Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
THE FOX Suit.
1t Still Draws Interested Crowds
In San Francisco.


bards' court al spectators in the Fox
suit against the Norcross.
Attorney Ragget, for the plaintiff,
offered in evidence certified copy of
the record of the United States
Branch Mint at Carson, New, show
ing the deposite of bullion from
January 1, 1887, to June 80, 1890.
Council for the defendants strenu
ously opposed the introduction of the
record, but, on behalf of the plaintiff.
1t was contended that the record was
absolutely necessary to prove collision
and to trace the conspiracv eharged
in the complaint. Judge Hebbard
ruled that the record, if probably
certified, was admissible.
The main object of the plaintiff in
trying to get in the Carson Mint
record was to lay the foundation for
showing subsequently that between
81, 800, OOs a2sd g, 100000 was de-
posted in the mint in the name of
Peters and Brown, clerks of. the Bull
lion & Exchange Bank, which bull
lion was marked in the mint records
as unknown bullion, and that the
entries did not show from what mine
mill or sources the bullion or ANAL
gam came.
Senator Williams testified in rela-
to his financial standing that he
owned stock in the Banning Land
and Water Company, which has
:. 900 acres of nd and water right
located seventy miles east ofLos An
geles, in San Diego county, he held
700 cut of the 8, 900 shares, the cost
of which he could not recollect, but
which now were worth $40 share.
He had sixty shares or three ffths
interest in the Bullion and Exchange
Bank of Carson, worth ST 900 a
share or 100000; one-sixth inter
est in dredging company of loo, 900
shares the value of which he did not
know; II, 900 shares out of 100, 600
in a creamery corporation worth 81
share; one-ihird interest III the
Washoe Mill and Mining Company,
which runs a ten-stamp mill at Gold
Hill, of unknown value; L 1000 shares
of the Newton Mining Company of
Cerro Gordo, Inyo county, recent
incorporation, the value of which
was prospective; a contingent interest
in the Stoddard copper mine of Ida
no, value unknown; a quarter inter
est In a ranch of $40 acres near Col
fax. value unknown; and 800 acres
of the Water, Land and Light Com
pany of Reno, which furnishes cleo
trio light and water to that town,
worth IS or So share.
In addition to this property the
witness said he was the owner of an
eighth interest in the Nevada MIL
and Mining Company; the plant OF
which Alvinza Hayward testified on
Monday cost over $500, 900.
"Will you state, asked Mr.. Bag
gett, what you are WORTH!
''As / can't fix the market price of
my property l cannot state its value,
but if it is worth $500, 600 as you
have intimated, l would like you to
sell it for that amount and L will di-
vide the proceeds with you" was
Mr.. Williams reply.
The Court ordered both question
and answer stricken out and counsel
for the plaintiff devoted the remain
der of the afternoon to trying to
ascertain from the witness the value
of the mill property.
The witness frankly stated that it
was impossible to determine what the
value of the property was. 1t depend
ed largely upon the amount of ore
worked. Since the mill had renewed
operations in 1887 down to about he
present time about 100, GOO tons had
been milled, for which s. ton was
charged.
| As Mr.. Williams had business IN
Virginia City and cannot return be-
fore next Monday afternoon, his
further examination was continued
until that time.