and subsequently
attorney general and a member of the legislature a short time
before his death, elected from Los Angeles County, to which
he had removed. He was very studious and fond of old and
curious laws. He used to wear a bare place in the carpet along
the whole length of his office, where he paced up and down reading his books, His methods were always honorable and above
board; and, despite an occasional over-indulgence in stimulants, he was held in general esteem.
Hon. Lorenzo Sawyer first came to Nevada in October,
1850, He stayed about a month and then went to San Francisco
and engaged in law practice. After being twice burned out, he
returned to Nevada, in August, 1851, and practiced law here until
August, 1853. He returned then to San Francisco, where he
was elected city attorney. On January 25, 1862, he went to
Virginia City. A telegram reached him there on May 26, asking
if he would take the bench of the twelfth district, made vacant
by the resignation of Hon. A. Campbell. On his assenting, the
Governor telegraphed to him to come at once and stop at
Sacramento for his commission. This celerity was evidenced
at a time when travel was by stage, over bad roads, and, of
course, far slower than at present. That fall he was nominated
by both parties and elected without opposition. In 1863 the new
Supreme Court was elected, under the amended constitution,
Sawyer being one of the new judges, and drawing a six years
term. On the 6th of December, 1869, President Grant sent
his name to the Senate as the United States circuit judge for
this Coast. _He was confirmed on the 10th of January, 1870,
and served in this important office until his death.
(To be continued next week)
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