Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-18
STRANGE PROCEEDING At THE
STATE PRISON.
IntsigueA Mysteries and Plots.

us the written evidence of n plot &c
bring about his discharge from the
Wardenship and his disgrace rs n man
The story and its curious Developments
are in substance IS follows: Some
weeks since one Samuel Miller, a young
man, represented TO be lately from the
state Of Virginia was recommended to
Mr.. LYMAN, by Governor Bradley, rs a
worthy and competent person for guard
=. the Prison. On til. strength Of this
recommendation Miller was appointed.
post before Mr.. Hyman's suspicious
We're excited against him, and. accord
.ngly he set watch upon his actions
There Is convict at the Prison by the
name Of Hiram McC"mas, who was SEN
fenced from Eumboldt county FOR stage
robbery. He has been ;or some time
past acting as assistant clerk aud store
keeper for the Prison. Certain mysteri-
Gus confabs between this man hcGomas
and the new guard, Miller. determined
Nr. LYMAN 10 place them both under
surveillance Nigh. before last Captain
u the Guard, iiodgkin-on. Inspecting
that some developments Of the sGs-
pec.ed game between Miller and
McComas might be forthcoming, 4ecr-tcd
himsei: III the carpenter shop where he
noald see what Was done by McComas
AMI himself not be seer. While thus
N the outlook. he saw package Of pa
pers passed from McComas to Miller.
When Miller entered the guard room
Hodshinson ordered him 20 disatm and I,
then to surrender the bundle Of papers /
aforesaid. Miller refused 10 give the pa
peEs TO Hoigkinson, bu, said he would /
5urrender them to the Warden. Mr. !
Lyman was then sent for and Miller de-
iivered up the parcel. He was then
placed under arrest for being caught in
the act Of carrying on a clandestine cor
respondence with convict. Then No
Comas was taken from the quarters as
signed him as a clerk and locked up in
a cell. This was done so that he might
not have a chance TO destroy papers bear
ing upon this conspiracy for such it
proved to be.
Right here is good place to state that
this man, McComas, has, in addition to
his duties as an assistant clerk, been q
waiter round the officers quarters, and
N this way formed the acquaintance of
and carried on a eour.ship with Mollie
fourshay. OF course this courtship was
Interrupted when MolIie was pardoned {
3ut, but the sequel shows not only that
his love-making has since been carried
N, but that Mollie processes as hearty
. love for McComas as he for her. and
hat she has set about it, in a very reso- !
ute way, to help him to obtain a pardon.
Ind in this plan to get her convict lover
is leading feature of this Gu t
ious plot. o
Miller being placed in arrest and his Il
.apers taken from him. Mr.. Hyman sent q,
or Attorney General kittrell for consul
alton. General kittrell responded to a.
he summons with alacrity, and he and Il
lyman examined the papers. These ts
comments were placed before us last o,
light and We made 4 pretty thorough al
Of them all. They consist
I letters from McComas to Mollie Four
hay, one or two letters from Mollie to as
i'm, a letter from McComas to Miller, N,
80 or three letters from Miller to Nc r
omas, and letter from Henry Hick- C
ian "a colored convict sent from Storey OF
Ouniy for rape acting as table servant th
} the Warden S diningroom. -,
The burden Of the letter or letters Eve IL
link there are two from McComas to
[ollie Fourshay, is his great and indy =,
lg love for her, his hope of making her '''
is wife, and his trust in her to help him So
b:ain pardon. Also in this letter are tr,
that he, McComas, and Mol a.
8 are aiding Miller to work up case -:
;ainst Hyman. vi
The letters from Mollie express good
sal Of love FOR her dear Hiram, (gods,
hat name for n romanceD and give op
N to understand that she is leaving no W
one unturned to secure his freedom. hi
! one of these missives Mollie names
rtain State Officials who have been in
with her at her rooms here, r.
Carson, and she states, in substance ev
at she told them that he, NcComas,
ust have assurance OF q speedy pardon
fore he would divulgs what he knows
out Lyman. She conveys the idea
at these terms las to NcComasl, were on