Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

voaps That BURMA case was heard |
.,,. Jus,ice Van Hagen yesterday,
-, n man accused of threatening TO
n a certain house in town, and |
-. abundant, by way OF explanation,
eoil he used the words "burn him up"
the expression is very frequently used
:. ,lis part of the country, having no
-,t.r4nce whatever to any act Of incen-
,;or;sm. This case reminds US Of what
,o,urred in one of the southern counties
~ California some years ago. A man
who hailed from the Faderiand rejoiced
in the undisputed ownership of build
~, in which he made and sold lager
h.r But in order to guard against
after ruin by the destruction of his
nronerty, he thought it prudent to have
he house Insured. This be did, and
,bsn felt secure in any possible contin-
gency. EYutingly he told a friend that
Fla house was insured, and added, in
Fnolisb. with that sweet German accent
90 much applauded by General Scott
duripp the Presidential campaign of 1852,
"if ri burn him down, make fifteen
hundred dollarsr' In short time
afterwards the identical house referred to
was burned, and our Tutonic friend pre-
septed his insurance policy and demand
cd PAYMENT; but the insurance agent was
nosted in regard to the utterances of the
Insured, and refused payment of the de.
mand. Suit was brought, aud the plain
tiff obtined judgm ent against the lusur-
auce company for the full amount of his
demand, it having been satisfactorily
shown that in the use of the words "if I'll
burn him down." etc.. the plaintiff had
no allusion whatever to any act of incen-
diarism. He didn't understand English
well enough to express his ideas proper.
", and the jury thought it wrong to deny
a man his rights because lie couldn't
speak English. But the plaintiff was
kept out Of his money for some time,
and had to fee attorneys to attend to his
suit, and consequently was ever after
careful about using words that barn.
MORE DEPREDATIoNs.-Th facts in q
recent forgery were brought to light yes
terday. A young man named Charles
Robinson, formerly waiter at Harry
Bryan's restaurant, BullionvilIe, on Mon
day last bought pistol from S. Abra-
hanson, an auctioneer of Bullionville,
and in payment offered check, which,
appearing to be genuine, was accepted.
Robinson next hired horse from Mr..
Easom, Of Bullionvile, saying that he
was going to Phoebe, but instead of that
lie went off with the now somewhat no.
torious George Chandler, alias Texas"
Mr.. Abrahamson came to Phoebe yester-
day. and presented the identical check
sold to him by Robinson. This check,
which was paid at the bank without ques.
ton, was in words and figures as follows:
No. 99S. Phoebe, New, Jan. 16. 1874.
WELLS, FARGO Il Co.
Phoebe, New,
Pay to Lew Gates or order, thirty-seven
dollars.
S37 90. TRAVIS & BRo
Endorsed, Lew Gates.
Subsequently the officers of the bank
came to suspect that all was not right,
and upon presenting the check to W. S.
Travis, he pronounced the signature not
genuine. Mr.. Abrahamson, on learning
this fact, refunded the money he received
on the spurious check. He now holds
the check to be used us evidence against
the forger. The check has all the APP
pearance Of genuine article, though it
was not torn from the stub straight
across, but. while the check itself is per-
feet enough, there is more than the usual
portion left adhering TO the stub. The
use OF the name of Lew Gates showed
adroitness on the part of the forger, as
Gates is well known to be in the employ
of Travis.
Much ADO ABOUT NoTHING.-On Sun
day last, o young man named Frank l..
stone was arrested on complaint of l.. d.
Strong, the complaint alleging that the
accused had threatened to burn Strong's
house. The case was heard in Justice
Van Hagen's Court yesterday, and the
event created much interest in the public
mind. The idea that any one harbored
the wicked purpose to set FIRE to a build
endangering large amount of property,
gave TO the case very general interest.
The Justices Office was crowded during
the whole trial, and the proceedings were
watched with great interest. The only
evidence against Stone was that of ]. NJ.
Hardin, who swore that he heard Stone
say that he Harding could burn him
(Strong) up for $25. What gave rise to
this remark is thus explained by the de-
PENDANT in his testimony: Stone went
10 Hardin's house, and while there con.
versation turned on certain note given
by Strong to Hardin, and the note being
made payable ON Sunday, the 9th OF
april, Hardin thought that the note WAS
valneless. Here Stone said in effect that
If Strong undertook to take advantage of
him in the matter OF the note, he (Har.
DIM could burn him up.
The RAYMOND e. ELY MINE.-The San
Francisco Chronicle. of the 10Th, opens
its batteries on the Raymond & Ely mine
and its management, and follows up the
matter on the 10th by another blast As
the RECORD is looked to by the public to
defend the mines Of this camp from any
attack made upon them, it becomes our
duty to say, in connection with the Ray.
mond & Ely, that for several weeks past
our reporter has not been able to obtain
any information in regard to that mine
hence we are not in a position to pass
upon the correctness of the Chronicle
statements.
HELD TO ANSWER. o'clock yes
terday afternoon Justice Van Hagen rem
dered his decision in the case of tn,
State against George Lambert, charged
with stealing horses belonging to Jamel
riersoh. After weighing the matter il
his mind, the Justice decided to bind tn,
accused to answer before the Grand Jury
bail was fixed at ST. 900. Lambert is still
injail.
In PUnsuIT.- Officer Woodruff, o
pische, Mr.. Lehman, of the Pionee