Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-03-05

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and Refiner's desk. The mutilations
of this hook destroys all chance to
trace the above numbered melts. 1t
must have been dom t. prevent the
tracing of the mnlts. Were the book
Keeping in the Refinery and the tags
kept, it would be possible to trace all
the melts.
c. ". ThnmpsoE and Frank Oliver
were employed IN the Melting and De-
post room. Witness then explained
how the Waterman Of the Mint made
their rounds Of the building once an
hour, showing that it would be i'm
possible to make a spurious melt
without the knowledge OF the watch
men.
The time hook was then called for
| and the time of arriv | and depart
we Of the employees read to the jury
u was shown that Chas. w. Thomp-
eon and Frank Oliver left the Mint at
6 p. N. July 90, 1898. IT was impossi-
HE 70 state what time M. Jones left
the Mint on that day. Settlement re-
cords for the month Of June 1893
were then read. The record Of the
Assayer shows that melt Nc. IA was
/ remelted, why this a done was i'm
employed as Deposit melter in May
1893.
Mr.. Harris was foreman Of the in
got melting room Frank Oliver was
appointed on June 10. 1898. BE had
two DAYS experience in melting, when
ne remained in the melting room until
6 m. Witness assisted in weighing
bullion or September -, 1896. Mr..
Jones left Saturday Feb, Q, 1895, Re
turned on Feb. 22nd or 23rd. The
weighing Of the bullion was done dur
ing his absence.
A number Of small gold bars We're
then sent for to the mint to he placed
in evidence. Gold bar No. 1876 Wa
turned over t. the Meter & Refner
but is not now in the mint are
could not be found in the Refner's
y f'Iil. NJ o'iiCS IT, - 4 dH-
cisco on Feb. 9. and the search for the
, h.r VAS made on Sunday Feb. 10
p No one could get into the vanlt with
+ out the key or the combination. !
t recess was here taken for ten minutes
. to enable the prosecution 70 p-ocurf
-'tlc gold bars from the mint.
, ABOx OF GOLD.
A box Of gold bars were brought in
TO Court. and the Court came to order
These bars were to qhO~ the similarity
between the missing bar and the bar
offered in evidence. A bar as nea
s / the size of the missing . as could b.
found vas handed to the jurors. I
t was found that if c0ull easily bf
, carried in a coat pocket. A numbero
hars were Their exhibited, ranging il
/ f~ineness from 500 t $50.
Warren Noteware continued hi
s testimony. The oath of office was tn
$ only check on the honesty Of tn
n Meter & Refiner or his assistant, an
it would he possible for him to carr.
out a bdI vi II HlIIlI4tI Vi tdtS ol SOl
d in his pocket. 1t could only he con
e cealed by making spurious melts am
a marking a higher %fineness on then
than they really contained. 1t woul,
tect the fraud.
CROSS E~XAMINATION n.
. Cross Examination by WOodburn
u During the absence of the Meter and
Rnfiner the assistant acts for him
Mr.. Corners was the foreman of tn
Refinery with G. W. Likens as silve
y discover. W J. Picker was the de
l. post melter for Mr.. Harris, he was tn
d same Mr.. Picker, who was arrested
q for stealing bullion. Objection taker
l. bv Clark. Objection not sustained
The deposit meier stamps the bars
e Mike Kennedy was the helpar. Ken
IS nedy could read aud write. No order
l. had been issued prohibiting hin
4, from stamping bars. The foreman O
a the Refinery carries the keys to tn
IS gold tubs. Jas. Heney is now in tn
II ~Penitentiary for stealing $4,000 and
2 was at one time silver DISCOVER in th
s Mint.
d Q. Did you state before the Gran
1T Jury that you thought the defendar
le Jones, was in collision with Heney
n An objection was taken by Clark
and sustained by the Court.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock TIL
morning.
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