Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-18
Strange Proceedings al the State
Prlson.
Romance and Crime sssssgs
Msdisy-Lsvs. rrseeasry. E>A

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Romance and Crime 4 Stsangs
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From the Carson appeal Of this morn.
ing We oondense the following account
Of strange proceedings at, and in con.
nscuon with tho management OF the
Nevada State Prison:
Some weeks since one Samuel Miller.
a young man, represented 10 be lately
from the State oil Virginia, was recon.
mended TO Mr.. Hyman, BY Governor
Bradley. o. . worthy and eomps4ent
person for q guard at the Prison. On
the strength Of this recommendation
Miller was appointed. The new guard
had not been long At his post before Nj.
Hyman's suspicious were excited against
him, and. accordingly no sst q watch
upon his actions. There IL q convict at
the Prison by the name Of Hiram No
ComAs, who wa sentenced from Hum
boldt county for stage robbery. He has
for some time past been acting ~ %.
sistant clerk and store-kscpor fer tho
Prison. Certain mysterious oonfabs
between this man McComas and the new
guard. Miller. determined Mr., HYMN
to place them both under surveillance.
Night before last, Captain OF The Guard.
IIodgkinson. suspsctiug that some de-
vslopments Of tho suspected game be-
tween Miller and McComas might be
forthcoming. sccretsd himself in The
carpenter shop whoro he could SEQ what
was done by McComas aud himself
not be seen. While thus on the out
look. he saw . package Of papers
passed from McComas 10 Miller!
When Miller entered tho guard room
Hodgkinson ordered him 70 disarm and
then to surrender the bundle OF papers
aforesaid. Miller refused TO give the
papers 10 Hodgkinson. but said DO
would surrender them TO the Warden.
Mr.. Hyman was then sent for and Nil
Ter delivered up the parcel. He was
then placed under Arrest for being
caught In the act OF carrying on q clan.
dsstins correspondence with q convict.
Then McComas was taken from the
quarters assigned him % o clerk and
locked up In q cell. This was dsne 80
that he might not have q chance 10 do
stroy papers bearing upon this conspir.
acy-for such Il proved TO DO.
McComas has, In addition 10 his du-
ties a. an assistant clerk, been q walter
round the ofioen' quarters. and In this
way formed the acquaintance Of and car
ried on Q courtship with Mollie Fourshay.
OF course this oourtship wa interrupted
when Mollie WINS pardoned out. but tho
sequel shows not only that this love-
making has since been carried on. but
that Mollis Processes as hearty q love
for McComas a. he for her. and that she
has set about Il, In q very resolute
way, 10 help hin TO obtain Q pardon.
Miller boing placed In arrest and his
papers taken from him. Mr.. Hyman
sent for Attorney General Kittrell for
consultation. General Kittrell responded
TO tho summons with alacrity. and he
and Hyman examined the papers. They
consist Of letters from McComas 10
Mollis Fourshay, one or two letters
from Mollio to him, q letter from Nc
Comas to Miller. two or three letters
from Miller 10 McComas, and q letter
from Henry Hickman 10 colored convict
sent from Storey county for raps) act
ing a. table servant TO the Wardsn's
dining.room. Tho burden OF the letters
from McComas 10 Mollis Fourshay, Ia
his great and undying love for her. his
hops OF making her his wife, and his
trust In her TO help him obtain q pardon.
Also in this letter are limitations that
he. McComas. and Mollie are aiding
Miller to work up q case against Hy-
man. The letters irvm Mollis express o
good deal Of love for her dear Hiram.
aud give him 10 understand that she Is
leaving no stone unturned 10 securo his
freedom. In one OF these missives Mol.
lie names certain State officials who have
been In consultation with her ut her
rooms here. In Carson. and she states In
substance that sho told them that he,
McComas. must have assurance Of o
speedy pardon before he would divulgs
what he knows about Hyman. She con.
veys the idea that those terms (as 10 Nc
Comas). were accsded TO by the said
State officials. Tho letter from McCo.
mas to Miller, In no far as II relates TO
the business between them-that Ia to
say the business Of finding evidences
OF dishonesty against Hyman-confsssss
his, McComas' inability to fnd In the
books and accounts OF the Prison any
evidences against the Warden. There
arc some references TO persons and sup
posed transactions, but the confession u
explicit that no finds nothing 10 boar out
any charges OF fraud OF peculation.
Also McComas expresses himself an
mystifed by certain expressions con.
tsined In Millsr's ~letters.
Millor's letters. there are severnl OF
them-urRo speedy action on McComas'
part in furnishing evidence against Hy-
man; assure McComas that work In be-
ing done 10 help him out; that the suits
against him In the United States Courts
will not Be pressed; that he. Miller. Is
his friend, etc. In one Of these letters
Miller intimates that he IL 70 be at the
Governors Office at I o'clock at night
and that there and then he wants TO use
McComas' written statement. The let
ter OF Hickman, the oolored waiter. 70
Fourshay (who seems 70 have
furnished the brains for the whole plot)
In full OF queer. illltsrato stun and I'm
him v hopeful OF o pardon
through his services In helping to dam.
age Lyman. Al tho close OF the letter
hs suggests that Mollie get him some
drug-for what purpose u not
stated-whsthsr 10 poison old Lyman
or hoo-doo him Il only 70 Be guessed at.
In tho foregoing we have given the
outlines OF nm intrigue, which seems 70
come as q sequel 10 the In sffectual at
made last Winter. In the Legisla.
tars. 70 break Lyman Of his onloe and
disgrace him the eyes OF the public. The
not unnatural inference 10, that the OBJ
Of the pardon OF Mollie Forshny
was but the FIRST step taken toward o
plan Of operations against Hyman,
involved the cooperation Of Mil
Ter. McComas, Forahay aud Hickman.
all acting under tho advice and sncour.
agemont Of Mr.. Hyman's enemies In
the State Government. We understand
that one Of the oficials. being intsrro-
gated upon the subject since Milior's ar
rest, confession and discharge from the
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