Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-11-25

mains Ol hliItu Ehsl. nat NJ me III
gent solicitation of Alfred he and son
came cut here and worked for him III
The Lodi mines for over len month,
that during said time they Were the
warmest and the best of friends. That
his brother Asberry came out 10 Lodi
and that there existed between the
three brothers \ contideace becoming
among brothers. Tina Booth 4 Com.
I pany and j. :. Luty were cu-owners
in all Of the Lodi mincs Ia the extent
OF about a two thlrd Interest, his bi 9th
or owning the remainder.
That Aft. was working those mines,
making nice profit from them to the
exclusion of his co-ownerS; that they
were insisting that his brother should
account 10 them for division OF the
! proceeds, and threatened 10 sue hun for
AN accounting and division. That his
| brother feared lawsuit and heavy
| judgment ior damages. That all of
/ which was made known 10 him AND
| Asberry by Alfred Walsh now de-
ceased That the mines in Lodi con-
sisted of the llllnois, sand Mound,
Nevada and White Pine. That Alfred
| had told him, and Ia some extent he
| Otherwise understood that these mines
the Sand Mound, Nevada and Whit,
Pine were subject To location because
the necessary assessment work had not
been performed thereon. That Alfred
could not locate them aud hold them
exclusive of his co-ownerS, and for
that reason desired that defendant and
Asberiy should locate them, with the
understanding and agreement between
them, that while the mines were 10 Ne
located by them in their names, yet he
! (Alfred) was to have and own one
third thereof, the purpose being to de-
prive the California parties oil their
interests. Alfred insisting that de-
tendaai should go To Hawthorne and
take advice from Judge Cnrer how to
proceed and perfect the plan and to
engage him To defend any law suits
that might be commenced concerning
the matter. That defendant did 90 TO
Hawthorne and tailed TO meet Judge
(mrler, but did see his son, Benz. +.
Curler, and fully stated the matter 10
him, and he nj the request of defend
aut wrote n letter TO bis father, judge
Curler at Reno. That defendant re
turned to Lodi and told his brother OF
what he had done, and in due time he
received a letter from Judge Curler in
relation to the matter stating that
he Judge Curlcr) would be in
Austin and 10 meet him ut that place
for consultation respecting the matter.
| That he informed his brother Alfred of
the fact and il was agreed between
them that Alfred should 90 and meet
Judge Curler, and he did 20 aud meet
him and returned and told him that
Judge Curler was met by him at Austin
IN route to Belmont. That Curler
would sn his return from there come
to LODI and the re-locations would be
made. Judge Curer did come 10 Lodi
and on the morning of the late of the
location, defendant, Alfred and Curler
had consultation about relocating the
mines and about in whose name the
mines should be relocated. That Cur
Ter advised that mines should be To-
Gated in Curriers' name, because If in the
brothers name it would be apparen t
hat the brothers were endeavoring to
deprive the co.0wners for their fra.
ternal benefit, and that 1t would look
too much like job. That he con-
sidered it advisable to have the mines
relocated in some outsiders name, and
it was finally agreed that they should
10 located in Judge Curriers' name, and
they were so located. That defendant
and Curler measured the claims and
monumented them, and the notices
were put on by Curler That after
wards Booth & Co, and Luty COM
menced suit in the United States Court
against his brother Alfred Walsh and
Judge Curler, and enjoined them from
working the mines, and for an account
ing for the ores taken out as well also
to determine the validity of the relo.
cation made in the name of Judge Cur
Ter. That while the action was pend
ing Curer and Alfred bonded the
mines to some parties, and his brother
| Alfred agreed with him tina: in the
event of sale, he would pay to de-
| PENDANT and to his brother Asberry,
$4,000 each. That The bond expired
and the sale did net take place. That
after the mines were 30 relocated and
the $4,000 verbal agreement was made
an estrangement took place between
defendant and Alfred. That this was
brought about by another brother, Lou,
who it appears had influenced Alfred
against defendant That defendant on
account of the injunction, stopping the
work on the mines and on account of
his being out of employment, left
Lodi in search of employment. That
he worked at Sweetwater, and also pro-
cured employment in the Holmes mine
at Candelaria. That be read a state
ment in newspaper that legal diff.
Guilty about the Lodi mines had been
settled, and that Alfred Walsh had
possession and had resumed work
That thereupon be left Cendelaria to
60 TO Lodi, to 90 TO work and to have
an understanding and settlement with