Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-09-09
THE MINI INVESTIGATION.
A Complete Breakdown OF, the Part of
the Prosecution

The Mint Investigation opened yes
terlay morning at 1880. c. N. Harris
| rpeared for the complainants, Mes>rs.
Spargo, Cheney and Abel, and insisted
that the investigation should be held
| in the u. S. District Court from. Mr..
| Eckfedt could see no reason why such
ii request should be granted, as it had
been customary to hold such inve>ti
cations in the Mint building for the
sake of convenience. Mr.. Harris then
| objected to Mr.. Ecklrldt on the ground
that he was not clothed with power l."
in 5estigate the charges. He objected
also to the refusal Of "A change of venue
and filed an objection and protest, al
leging that the witnesses " 'uld b.
under Influences which would prevent
tn, m from telling the truth. The at
torEey closed lis remarks BY stat;n.
that he declined to recognize Mr.. Eek
frldt as per,on atithorz at to cOHd .c1
the investigation, and would not SUI
NIT any evidence on the charges, bur
consider the charges still in force, in
sisiiug upon the same as heretofore,
awaiting the action OF the proper de
partnent in authorizing ssnd organizing |
Il proper commission duly empowered !
10 investigate such charges upon du> :
notice, at proper time and place. Tl,e |
prosecution courted the most tinrpiyil, |
open and impartial inve,tiya ID, Of the
pending charges by CO npttent per,'ls !
drputed by the Department 10 take to-
timony ant! determine and report to the
proper Dep .rtinrEt the fn'ts rel tive t.
said charges. They hoped and EXPECT
Ell such an inve>tig ttinn at an EARL
day. In view of the foregoing '.r.
Harris begged leave to Withdraw his
appearance frnm before Mr.. E.kfe!dt.
AS Mr.. Harris did not have his spet.ri,
written down an he wished il. MIR,
Eek feIdt ordered il recess for one hour.
to enable Mr. Harris to reWri e his
speech and make such c!ltngrs is III
saw fit before finally su uniting it to
the Court.
AFTER RECESS.
At ] O'Clock Sir. Eckftldt resumed
hi seat and the opening speech of &.
n. Harri. W IS read, and the expression
's,'lrric:.l functions" applied to Mr.. Eek
ftldt in the protest of {. n. iiarr, Was
objected to t:y Mr.. Ezekiel # on the
ground that his functions We're more
han clerical, being in fact Judicial. as
~ was authorized to preside at the ill., s
restig hion and hear testimony, Ilar- I
lis replied that he n Il USED the TAN
.uage as best he cUld an,i did not sec
exactly how he could express what W t, ;
wanted in any other WY, and added I
hat he meant no di>reSp.ct to the
court. Mr.. Eckfeidt withdrew his OBJ
Was not of sufficient import tlce to di>- :
.uss. The demurrer WAS then read,
lIckftldt suggesting such changes
we're required to put the demurrer in
shape. When the business was gone
through with Mr.. Harris Was informed
~ the Court that further time would e
granted if necessary. MIR. IIarris asked
ur IL few minutes more time and then .
submitted his Roper, as final Mr..
Eek ftlIt then called attention 20 suIne
asses tf taut, losy in the demurrer, .
which were changed and the document
unlimited again. ~.
SPEECH BY COLONEL SHAW.
At this point Colonel >h Nv, who act ,
ID for the Mint authorities in the a!,- -,
ence of Colonel Ellis. the attorney, =,
poke to the effect that Il great deal Of &,
ime was being taken up by the prose- +
uti,.n asking the clerk of investi cation,
Who had been employed at Government i;
Expense, to help amend the faulty de
nurrer, and he believed that the at
orney for the prosecution should amend
is own, papers. Such IA preceding WAS
imply trap to say afterwards that the r.
iovernment clerk had prepared the de-
lurrer. He wanted the proceedings