Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-10
THE N OF IT.

As we briefly stated In U local COL
M yesterday, the Grand Jury after
a thorough investigation into the mat
ter Of the great fire in the Gold Hill
mines and the serious charges OF ineen'
diarism connected Herewith as devel-
oped principally through Ike Huohell'
totally failed to find anything In IL n:
all-the very result we had predicted
from having long ago sifted down all
stories to that effect, as we'll as from
personal Interview with Huobeli him.
self. The following Is the report OF
the Grand Jury In tho matter:
The Grand Jury concluded that It
was their duty to inquire into the mat
ter of the tire In the Yellow Jacket,
Ken,uck and Crown Point mines. III
April, 4. D.. 1859, BY which many
ininers lost their lives. We summoned
before us all persons as witnesses
whom the Jury supposed were pos
ies,ed Of any knowledge In regard to
the cause or origin OF said IRE. anu
after ~ complete an investigation rs
We could make. we have failed 10
gather any facts tending IN any par
tirular to show that the fire was the
act of any person known TO any OF the
witnesses. The jury had Isaac Hut.
bell before them rs u witness, who had
frequently reported TO the District At
,orley aud other parties that he had
I,k..,,,In, ,.ll,.i, uyopIH fpuI PN shON
that the mines aforementioned had
been deSignrdly set OIL fire but after II
careful examination OF this witness BY
US We are convinced that his state
ments are without foundation, and un.
sustained by any other witnesses, and
seemingly the result Of personal mai
ice toward parties by whom he COLI
oeIved himself to have been m~altreatcd
Tile Grand Jury also examined care
fully Into the matter OF tile taking OF
unusual quantities Of powder Into the
said mines previous TO the fire, aud
fail to tind any testimony to show that
any more powder was taken into these
mines at any tune than was necessary
for the daily working Of said mines.
S!gned-F. A. Tritle, foreman, G.
Derby, d. Black, Thomas Gallagher,
J.. 2. Drexler. J. P. Smith, j. u.
Hampton, Il. e. Blanchard, A. NJ,
Edgington, j. II. Myrick. ". VI. Van
BoxKeIen, NJ. F. Mcmillan. a. n,
Cole. II. G.. Maynard and Ira ). Parke,
This, We presume. Is the end Of thi'
scandalous affair. Whether HubbelI
WAS himself deceived Ia the testimony
he sought TO elicit, or WAS actuated, n
the jury say. BY motives Of personal
malice toward certain parties, he has
evidently. played the game entirely
our. He certainly did succeed In stir.
ring up N - bad blood and excite.
Inent here US we'll as in San Francisco,
than any other man In this section
ever did, and he may thank his stars
that he has escaped without personal
Injury at the hands OF those lie so
falsely implicated. At a regular
meeting Of the Gold Hill Miners
C"ion, held OH the 18th instant, that
beg, by a unanimous vote, expelled
Hubbcll from their order. and forever
debarred him from membership in said
Union. Whether this was just or no,
we are not supposed to know, but q,
any rate those best acquainted with
Hubbell will appreclatively agree with
% in saying, let Hubbell alone. He
IN, been worried and harrassed
throughout this matter enough to drive
q more sane man than no i, crazy,
He has no desire to make any more
"statements," or create any more SEN
sational reports for the one horse dali
les to serve up under fash headings II
fancy style. Let Ike Huobelf alone.