The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-01-15
THE FORGERY Gaze.

IN yesterday 8 lssuSe We published an
item clipped from the Eureka Sentinel
regarding the arrest OF q man named
Tyler on n charge Of forgery, and have
since learned tho following facts con-
corning the culprit: For some months
past Tyler has been netting Ms foreman
Of the Hussey mine at .Cornueopia, but
was removed by Superintendent Perkins
for certain misconduct on his part, and
we are informed, but cannot vouch for
the authenticity OF tho report, that no
had been engaged in tho forging buai.
ness while in Co~rnucopia. After his
discharge hc camo to Ello, whore he
loafed around Cor awhile. The other
Sunday lie stopped into n business
house in this place where he WIS par
TALLY known, and secured the loan of
81 90, upon tho promise to pay that
amount when the bank Of Freeman &
Co.. opened i'll the morning, but with
this capital i'll his pocket, he jumped
tho train md started for Eureka. Upon
his arrival there he went into heavier
business-that Of solid forgery. Several
days since 1mmcl e Co., OF Eurekn,
sent to Freeman & Co. n check for S5OU.
drawno OH IL ommon blank, in favor of
Tyler, and signed by n. p. Freeman,
individually. Mr.. +. being absent, the
check fell into the hands of Mr.. Grant,
the cashier, and lie, ut one glance, saw
that it WIS forgery. On the return Of
Dir. Freeman. Inmel & Co. were noti-
fed Of tho forgery, md had Tyler mr.
rested. Since his arrest the bank here
has received notice that he had passed
another check for $500, also u forgery,
but in this instance it was drawn in
favor Of another person and endorsed.
The forgery Is II very poor one, bearing
no resemblance whatever to Mr.. Free
mans signature, which, by the way, is
very hard to counterfeit, and tho only
surprise is that Messrs. Immel & Co.
did not detcc9 it. rs they have handled
many checks drawn by NIr. Freeman.
Thc latter gentleman nlsu thinks that
Tyler has passed some other similar
checks, and il will be well for all bust
ness men to look out for them. or
course the bankers in Elko lose nothing
by the transaction. Whether the Eu-
rckn folks get of Ms we'll we can not
say, but tho chances are that they aro
losers TO n greater or less mount.
Ben FITcH.-Elscwhcre will be found
the advertisement Of Fitch's Gentle
mems Retreat, - j. Is. Fitch, proprietor,
No. 33S Bush street, San Francisco.
Everybody i'll these parts knows Ben.
Fitch, the former Sheriff OF Elko coun-
ty, and all agree that he is n good fell
low, and understands catering to the
public tastes. Parties who havo paid
his new stand n visit inform us that il
is IL Of the best aud most fashionable
iii the city, and is first-class in all re-
spects-viands, cigars, etc. Ben is II
rustlcr Of the livclicst order, and what
ever he has about him must aud will he
OF the best. His house will always be
tho rendezvous for all Elkoitcs, and
they car rely on n kind welcome AMI
good treatment.
a Coon OHE.-Jolnny Metslicr is n
good one. The other night he went
through BiXcl's saloon, seeming in
grcss through tho sash door in front,
from which ho broke u pane of glass.
When inside Ito concluded that our
friend II. kept choice Bourbon; accord
ingly he drank two bottles Of "old rye
Which he found. Then he lay down
to warm up, and the fro and too
much whisky nude him "beastly
drunk Upon opening tho house next
morning lie WAS found, fast asleep, and
gently lodged i'll Jail. lie will be tried
today, md perhaps tho fact will be
made known whether he intended to
I'LL his pockets with valuabics, or sim.
ply fill his hide with cordial"
PEEsoHAL.-F. +. Mary the popular
merchant and fnrwnrder Of Tuauo, has
been sojourning with M for some days
pnst, and knows not the day OF his
leaving, which is conditional upon his
wifc's health. That lady is now in
ElkO, under treatment of DR.. 4Icigs,
and his course has been most sntisiac-
tory, she having gradually improved
since her arrival. -. Ed. Phillips, who
is Elko'sr reliable smithy, left yesterday
for Eureka OIL u weeks visit. ... Semi
tor Gabriel Colin returned from the
West Inst night. M. Salisbury, Of
0ilmer & Salisbury, the stngc men, WAS
among tho passengers OH the enst-bound
trnin lust evening.
That lIuiHY AND BUGaY.--All the
boys in town know Dorsey Bros. horse
"~Roachcy" md his handsome. rod two
wheeled buggy, of tho dump-cHrt vari-
ETY., and look with sorrow upon the
incniNl service to which "~lsoNchcy" is
frequently consigned. Yesterday he
was Mt his usunl work. lIo got II little
heightened; ''Hctcd-up;'' in short con.
cludcd that such labor was far bcneutl
his dignity. His driver left him for q
moment, and then lie left the driver
turn about Is fair plny-Hud with his