Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-11-29
THE ORE STEALING CASE.
CONTINUATION OF THE EXAMlNA.
TION IN THE PROBATE COURT.

The System In Vogue at the Sampler
The Mill "Favorea'' Five or Ten
Pounds on Each Truck.load Of <'ln''
Ore-6eOrge Blacks Delicate Way Of
lhtimating that the Ore.Owners were
Taken for Sardines-How the sIn'
and scout" Weight OF Ore was Made 10
Agrec-Mr. Phillips Simply Tosk Out
and Retained the Difference Other
Charges, from SWAY Back" to be
Preferred.
The preliminary examination of w.
W. Phillips, on charge Of embezzle
ment, occupied the attention of the
Probate Court until 5 o'clock last
evening, when the case was continued
until 10 o'clock this morning.
John Griffith sworn: Has been en-
ployed at the sampling works since
June 20, 1884; is weigher of ores, and
sees that the right ore gets into the
right car when shipped, etc. October
Il witness was at work, weighing ore,
but does not remember weighing Dean
ore; is positive no such ore was re-
ceived from a wagon on that day. No
Dean ore ever came into the sam
ping works later in October. Ore
comes either by wagon or by rail. No
Dean ore ever came by rail. Those
who bring ore always get receipt.
No ore is ever left without. The re-
ceipt book shows no receipts for Dean
ore witness is positive none were
ever issued. Witness happened to
notice Dean ore first because he had
seen it accumulate, in pile, on the
floor, near the south and plate-room
doors Of the sampler, from day to day.
1t thus accumulated for month, or a
month and half. 1t came from the
plate room, and from overweights in
cars. Whenever ore is sampled a
small lot is put out for sample,
which is gradually reduced to pam
full. This painful is taken to the plate
room, where four or Eve small lots are
taken from it for assay. The remain
der should be returned to the sacks OF
piles whence obtained, but this
''Dean" pile was made up from the
remnants Of the panfuls. When ore
was received it was put on trucks thai
weighed $50 pounds when the orr
was wet the weight was put at 100
with dryer ore at 1876. In case o
small lots this would be done once
with large lots, it might be done tel
times. This was done to favor tn
, mill, and avoid loss from moisture
= and SO that the tout" weight would b.
little short of the ''in'' weight. Ihi
: weighing is called a "draft." Whe
= witness came to weigh the ore out, h
could see the ore would wei gh differ
emily. If there was an overweight
n the number of pounds was ascel
n tanned, but it was all put in the cars
Mr.. Phillips would then, about nigh
= tell Mr.. Sprague, another employe,
o 90 into the car with shovel and on
. or two sacks, and take out the exce'
=, of the "out'' over the Sin" weigh
\ Witness himself has been sent to TAX
n out this overweight as often as te
times; was sent by Mr.. Phillip
IS What was taken out was always car
u, fully weighed and put away. In
~ was always done at night or Dime
~ time, when no one was around. WI
tv ness saw the ore taken out of the ca
lis mixed up in the Dean pile. Mr.. Ph
lips told witness to call it "Dean' Oh
as Mr.. Black, who was at the sampl
~" A daily, looking after the Bullion orr
st once said jckingly "Why don't y
1t call it sardine ore ?" This Dean c
had all been crushed before. 1t "
err, made up Of ore that came from I
las nlate.room. and ore that came out
IS +ho oors in the manner related abo'
,st i[Cigar box sample heretofore p
IN duced is shown witness. The II
lpt stuff in this sample is plate-room 9
and must have gone through
lro plate-room sleeves. There is also so
81 shrinkage in weight about the crush
nd from dust, from shoveling ore out
out the sacks, etc. If the sample crust
do is a large one, as much as two sac ",
oy f,l would fall near the crusher. /
lists 'o' "o" l h,;,oe
ore belongs to the man who brings
nod II does not belong to the mill.
,en Phillips as much as told me, whe'
esi- WAS some of Mr.. Blacks, to keep
IA. L.: rRl.ck1 After a lot