The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-05
Tn. value of chinese evidence.

\ case has been On trial az Empire
City for the past two days which ere
ated an unusual excitement, aud
offered any moun OF amusement for
the boys. l. seems thar NcDcrmo.t.
who keeps a boarding house near the
Mexican mill, suspected his Chinese
cook of stealing proNia ions nom time
to time, and fixed a trap to catch John.
On Saturday evening last McDcru0gt
bought a nice ham Weighing fourteen
pounds. and gave it To the Chinaman
to cut up into slices. This was done,
but Mac. soon found that several
pounds Of the meat was missing.
Wrapped in paper. placed carefully IN
n barrel in the cellar, and covered over
with old clothes, the ham was found
No alarm was given, however, 20,
McDermott told thc hired gil TO in
form him rs soon rs tAs t~hiuauIau
left the house, % tia. he Gould look
for the ham. aud, in Tease il bad been
removed from t!ic barrel, have time to
catch the Celestial before nc could dis
pose of the stolen meat.
Early sunday evening, the girl in
formed her employer that the China
mar had just lcft in the direction OF
Empire. McDermo.t a. once repaired
10 the cellar and found taat the HGtn
was gone. Pursuing the thiuaul1u.
he soon came within mailing distance.
-.N -.-L-.4 Le..s %. Ale HLNa. .#-.H.H
seem to >iba. for lie at once tops to his
hcel>-McDeruoit pursuing. "A..g.
a love chase, long ami hard as tisg
poet tay, Mac. ~ovcrualai t.Ie telc~-
tial, ham and al. The haiu w.s found
done up Ia paper and carefully slowed
away under Johns shirt. in front
''below the bol..' Mt". did mo- ~IUE
To inquire whether this manner o
packing ham for transportation ig.
creased the flavor Dt t4s mrIf. us utl
erwi-c. but proceeded tn uat 50 tgrT.B.,
head on John. Alter building iat
head, aud thus To otnc cNtgut uGUlii
fyirg his feelings. M-DsruIpst took th,
ChlBauuau on 10 Empire and d~tliEcre.
him to the Constable. Before laayIu.
the scene Of the conflict. however. ana
while the Unlugsu.uJ.r Celestial wa.
wipiug the ciIret from his iJ vnat
bugle, Mac. had carefully gathered al
what slices oi the stolen meat c8U!d E
found, wrapped .heu iu paper aut
took them along go bc used in cyI
dcnce.
Two unlicensed attorneys mot eEac.
" professional laWyeE-.I after Jal
style Of Jimmy Elu- yn, e.. id ge"u
omnc, now appear upon the ~raua
While McDrrnoa and the p~.!csrS q
the Law were arranging matter, 10y Tor
80 NNNa-sa nHHa0Ha.sHL.H a#FHHrHaF- H#s#s
posed To- the Chiutmau tlut tac.
would clear him for a lee Of SJo. In
der temporary alteration the te.pStll
PUNCHED, when, proSo on opCnJu
the paper Of ham, out rolled slices ,
hog meat and mutton chops. TIL. wa
"A tunne TO McDermott, for le ha
neither lost nor found ANY HiuaLo
chops.
ON Tuesday tn trial came oil. Say
eral Oh namen from this city aPpc1rc
and sworc most solemulv and 10y 40
great joss and all the iitt.c s0~-'-
General Ward aud B~urlingmuc ii
cluded, that they themselves had scr
to defendant, "A package, about On
size and appearance 81 the
Court, to defendant. to b. given 10
friend, and tina sail pIcSaEa cuatainc
slices OF ham and mutton chops. TN
jury disagreed.
Yesterday the ease again camo u
for trial, and il would seem tha. 81
defendant hal either become cShlu>
ed financially or c1u.lad / tll, "a
unlicensed attorney first crIp.oye
would Eight il ou.'' on the iIiiy do
lars. But, ain, for the mutlailiEy
unlicensed lawyers and the uurcrLaii
ty of things legal. they chopped.
came into couri and testified tha tie
mixed the mutton chops with the hal
and up went the Chiuaman.