Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-30
YESTERDAYS EXAMINATION.
MORE TESTIMONY REGARD
INC THE SPURIOUS MELT.
Jones Stock Operations With the
Bullion Bank.
The OEFENSE7 TRYING TO SLIDE IT ON
TO HARRIS.

Yesterday Robert Hofer, Cashier o
the Bullion and Exchange Bank anC
| x-SuperinteGent of the Mint was
placed on the stand by the Govern
ment.
He gave in detail the methods EN-
ployed in the Mint when melting bul.
lion and when making an annual
clean up
Regarding the spurious melt which
came originally as gold deposit No.
n. 1t was all right both in weight
and tineness in his administration
He felt positive Of that. and the spuri-
Gus bars were not in his two settle
ments. His testimony conveyed the
idea that the substitution was in Har-
ris' administration
THE MELT WAS PICKLED.
He thought that from the fact that
gold has specific gravity of 20! and
silver only l0t that spurious bars
supposed to contain large quantity
of gold and for which silver had been
substituted, could easily be distin-
guished from its lack of necessary
weight, One accustomed 10 handle
bars OF bullion could easily detect the
difference. The bars in question had
been picked" to give them color 1t is
customary to treat gold bars with
what is known as the pickleing pro
cess, but silver bars are not so treated.
JONES STOCK TRANSACTIONS.
When the Wells Fargo Company
turned over it's business to the Bull
lion Bank, there was about 200 shares
of stock and 5000 in money to Jones
account.
He dealt considerable in stocks and
his net losses while dealing with the
bank was S24S, but he had left 200
shares of Con. Virginia stock, which
subsequently went TO Sc a share. His
entire transactions amounted to $780,
900
BECK TREATS MINT BULLION
H. Fl. Beck of Reno, testified that
in August '93 Heney of the Mint
called on him and gave him $4,000
worth Of gold bullion for treatment.
1t was in graduated form, such as
comes from the Mint, and of Mint
fneness, but at that time he was not
familiar with Mint bullion He de-
described him as a tall loquacious
Trishman with a squeaky voice.
ISome weeks ago when the AP-
PEAL stated that Heney had sold bull
ion to Beck he denied it with some
neat over his signature. Mr.. Beck
wanted it understood that he
treated it and did not buy" it. The
APPEAL was not informed whether the
bullion was sold or left for treatment.
1t merely wished to trace the Heney
bullion and show where it went.-Rep.l |!
Mr.. Heney was very anxious to /
lave Mr.. Beck know that the gold /
anne from Silver City mine and |
cared that the owners if they knew /
What it was would raise the price of
he lease. Mr.. Beck swallowed He
ey's narrative and did not consider
t suspicious Beck sent the bullion
y Wells Fargo to the Bank of Cali.
ornia and thought it must have gone
} Selby Il Co. The prosecution was
sked whether they intended to con
ect Heney with the shortage and they
eclined to say.
Paris Ellis was again on the stand
nd testified that no bullion had ever
cen received from any mine in this
tate Of the fineness Of the gold taken
Y Heney to Beck in Reno.
Dolan Of the Mint was on the stand,
ut his testimony was of no special
nportance.
Mason was also on the stand few
inutes. :
Mr., Jones the q. S. prosecuting at
rney was not present, neither was
r. WOODBURY.. the principle attorney
r the defense. Mr.. Jones went be-
" on Saturday night in quest of !
me new evidence he had heard Of, :
e nature of which was not revealed.
Each morning people go to the train
pecting to see Detective Harris
me in with Heney and Piper, but
ither of them materialiZe.