The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-05-27
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Took LEO BArL.-MIs. Hattie Funk. CON
hned in the Comfy Jail on the churge OF kill.
ing her husband IN Eureka, got away from
THAT Institution about half past eleven o o'clock
A. Il. yesterday, and mp TO the present writing
has not yet been heard from. ihotIgh Sheriff
Spires and others are ont trying 10 strike her
trail. The jail cnntaius two cells which ~
present Hre occupied by three male prisoners
For the sake OF drcency aud in order not to
crowd all the male prisoners iuto one cell.
Hattie Was allowed in the day time to stop in
the front room Of the Jail. which is used as a
jailJr's Office aud b-drOom. She was undoubt.
edly supplied from the outside with n screw.
driver or c'se. knife. for yesterday at the time
mentioned above, she proceeded to- don suit
Of mab's clothes belonging 10 j. L. Funston,
who sleeps there. and which was hanging ov,r
the bed. and piled her screw-driver until she
loosened the lock sufficiently to force the door
open With a poker belonging TO the stove.
Previous to taking leave Of her Jail compan-
ions she offered to Set them free. but they de-
clined; when she told them to - aud lett
remarking that she wouldn't be caught Hat.
tie,is very bad egg. The anfnl crime she
has committed bears no harder on her mind
than would the killing of rat. She may be
caught, though the chances are not favorable.
An Eureka chum OF hers, who vas acquitted
not long since OF the charge of grand larceny.
had hand IN her escape. and everything. no
doubt, was ready for rapid eICtus.-Reese
Ritter ReueiAe. May 2Oth.
SINGULAR CAsE.-H. YanwinkIe, says the
Carson Register Of the Goth instant, who was
sentenced To the State Prison for three wears
from the 18th Of October last. from Lander
county, for attempted arson in Austin, was
brought before Judge Whitman. of the Su-
preme Court, on II WI: of habeas corpus yes.
terday, and discharged from custody. He had
been granted new trial by the Supreme
Court, and it seems the authorities Of Lander
county declined To come after the prisoner or
TO have anything further 10 do with the mat.
ter. Hence his discharge. We learn. how
ever, that he intends to proceed 10 Lander
county. aud demand u new trial. 1t is sin
gular case.
shipped on May l7th, says the Ely Record,
through their agent. Is. +. Sides. by way Of
Salt Lake. the following amounts Cf bullion:
For Baruum W. Field, 3 bars vElned at
81 922 O2; for Meadow Valley. bars, valued
at 81. .09g SO; for Raymond 4 Ely Co, 8 bars,
valued at Sl2, 1893 10; total, S26, ,325.
No STAMPs.-For the information of Justices
of the Peace and others. says the Carson Reg
lister. we may say that under the ainen nded
Stamp Act (recently declared valid by the Su-
preme Court, neither IA summons nor notice
OF appeal requires u State stamp.
Bullion SHIPMESr.-The amount of bul.
lion shipped from the Arizona mine. through
Wells, Fargo i Co, since our last issue SAY =
the UnouviIie Silver State of May goth. was
S7,0I5.
BREIoHr Receipts. The freight receipts at
the Reno freight depot tor the week ending
May 18th, says the State Journal, amounted
10 l4O tons.
LUcKr.-L. II. Dyer. proprietor OF the stage
line between Reno and Carson City, is re-
ported to have drawn 5000 III the Msrysville
lottery.