Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-11-14
MASON ON THE STAND.
HE TELLS HOW HE TRACED
THE CROOKED WORK.
The Counterfeit Melt That Was
Short $4,000


Court opened at 10 o'clock. Warren :
Noteware was recalled and explained 4
to the jury how q gold deposit was i.
made. ,
M Iikeps again took the stand !
and was cross-examined by the de-
tense. He stated that he wished to
correct his testimony as reported In
the papers. He testified that Heney
was frequently at the sweetening vat,
but did not intend to he understood
that be had no business there. Wit
ness intended to be understood that
defendant went there in the line OF his
business probably or from matters OF
curiosity.
III the reporters were allowed seats
near the witness stand -he witnesses
could be better understood. Rep
Witness stated that the KEYS Of the
cold tubs were left in the Foreman's
desk. The daytime helners had access
to the desk during the day, The Mint
regulations are that the night watch
man must visit the Refinery every
nNuT Inc XIV IL Oh d MUM h'"h Ih>
press room. Witness was only in the
refinery at NIGHT when working extra
hours. Mr.. Heney would sometimes
stay at night TO assist the foreman
when he was behind in cupel work,
hrt at no other time known to witness.
Witness explained how the water from
the precipitatinC tank n refuse
tanks was siphOned ont. The fore
man decided whether or not the water
in the tanks contained ANYTHING OF
value. Il was siphoned ont by a rnb-
Der hose. The gold in the bottom of
the tub would be heaped mp on n
side and a clean space left where the
end Of the hose was placed. 1t was
watched verv carefully to Gee that no
gold YVES taken up In July 1894 he
imagined that the tanks were lighter
than usual. The gold was lighter ap-
parentlv and less in quantity. His
ausricions being aroused he spoke to
one Of the men Mr.'O'Connor about if,
O'Connor's reply was, Il guess We'll
hear from it if il isn't correct
But we heard no complaints and
was led to beli~ve that everything was
satisfactory. You can always Judge
sponge gold by its appearances. IT
NAV at times be more compact thar
others. The bullion we were working
was about of a medium character.
Mr.. O'Connor was absent from thu
Mint three or four days in ,94. W
began working the %sulphuric process
about Dec. 1st, '94. November was
light months work, as we were chang
ing from one process to another. Th
acid had a strength of 60 degrees b
our hvdrometer. The ordinary con
mercial acid is 6G degrees, but the cor
tract only called for GO.
The gold in the bottom Of the tut
and tanks would sometimes lay ther
ten DAYS or a month. We general
completed our work at 3 OclOcl
washed up and changed Il clothf
in the changing room. The last Oh
out locked the door of the retiner
Mr.. Heney when he undressed gene
allv sat on a stool near the locker
he sometimes Sudtu i3l Il' i'IN III
to clean IN. They left the refinery t
cethar, but he did not stay with Il
foreman any more than the rest. I'll
old clothes after being discarded we
burned in a furnace and the ash
11reated for gold. The men never ca
ried their clothes away. Think t
Government got very little out Of Il
ashes.
Re Direct. Five men were employ
in the Refinery in 1898, Pierce, SpJ
geon, Heney, Bradley and myself.
had charge of the furnace. Hen
was a silver discover, but only p
formed the process once or twice.
was virtually a helper. He helr
sweeten the gold and brought up
acid from below, and almost anythi
that was wanted. He was at libe
to go almost anywhere. Genera
took his lunch with the men, but sol
times alone. Had an ordinary m
er's bucket covered with a telesc
hid on top. 1t was never a custom
he Mint to have lunch buck
searched. Sometimes went out al
and sometimes he remained behi
Don't rem ember that Heney was e
eft alone in the refinery. He told
le did not want to be left alone the
lie was alone in the cupel room
ould nave gone into the refinery
nee asked him when be was there
ore the time why he did not go
nd he said he never would I'm
le door. Had experience in diss
az since 80. The gold held in 9
on would settle over night.
Recess until / 80.