The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-09
DISTRICT COURT.

nave occupied the time OF the dis cI
court since Monday On lay
and Saturday of last week law a. t
tiers and estates took up the time oi
the Court.
On Saturday letters of administra-
ton upon the estate ol r. j. Bosko-
witt, deceased, were ordered issued
to +. r. McNamee. The estate con
sists of real estate in DeLamar, the
property known as the Lynch build
ings and the desire is to sell them as
soon as the law will permit
A decree of final distribution was
ordered in the estate of Eliza Law.
son, deceased. The funds remain
ing on hand will pay a prorata rate
OF AZ per cent. on claims. Those
claims which were sent to the San
Francisco administrator, amounting
to about 500, were paid in full.
The steady depreciation of values
here caused the shortage.
A decree of final distribution was
also ordered entered in the estate of
A. Mcneil, deceased.
On Monday the case of the State
VS.. Daniel Mandich, charged with
Grand Larceny in stealing some
$1,000 worth of cyanides, the prop
cry of the April Fool Milling Co.,
was tried.
The evidence showed that Man
dich went to Salt Lake in March and
in open market was disposing of
some cyanides. Parties at Della
mar were wired and Frank Wilson
went up to see about it. He stated
the cyanides to belong to his COM
pany. Mandich explained that he
bought them from man named
Green at DeLamar for $3.50, who
said he had brought them from FL
dorado canyon where he had a mine
leased. That he had sent samples
to Salt Lake for assay and had the
on hand for two weeks be-
fore he went to Salt Lake. Mandich
was not shown to have ever been
near the April Fool mill. The eva
hides were turned over to Wilson on
a conditional promise to reimburse
Mandich the $3.50 he had paid for
them.
The jury returned verdict of
guilty, probably on the assumption
hat Mandich had received the ma
,erial from somebody who had stol-
IN it.
On Tuesday the case of State VS..
Pierce McGuffie, charged with rape
IN the person of an Indian Girl of
en- or twelve years was tried The
rhine was alleged to have been COM
nitted about three weeks ago on the
Dad mile or two below DeLamar.
The evidence was conflicting, that of
he defense tending to show McGuf-
e had not met the girl at all, and
he physicians testimony showing
he girls person to not manifest any
ign of injury
The jury returned verdict of not
Utility after being out three hours.
On Wednesday Bobert Bonds was
RED for assault with intent to kill
4 shooting Rufus Pippin last Feb
uary. The evidence showed that
he affair occurred while encamped
noon, and but for some previous
hreats made by Bonds relating to
he family of Pippin generally, the
esult might have been different as
he whole party had been drinking
omewhat. The jury brought in a
erdict of guilty with a recommen-
alton to the mercy of the court.
This is the last of the criminal
ases and today the case of f. r.
lcNamee VS.. James and George
Iesbitt for $25, 100000 for melici-
us prosecution, is on as we go to
ress.
The remainder of the week prom
'es to be consumed in jury trials
nd court is not expected to adjourn
'efore the middle of next week at
east.
Sentence will be passed tomorrow
t ten o'clock in the cases of Daniel
Inndich and Rnhort RonIn