Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-11-28

combination. This was SATURDAY.
night. Witness went up to the SAM
pier between 10 aud IL o'clock Sun.
day morning; opened the safe and
looked for the papers. They were not
there! A check for 1858. 10 is pro-
duced. 1t is Endorsed as follows:
J. w. DEAN,
w. w. PH,LLIPs.]
This is the check witness gave in
payment for the ore. Knows Phil
hps's handwriting. That is his sigma
ture. The next day (Monday) Mr.
Phillips went down town about II
O'Clock. Waen he returned, witness
(who suspected scmething) made an
excuse to go down town. This was
before II o'clock. He went straight
to the bank and asked if any of the
firms checks had come in? and was
told YES; check of J. w. Deans"
Witness does not know Of any such
ore as the Dean ore being brought to
the mill, and never saw the man that
witness is aware OF. AS general rule.
witness saes the various owners of ore
when it is settled for. IA cigar.box
containing ore was shown. This was
taken from the sacks said to contain
Dean ore, by witness; handful from
each of five or six sacks. Witness
took it because a sample might come
in handy. [Witness's examination
suspended.
Professor w. P. Jenny sworn: The
box OF ore heing shown, witness ties.
tilted substantially: l am we'll &C.
quainted with the ores of this district.
and can recognize, upon cursory or
imperfect examination, at least three
different kinds of ore in this box. But
the proper thing to do With this sample
would be to screen it carefully, and
then separated and assayed. ] think
wide difference in the value of each
kind would be shown. There is one
kind-the fine stutf-th.t, | think,
comes from plate samples; there is
carbonate or surface ore; there are
sotae coarse pieces of fine steel gray
galena that come from deeper work
ings, and resemble ore from the Bull.
lion lode, from either the Bullion or
Nayhower mine. l also find some
peculiarly rounded pieces that un-
doubtedly come from a concentrator;
this is ''rayiin," from the automatic
jigs, and the ed ges were rounded by
constant friction while in the iiss.
caused by the pulsations of the water.
Cross-examined: The different
kinds of ore might come from one
mine. Witness is familiar with the
Bullion ores, to which the larger
pieces bear very close resemblance.
Witness cannot speak with any de.
gree Of certainty as to where the ore
came from.
Redirect: If the ores had been
stolen from different mines and passed
through the sampler, l don't think it
could be in the condition here shown.
Mr.. Pratt's cross G examination re.
sumed: He had no direct manage.
ment over the ores, but his duties
were such as to require his almost con-
slant attention; he frequently had to
work evenings. AS general thing
he saw the parties who owned the ores
received at the works, but Mr.. Phil.
lips had charge Of the receipt OF the
ores. NJ. Phillips, Mr.. Griffiths and
witness had access to the receiving
book. and each entered the ores each
received. The invoices spoken of in
witness testimony are statements Civ.
en- the parties from whom ore is
bought, showing the net pro-
ceeds of their ore. Mr.. Phillips had
u right of access to the
safe. He knew the ore to be "Dean"
ore simply because it was shipped to
Ketchum as such. Three lots were SO
shipped. The sample Of Dean ore
produced in court was in witness pos.
session until night before last. when it
was locked up in the bank safe by
Mr.. Swift. Prior to that the sample
was examined by Mr.. Conklin, Mr.. !
Swift and Mr.. Moulton.
Re-direct.-Mr. Phillips sold Conk-
lin & Swift, as agent for J. w. Dean,
co,,a or, op6 from, thut mr., u;tuoca