Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-11-27

'N'''' III y II Il't iiNS Lliftu- liltSc
Samples We're mt taken for assay, the
defendants assays are good enough
for us, and Patterson, the man who
took "A lot, was not willing to swear
that the grOuni covered was bigger
than an oil cloth under a spit box.
They were too insignificant to con-
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TIE FIGURES
Counsel then read the figures and
the assays. The rubber hose they
made so much owe would have to
draw of $50 tons Of sediment 70 make
a $4,000 shortage, The stuff in the
tHnk amounted to Just IS cents. You
must admire the audacity OF Il LAWYER
who can think up such a method to
explain a Mint shortage.
HARRIS REcoRD
The speaker repealed the aspersions
"ast on Harris, the present Meter and
Refiner. and showed that as a matter
Of fact he had raised the standard in
the Refinery and brought out a sur
plus instead or q deficiency.
RECORD OF H BOGUS MrLrs.
The records Of the bogus melt wee
fixed up in the wrong way in the
books The bogus bar was slammed
with the settlement numhoT 1874 which
was the settlement nnmber for 1898
Those figures stamped on the bar
showed hat il was made in - and
he figures l64 showed thst It mad
passed through the "a sentiment also
Therefore the bar had been made
hoGns before the H"nev LEFT The Met
| DOYLE y GALysEA AsSAYFD.
Mr, Doyle an iron mouldpr cores
here and tnstifies that these things
could not have been done. prior to the
time Harris came into the Mint. 70
back un this opinion. DOYLE swears
that there was no small figure +,
ever used prior to Harris coming in.
BIT we placed two bars in evidence
also stamped with a small figure +.
made N "a.
GaIusha also c~ontcaiict,4 Tuv!.
and then corrected his error. T cont
accuse him Of purjurv. w are all
liable 10 make mistakes. The inp0s-
sibiljtv OF detecting bogus melts excort
by assaving was dwelt upon at cor
siderable length.
HOW IT WAS DON.
II"Yev's opportunity I, steal atI
Nj. fun nI,1 IN 49, NJ.
He was a thief and VS. conscious
81 il. Unlike every other pm0l0va he
left the Mint at II 80 every dav and
vent nto the ward t. receive his lunch
at the fence. Why did he not bring
his lunch on have it brought to the
refinery How easy it was for him
to take out the gold at that time and
disp ose OF il. Bnt what other infer
enee can we draw from this. He had
confederates in the Meter and Rein
ers department who were covering nm
he's steal by bogus melts. He was
there in the morning before time, and
there in the evening after time, and
as his conscience smote him in the
cupel room: he was always saving he
didn't want to be seen alone in the
refinery. Then why didn't he stav
away.
The gold taken to Reno was gold
from the c~hlorination process. If he
got the gold outside the Mint WIN
didn't he show where he GO il.
WOODBURY. interrupted the speaker
here and took exception to his lang
uage.
Heney told Beck he was down from
the ComstOck with stuff he had mined
himself. Wen it was published to
the world that there was a shortage.
and before the defendant was accused
he leaves his home, becomes a fugi-
tive from justice and is 500 miles
away executing a power OF attorney
TO his wife to dispose Of his property.
And next " e have him in Colorado
hiding like a thief in the night, avoid
ing arrest and evading the officers Of
Justice Ten days before he is ac-
cused be is on the road out OF the
country. After he is caught his at
tornevs come into Court and offer to
surrender him, as If this would oblit-
crate the past conduct OF the man. |
III not attempt to follow Coffin
through the malignant, wicked. vi /
Importation he heaped on the officers Of |
the Government. I'll not weary YOU
with replying to those contemplate
attempts to cloud the issue. II nv
presentation Of the facts ~convicts |
Heney, 1 have done my duty, it
now remains with you to do yours.
your oaths as jurymen. Recess
for two minutes.