Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-01-13
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, JAN UARY Il 1886.
muNrooS.s pErALcArIoS.

Major +. NJ HufTaker, attorne,
FOR some OF the sureties on the bont
OF the late Julius A. Huntoon, cx
Treasurer OF Lyon county, was in
formed last evening by Mr.. Reynolds
one OF the Trustees OF Dayton Lodge
No. ., |. o. o. f., that there was onl!
one bag Of coin left with Mrs. Hun
toon by her late husband last Monda,
before he fatally shot himself,
This was plain canvass bag Will
no marks upon il to indicate what
funds it contained except Il note tell
ing Mrs. Huntoon to hold at all haz,
ards 81 300 OF its contents for her per
| sonal use. The sack contained 81.
33O i'll gold coin most of it in twenty.
dollar pieces, and when the Trustees
OF the local Lodge OF /. o. o. +. open
it they took therefrom about sl,10(
belonging to that society.
Tho note left by Hun.oon also re-
quested the payment or $500 to his
sister out OF the contents OF tho bag
Deducting the 81 100 claimed by the
local Lodge Of |. 90. f., the $1,000
left TO Mrs. Huntoon and the $500 to
his sister, there would remain only
sl,iO0 TO pay over to tho. Grand Lodge
OF |. o. o. T.. and the Grand Lodge
OF the 4. o L. w.
This showing, il correct, in lica te.
that iuntoon was defaultcr will
the funds Of the above fraternal socie
ties rs well rs with the county, rs the
amount due the Grand Lodge of /. o
o. +. exceeded $1,000.
Major Huifakcr says that the only
way to settle the question of the dis
positions of tho .ontAnts OF the coin
bag will be to turn the whole amonnt
over to the court and divide it prt
rata among the claimants. the county
OF Lyon coming i'll for its share il
the divisiOn.--Va. Chronicle.
The following communication from
lIuntoon was found i'll the safe ad
dressed to the Board Of County Com
misioncrs:
In balancing up my accounts | finC
have been robbed. Cannot tel
when, but since December 3. How
it could be accomplished | am un
able To tell. / know that being nj
the time it is, just as | am going ont
OF office, every one will say | was not
robbed and ] would be tried for it
To save the shame OF same | have
made up my mind to put IN end tC
my existence. Forgive me for it. 1t
is hard but ] cannot help it. God
bless my wife and children.
L. u. Mack owes for fees from Feb
ruary |. 1891. us you will sec by re
ceipts,
William Taylor, of Carson, who
was on his way to Chicago to attend
meeting of the Supreme Board Of
Relief, \. o. U. w, i'll place of the do
ceased, stated to the Reno journal
that Mr.. IIuntoon was the member
chosen to attend the meeting nt Chi.
cago, and Mrs. Hun,oon did not have
the least suspicion that anything was
wrong when her husband placed the
sack OF money i'll her keeping and
told her To pay any warrants drawn
by the secretaries of the orders of
which he was treasurer. That while
lie was absent there would probably
bo more or less money drawn and she
could act i'll his stead. She put the
sackaway until such time rs he would
conclude his county official duties
and start on his trip. After ho had
killed himself request was found
that MIR. Taylor should be appointed
delegate in his place. The circum
stances 20 TO show that he had doubt.
loss considered sclf.dcstruction for
several days, but had carefully con.
ccnlcd any such intent from his fam.
lily aud friends
MIR. Taylor says that tho general
opinion il That lie did not usc any OF
the money for his personal use. bu,
Ind loaned small amounts from time
to time TO different ones until the au
grcgato had gotten beyond his con
troll and TINT many of these loans were
n dead loss and could not bc collected
lie was not drinking man nor did II,
have any inclination to speculate ol
gamble. and lived very economically
Much sympathy is expressed Tor hin
and his family i'll this terrible misror
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