Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-06-27
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"A RlEL IldtiICu lhSSi
scarcely fifteen years old, was brought
before Justice Knox, of Virginia City,
Thursday evening, on a charge OF bur
glary. She was released on hail until
July 9Th, in order to give her friends
an opportunity to present all the evil
dence possible in her favor. The cir
cumstances of the case, as related to
the Chronicle reporter, are as follows:
The family of Mr.. Morgan, whose resi-
dence is "a short distance beyond the
Divide, have missed various articles of
value at different times during the last
four or five weeks. 1t was at first sup
posed that the thier was a Chinaman,
but a strict watch failed to detect the
robber. Mr.. Morgan at last employed
b. +. Lackey, late Chief of Police, to
investigate the mysterious affair. lie
worked up the case carefully, and soon
became convinced that the girl was the
culprit. She was at once arrested,
several of the stolen articles were
found in her possession. She there
upon made q full confession. Her
parents live near Mr.. Morgan's house,
and the girl had a key. 1t seems that
wien tile family were out she would
unlock the door. ransack the closets
and drawers and help herself to any
thing that struck her fancy. After her
arrest she was placed in the County
Jail, and remained there about "A
hours before she was released. Her
youth and previous good character are
eliciting considerable interest in her
behalf, and a strong effort will be
made to gel her off with as light pun
ishment as the law will allow.
Virginia Dolan is the latest arrival
at Virginia, and we hope we shall
not shock our modest readers by say
ing that the young lady made her first
appearance in that city withouta ward
robe. She did'ns even have a shirt to
her back. "Virginia" was first no
ticed fooling around the County Hos
pital, and DR.. Van Zandt, the County
Physician, taking compassion on the
stranger, provided her with "A new suit
of wearing gear. The young lady is
now three days old, and a bright hut
not wise child, as she don't know Ter
own father. She will be adopted by
the county. Virginia is a fearful place
for happenstances.
A young man, named Alexander
Winsmore, cut his left foot very Sc
verely with an AK Thursday morning.
He had been firing an engine that runs
a large planning machine, set up be-
hind the Consolidated mill, in Virginia
City, and used for dressing timbers for
the California mill. He was splitting
a stick of firewood about 7 O'Clock that
morning, and having but little room to
work in, his Ak struck against some
obstructing object, and glancing off,
buried the blade in his left foot, in
dieting "A cut about four inches long
lengthwise of his foot.
A stud OF six valuable horses, pur-
chased by Senator j. p. Jones in the
East at a cost of S25, 900. passed Reno
Thursday morning for California,
Two of them were trOtters, two run.
ming horses and two carriage horses,
They came through by special car, in
the passenger train, at a cost OF $1,000
for transportation.
A miner named Andrew HansOme,
working in the Caledonia shaft, receiv-
ed a fracture Of one of his ribs about
o'clock Thursday evening. lie was
struck by a rock which fell down the
shaft, which rock, it Is supposed, slip
ped off a loaded cage that was being
hoisted at the time.
Two hundred and seventeen mining
assessments, aggregating, S6,l10,26O
have been levied this year. Thirty
four assessments, aggregating S194, 600
became delinquent this month";.
The New York Mining Companyand
the New York Consolidated Mining
Company have each levied an assess
ment of fifty cents per share.