The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-14
EXTENT OF THE THEFT.
Accused of Taking Bullion to
the Value of Over
$4,000.
OTHER ARRESTS TO FOLLOW.
One Man Has Turned States Evil
dence and Revealed the Names
of Those Implicated.

CARSON, NEY., April 13.-United States
Marshal Humphreys walked into Bryson' s
saloon this afternoon and arrested John I.
Jones on the charge of taking $1,000 from
the United States mint. Jones went at
once to his attorneys, and began to hunt
bondsmen. Within an hour, H. NJ. Yering-
ton, Ex-Governor Colcord, John Rosser
and Leslie Bell appeared before Commits
sioner Edwards, of the United States Dis
trict Court, and gave bail in the sum OF
$4,000.
The complaint upon which the warrant
was issued was sworn to by n. R. Harris
before United States Commissioner T. J.
Edwards. 1t charges that on the 21St day
of July, 1898, and at divers times between
the 18th day of February, 1890, and the
18th day of February, 1895, John T. Jones
took from the melter and refner of the
United States mint at Carson City per-
sonal property in the matter of gold and
silver bars and gold and silver metals, in
granulated form, to the value of 81, 1000
which said personal property belonged to
the United States, and was under the care
and control of the meter and refner of the
mint. This property was feloniously
carried away with the intent to defraud
the United States Government
There was stormy scene in the Com
missioner's office when the bond was
signed H. NJ. Yerington. the wealthiest
of the bondsmen, refused point blank to
sign if he was to be held for more than the
individual amount of $4,000. He also de-
clined to sign for liability extending be-
yond specified time The bond was al
tered several times to suit him and when
finally signed confined the liabilities to the
amount Of $4,000 each for Yerington and
Colcord and $4,000 each for Rosser and Bell.
Much comment was caused by the
amount of the bond being less than the
amount Jones is charged with having
taken. The Appeal of this morning pub
hshed caustic article, taking the United
States District Attorney to task for allow
ing Heney, the San Francisco suspect, to
slip away. 1t is now claimed that Heney
attempted to leave for Canada, but, finding
himself Swallowed all the way to Butte
City, returned to San Francisco and hired
w. w. Foote to defend him. William
Woodburn of this city is also retained.
1t is current here that the money of the
parties implicated is behind Heney, but
others hold that his hiring a lawyer is but
a blind to cover up the fact that he has
turned States evidence and given the
authorities the inside of the whole bust
ness. He was a per diem man who is sup
posed to have discovered the operations of
the ring and was accordingly counted in.
His bullion, amounting to $4,000, was
traced to Reno.
There is great excitement here tonight,
and the names of others to be arrested on
Monday are on everybody's tongue.
Within the past forty-eight hours several
parties who have been reticent have given
important testimony to the officials.
Jones has many friends in this city, who
express the belief that he will clear him
self. He meets the charge with good
nerve and is about the street smiling and
talking with his friends as usual. The
preliminary examination is set for Thurs
day at 1920 o'clock before Judge Hawley
Jones was assistant meter and refiner
under Zabriskie during the Republican
administration and under Hirsch and Har-
ris during the present administration, until
suspended few days ago.