Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-13
JUDGE BERRY,s STATEMENT.

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Below we publish the card of Judge
Berry, of Winnemucca, in reply TO the
affidavit Of j. e. Lockwood, published
in the SENTINEL several days ago, rel.
alive to the afFssrs of the Humboldt
Mining Company. Mr.. Berry is an
honorable and truthful gentleman, and
great weight must be attached to his
statement. In the light thrown On the
case. we are inclined to believe that in
justice has been done to the Humboldt
Reduction Works. We publish the
statement of Judge Berry from the
Situer State, which is as follows:
That Outrageous SwindIe" Thor.
oughIy Exploded.
In the Eureka SENTINEL Of tho 4ih infant,
Lockwood comes to the front again in a
Lengthy statement. under oath. concerning
his alleged bad treatment BY the Mill Com.
lpy at this place, and in addition has some
ming to say in tlIs form of a card, which is
not sworn to; concerning certain t~ransac:
tions. in which my name is referred to-, and
which call for a passing notice from me. 1t is,
perhaps, we'll that Lockwood was sufficiently
oAES W OUit tuos0 sItI6ul0ntS ITOIn III
swern production. as otherwise q charge of
perjury against him might have resulted
with every probability in favor Of giving him
q brief residence within the walls of the State
lished card he denies that while here no ber-
rowed from me the sum Of $500. bit says he
did ask me TO- advance him 500. and that /
replied that the COMPANY had no bank ac-
coun, but that would get it for bim during
so happens in this case. that | am not loft with
the simple alternative of asserting as true
that which he dcniss but have abundant proof
of the most convincing kind that his state
mant is a naked and unqualified falsehood;
ard while | was not here at the time his ore
was worked, and can not speak ersonally of
thu matters charged by him, yet as his state
ments are wholly unreliable in that part
which relates to his transaction with me-, |
have not the slightest doubt but his entire
statement of bad treatment from beginning
to end is a false and malicious SANDER. which
| will be abundantiy able to show when tbs
proper time comes. The facts about the 500
wood left Winnemucca Tor Mine al Hill | hat-
pened to meet him on the street and OK expressed
9 rprise that he was still here. He replied
that was waiting for the man from Cortez
wi h him. lie then called mo to one side and
stated that he was 5000 short OF the money hs
needed to go home with and make things sat
i~sfactory with his partner, and that
MS partner 0aQ aDONV " TINS o. GOOD ore,
and thare were from 10 to 200 tons more at
the Hill which he could control, all of which
ne would bring or cause to be brought here,
il | would advance him the $500 needed, and
further adding that hs was sorry he and
Sam. Crosley, (the foreman at tho MILL had
he'd any anv misuRd ,rstandiny. That first
he had thought there vas something
wrong in the working Of his orc, but
was nov satisfied that tho swecpings
c thi9~n INTO Ts, > DDS hopper Sg mi.t. Ss a sns
forwards it could not effect the re-
suit, and that when the ere was s-nt down
here for working he would come with it. He
said h. was anxious that | should get the ore, |
as it would be a good thing for the mill, ard
thought it would be well for me to go up to
thu Hill and soc those who had ore, which |
agreed to do, he promising to meet me Mt the
mines. l hsn asked him if it would not an
swer his purpose for me to let him have the
money when | reached the Hi ]. He said no:
that inorder to control the ore and b. in a po-
maks 4 certain showing. and he must have
tho money now. On this statement of The
condition of affairs. and rs | was quite anx-
icus to get the ore, / Concluded to advance
him the 500, and W mt directly to ths office
of the company and procured a check for that
amount and handed II to him, when he went
a ross the street to Lcvy Il t'o's store and OBJ |
tanned the coin for it. Lockwood admits that
ne obtained SZUO coin on q check the morning |
he left, but tries t. leave the Impression that
it was u part Q tho amoxbt due him on his
ore. Unfortunately for this theory. however,
the checks issued to him in payment for his
ore had all been deliverel several days be-
fore. and now stand as vouchers against him
for full payment for his ore. In addition to
this | have two letters in my POSSESSION over |
his signatures; the Fl st informing TIE that tn
mill ut that place wuuli start up soon. and
that az a consequence the ore would DO
work d there; and the otnsr acknowledging
that he o otained $500 rom me he ore leaving
here, but saying that he int nnded to apply it
in paynent of the amount he was swindled
out of by the mill. This was in answer to a
letter from me- demanding. payment. It. he
intends to keep the money for that purpo'e.
he should divide with that gushing partner
square deal with him, In the first articl the
miners had been swindled out of $1,000. but
as there was only $1,000 poun %, or " it'll,
over a TIN of ore that there was any dispute
little too much for ever tho vcracious SEN-
rINEL's stomach, and in the sworn statement
of Lockwood it is cut down to $50. One
moro swear at it by Lockwood and it would
disappear altogether. The SENTINEL admits
that il stated n falsehood when it charged
that the man from Cortez was paid in dis
honsred checks, but adds a new one when it
says he was settled With by the cOmnany at
TO per cent Of the assay value Of his ore.
But this a t,cle is already { o long to pursue
the subject any further. GKo. q. BARRY.