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May 24, 1910
Daily Independent
Elko, Elko County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Reflection on the demolition of the old Elko County courthouse, recounting its history of trials, justice delivered by notable lawyers Kinney, Flack, Bigelow, Talbot, and Brown, and anticipation of a new building.
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THE OLD COURTHOUSE
The old courthouse begins to look like a wreck. The roof is nearly off and part of the rear walls is torn down. If those old walls could speak, what a tale of happiness and sorrow they could tell.
Within the old walls criminals have received sentences that confined them to the penitentiary or the hangman's noose, while others have heard the words that meant life and liberty to them.
The voices of the pleader and the orator have been heard within those walls. There Kinney, Flack, Bigelow, Talbot, and Brown, a bright galaxy of legal minds, have evenly held the scales of justice.
Kinney, Flack and Bigelow have gone to their reward. All of them have written their names securely on the pages of Elko county's history.
The old court house will be torn down and in its place will arise a more costly and stately edifice.
Other judges will hold the scales of justice, but we doubt if in the years to come, any will hold them more evenly and more impartially than those whose names are so indelibly associated with the old building.
The old courthouse begins to look like a wreck. The roof is nearly off and part of the rear walls is torn down. If those old walls could speak, what a tale of happiness and sorrow they could tell.
Within the old walls criminals have received sentences that confined them to the penitentiary or the hangman's noose, while others have heard the words that meant life and liberty to them.
The voices of the pleader and the orator have been heard within those walls. There Kinney, Flack, Bigelow, Talbot, and Brown, a bright galaxy of legal minds, have evenly held the scales of justice.
Kinney, Flack and Bigelow have gone to their reward. All of them have written their names securely on the pages of Elko county's history.
The old court house will be torn down and in its place will arise a more costly and stately edifice.
Other judges will hold the scales of justice, but we doubt if in the years to come, any will hold them more evenly and more impartially than those whose names are so indelibly associated with the old building.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Courthouse Demolition
Elko County History
Legal Justice
Historical Lawyers
What entities or persons were involved?
Kinney
Flack
Bigelow
Talbot
Brown
Where did it happen?
Elko County
Story Details
Key Persons
Kinney
Flack
Bigelow
Talbot
Brown
Location
Elko County
Story Details
The old courthouse in Elko County is being demolished after serving as a site for trials where lawyers like Kinney, Flack, Bigelow, Talbot, and Brown administered justice; it will be replaced by a grander structure.