Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-07-03

| the following regarding the Reno bank Inves
tisation The examination of the officers aaC
directors of the Savings Bank commenced IL
the District Court to-day The taking of L.
L. Crocketts testimony occupied all the morn
ing. He testified, in substance, as follows
That on the 23d instant L c. Batchelder
came to him in Carson and said that the Reno
Savings Bank was in difficulties that he came
down TO Reno with Ba,chelder and wen; to
| the bank that they found the money had
been removed-James kinkead had got it.
They then went to James h. Hinkead's Mr.
Crockett asked him if the checks left for co..
lection oil account of the State had been paid
Mr.. kinkead said they had, ha: the money
| Was gone. He then instructed Batchelder to
| give Crockett securities to cover the anleant
of the checks, stated at about s. 900. Crock
EFT and BatcLelder went back to the bank and
got number Of notes and ether securities
They found a bag Of silver coin. which Creek
EFT took, giving his check fer 81 600 therefor,
and also q signed blank check for what coin
there might prove to be in the bag over 81 COO
Crockett returned to Carson with the securi-
ties and the silver. The silver amounted to
81 ,096. He Immediately hypothecated the
bunch of securities to James kinkead for an
amount sufficient to cover the banks indie bt-
edness ts the State, putting he mauey where
it belonged.
ARCHERY PRACrrcE. Messrs Lynch
Stocker, Sweeney and Davis, the four arche,s
whp are to contend to, morrow with the Com
stock quartet, shot their first practice match at
a 40 yard target yesterday Afternoon at Tread
ways Park, making the following scores
Lynch. ii II IL II 10 III 10 IL 4-1O2
Davis 49,. l 3 s 5l2 l : 10 II GS
Stocker .. IL 8 O132I . 3 9 g.
Sweeney IL 9 3 10 = "a
The wind was blowing hard at the time
which IN measure accounts for the poor
eyes. Officer Duncan did some fair work with |
an Indian bow. but the wind effected his light |
arrows to such extent that he had to give
up the practice.
THE RAILROAD STRIFE -The railroad strike
eliminated yesterday in the paying off Of the
dissatisfied workingmen. Sixty-sx men re-
,eived their pay and were passed over the
cad TO Virginia City. Considerable disturb
.nce arose from the fact that each man had 81
ledncted from his pay for poll tax. All ad-
nit that the strike was badly planned and ex.
cuted. There was no work done yesterday
'ut it will be resumed to- day. Last night d
ang of the strikers who had been paid of
7ere in town and very drunk.
JACK OF ALL TgADEs.-A witness in the
district Court was asked yesterday what his
usiness was and replied b
Printer, waiter, barber, engine driver,
.reet-car driver, railroad conductor and have
ead law"
Did you ever practice law = asked the
,torney.
"Thank God never did"
I
Andy Rabbit, the man who swindled John
Dung of Virginia City out Of $50, got off
lite easily. He had $50 dollars in his pes
ssion when found, and Yesterday Young
me down and recovering the money Z
Inded him ba OK $50 remarkiHg, "I'll make
even thing"
LosT.-John Csnnerton, the Comsseck ice
cam man, lost sack containing ten dozen n
Gems on tho road between Carson and the
ouRd House. The finder will please leave
EN- at this Office or with John Connerton,
rginia City.
Two MINERS KILLED IN VIRGINIA CITY \
10 o'clock yesterday morning a stick of
nber feet long and IA inches square fell
wn the Union shaft 1000 feet and killed
hn Abbott and Duncan Bethune.
Losr.-Mrs. Chas. Tautphaus lost a small sh
ssbook containing some papers valuable mr.
ly to the owner. The finder will be re-
rded on leaving the same at the Carson E..
ange.
The man who makes the best score at WIZ
,ere & Parkers shooting gallery during to. II
' and to- morrow will get an order Oh Bosko -
s. hat.
BENroN's SrAGE-On and after May 28th Oh
nton's stage for Lake Tahoe will leave daily .,
9 80 A. NJ until further nstice. bloc
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