Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-27
SLUICING FOR REPORTERS
DETECTIVE GRANT TURNS OUT TO
BE Mr.. GAlLiHEH.
SOMETHING JONES MONEY
AND HIS HIGH LIVING.
The Defense to be Made on the
Savage Mine Melts.

!. Court. came into the u. S. Mar
shalls office yesterday morning witt
a very serious expression and made
his report TO HUMPHREYS,
The substance Of which was that he
had flushed out the fiues and ventil ators
and been unable to wash out any
APPEAL reporter. He had smoked ont
the register fiues and found nothing.
He was severely repremande,i !y
| Humphreys, his superior officer and
asked sarcastically why he didn I
| blow some of his SKI for a-half cigar
smoke up the register fues and do
business az if he ment it
The baliff went out with an injured
air and drank two glasses of beer at
Weiland's before he recovered his
equilibrium. The Marshal then
closed up the register behind the
Judge and peered into the side appa-
ratus but found nothing
THE DETECTIVES STORY
The case then went on with detec-
tive Grant as the first witness of the
day.
He gave a detailed account of his
Investigations inthe matter and how
he came to believe the defendent the
man who was responsible for the
shortage.
jones WEALTH.
He corroberated Mr. Mason in the
scene in the Mint relative 10 the con-
versation had with Jones in the upper
room Of the Mint next to the Superin.
tendents office.
The witness accompanied by Inspec-
tor Mason and L. S. Distric. Attor-
ney Jones had called Jones into the
room and told him that he was, sus-
pected of the shortage. He was asked
how much he was worth, and he said
about 100000 When asked if he
was not a poor man when he came
into the Mint he replied that he was
but had made his raise by dealing in /
Con Virginia stocks. When asked |
what broker he had trans
acted his business he had declined to
answer He also testified relative to
he suspicious amount of money
Jones spent. Witness went over
much ground gone over by Mason,
he gist of which has already been
published in the APPEAL. He also
estified relative to the counterfit melt
md Savage bullion, and the reasons
Why their values were much alike in
,old percentage, each being about
81.
The moulds in which the spurious
melt was east had been found by the
witness and he produced them in {
'ourt The bars fitted exactly. He
estifed at considerable length re-
arding the refinery and after this I
he court took a recess and their at
)rneys went over and made an ex- /
mination of the refinery, and its y
orkings explained to them.
The first question asked on cross v
was: v
What is your name?" and to the S
of the Court room he c
answered "A L, Gallaher" h
This caused a smile TO spread over
e faces of the defen dents counsel
I'd even the witues. was amused.
The detective stated that he had =
en sent here by the Government to a
sist Mr.. Mason in the investigation ~
the shortage. He belonged to the VI,
cres Service department and had -
en- connected with il "a number of
ars. -
WARREN NOREwARE'S TESTIMONY.
Warren Noteware, the Mint Book
eper, was the next witness. He =,
ought over voluminous lot of =,
int accounts and explained the gen.
al work Of his office together with :, =
Il history of the bogus melt No. 164. =
He said that the cleanup Of lS93-94 =
lanced At this time the spurious -
rs were on the books at their re- o.
'ded value. =
STYLE OF JONES' LIVING.
Paris Ellis testified that when Jon r
st came to the Mint lawyers came
re frequently to dun him for the
lection of accounts sent in from
ces where he had lived. He was at :
t time unable to pay the accounts
1 had to "stand off, his creditors
ones afterwards got to be more on
~ Street and then seemed to have
nty of money. Witness thought
spent considerable at saloons, but
could not tell how much, as he sell
q was with him.
COFFIN THOUGHT HIM FRUGAL.