Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-09-12
THE MINT INVESTIGATION.

The Testimony Taken Before DR.. Eek
feldt Yesterday.
The first witness put on the stand or
} Monday morning was Chief Clerk
Hofer relative to the statement made
| by 2. Crane that he was paid Sc by the
U. 8. Mint for work done on the stone
foundation of the iron fence erected in
the cemetery. Mr.. Hotter testified as
follows
Ed. Harper worked on the founda-
ton stones at the cemetery and l paid
him, as shown by his receipted bill
presented here Saturday. The work
Was unsatisfactory and l employed Mr..
Crane, whom l paid ten dollars. He
never received any Mint voucher in
pay as stated by him, and no such
voucher appears in the Mint accounts.
WITNESS offered accounts in evidence.
Mr.. Crane Was not employed at the
Mint at that time. WITNESS here in
troduced the time books of the Mint in
| evidence
Superintendent Crawford, the next
witness, testified as follows:
When l heard that Mr.. Crane had
made this statement regarding the
fence called to see him relative to the
matter He said that Mr.. Hofer had
met him on the street after he had
completed the work and paid him ten
dollars for the same. He said at the
time that he thought he had been paid
for one days work at the Mint. If
voucher had been given it would ap-
pear in the accounts. I examined the
accounts and found no such voucher.
c. D. Meder recalled:
/ asked Mr.. Crane if he would lay
some coping for me at the cemetery.
He said he laid Hofer's and charged
him ten dollars, but would do mine for
less, as in laying Hofer's coping he had
to undo work already done.
THE SWEEPS.
j. H. Cheney's charge relative to the
sweeps was next taken up. Cheney
swore that the sweeps had been sold to
S. G. benson, of Sacramento, and one
day he heard Mrs. O. 2. Willis say that
her father ran the reduction works and |
that they made $50, coo out of the con-
tract. He also heard man named Poor
man say that "they did splendid
with these sweeps.
James Crawford, Superintendent of
the Mint, testified:
I never had any official transaction
of any kind with the person named.
Sweeps are sold to the highest bidder,
subject to the approval of the Depart
ment. have no option in the accept
ance or rejection of bid. The sweeps
to in Cheney's deposition were
sold to H. o. Beatty, of the Sacramento
Reduction Works, as the record of the
Mint shows. 1.-THE cash book of the
Mint was offered in evidence. The
entry was as follows: To cash sale of
sweeps, Sl5,52s; assay value, of
sweeps, s2s,232.l The sweeps were
sold for SIS per cent. of their assay
value. The ether bidders were the
Germanian Smelling Works, Salt Lake,
Lyon Mill & Mining Company, and
some private parties whose names l
have forgotten.
Recess taken until l. O'clock.
AFTER RECESS.
The letter written to the Department
in 1880 complaining of the retaining of
clerks on full pay when suspended en-
ployes, who were obliged to report at
roll call got none, was taken up.
Superintendent Crawford recalled
These dissatisfied employees were sus-
pended on the authority of Fl. C.
Director of the Mint. Bur-
chard's letter offered in evidence.
During the time these men were sus-
pended they were not obliged to re-
port at roll call. They were discharged
for misrepresentation, INSTRUMENTATION
and writing letters calculated to place