The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-02
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| court on 1hurStlay last by John Il
bradley against Jas. Il. Keene, Jon
W.,Pearson and Geo. d. Roberts, pos
sessing some serious. features. 4 re-
porter called OH Bradley to lealn tht
history of tho case. He stated tha
about the middle Of last October hi
with defendants. formed pool for the
purchase Of 10000 shurcs of WoodvilIc
which sotno dissatisfied Stockholders
were Investigating. The stock WIS
bought for 81 l2N per share, aud CO..
OIL shares were represented by the
Pearson wing; thus 1eteuting> the ends
Of the Investigation. This ma.
nipuIation rnn the stock mp To ninu
dollars. and il was thought advisable
to sell, the Justice Mining Company
wanting to purchase. This negotiation
was managed by Kecne, who shortly
reported to his partner that he Ind
sold the stock to tho Justice, ut eight
dollars share, receiving III payment
the note of the Company for SiSO, 900
and 1000 shares Of Justice nL $50 per
share. This stock wns divided among
the firm, Bradley, Roberts and Pearson
each taking I,00O shares, and paying
kecne $25,a00, Therefore, Bradley
alleges that Kcenc actually received
1O,OOO shares Of Justice, for n nominal
sum, and appropriated to his own uso
the G,OO0 shares not reported to the
other members of the pool, and this suit
has been brought to recover his share
of the G,O00 or nh equivalent, together
with the S25,000 lie paid to Kecne.
Bradley hnS been informed that Keene's
eNtra 5000 shares were sold ut from
Si5 to $50.
1t is reported, and even admitted by
jack, Mckenty, that hu WAS ono of the
unfoitnnates who sold "Calls' on
Jacket last week, md he had TO fill
on Saturday. Jack says there il II lit.
tie margin left yet on his seat.
AT meeting OF Directors OF the
Mechanics Institution last night, it was
resolved that the next fuir shall open
August the Sth, and continue one
month. ....
The mass meeting Of citizens oppos-
cd to Chinese immigration will he held
oD April first, i'll the evening, Mt Union
Hall. The Committee appointed by
the authorities Of the City Of San Fran
cisco to take into consideration the
evils Of Chinese immigration and the
matters Of relief pertaining to it,, be-
heving that every substantial interest OF
tho people Of the Pacific const is jeopnr-
dlZed by the unrestricted immigration;
that the time is approaching when il
tho evil continues unchecked, they
will find themselves driven from their
vocatiOns and thrust from their fire.
sides by tho increasing immigration
flowing from China; that the evil has
already grown to such proportion MS to
eiidanger the public peace md to inn
peril the security OF life; aud by recent
ndvices from China we are informed
that the exodus from there is truly
nlnIming, there being now ON the way
and soon to land upward Of 1000, aud
that efforts are Jeing IRaGo to charter
every available vessel in Chinese wa.
tiers to bring here their carsoes of
coolies, aud that the evil, steadily
growing to more nnd more proportions,
threatens not only tho peace aud pros.
pcrity of the Pacific coast, but ultimate
ly the best interests of the whole coun.
try. The Committee also appreciates
that the only adequate relief for this
vast evil is to he had through the inter
| position of tho National Government,
brought about by such earnest cxprcs.
siOns OF public opinion from NIL parts
Of the coast ns will carry to Washing
ton II conviction OF imperative necessity
of the relief demanded. The Commit
tee, therefore, in tho discharge Of the
duties committed TO it urgently recom-
mcnds that the people in every town,
village and hamlet throughout the
cOnst move i'll corporation in their res.
| pcctivc districts to give un curly cxprcs-
sion OF their feelings Oh this subject Iy
the passage OF suitable resolutions 10
be forwarded without delay to this com.
mittcc. AL interior papers favorable
to this movement will aid the causo by
publishing this appeal.
On Saturday last riot occurred III
Chinatown i'll San Jose, In which two
Cinnamon were killed aud several
wounded, and four ChinHwomen were
abducted.
NEW YonK, March 2T.
W. II. Collin, formerly acting Vice
| President of the Atlantic and Pacific
RnilrOad Company, to-day Rtntcd that
the whole story Of Senator ThurIHnll's
concern III tho alleged conspiracy ic
pass $50 laiwl grant bills through Con-
| grcss, in 1872 and 1873, for TINT road
by improper means, is fabrication.
The decision OF the Supreme Court il
the Grnnt-Pnrish cnsc In very elaborate
IL says the elections appear To be onl,
Slate elections, and there seems no con
spirncy on account Of rncu ur color
The charge is really unlyn cunspiruc,
to commit n breach Of the peace IN tn,
Slntc. The necessity for Guvcrnmrn
interference duCs not hold in this case
The Judges therefore think the first
second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh
ninth, tenth. eleventh, twc ith, funr
tccnth aud fifteenth counts, do not con
tain chargcs Of criminal nature, mad
indicinbiC under the lnwa OF the Unite,
States, nnd that consequently they ar
not good in law. They do not al,o,
that II was the intent Of the defendant
by their conspiracy To- hinder or proven
the enjoyment 0i nuy right granted q
secured hy the Constitution. The cu,
clusion Is irresistible, that these count
arc too vague and general They lac
tic certainty md precision required b
the established rules Of criminal plead
ing. IL follows that they are not goo
nnd sufficient in law. They arc no dc
fceiivo that no Judgment Of Cunviciiu
could hc pronounced upon them. Th
order of the Circuit Court nrrcstin
judgment upon the verdict therefore
affirmed, and the cause rcmanded wit
instructions 10 discharge the defendant,
CHICA0o, March 20.
Tho nrCn Of the SNOW storm was mo,
rircumsCribcd than ni first suppose,
II wns quite general In Illinois n,r
| central Indiana nu1 MirI,iuon nyI,,,