Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-11
TnE MINT SHORTAGE.
Too Much Wild Newspaper ak
Being INDUCED in.

their work seems 70 have been almost /
entirely taken off their hands by the |
newspapers. ;.
When the shortage was first ais
covered certain newspapers wanted 10
see everybody connected with the
nresent administration in jail at once
but when the guilt began to shit 10
other quarters it was horse o. an
other color. and now the republican
parers think it is sham" that THESE
desiopinc official should be trying to
fasten ANYTHING criminal on good PEG
nle The following from the News OF
Yesterday morning illus rates the
case in point:
IT is reported that letters from EN-,
| Moves Of the Mint have been oI9nrd
| in the United States mail. II TINS br
| true some of our detectives Will De,
| and onpht TO be. in serious trounie
before long There is no excuse 1or
such acts and the criminals VINO COM
nit them should be Immediately given
the punishment due them.
Now in the first place the News has
no authority for such statement
and in the second place ii the inter-
centinc of the letters would aid in de-
tectinc and preventing crime, the de-
tectives would be justified in securing
them. Yet il the detectives for instance
had a letter in their possession In
which one Of the thieves acknowled-
oed the whole thing to pal ana
gave the name OF his confederates,
evidence sufficient to send the whole
batch to the penitentiary, the News
would probably advocate letting them
ali 90. and placing the detectives on
trial for tampering with the mails.
The News seems rather too anxious
TO ouash the present investigation
call it off and try the detectives, all OF
which looks as if the investigation
was getting rather too close t. some
people.
II might be a good plan for these
seople to shut the News mouth
while as its course Is attracting con
siderable attention.
the fracus with some remarkable
statements
Petween the Superintendent. Ncltel
and Retiner aud Federal authuritle'
there has been an lrrepreS9lhie con
: nict and the after. ii has been mt
mated. are not adverse To having TN
, blame attributed to the present MN
management. in fact it Is reporte,
[ that one of the Cove rnment sleuIi
D hounds was formerly a MINT oiilcla
who dislikes superintendent ADAM
, and Meter and Retiner Harris as III
devil does holy water. III thls repof
: ba tr1e il NAV account for no arrest
: having been made through we nam =
q of the person who brought the I'M
cold TO Reno and his present where
ohouts has been KIN, wn TO the otnclaI
for weeks. ard would be given by I'll
Journal were it not that, it might IL
terrier with briB ging the guilty paitie
to justice
" When the United States authorize
a dncide TO bring the thieves to tria
r. if they ever do. startling revelation
will lie made. and it will be clearl
W and concIusivelv shown that the Nil
e at Carson has been systematlca'
Y robbed for wears bt men IN the en-
q pltv of the Government. Inc proc
!, is positive aud is in possession OF
!" RESPONSIBLE citizen Of Reno, VINO WI
IS furnish il when called upon to do
le in a Court of justice.
We do not believe that the Govern
ment detectives are men who want
fasten guilt on anyone where 1t do'
i not properly belong. They are me
So who have long been trusted by u
70 Government. tried and experience
= men who have no interest whatev
in the case except to get at the lac
and no one need be apprenenslVe IN
N they will not get right down 10 u
ii bottom of the steal.
w Meanwhile if there are any men II
III der suspicion who are innocent, III
need lose no sleep, for The cieWs DC
;, i'm ethe possession of the anthoriIl
- are of the most positive character, Ill
II the GOOD and the bad will be sorted o
or and separated from each other j.
as easily as Carson Valley ranch
can sort his rotten potatoes from L
- good ones.
o. Meanwhile the APPEAL advises
ne press not to believe every IDLE rum
or in connection with the Mint, but to
little patient, and the facts VIII st
L. tie the status of the case
IL.
TO c,,...ofe Ck1pnin0