Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-12
SALT LAKEss sEAscnED.


Last Friday Watson Nesbitt and
two sons and FIVE other employees Of
the Gold Hill company, Quartzburg,
left Tor Salt Lake City. Dave
Couqhanour, ! member Of the com
pany, and VIM. Frame, who has been
Foreman OF the mine almost con-
stantly since the company began OPP
eraiions in 1869, were hero ahead Of
them and got out search warrants.
Early in September Watson Nesbitt.
ST., Of Salt Lake, was employed as
Superintendent Of the company, Dave
Coughanour, the former Superintend-
ent, being forced to take bsck seat.
Nesbits pot in > cyanide plant and
made great success in working the
iron sulphuret ores, extracting the
gold at . cost of 41.5O ton. Mr..
Nesbitt, soon after taking charge,
built ! new Office, but left the safe in
the old Office. On the night Of Octo-
Der 5th the safe Was robbed by some
one who evidently knew the combi-
nation. The robber or robbers got
away with one 800 bill, $500 in
gold coin including an English sover-
eign, gold watch and chain valued
at $500, an old English gold watch
the gold in which was worth S25
and three gold rings valued at $50
all being the property Of VIM. Frame
The Gold Hill company's loss was on
gold bar worth $500, and two quart:
specimens valued at $50. Suspicion
were aroused sometime after the rob
berry that one or more Of the Sal
Lakers had hand in it. Nesbitt
ST., expressed . determination +
ferret out the robbers, and talked Q
employing = detective. He ques
toned Mr.. Frame in regard to wheth
er the 500 bill was q bank note or
greenback, and asked Mr.. Frame
he remembered the number OF tn
bill or could accurately describe th
coins. Mr.. Frame did not know III
number of the bill, nor whether
was a greenback or bank note. Nes
bitt, after Mr.. Frame left for Canad'
said he proposed to have him searche
when he reached the line. Wheths
or not he wrote to the Customs of
Ger is not known; but it he dl
Mr.. Frame got there ahead OF tt
letter, as he was not searched for IL
valuables, but it is more than pro'
able the letter was never write
That the robbery was not commits
by Mr.. Frame is just as certain
anything can be in the minds of Il
people of this county. There IS
more square or honorable man an
where than Mr.. Frame, and his ho
orable life is shield sgainst whi
accusations of dishonesty strike
vain. Who committed the robbie
we do not pretend to say. Nesb
and two sons and 6ve other employ
were searched, but nothing was foul
on their persons to justify holdi'
;, them, except on Watson Nesbitt. J
the assayer. Watson Nesbitt, S
had 800 bill, but as Mr.. Frat
. does not know the number of the
;. taken from the safe, Mr.. Nesbitt "
;. discharged. Young Nesbit: h
$295 in gold coin, including a Sc
!. ereign, in a buckskin purse, under
armpit. 1t was fastened to leatl
string that passed around his ne
and under the arm. When
" money was found young Nesbit s.
,e he had it there for safekeeking,
s. acknowledged that it 'looked Ii,
~ bad" He had twelve $50 piee
e. three tens, four 6ves aud the SOW
a. eign. He said he had two sovereig
h. but thought he had given the OF
m to his father. The examination
he Young Nesbitt was fixed for to-
mr. at III o'clock. His bonds were Fl
nd at $500. He put up that amount
ha checks.