Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-12
THE EVENING NEWS.

Mrsr,xry Observation-Disclosures W ~
u...o-o, Of the most respectable
c;,;,srs Of Virginia city, was on yesterday
brough, up before the Ponce 'aase' on
,ho charge of stealing milk from a wagon,
- bv Mr., Bidlcman. The accused
80 other than b. II. Ryder, for
-, civ Tailor. and q citizen well
hmoryr in Nevada City and county, Cali
Srn;a The driver of the milk wagon
49, tina, on several mornings he had
missed milk from his cans, and he finally
aScer,ained about the locality where the
unpaid.t for dip was taken. While he was
taking his distributing can around TO a
number Of houses, on a certain street, his
absence was improved by some individual
who did not like regular terms, or had not
the coin pro quo, and didn't respect naeam
and tenn principles any way. On the
morning of the alleged detection of Mr..
Ryder friday, the milk wagon driver
started from his hitchinS place, near Mr..
Ryder's house, and went his retailing
rounds, and having furnished his custom.
airy supplies, he took a walk around
several houses on his line of march-com-
ing up to his post at the rear. As hi hove
in sight of his team, there. sure enough
was Mr.. milk self-helper, engaged IN pour
ing out the tactical fluid into a basin. Inc
driver comes up TO self-help so near as q
rod before he speaks. Then he eSclaims:
"Ah, Ha, that's cool; I've been look
ing for a milk-,hicf for several mornings,
and now I've found one !" Thereupon,
as the driver t~estities, the thief laid down
his pan. and approached the regular diss
burseS Of the milk. and commenced pull
ing his watchguard over his head-otfering
his watch to his discover If he would say
nothing of the occurrence. or course,
driver refused to compromise. The next
thing is a suit instituted before Judge
Meagher, by Seeley * Campbell, calling
for the appearance and response Of Mr.. b.
H.. Ryder. Court opens, and the party
accused is duly a~rraigned. Witness No.
l is, Of course, the driver of the wagon.
Having sworn to facts above stated, he
vas asked if he could identify the man.
He deliberately pointed to Ryder, and
said That is the man :" ANY doubt
about that" "Not the slightest" Ryder
trcmbled Che is a strong, powerful NAM ;
and his respirations could be distinctly
heard all over the Court House. It was u
terrible blow to him, thus TO be designated;
with how much real. though apparently
uu%intennonal, injustice will presently ap-
pear. The witness was then called upon
10 state the clothing of the party he de-
tected in the crime. Among other articles
he said he bad n white shirt and light
pants and vest. He fixed the time Of the
theft at about Z o'clock in the morning
being definite on this point from his habit
of noting the hour on Mckay's kitchen
cl~ock-(McKay of the California mine.)
We remarked a technical lacking in the
profit was not shown that the milk
case for Ryder. Now comes in for de-
tense an u%nnumbered array Of witnesses,
testifying TO Ryder's good character. All
are emphatic. II is shown that at one
time he was petitioned by almost the en-
tire population Of Nevada City, Cal, to
run tor the office Of Marshal in that city.
Then it was shown by some Of Mr.. Ry-
der's most intimate friends that he has no
watch and never has worn one in Virginia
since they knew him. Furthermore, it Is
proved that Ryder has not worn a billed
(white) shirt for many months. Then
Mckay's kitchen clock is proved a good
time-keeper, by Mckay himself; who
keeps a No. l watch on telegraph time,
and has his culinary dial thereby chro-
nometered for the cook, and notices that
when he orders dinner at a certain hour
and comes home by his watch to eat his
principal meal, the dinner is agreeably
ready, punctual to his appointment.
Therefore Mckay will bet on his kitchen
time. The correctness OF the drivers idea
about the hour being precisely proved, up
is called the boss carpenter OF the Gould
4 Curry. Ryder works under this wit
ness. On Friday morning the carpenter Is
a little ahead of time for his workmeu.
work-time is half an hour ahead Of tcle-
graph time, such as is kept is Mckay's
kitchen. This is q ~well-known fact.
Well: boss carpenter is a little ahead OF
working time always, that he may call his
men from rest to labor. and give them
their duty for the day. He finds Ryder
ahead Of him. He is sure OF this,
from the fact that the Superintendent,
Mr.. Janin, had laid out some work the
night previous; so located as not TO DIS
turb his family, who were unwell. Hence,
boss can not be mistaken on this point OF
time. And from the time he saw Ryder
a, or near the working place he did not
lose sight of him until the corps Of labor
ers were called on according to rule and
index. In fact. he aud Ryder had a
smoke together, before the bawdy hand OF
time was on the particular figure that said
"arise and do."-as the mine managers OF
the Gould < Curry Company prescribed.
Now, all this went TO show and establish
that il could not have been many minutes
after siS-if q second-on Friday morning,
when RYDER, with his usual brown shirt
and no watch, was at his post OF honest
duty. The "alibi" was perfect-rony
Weller could not have imagined one so
COMPLETE as was this righteously proven
one. In addition to this, his Honor, Judge
Meagher, had the statement OF the man
who regularly leaves, milk at Ryder's
family, that he supplied a stated amount
every day-averaging the usual quantity
for a household OF the size of the accused.
BEFORE the evidence was oil in, the attorney
for the prosecution, Mr.. Sceley, conceded
the completeness of the defense. The
Judge. of course, had no hesitation in dis
charging Mr. Ryder. Clear case OF mis-
taken identity. The witness against MIR.
RYDER appeared to be u truth-tellins man.
and his story bore evidence throughout OF
his sincerity. 1t is said that some OF Mr..
Ryder's friends thought Of putting him
forward as q candidate for Chief OF
Police: and hints have been whisper
ed that this was a game to break
him down on that aspiration But
we giveno credit to such insinuation. It
is unlikely and we happen TO know It
does not proceed from Mr.. Ryder. That
gentleman seems TO credit his aecusers
with sincerity I; though it is derilish rough
to accumulate reason in charity on such q
cruelty notifying occasion. Mr.. Beidle-
man would never consent to be party TO q
malicious SUIT; nor does his employee look
a. ho o,her than n strictly upright man,