The herald., 1895-04-14
THE Carson MINT STEAL
Ex-Assistant Refiner and Meter
Jones Arrested
HENEY ANOTHER SUSPECT
Secret Service Agents Claim to Have
Secret Service Agents Claim to Have
Very Strong Case.
Aggregate Of the Shortage Charged Against
Jones Is 77,ooo-The Accused
Released on Bonds

CARSON, New. April 13.-John F.
Jones, ex-frst assistant refiner and melter,
was arrested this afternoon on complaint
taking $77,OO f.om the mint Bail
was fixed at $25, 900. Heney, another
suspect in San Francisco, has hired WV.
Foote to defend him with William Wood
burn assisting. Jones gave bail with II.
M. remington, Ex-Governor Colcord, John
Rosser and Leslie Bell sureties. Four
more complaints are on file. Thesprelim
mary examination comes off Thursday
before Judge Hawley.
There are four more complaints lying in
the commissioner desk for parties whose
names are unknown. Heney, the other
mint storage suspect, is now inSan Fran
SEQ and has retained W. W. Foote. one
of the. highest priced lawyers III that city,
TO. handle his case. Hon. William Wood
burn of this city has already been retain
ed by the San franciscan to handle this
end of the line. Several dispatches came
from San Franciscom yesterday inquiring
il Heney had heen indicted. AS yet there
are no signs of his arrest or indictment.
about two weeks ago and got as far as
Butte, Mont, and then returned. There
was California detective and United
States secret service man at his heels
everywhere he went. At every turn he
found one or the other at his side, and
he concluded that t was useless to at
tempt to escape, SO he returned to San
FRANCISCO and will face the matter Heney
is not man to spend $40 where dollar
will do, and his hiring OF so high priced
lawayer as Foote may be taken as an in
dication that lie is ready to make hard
fight with the government in the court,
and that he also realizes tie fact that Ii G
cannot throw away any chances. The
fact that Heneywas in San Francisco was
surprise to those who, were congratu-
lating themselves that their principal
witness was out of the way. 1t is claimed
here that Heney will cast the blame on
others and that they cannot put it onto
him without discriminating themselves.
TIE e.clkahaip.onh Il the roof of the mint is
now complete and the princlp pat result
was SCOT an / sand. There is no trace OF
gold, nor was there any expected. The
roof was swept and the sweepings assayed
in order that the case of the government
could be complete and the defendants
could not fall back on the plea that the
gold hal gone up the chimney. Gold
does not go up the chimney unless the
melting and refningis imperfectly done
in case where the heat and draft are
both too great. .- - =
CHICAGO, April 10. The chief of the
secret service of the treasury reports the
investigation into the shortage at the
Carson mint had eliminated today in the
arrest of a man who is supposed to be
responsible for one OF the most skilfully
contrived- plans to- defraud the govern
ment ever carried into execution. The
following telegram was rece we'd by Chief
Hazen from one Of the agents of the
bureau OH the scene: s.t
CARSON, New. !, April 18Th.
Have arrested John f. Jones' ex-first a ssist-
ant mclter and rehner Of tho Carson City mint,
this day for feloniously taking and carr ying
away gold and silver me ais property Of the
United States, OF The value Of $4,000 Bail
$4,000. Defendant is in'custody OF the United
States Marshal (Signed) HARRIS.
The secret service agents have been
working on the case for six weeks and
have drawn the lines SO closely around
the official who is under arrest that Chief
Hazen feels reasonably certain that his
conviction will be brought about.