The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
LYNCH ON THE C0MSTOCK
Another Conference With the
Miners Union of Vir.
ginia City.
Tangerman's Fate Will Be Decided
When Jere Lynch Comes
Home.

Jere Lynch, president of the Hale &
Norcross Mining Company, is in Virginia
City. He left here for that place last Sat-
urday, and it was understood by his asso-
ciates that he would have a long confer
ence to-day with representatives of the
Miners Union.
Mr.. Tangerman, the SUPERINTENDENT,
whose departure from the Comstock was
accelerated by a multitude of miners, is
still in San Francisco. 1t is yet uncertain
whether the management will retain him
as superintendent or send to the mine some
one more acceptable to the Miners Union.
Tangerman says he is anxious to go back.
81 am not afraid. | do not know what
fear is, !" be remarked.
When President Lynch was in Virginia
City few days after Mr.. Tangerman was
escorted out of town by the miners, they
assured him that they could get along with
any person other than the eyicted superin-
tendent. Since then the president of the
company has sounded the county officers
of Storey County and the State authorities
at Carson to ascertain if civil and military
forces could be obtained to protect Mr..
Tangerman in the performance of his
duties as SUPERINTENDENT.
The assurances OF protection which the
president expected We're not given. The
Governor of Nevada was not in Carson
when Mr.. Lynch called, and the acting
Governor declined TO consider the sugges-
tion OF calling out troops until the Sheriff
of Storey County indicated that the civil
authorities were not able to preserve the
peace.
President Lynch came back to San
Francisco burdened with a full sense Of
the honors which ne fought so nobly to
obtain in his campaign against Colonel
Nat Messer for the presidency of the COM
pany. On returning to the scenes of his
trium oh in the town he preserved discreet
silence concerning his mission to the
Comstock. He likened himself to the
sphinx of his well-loved Egypt, and
went into raptures over his own reticence.
OF his second advent in Virginia City,
which began, significantly, on Easter
Sunday, no tidings have been received.
When he comes back to San Francisco
and makes known the details of his second
conference to Mr.. Baggett and the mine
directors decision will be reached on the
question OF retaining or dismissing Mr..
Tangerman.
Recently the Nevada papers have been
publishing articles to show that Mr.. Tan
german was accused OF stealing bullion in
Colorado. At the office Of the secretary of
the Hale & Norcross Company the state
ment is given out that Mr.. Tangerman's
Colorado career is straight enough. All
that is now brought against him in the
Nevada press was brought out In the trial
Hebbard in this City. When Tangerman
was on the witness-stand he was asked by
Lawyer Deal if he was ever arrested in Col
orado for stealing bullion. Tangerman
replied Yes" and Deal asked no other
questions.
When the cross examination was
reached Tangerman told the whole story.
Ia fc
a conspiracy was formed against him and
men were hired to put stolen amalgam on
the Tangerman premises. The conspiracy
was exposed, Tangerman said, the ring
leader confessed, was indicted tried and
sentenced to imprisonment The sum and
substance of the accusation may be found
in the transcript OF the Hale & Norcross
case.