Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-17

ALLEGED ROBBERY. Officer Duncan last
evening arrested man named Fred Parker,
who was at one time a waiter III the Ormsby
House, on a charge of robbery Last even
ing the accused was in company with truck
man named Stocker, who was very drunk,
near the Carson bakery, and 1t Is alleged that
he there empted Stockers pockets OF his
money and appropriated the same to himself
When Parker saw officer Duncan approach
him, he spoke to his companion as
if he were DESTROYS of taking him home, 50
as to mislead the officer. But upon examlna-
ton both of the pockets of Suckers pants
were found to be turned inside cut Stocker
was too drunk to know what was going on,
but his friends knew that only an hour or SO
before Parker's arrest, he had five or SIX
standard dollars with him. When Parker was
arrested 81 so was found on his person.
and when asked where he got the money, he
stated that man named Billy Crooks had
oiven him two silver dollars in the afternoon
Officer Duncan, however, knew that the &C
cused had changed several silver dollars at
different places during the evening, ana as
Parker could give no account as to where he
got them, he was locked up on charge OF
robbery.
New M1NEs-Hon. D. R. Sessions, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction. re-
turned home yesterday morning, after an ex-
tended official trip throughout the State. He
SAYS that good mines have been found IN
Churchill County, in range OF mountains
twelve miles west of La Plata. One miner
ran a tunnel twenty feet leng and struck a
ledge thirty fee. wide, which has not yet
been penetrated. Some of the ore IS pure
silver There is an abundance of wood and
water in the vicinity. Since the discovery OF
that mine eight square miles of timber have
been taken up. There are now about fifty
men at that place, principally from Eureka
It is not at all unlikely that there will be 6
rush for that point in the Spring.
lNp1aNANT.-It is said that the State Capt.
toll officers and attaches held a meeting last
night for the purpose of expressing their In
dignation at Deputy Controller Daugherty':
orouinette. There is not an attache OF the
building who hasn't Baby Mine !" and the
"Sweet Bye and Bye " ringing in his ears al
day and night. Fearing the gathering storm
NAV get him into serious trouble, MIR. Daugh
erty offers his melodious musical instrument
! for sale at a great discount from the origlna
cost. In connection with this, We are ais
authorized to state that lie consequence of the
bitter prejudice which n'lF exists In the State
house against all classes "t '"uslcal lnstru-
| ments, no propositions viii be- entertained
| from monkey dealers.
A GOLD HILL SCANDAL. 49, Suit for divorce
WIS yesterday commenced st Gold Hill by Mary
| G. fraser against Owen Fraser, an Assembly
man from Storey County. She accuses the
| 4 fendant of having beer untrue to her While
he was in this city last Winter making laws.
One Sadie MARKS, o; San Francisco, also
figures very conspicaously in the mattel Ire
compl naat further AYERS that he delrIsdaA'
was ia the habit of leaving COPIES Of !=aters
written by him to said Sadie MarAs IN con-
spicuous places, SO that the plaintiff could set
| the,a, and also letters received by him from
her, The case promises to De one OF great
interest to such as are moroidly fond OF scam
! dsl in high life.