Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-10

WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.


and testified that he authorized John
Cahill to sell his interest in the Monitor,
or negotiate sale, in July, 1871.
Col. Raymond was called to the stand
and testified to the accuracy of copies
from the original records of the proceed
ings Of the Trustees Of the Raymond Il
Ely Company, which copies were offered
in evidence
Col. Raymond also testified to the cor
rectness of copy presented of the BY
laws of the Raymond & Ely Company.
All the papers above referred to were
admitted in evidence.
John Cahill was called to the stand.
He testified that in September, 1871,
George Giustin and Charley O'Neil en-
ployed him to make sale of their inter-
est in the Monitor ground TO George
Hearst but he first notified Col. Light
ner of this offer Of sale, as he felt HIM
self in duty bound to do on account of
his employment by and friendship to the
Raymond 4 Ely Company. A sale was
consummated to George Hearst for $10,-
000-Mr. Cahill receiving $500 for the
negotiation. The price was paid partly
in coin and partly in Wells, Fargo Il
Co. s checks. Cahill stated that when he
went TO Lightner, Lightner wtnt with
him to Hearst, and they agreed that
Hearst should buy the claim, and Light
ner said that he would furnish the mon
ey for him. Then Hearst paid the Mon
itor men $50 to bind the bargain, and
soon afterward, paid the $4,000 and got
the deed. Hearst said to Lightner,
"will old Billy Raymond stand it? and
Lightner says " He will have to stand
it," Then Lightner said to Cahill, "you
keep silent about this as long as am
superintendent, and you shall leave the
camp rich man within year."
At the opening of the afternoon SEES
sion Thos. Grieves was called to the
stand. He testified that he sold to Mr..
Perley Phoebe West No. 4, or left a deed
for that claim with him. Mr.. Perley
gave him 500 and paid his passage to
Fillmore and back for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the title to Phoebe No. 3. He
made the purchase of Phoebe No. 3 at
Salt Lake City. When he returned to
Phoebe Mr.. Perley was absent. He as
serted that Mr.. Perley had jumped his
ground, virtually, and therefore he made
up his mind that Mr.. Perley should not
have No. 3; so he sold No. 3 to Charles
Foreman for 800.
b. +. Sides testified that he accepted a
draft on San Francisco, drawn by Geo.
Hearst for $40, 900, on or about the 18th
of September. 1871; that Lightner came
to him before that and arranged for
Hearst to get this l0,00O; that Lightner
and Hearst came together, and he, Sides,
at their request. took Hearst's $4,000
draft and furnished him coin.
Louis Tardos testified that it appeared
by the stubs of the check-book of the
Raymond Il Ely Company that on the
18th of September, 1871, George
Hearst was given S12, 900 check of the
company by Colonel Lghtner for the
purchase of the Monitor ground. On
the 18th of September check was
drawn by the Raymond & Ely Company
in favor of B. F. Sides for a purchase
, by Perley of part in the Monitor, $500.
II. r. Breakey, Mining Recorder OF
} Ely Mining District, testified to the cor.
> rectness of a certain Lghtner shaft and
Hermes location notices in his records
also, to the correctness Of the mining
: laws as they appear in the record book
a W. Clarke testified that he was fore
: man of the Raymond & Ely Company
F. in 1871, and that notice of location or
, the Lightner shaft was, on the 9th o.
trussle work for the benefit Of the Ray
mond & Ely Company.
: The deeds of the parties named in thu
n above location were then read in evl
/, dence.
The Hermes location was then road ii
. in evidence.
Deeds were put in evidence from d
w. Perley to George Hearst; from Pete
-, I e..
a Lightner to George Hearst, and iron
George Hearst to the Hermes Minin
Company.
The record of the certificate of incol
j. poration of the Hermes Mining Com
" pany was admitted in evidence; also tn
:, record of the deed from John II. Marti
q to Peter McCannon.
l. Colonel Raymond was called to tn
stand to prove that map exhibited b
70 counsel for plaintiffs was drawn by G. "
!. Lightner, and had been hung up in til
- office of the company in San Francisc
for the information of trustees an
stockholders since February, 1871.
b. Eighteen letters from Colonel Ligh
8. ner to the officers Of the Raymond
n ly Company in San Francisco wei
read in evidence; also one very tootl
H. some letter from d. W. Perley to tn
tn Secretary of the company a. San Fran
m cisco.
lie Following are three of the letters r.
Of, ferred to above. We hope to publis
~ the others at some near future time:
r. PIocHE, 10Th Sept. 1871.
IN Ny DEAR SIR: l suppose by this tim
We you feel as if things were pretty we
It. settled for good price for the stool
be Don't part with any short OF SIS shar
to Hearst will probably go down by Il
n mornings stage and l will have Il
Ia deeds for that extension taken up
re Perley, McCannon and the rest.
la. course am to be interested to share
the enterprise, but have told them tn
10 il must be satisfactory to you. Hear
Nv will be able through Haggin 4 Tevis
l. put the thing along, and may offer SUI
20 cient inducements to make it worth yo
al acceptance, and give you but lit
II, trouble and no outlay; so, before givil
y, any definite answer, weigh the matt
az we'll. He will probably go in for pu
. chasing some property off the line
where think the ledge runs, and II
re- does, it makes the chances better for
"a all.
nd
M. ~, Faithfully yours,
- G. w. LIGHTNER.