Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-06-05
A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE.
FLO STEWART CHARGES VIM.
PICKLER WITH STEALING
BULLION.
Officers and Attorneys Search
the Premises.

Yesterday morning Flo Stewart
called on attorneys WOODBURY. and
Coffin and stated that she could reveal
the whereabouts Of some Of the bullion
stolen from the mint
She said that VIM. Picker an en-
ployee of the mint with whom she had
been living had taken the bullion at
| different times and secreted it in the
| stable in the rear of a house in the
southern end of town
A search warrant was sworn to by
! her and Coffin. Ulricll and officer
Patterson went to the house and made
a search for the stuff They turned
the house upside down ard searched
the trunks very thoroughly and Pick
Ter made no objection, in fact he as
sisted them.
that the bullion was buried in the
stable. and this was the last place
they went to
TIE STUFF UNEARTHED.
When the shed where the horse had
been kept was reached, Ulrick took
hoe and began turning over the litter.
He soon reached some retorted ANAL
gam and remarked, Here is the.
stuff"
Picker was in the house at the time
with the boy. Constable Patterson
went into the house and asked him TO
give bonds to keep the peace Miss
Stewart had sworn out complaint
that he had threatened her life, and
Judge Hawthorne had placed him I'M
der bonds to keep the peace.
WHY MISS STEWART TOLD.
Last Saturday Picker and the
woman had some trouble over boy
about seven years Of age which they
had adopted, and she took If TO
ranch near the city to keep it from
him. He found where the boy was
and took it away.
In the evening the two met at No. /
and had words She claims that he
struck her and she swore out a war
rant charging him with assault. She
stated TO several parties that evening,
that she would send Picker TO the
penitentiary and fight him to the bit |
ter end. In carrying out her threat
she convened the information first to |
William Woodhurn, who at first de- |
clined TO take any stock in her story, /
as it sounded like a revengeful wom /
an getting even. She described the /
bullion so accurately, however and /
used expressions which led WOODBURY.
TO think that Picker had talked to |
her about it, and used the slang of the
melting room. He then told Coffin
and this led to the search.
THE woMAN's STORY
Miss Stewart was interviewed about
2 o'clock by the APPEAL reporter.
and told her story as follows:
II have lived with Picker nine
years. and been true TO him. but his
treatment of me has been unbearable.
and after he gave me a beating I told
him I would even up the score.
He has been taking bullion from
he Mint in small chunks ever since
administration. He would
bring it home two or three times a
week, and put it in the closet He put
some in the stable and it is buried
here now. 1t was there two weeks
100 and is there now if he has not
hanged the place where he put if.
Judge Black who was in the house
,nows it also. They'll find it, make no
mistake as soon as they reach the
table they will find it About three
ears ago his brother came 10 Carson
nd took away about thousand dol
ars worth in canvass sack TO San
francisco where he sold il The de- &
actives can easily find that out if they .
o there and investigate. / never I
led in my life and my word will !
rove good 1 have done my duty in v
AIling of this and I know / will be
indicated
Last evening U. S. Attorney Jones
rrived, and proceeded TO investigate {
he matter The warrant for the ar c
est will probably be issued to-day. .
Ieanwhile it was rumored last even
NJ that a fresh surprise would be
prunS on the community to day. The
riends of Mr.. Picker say that he can
low that his brother sent the bullion,
1T Miss Stewart knew it. and that
lie has been used as tool by other
irties to complicate the case
Mr.. VIM f Wentworth as hum
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