Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-09-09
nth the following re amended de

| \ el. Cheney aud SpArgb, who n W
her tOfnre made charges against tn
SUPERINTENDENT aud Chief Clerk of the
United Sites Mint At Carson City, IT,
in ,ir off i'll cap,ciy, which ch,rge>
now purp,rt t. ~ tn" subject Of in.
vestiy ,tion before Mr. FREDERICK f k
felii, object t. tn irtrndu .tnn of
my teStim my il t''i- mltter. 1t hav-
ing been offered that this inv"stig ,tion
or inquiry may b" freely held in the U.
= District tuurt-r,n,,n, in this city, the
pfr+.r is ,lecli ed hy Mr.. Erkf .ldt. We
o Ter our ri ,,.ti ~ and pr ':s-t, urginy
for this tr any other Investigation
growing out Of these charges entire and
unrestricted publicity.
We sly that al amrtment in prox-
unity ~ tn. n''i'.e of the Sup"rintrn-
dant of this Mint is not the proper
pl zee for the holding Of such investi-
,tion.
Upon an eXa IMITATION Of the written
/ N
! r. X f.dt appears here we do not find
| him cI,thed with pnwer to investigate
these or any other CHAR e<, and that bis
| authority seems tn u to bp mere rlt'ri-
clI TAX i,y of te>tinl,ny which may be
! OF red pro or con in reference to said
.'h5rre-.
w. fail that Mr.. E.kfelt in unable
on behalf IF the Director of the Mirt ar
If the Treasury Department to extend
t. witnesses who are or may be emf
ti.ynS ar officials in and connected
with this Mint any-murh less the
rr,lnr assurance that they will he free
in testify t., the truth and at the same
time retain the good will eff the De-
plrtH"n'.
We thnrnf rp decline to recognize
MIR. Fred. t.ckftldt as il person author
izrl in behalf Of the Mint Department
to conduit this investigation.
We decline to submit to him anv |
c'.argrs That We reserve said charges
a being still in force aud insist upon |
tn SINE rs he ret"fnre, awaiting the |
action of tine proper department in |
authorizing and organizing a proper
commission duly empowered To inve
t:S,tp such charges upon due notice, at |
u proper time and in Il public place.
That Wa court the most thorough and
O gan and impartial investigation of the
pending ch 'rges BY Il competent per-
S III deputed by the Department. Not
only t" take testimony, but to deter
mine and report to the proper depart
mrnt the facts relative to said charges,
and that we hope and expect at an
early day such investigation.
In view of the foregoing we very
respectfully withdraw our appearance
"a; this time and under these circum-
stances before Mr.. Frederick Eckfeldt.
G. n. HARRIS,
Attorney for complainants, Samuel
Abel, Peter Sparso and James II.
Cheney.
Casting it down upon the table, Mr.
Harris in tragic, measured tones, said
" [ a'n- d-o-n-e with this Invest
i-ga-tion," and walked out of the
room.
After he had so dramatically disap-
pearrd Mr.. Eckfeldt remarked that he
considered that he had been personally
and also as Il representative
of the Government, by thu conduct of
the rosecution, hut that he should pro-
coed with the investigation at 10
O'Clock this morning, when all persons
who had amy testimony to offer Would
be accorded an impartial hearing. II
Adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
Well Peppered Target.
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