Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-03-17

tiult Inc lildl - o\ei, o"l hO hoS
made no attempt to explain, while his
opportunities have been ample. All
he can show in Wells, Fargo Il Co.,
traG-actions is 800 II
The Bullion Il Exchange Bank
SHOWS a loss Of 81, 855. His transac-
tons show a loss, not a gain The
number on the bogus bar was lrregu-
lar STAMPED by a novice. 1t Vas
stamped when hot. Mr.. Oliver had
been in the Mint bu two or tn zee days
when he did the stamping. He did it
involuntarily, not knowing that hi
superior officer was doing wrong.
The defendant vent to Mr., Ives Of
the Stock Board, and tried to dig up
a stock account and his attorney at
tempted to convice Ives that there was
such a transaction, but 1t did not
york. There was ne such accoun t
AMI they couldn't ind such a one.
JOHN DENNIS TALKS.
John Dennis followed the U. s. At
'orney.
He held that the Government had
| failed 70 make out "a case. The Gov
erLments efforts by its speculative
uncertain testimun had left a waver-
ing doubt 10 the minds "f +lIe jury,
"A doubt which should clear the defen-
dant. The evidence Of Mason and
Noteware was all speculation, merely
ne opinions Of these men and moth
ing direct. We don't feel equal [" t Re
task Of fixing the responsibility OF the
loss on any particular person. We
want something more than that be
fore we charge q person with such all
infamous crime.
Why did he Government divide the
shortage between Heney, Jones and
Piper? The evidence don't disclose
why. It is as bogus as all the rest
of the Government efforts. James
Heney and the nan Picker are the
men,
General Clarke. The testimony
doo't show that Pickler tool; any
Government bullion. The Court said
/ he should so hOld.)
The defend ant did not place thu
} SEQ IN Wells Fargo Bank until afte'
July, months after the gold bar Wa
Z missing. The speaker then paid con
. siderable attensi n to Inspector Nasor
a~G his opinion regarding the bog:
= mel, He placed great stress upol
= the fact as 500 as Mason saw th'
o bogus melt he stopped weighing ant
h ordered a-4avs. ~COntradicting tn
theory that the melt could hav
passed.
q General Clarke here interrupted tn
O : eaker by saying that the teotim0n.
showed that be assayed SIX bars be
Il fore he reached the spurious melt }
The prosecution hadn't been able t
fix the date OF the spurious melt, bU
! the dates have been fixed upon il
" order o preserve the dignity Of tn
- Government. It may have been mad
u any time within eight years,
l Such an expert as Jones would nc
- have placed on record the evidence c
If his guilt IF he had not placed sue
81 evidence there why did he remove tn
! cause. The fact that the leaves WEI
X gone showed that Jones did not IT
1t mov them.
Sc He didn't believe Hirsh Harris r.
y moved them.
u Harris, the San Francisco detectiv
IS was not here to testify because hi
theory of the shortage didn't accor
u with the Government.
:" Jones had made a large sum j
stocks two years prior to the time
the alleged stealing. He had whe
confronted with the charge, acte
a." frankly and honestly and made
~ effort to throw the blame on his 81
'' perior Zabriskie. He shirked no obi
cations but staid right in the mi
like a man. The fact that he went
VI San F ancisco just after the small b;
)" was missing is nothing more again
him than the fact hat Paris Ell
AZ went. The testimony on the stock a
We count cut very little figure, as b
Is stocks might have been handled
III someone unknown to him, such thin'
w. often happen. He was a good-heart'
.he open fellow. and these things shou
not weigh against him.
ist Adjourned until 10 a. m. today.
NJ. J. McCone was a passenger