The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-26
tDrawn from a photograph.

OF the Hale & Norcross mine, said yester-
day TO a representative of THE CALL:
Il see by the papers this morning that
the United States mint at Carson is again
connected with operations that suggest
certain attempts made by me in 1890 to
have that institution investigated for
cause which / set forth in a letter to Sec
rotary Window of the United States
Treasury"
What were your charges2"
"They were simple enough to be under
stood. and did not beat about the bush
to get at the point of my statements. l
said in substance that the Mint at Carson
was being used by the mill gang OF the
Carson River and the bullion ring of the
Comstock for the purpose OF coming stolen
bullion, and was being conducted as 4
private institution for the men who were
robbing the stockholders of the mines.
1.-THE evidence taken in both the SUI
perior Court and the Supreme Court bears
out the statement that the mine-owners
and officers of the mines were looting the
stockholders, and the verdict in my favor
is substantial evidence that my charges
were true"
what was the result OF your sending
that letter to the Secretary of the Treas
ury?"
AT first it was not recognized as OF
much Importance but | sent another and
demanded an investigation Immediately.
Mr.. Window saw that | was in earnest, as
/ also threatened to carry the matter to
the Department of Justice if an investiga-
ton was not held at once. The result was
that he sent out representative of the
Government to make rigid examination,
and who do you suppose he selec;ed?'
"Who?''
"a relative of Senator John P. Jones,
to the bullion ring. A man by the name of
Gorham, brother of George c. Gorham.
Secretary of the Senate. Mr.. Gorham
came to me and said: Mr.. Fox, are you
aware that the charges you made to the
Secretary of the Treasury are of the most
serious character | informed him that
i was fully conscious of the fact Of their
seriousness. What shall do in the mat
ter?, said he. | asked him if he had not
been instructed by Mr.. Window what to
do and further informed him that l had
no suggestions to offer in the matter other
than those contained in my letter to the
Secretary of the Treasury. He reiterated
the statement that my charges were grave
and serious, but | refused TO alter them.
lie then proceeded to make his report,
which was whltewash; but before his
statement reached the Secretary of the
Treasury the Mining Stock Association
had prepared another document that
reached Washington a few days in ed
vance of Mr.. Gorham's report. We fore
stalled him on that point. and the evil
dence secured by US is at the present time
in the possession of the Government.
''There are some very serious things to
happen yet III connection with the Carson
Mint, and you need not be surprised to see
somebody violently shocked in a very
short time. The papers so far have not
contained half the material that will
eventually come TO the surface NV attor-
ncy, w. L. Baggett, and myself have found
out what became of that $3.50, 900 which
was said to belong to no one in particular
and which we claimed was stolen from the
stockholders. The Hale 81 Norcross peo-
pie said 1t was unclaimed, and that they
did not know what mad become of il.
Would you like to know where that bullion
is?"
YES"
''It is in the Anglo-Caliiornia Bank to
the credit of the Bullion Exchange Bank
OF Carson City. Evan Williams, supcrin-
tendent OF the Nevada mill, is president OF
the Bullion Exchange Bank and is the
gentleman who, according to testimony
given in court, was seen carving the
bullion 10 the Carson Mint at midnight.
and who was and is the trusted employe
of the bullion ring. Mr. Baggett has gone
East to secure some very sensational ma
terial that will give the hooters terrible
nightmare when it is brought forth in the
shape OF sworn testimony.
II have stated over my signature and
through the medium OF aiiidavits that the
Carson Mint was used time and time again
by the ring to coin its steals. | am not
surprised at the discovery of $50, 600 in
silver in the Nevada State Treasury, but
that amount is but a mere drop in the
bucket. 1t bears out my statement, how