Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-08-24
THREE INDICTMENTS FOUND
Jones. H=neJ and pjpar Held to
Appear

Yesterday afternoon the Gran,
~ ":s discharged after bringin.
IN true bills Of Indictment agains
Jonn I. Jones, James H4nev an
Henry Piper
me defendants are held for al
legged taking IF gold and silver buI.
hon from the L. S. Mint in this ciry
Inc glst case to be reported vas that
Of John 7. Jones. The indictment
read as follows:
In the District Court Of the United
States, in and for the District Of New
ada, Ninth District, August %. 1896,
United States Of America VS.. J. T.
Jones. Indictment. United States of
America, District Of Nevada. s..
The Grand Jurors of the U1ira1
States Of America duly impanafe!.
worn and charged to enquire Of Of
lenses against the United States with
IN the said District of Nevada on
thelr oaths DO present and find, that
>. L. Jones on the 18th day of June A.
u. 1888, and before the finding of this
Indictment, at the U. s. Mint, in Car
son City, Ormsby County, Nevada.
did unlawfully and feloniouslv take
steal and carry away from the U. s
Mint at Carson Cily, State and Dis
trlct OF Nevada, personal property to-
wit: Gold metal which said personal
property belonging to the United
states OF America, and which said
personal property was of the value Of
t~wenty-three thousand dollars. The
said unlawful and felonious taking
and carrying away being with the in
tent n then and there to steal the
same property, and defraud the United
States OF America thereof. Contrary
to the form of Statute in such cases
made and provided against the peace
and dignity Of the United States Of
America,
SECOND COUNT.
n the Grand Jury aforesaid i'm
panelled, sworn and charged &C afore
SAID, on their Oaths aforesaid. do fnr.
ind and present, that said J. T
zones on the 30th day of June, s
ana continuously thereafter until the
9th day OF April, 1895, was a person
employed by the Government AT the
U. 5. Mint at Carson City, State Of
Nevada, to-wit:
The said John T. Jones was ar tho
said dates and during all Of the time
employed as the Assistant Meter and
of said .. S. Mint. and during
aid employment and on the 18th. dav
June 1893, there "a committed 10
charge Of said j. 7. Jones. Assist
mt Meter and Refiner as aforesaid
or the purpose of being coined, gold
netal to and which was the propertv
1 the United States of America, and
7hlch said gold metal was of the
alue OF twenty three thousand dol
ars, and the said J. T. Jones Assist
mt Meter and Refner of the z. 8
lint at Carson City New, as afore- ]
aid, employed at the U. s. Mint as
1oresald, did on the 18th, day of June
o93, the said gold metal OF the
OF t~wenty-three thousand dol 6
ars, committed to his charge as afore- ;
AID, at the time aforesaid, and at the E
: .. Mint at Carson City, State of =,
'cvada, for the purpose Of heino
'lned as aforesaid, unlawfully and
lonlously take and embezzle with
then and thereby to defraud the
nlted States thereof. Contrary TO '
lie form OF the statutes in such cases r
-ade and provided, and against the q
sace and dignity of the United States a
America. "
CHAs. A. JONES, Z. S. ATTORNEY. O.
Of witnesses examined before Z
e Grand jury on finding the fore
'lng Indictment: Andrew Mason.
lr5ch Harris, P. B. Ellis, Warren
)teware. n
After the reading of the Indictment al
returnable at 10 o'clock this Iii
was issued for re-arrest 70
lent the time for the plea will be SET a,
I'll was fixed at 5000. al
Ii was 3 O'Clock before the case Of
7nry Piper was reported. The in
;tment in this case charged Henry
per with stealing gold and silver nc
lion, commonly called crude bull |"
n. The time Of the theft was placed Fe
a period between June 5th 1898 and
line OF his discharge. The -
cunt taken was placed at $50,
e witnesses in this case were 4.
en-, c, D. Meder, E. C. Knapp. l.. II
Elrod and w. G. Noteware.
was issued for his arrest re-
nable this morning at 10 O'Clock
the bail was fixed at $4,000.
he third indictment was that of