Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-26
TEE APPEAL RESPONSIBLE
FOR GIVING THE PUBLIC THE
NEWS OF THE EXAMINATION
The Prosecution Calls for the
Doors 10 be Opened,
BUT COMMISSIONER EDWARDS WILL
KEEP THEM CLOSED.


sive reports of the Mint investigation
in the APPEAL has caused furry OF
excitement in the Court House and
yesterday the officers Of the Court
made an attempt 10 stop the leak
T. s. Marshall Humphries after a
long consultation with the Commits
soner made a thorough examination
of the various points of communica
ton between the Court room and the
other corridors
He reported To his superior that he
found the transoms all closed and the
rooms leading to them locked Bliiiff
Stems also made an effort 10 reach
the source Of the difficulty. but found
nothing of suspicious nature.
He discovered that however some
one had been in the Grand Jury room
over the Court room, and took the
measure of some foot prints found in
the dust near a vantilator There were
also some peanut shells there which
the janitor said were not there on
Monday. The ianitor was questioned
by the L s. Marshall and he was
positive that he had swept the floor
last Saturday and the peanut shells
had been dropped lately.
There were also some bread crumbs
and a grease mark on chair where
sandwich had been laid. The posi-
ton of the actions in the chairs We're
ole 4 r.
The janitor admitted that he had
left the key in the door on Tuesday
fos several hours. He went to get the
key and il was gone and the door
locked About o'clock the key was
back again The detectives enquired |
of all the fruit and candy stores TO |
ascertain if anyone connected with |
the APPEAL had purchased peanuts.
They finally confined their investiga-
tions 10 Mayo and McClaskey's
National Cash Store, on the ground |
that the APPEAL people never patron
ize anyone who did not advertise Mr.
MAYO declined to answer any CUES
tons relative to the purchase of pea
nuts, and a demand was made for his
books by the detectives. He declined
10 show his books except on an order
Of Court
The necessary steps 10 bring the
books into Court. and trace the pea
nut purchase. will probably be taken
today.
COFFIN DISSATISFIED.
At the beginning Of the morning
session Coffin for the defense rose and
called the Courts attention u the fact
that the APPEAL was publishing re-
ports OF the trial contrary 10 the stipu-
lation between the attorneys. and
entered into between the
attorneys in the case 10 conduct the
examination with closed doors
q. S Dist. let Attorney Jones replied
in lively speech that the Govern |
rnent had nothing TO conceal and had
never asked for closed doors. as was !
lnsinuated in Il Carson paper Coffin
in sneerinS tone insinuated that
perhaps the attorneys had something a
% do with the publication of the re- q
port.
This brought Clark TO his feet with
iushed faced aud be proceeded to
apply to Coffin who also got the I"
ioor and began TO talk. Matters got :
interesting and at one time Jones, .
Torreyson, Coffin and Clark were on >
heir feet talking and the Marshall ;,
iearing the rising pitch of the at =
orneys voices. thought the act looked .
ather stormy and came in with Storms =
o procure order.
CALLED TO ORDER -
Commissioner Edwards who had :.
uietly watched the wraugle raped =
harply on the desk and called the at
orneys to order, and spoke in low -
ones something which the APPEAL re- "
orter could not catch, but it must ~
ave meant business for the LAWYERS ::
II settled back in their seats and the
ak assumed more temperate tone.
orrevson asked for the stipulation
nd Mrs. Fischer was asked 10 read il.
ne did so and Clark held that il
My stipulated closed doors and moth. !.
~ NOR ~
Coffin held that there was clause -
secrecy binding on all the attorneys .,
nd witnesses and Clark challenged -
i'm to produce il. The document
as read by Mrs. Fischer, but her J
81,
I'd again the wrangle began. Just pa