Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-01-26
THE TRIUMPH.
Grand Jury in the Uber Case
Stand 9 to 8.

they tntt at ! o'clock and going to m
J"ry r. o'E ''at an informal talk fn
about fifteen minute and then bega,
the preliminary discu--ion before bal
lOtlnN on tn case.
I,-y took Sven ballots and all tn,
results ~+r' the sam- 8 To 8 ia favor
or ihilc'lnS ire seven men who We're
the ring leaders r the lvnche,s nj
Un-r. he STATE lacked three vote. O.
enough to make the ind crm-nt stick
and II was plnin tina the successive
bal'otting would not make the Slight
est difference.
Thu balloting and discussion was
Kept up until nearly 8 O'clock when
Judge NJ eek was sent for, and the
jury came into court.
there WAS "A large crowd OF peon,e
ANXIOUS to hear the result, Richsrd
COOK, the foreman Of the jury. rosa
n said:
Il don't rhiuk there is the slightest
use OF thi- jury dong ANYTHING more
10 the Uoer case. 1t is impossible to
secure an indictm.nt."
Ihe news spread rapidly over town
aud a telephone message was sent 70
d~"rdnerviil-, where there was a great
feeling of satisfaction.
In Genoa the case was different and
the majority OF people expressed in
tense disgust that the jury lacked the
to do iheir duty. Foreman
Cook who all along erappled with the
case honestly and with a desire m
bring the guilty men to Justice. said
to a reporter:
me Jury got ell the evidence
and in all there were sixty.
i've witnesses who testified aoains+
iynchers. Nine Of US considered
District Attorney Virgin made
out a complete case, but there ware
eigh' men who apparently did no,
'n'hk 90 Taey SCENE weak kneed
but l cannot believe the stories tina,
any OF them we're corruptly influence
ed, they seemed honestly to think
mat mere was no. evidence, | will
say that there was no attempt n
smother evidence"
District Attorney Virgin said.
There was sufficient evidepoa ~ !
convict several men. 1t was plain
1lrect evidence; I canno. say now that
Will ask for another Grand .Jnry
'ut II L get soma additional eviden,.a
expect, l shall certainly call for il.
think the Court will give me
mother Grand Jury if J. ask for il"
Tue Judge said when questioned.
l have nothing to say. 1t is not NV
lace to Say anything, except hat
district Attorney Virgin and Mr.
'ooK. Foreman of the Grand jury.
10 their whole duty honestly and
earlessly, They did splendid work
the aus OF justice aod law"
10 the town Of Genoa the talk was
cry Tree after the result was known
1t took lots Of this to save +bose
conndrels.' said one man rubbing
Is thumb and finger together sue.
es'lvely. They had their paid
orkers here all the while"
Another said: c
1 saw a little valise come over /
ON G~ardnerville last week and i, S
very heavy when it came and Z
npty it went back. Some peo. a
q VINO were red hot against the 7
when it happened, changed [
cir tune af:er the stuff came over I
re" L
mis- was a fair sample OF the talk E
Iae streets OF Genoa and about the II
loons' 1t is not charged, however p
at the jury was bought to IGNORE "
oI1'' but that men were paid to in. p
ehee them by making them think
't the majority of the people wapted
county saved The expense This
) the main lever used to influence ,e
ye
'me IL IL said, had openly expre5s. =,
themselves IN favor Of the lynchers ~
ore the Grand jury was called and
also charged in Genoa that tha
ma Jury was illegally drawn bv io'
clerk. "ho in drawing the names co
OF the box laid some aside on the re!
Ie that really belonged in the -
Had the indictmen. been
hn' the accused would have so,
Up as a defense. Some say that
was accident and some hint thar -
as design.
,,,. sp.
Lost His Arm.
J Perkins, formerly engineer at W.
asylum, had the misfortune to att
Ms right arm while at work ar r.