Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-06
PACIFIC COAST.
THE LATEST SENSATION.
PINNEY, THE DEFAULTER, PUTS
IN AN APPEARANCE.
he Claims to Have Been Worsted
by His Accomplices.
Other Interesting Coast Items.

Other Interesting Coast Items.
SAN FRANCISCO, May s.
There seems now to he no doubt of
the return of the defaulting Navy Pay
inspector clerk, George NJ. Pinney.
His wife has just informed a reporter
of the Oakland Tribune that he will be
on California street AT eleven o'clock
this morning. In fact he has been in
the State for ON two weeks, commu-
nicating with parties who are interested
with him in unearthing the system of
rascdlity that has been carried on here
in business and political circles. 1t is
claimed by Pinney's friends that when
he left here it was the understanding
that certain deficiencies should be made
good Il of the means he left behind
him, but those concerned on the con-
trary retained the plumber themselves,
swindling both their partner in crime
and his victim. 1t is understood that
since Pinney's secret ~sojourn here, ar
rangements have been consummated
by which evidence necessary TO con
Wet Pinney's accomplices will be at
once forthcoming. He will surrender
himself to the authorities this after
100 and his readiness to
answer all charges that may he
brought against him. The revelations
he proposes to make will not only re-
late to frauds in the Navy Pay inspec-
tors office, but also to great land-grab-
blng operations, mining POPULATIONS,
political corruption and general ras-
cality. The affair creates the greatest
sensation.
Eater.
SAN Francisco, May 5.
About 9:15 o'clock this morning, Geo.
NJ. Pinney, the defaulting clerk OF
Naval Pay Inspector Spalding, walk.
ed into the Office of District Attorney
Murphy and surrendered himself.
Captain Lees, of the detective force, was
at once summoned, to whom Pinney
was turned over. Arrangements are
now being made TO obtain his trial TO
answer to the two indictments of for
gerry found by the Grand Jury in De-
cember, 1875, bail being fixed at
$4,000 on each charge. Pinney pos
itively refused TO be interviewed, but
District Attorney Murphy and Cap
tain Lees gave such information as the
interest of justice at present warranted.
Pinney arrived here from Montreal a
week ago Yesterday. His previous
wanderings have been pretty fully de-
tailed already, except that from Tahiti,
where he was last heard from. He
returned to Valparaiso, thence to En-
gland and Montreal. His object in
returning, he states, is simply to stand
his trial and give his evidence concern
ing matters pertaining thereto. lie had
previously made arrangements by
~ l1Iai IA "nl ttNlnpCfA4NI that he
should be free from any interference
from the Government on the ground
of being a deserter, which, il is under
stood, il the only claim the Govern
ment has against him. This is cor
federated by the statement of United
States District Attorney Coghlan, who
says he has never received any papers
in the Pinney case, though ne does not
state whether the Government has or
has not any claim against him, but
merely that If so, it has never been
brought to his notice officially. This, it
is 81 stated, Is the only compromise or ar
rangement he has made with either
the United States or State authorities.
His claim in brief is hat he has been
made the seapegoat of others. OF the
million dollars or thereabouts in value
of certificates of Indebtedness which
were hypothetical with various banks
and private individuals in this city.
Pinney claims that only a portion
of them were hypothecated by him
personally, and that when he left here
he left funds in the hands of certain
parties sufficient to tar them up.
Who these parties are, will appear in
evidence in court. Whoever they
were, they went back on their agree
meut and Ocketed the plumber. Pin
ney looks with a great deal OF indiiJer-
ence on the charge of forgery. He
claims all he did was done under in
structions from his superior officers,
and he is guilty, il at all, OF nothing
more than m"isdeiueanor. lie has
come back at the instance of parties
who were victimized by the hypothe-
cation of certificates to assist them in
recovering their duties, and to vind.-
cate his " character. He states tina
rumors as 10 the object of his coming
back being to kick up "A tremendous
rumpus in political circles, and all talk
of stunning developments, etc., are all
bosh. Pinney took away with him
about $40, 900, and claims that of the
vast noun received by the hypothe-
cation of certificates he received moth
ing, the money all going To other par
ties. He will be arraigned to plead in
the Municipal Criminal Court IN Mon
day or Tuesday next, butt is uncertain
whether the case can be reached for
trial before tho next term of court.
Hubbard IL Co, stock brokers of the
San Francisco Board, suspended to.
day. Liabilities, $4,000, exclusive of
assessments. They expect to resume
shortly.
Five new cases of smallpox were
discovered yesterday by the quarin-
tine officer among the Chinese passen-
gers now in quarantine on the steamer
Arizona. These Mongolians arrived
from Hong Kong by The Alaska and
have been in quarantine Stree the
22nd ult. This week is the first for "A
year in which no deaths have occurred
from small. DoX, the total number in
the year footing up AT. Diptheria
continues IN the decrease, the deal,s
for the week being only eleven. Total
deaths recorded for the week, ll0.
The MormOns Preparing for n
Fight.