The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-08-30
4 LOST BRICK.
1t was Found in the Pos
session of z. Schwartz
and r. s. ROsentha1-
Bound in $4,000 each.

Bound in $4,000 each.
Last Thursday, after the forms Of the
EAGLE were on the press, sensation
which had been incubating since August
lst Matched out in the arrest Of Philip
Schwartz and his brother in law, e, S.
Rosenthal charged with the theft Of 1874
pounds of gold bullion from w. II. Weed
and the recovery of the greater part of
the metal from Schwartz.
There had been rumors during oil the
preceding part of the month concerning
the theft and its amount, but as nothing
developed and the parties most con-
cerned seemed to exhibit little interest
in the matter, the public generally had
ceased to give it much attention.
With the arrest and the events follow
ing however it developed that detective
work of the quietest kind had been go
ing on during the entire interval between
the first and twenty-third of the month.
The accused parties were kept in Gus
tody, or rather under surveillance, of the
officers constantly after their arrest, he
ing permitted to occupy their own rooms
in the rear Of Schwartz's store. Their
preliminary hearing began Monday fore
noon before Justice S. M. Parker.
The officer In charge of the case was
Deputy Sheriff John Preston, but tho ar
rests were made by J. P G. Langston.
constable of the precinct.
The case is too lengthy to be given in
detail, but in brief is as below, taken
from the testimony.
w. II. Weed has for some time been
the financial hacker Of the South Home.
stake mine, of which E. w. Parker is the
manager. He has furnished all mine
supplies and assumed the labor payrolls
In consideration of this all the balion
produced has been turned over to him
and been shipped in his name and TO his
credit in Denver.
On the afternoon Of July 3lst, Mr..
Parker brought the bullion in question
in solid mass, to MIR. Weeds store and
delivered it to him. He p laced it in the
safe and Immediately went to his house
(across the alley IN the rear OF the store, }
to have a sack made in which to seal and
ship the metal. In giving his wife direc
tions for making the sack he told her il
was to be largo, the bullion being worth
five to ten Thousand dollars. At the
time Mrs. Schwartz, very frequent Wis
itOr at the Weed home was present ant
expressed wish to see piece OF golC
of that value But she did not ace it.
Mr.. Weed waited for tho sack, auC
when it was finished took il INTO th,
store and gave it to John A. Woodland
the book keeper, who put the bullior
into it, addressed it TO the bank, and re
placed it in the satc. At night Mr.. Weed
scaled the sack and took il into TIN
house, where he put it between the mat
tresses Of the bed occupied by himsel
and wife. This was the way he was il
the habit Of disposing OF bullion owe
night when he had to hold il for tim
before shipment. The folding doors be
tween the sleeping room were open an,
tho lamps were lighted. A person il
front OF the house might have seen int
the bedroom through the front door o
windows, all Of which were open. anC
might have seen tho act OF hiding th,
gold. This was done about So'clock.
Tue next morning Mr.. Weed felt th,
gold still where he had put it. II wa
missed at about o'clock in the forenoon
Suspicion at frat fell on three miners
also on party who left about the tim
Of the theft for Denver. II. w. Parke
loft for the same place soon after, over
took the party there and convinced him
solf that hc was not the man wanted.
In the meantime Mr. Preston. hayin
been put on the Gaze, had taken p.
rnte into bis confidence aud the tw,
were carefully surveying the ground
A letter frum Mr. Parker In Denver c1u
vinced them that the gJfd was near homo
The actions OF the Schwartz household
attracted their attention and arouse,
their suspicious at this time aud the
turned their attention exclusively (
them. watching the house constantly a
night, II WINS noticed that the famil
apparently retired early in the night, bu
were up and moving about after mid
, night.
, On the night Of the 18th Presto
learned that Scwartz aud Roscnthal in
> ieuded to drive to the Jicarilla mount
aims, teu miles northeast, the next da,