Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-03-26

the alleged offense was committed. H
described the situation Of the elevator
fir IN the map.
photographs of the scene were
shown the Jury J
Witness described how bullion was
received at the Sunerintendent's Office.
Cross-examiped: Payment is made
on bullion after melting.
The defendants attorney made an
attempt to show that the amalgam
was not the property Of the Govern
ment until it was melted. Witness
said it was in the custody of the Gov
eminent as soon as it was received in
the Superintendent office. It was
held by the defense that as the iudict-
ment charged the had taken
the property OF the e. S. Government
and that the defense had the right to
show that it was not the properly of
the Government at the time Of the al
legged offense. The Court asked the
witness whose property it was and ~.
said it was the property Of the depos
itor, but witness did not know he
name of the depositor.
If a portion of the deposit was lost
the depositer would be the loser, but
the meter would be held responsible if
the loss was unusual. Witness could
not tell who would lose # the deposit
was all stolen, but thought after some
questions were asked by the Court
that the Government would be
held responsible if the wOrkmen stole
it.
Warren Noteware, who is at pres
ent chief clerk of the Mint gave "a
detailed account Of the manner in
which bullion is received at the Mint
He showed that deEositors after Ieav-
ing metal st the Mint got a receipt
for the weight, which receipt was sur
rendered when he got returns. The
amalgam from which it is claimed
the defendant t ok for his dinner
bucket was Potosi amalGam deposited
in the name OF Chas. Peters, of the
Bullion bank. II was silver purchase
No. 3l5 being sos ounces. It was 81
parts gold and 962 in silver. tn,
loss on the melt was b per cent
Chas. Meder. Was emr'oyed in III"
Mint in June SO as Force n, Found
a piece Of crude bullion n 2 dinner
bucket, was LOOKING for Il can OF com
pound Mr.. Allen WIS with me. He
showed me the bucket. The iriti :
H. P, were on the top of the huckt,.
After Allen showed me the bucket l
lifted the bullion in my hand and
placed it back Allen lifted the cover
off the can. We then told the chief
clerk, Mr.. ElrOd. When we returned
the bucket was gone.
Archie Allen. Was in the Mint in
June '93 as engineer. Saw the de-
PENDANT with a pail of bullion in the
cupboard. We saw the bullion in the
pail Can't remember whether [ or
Meder opened it. [ moved it with my
foot and it seemed heavy. We looked
in and found the bullion in it. It
was Piper'5 pail, His initials were
on it. Meder told me to watch the
pail while he reported it to the Super
intondent. While he was gone Piper
came and got the pail md went
toward the elevator shaft Of the melt
ing room and I followed him. He
dumped the contents of his bucket
down the shaft. I was close to him
When he dumped his bucket. [ told
him to quit and save himself.
He dumped it all down and then
went down in the basement where the
bottom of the shaft was. | did not
follow him. Elrod vent down.
Cross-examired. Defendant and I
were not unfriendlv. Never accused
him Of circulating reports about me. I
wrote to Piper from California that
the officers were after him and that I
was broke and wanted to get out Of
the country. Don't think I asked for
$50. I borrowed S. Of him in San
Francisco, he a have the money
whenever he wants it. I never knew
where to send it.
Lawrence Elrod recalled and testi-
fed regarding the value Of the ANAL
gam. He went down stairs when the
report of the dinner-pail occurrence
reached him. Piper was at the foot Of
the stairway. Called to him to stop.
He did not. He turned the corner and
disappeared. He met me coming back
and I asked him what he had done.
He made no reply, but passed up
stairs. 1 found some small pieces of
analgam at the bottom Of the shaft.