The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-13
THE MccoNKEY MURDER.


are obtained from the Eureka Sentinel,
and show that the deceased was really
murdered:
From r. Sadler, who came in yesterday
afternoon from Hamilton, We get some
further details in regard to the melan.
cholly death of George P. McConkey.
First, as to his accounts. As stated
yesterday, his Wells, Fargo & Co. affairs
were in perfect order. In the county
safe there should have been $2l,6l3.6l.
The Grand Jury counted the county
moneys in his possession on the oath of
November, when they found on hand
$4,000. Since that time he has paid
over to the State Controller in taxes S.
200. thus leaving a balance of 81, 500
due the county, which has since been re-
duced by payment of warrants to $24,-
6l3.6l. Until the safe had been thor
oughly overhauled there seemed to be no
money in it, but sack was found be-
hind some old unused books containing
$l5,6l9.97 in coin, Lincoln County script
counted as cash in transaction between
the two countiesl and greenbacks. This
would leave deficit of IS, 1896. Now
as the financial condition of the deceased
mans affairs otherwise, he left personal
credit with Wells, Fargo & Co., San
Francisco. of 81, 700; there was found in
Wells, Fargo & Cos. safe $l.l70; there
was due him on stocks now held by
Homer King, San Francisco stock broker,
If sold at present prices, 8, 500, against
which is charged an overdraft of s., 100,
leaving to his credit s., 400; he has owing
him debts in the hands of the Mathewson
Bros. 81, 900, and there is note of $50,
loaned Senator Rockhill day or so be-
fore his death. all of which sums are re-
alizable in coin Immediately, to say moth
ing Of property of various sorts left by
him which may be converted into money
readily. The sum lacking in the county
safe is S., 1856, and the various sums
given foot up $40, l2O-more than enough
to make the county even. This dses
away completely with the idea that Nc
Conkey could have had any reason to
commit suicide because he was . default
er. 1k
Mr.. Sadler says that the circumstances
OF the case as reported by the Sentinel.
are substantially correct. He is satisfied
that NcCOnkey was murdered.
]. B. Hume, Wells. Fargo and Co. s
private detective, after having visited
Hamilton. Is in possession of all the facts
that could be obtained in regard to the
affair but says he is not prepared to make
public his opinion of the case at present.
ACow CAsE-The District Judge was
engaged last Saturday, in hearing cow
case. appealed from the Justice court.
and the Courtroom was filled with spec
tators who were ANXIOUS to hear the i'm
pOrtant suit The whole Of the legal
fraternity was zrrayed on the side Of the
fair Miss Lawson, while Billy Culver
well pleaded his OWN case, and notuith-
standing that all the legal light pleaded
In behalf Of the fair lady Billy came out
OF the contest with flying eolOrs. Since
his victory Billy has been gathering up
all the old almanacs Of 1882 studying
law, and he intends opening a law office
IN Phoebe, As he says, simply for the
purpose Of teaching the legal llminaries
little law" He has been already en-
gagged b. several corporations to attend
to their law business
WE'LL MKRIIED The other night .
couple Of our influential bar-room citizens
went down to the Josh House and
amused themselves in making fun of the
heathens rs they We're going through
their ceremonies. They were told tt
abstain from this character OF amusement
several times. but needed not the warn
ing, when an indignant Chinaman hi;
one OF them over the head with a bottle.
This last performance of the Chinamar
made the fellow hit laugh on the Other
side of his mouth.
Louis CL.RAcY DEAD.-A man cam,
down iron the Yankee Fork country
Idaho. last week, and rode up to tn,
residence of Mrs ReScndette, informin.
her that her brother, Louis Claraey. has
fallen down shaft 100 feet III depth, il
that country, and been killed. Clarac,
had been missing some i've or six week
before his body was found.
OK Saturday last DIR. Mathews, as
sisted by DIR, Alexander. extracted
tamor the size OF pigeons egg from tn,
back OF the neck Of an Italian, The op
Grafton performed was success,
NJ, Armsr spent couple OF days i,
town during the week, he being ON hi
way up to the railroad iron Silver Reel
lie reports about sO0 men at work i,
that camp Quite a falling I'll,
IHg cause ei SO many people mistakn!
the printing office ior the hank is OWNS
to the wealthy hooking tsllow at th'
window ssttlng type,
AcooRpISs TO accounts published il
the Miner over $4,000 in bullion i
being sb'ppea weekly hy the mines .
Silver Reef ItaHtaf HHhl
A LARoE number Of outsiders hay,
bssn in town during the week attenain.
court and as witnesses before the Gran'
Jury,
| THFaE is good hunting down at Con
dor Canyon, Mason pixon killed seyel
mallard ducks at one shot the other day