Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-23

Latest Phase OF the big 3enso-
tiOual scandal.

OF Miss Hill to force Reuben Lloy
to make an Affidavit sustaining he
character, it having been charge
that she was a former mistress Q
Lloyd's. A Post reporter corners
Mr.. Lloyd after the adjournmen
of the Spreckels case, and asked j
there was any truth in the publish
ed account.
MY dear fellow said he {"
have always heard it said that ;
| client is a fool. I have retained
Hall McAllister in this matter, ant
l am his client. If you can ge
anything out of him, you are vel
come to it. I have nothing to say.
Judge McHllister was more com
municatiye, and in speaking Of The
affair said, in substance
She meaning Sarah Althea
it seems, went to Mr.. Lloyd's Office
and asked him to make an affidavit,
to the effect that he knew her to be
a woman Of good character. He
refused to do so, and sail that,
while he had nothing to say against
her he could not comply with her
request. She then came to me to
retain me in the case, but I told
her that MIR. Lloyd had already
asked me to act for him. and I
could not give her any advice. She
became very demonstrative, using
very strong language fact, de-
clared that if Mr.. Lloyd did not
make an affidavit such as she de-
manded, she would kill him. She
then tried to get me to intercede
with him, but l could not but l
tried to pacify her, and advised her
to not do anything rash. Although
she went away very excited and
vowing to do something desperate,
do not think she drew revolver
On Mr.. LLOYD. He is in very un-
comfortable position, as you are
aware that there have been about
fifteen afidavits filed, setting forth
hat he had been seen coming from
1er room in the Baldwin Hotel at
ate hours Of the night conse-
1uently he does not want to make
N affidavit that will require his
,oing on the witness stand. He is
cry much distressed about the
natter.
Sarah has issued an hysterical
ppeal to the Masonic order. asking
hat its mem oers compel Mr.. Lloyd !
0 make an affidavit setting forth |
hat she is a good, respectable wo-
Ian.
Soon after this warrant was is
ued for the arrest of Max Gumpel,
he alleged writing expert, on
barge of perjury, sworn to by W.
[. L. Barnes. In an affidavit filed
gently Gumpel swore that during
he trial of the great opium case he
as put on the stand to give evil
ence about Kennedy and Goetz's
andwriting, as shown on some sig
atures of letters stopped in the
ostoffice. That while on the stand
7. H. L. Barnes approached him,
I'd in low tone said "Gumpel,
# Gods sake, don't give me away
!, this thing now, and III make it
right downstairs" General
arnes denies that any such scene
ok place, or that any such Ian
lage passed. and alleges that Gum
i was singularly unfortunate in
S choice of facts for Mr.. Goetz
ok the stand and not only admit
d the genuineness of his own sig
!ture. but testified also to the
nuineness of Kennedy's, and
nile it is true that Gumpel was
He'd in the case, it was simply to $
axe out prima facie case of no
lportance.
Gumpel was the principal wit
So against Sharon in the other t
Sc. About everybody connected
tn the case has been arrested on i
me charge or another except q
dge Sullivan. +