Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-08
Ilic SIimt StcNl.

lHc JurE III the Jones ease was CON-
pietcd yesterday forenoon by the ac.
cep;ancc Of l.. y. Butler and James
Farley rs jurors. The jury was sworn
and General Clarke made the open
ing statement. Il synopsis Of which
will be found below.
The indictment charges the defend
ant with the commission Of two
crimes, larceny and cmbeZzlement
Tho alleged crimes consist of the same
acts or series Of acts and the same
witnesses. testimony and occurrences
will establish both crimes AS being
committed at one time. The opera
tions OF the mint will he illustrated in
the course of the trial to place the
jury i'll the possession Of Il knowledge
Of the Office held by defendant, It's
duties, and the opportunities to steal
while i'll said Office.
Clarke explained the duties of Melt.
cr and n;ctincr and traced bullion
from the time It was received until is
was coined into money. He charged
Jones as having the active superin.
tendency Of the Meter and Reiiner's
Office, ms Zabrisliic Was a weak and in
firm man.
Jones had all the opportunities i'll
the world to take any amount of bul.
lion, there being no regulations at the
Carson Mint by which persons were
searched. guarded or checked when
going to and from the Mint.
He expected tn show that while
Jones was i'll charge Of the Meter
and Rciiner's department $4,000 in
gold Disappeared. This would he
proved 10y competent and disiutcrcst.
ell witnesses.
Clarke detailed the losses rs they
occurred from january, 1898. and said
that Jones had quoted the suspicious
Of Harris 10y telling him that the
amount lost would be recovered in
the slums. This" said Clarke.
Jones knew from experience to be a
lie"
"When the original Bodic melt was
received III the Mint it WIS stamped
Bar No. u, Gold Deposit. 1t was
found To be a silver purchase and
stamped s.. Il. lGl, and the G.. l.. No.
II crossed out with a cold chiscl.
Whoever made the spurious bar for.
got that the melt came into the Mint
rs 4 gold deposit and simply placed
upon it ). =. No. 1Gi.-
He charged Jones with mutilating
the consolidation books and taking
the tags Of bullion and the records Of
the consultations from the Mint.
/ In 1873 the furnaces OF the ingot
smelling OOm were defective and
those in the deposit melting room
wore used. lie would provo that the
spurious bar was made in that room.
Tho figures IS. L. )Gl" wore stamped
on i'll the settlement Of %. On the
2lst Of June, 1893, all the employees of
the Mint. with the exception Of those
in tho Meter and Rclincr's depart
mcnt, left the Mint at 1 o'clock in the
afternoon, Tho latter remained until &
p. IN. At that time they we're melt.
ing slums.
On that day there WIS trouble in
making tho settlement. Melting OF
slums WIS suspended and secret
melting was carried on for some days
after. This was explained to tho ms.
saycr 10y saying that they were re.
melting gold deposit No. Is. lie
would prove there was no cause for
this and that it was an cxcuse Ia cover
up the making " the spurious bar.
He would show to the Jury that
when Jones was appointed 10 his Of.
flee no had not n dollar in tho world,
IN fact he was in debt. We will show
10 you his salary aud that ho lived cx.
trayagantly and where hc made 81 in
the time he entered the >Iint and the
time Inc was discharged he accumu.
lated, upon his owl admission. $50.
900.
Tho defence made nn statement
and Warren NOtcwarc was called M
the first witness. lie explained the
operations -! the Mint aud pworo that
the tugs Of bullion scntto the refinery
previous Ia juno IL, 1891, aud the rec.
ords previous to that ..mc wore miss.
ing.