Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-11-17
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at Carson Tuesday, the trial Of j. L.
Jones, for implication in the Mint
shortage was set for Thursday. No
vember 2lst, and all jurors in attend
ance were excused until that time.
From Tuesday evenings News the
following particulars OF the trial OF
James Hency are learned:
General Clark presented the case
OF the prosecution to the jury, stating
that the indictment contained three
distinct counts. In one, tho United
States accused the defendant. james
Heney, with stealing from the Mint,
Jane %, 1893, gold metal to the value
Of $4,000.
In the second count defendant i.
accused on june %, 1893, OF stealing
from Z. B. Zabriskie, Meter and Re
finer OF the Carson Mint, $4,000 GOLD
metal. In third count, June, %, 1893
defendant is alleged to have embez
zled from the refinery, in which he
was employed i'll the capacity OF sill
yer DISCOVER, $4,000. The first two
counts charged the defendant will
larceny and the third with embezzle,
ment.
Attorney Clarke said he expected
to show that James Heney was lrst
appointed coal man in 1889; on the
llth OF. August, 1880, he Was appoint.
Ell helper in the refinery: on Deem
Der IS, 1850, he IVES prum9.edL.
yer dissolvr lie held that position
untii Juns 50, 1893; That as silver dis
solver he lad charge OF the gold sweat
ing works.
He hadconstant access to the tubs
and access to the key with which they
were locked. Under the regulations
OF the Carson Mint there was no
searching o. the employees of this de.
partment Us they left the Mint. On
December 3. 1894, the present Meter
and Retiner, Mr.. Harris, vas assigned
to make some melts. He sent up to
the refinery a melt from his vault
that was returned underweighcd. He
found coming back to him less gold
i'll ounces than he was charged with.
He made a report OF this and Mr..
Mason was sent out by the Govern
ment to make an investigation and a
deficiency was discovered in gold OF
$4,000.
This occurred during the time that
the defendant was employed in the
refinery Us silver DISCOVER; that it oc.
Cured before the 30th OF June, 1893,
the last date OF Heney's employment.
Witnesses will be called to show that
on August II, 1893, sHency was in
Reno and arranged with the Reno
Reduction Works TO melt into bars
some bullion. He requested them
not to speak about it, saying he got
the bullion out Of a mine III Silver
City, which he and three others had
leased, and they didn't wish the own.
er of the mine+to know it's value. The
was OF the consistency OF
brown sugar, the same MS comes ont
OF the sweating process in the Mint.
There are no mines in the world
that produce the kind OF bullion
Hency took to the Reno Reduction
Works, $50 fine.
by the request Of the jurors they
were taken to the Mint to become
better acquainted with III interior.
Warren Notewarc was the first wit.
ness proper called for the prosecution.
He had been chief clerk in the Car
son Mint since July 4, 1894. His ties.
timony was principally regarding
routine matters.
George w. Likens was also placed
on the stand to explain the relations
to the various processes Of different
workmen and the regular routine
business Of receiving and disposing
of bullion.
The examination Of Likens was not
concluded when court adjourned
Tuesday night. lie was the first
witness called Wednesday morning
and he was ON the stand all the fore.
noon and part OF the afternoon.
Inspector Mason was called ut the
conclusion OF Likcn's examination.
His testimony was almost III relation
to Mint processes. going into every
detail ut great length, and seemed to
be mostly for the purpose OF showing
how the defendant could have secur.
cd bullion. Mr.. Mason's many years
experience in connection with mint
matters made his descriptions of the
workings very interesting to the list.
encrs. mt least.