Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-11-11
JUMPED HIS MINE.
Thomas Lane and His Wife
in Trouble in Mexico.
Son of the Millionaire Put to
Bout by Armed Texans.

San Francisco Bulletin, October 81.
From the city of Mexico comes O
rather interesting story Of an attempt
made near Chihuahua to illegally
deprive q we'll known Californian OF
his rights to valuable mining proper
ties. by proceedings which we're as
near to outlawry as would dare be
attempted in any country where there
are cival laws.
The trouble involves the interests
of TT. Lane, son of Charles d. Lane
of the Utica mine. near Angeles camp,
and now prominently identified in
the new Cape Nome mining enter
prise. According to private advices
from the city of Mexico, on October
21, NJ. f. Tarpey, who is in the
republic engaged in perfecting titles
of the Hearst estate interests, re-
ceived dispatch from Thomas T.
Lane, then at chihuahua, stating
that Texan named Holmes, assisted
by twenty-four men armed with
rifles bad taken forcible possession
of the Guadalupe v Calvo mine. and
the lives of the members of his
family as we'll as his own were in
danger. Mr.. Lane, in his dispatch,
referred to the great injustice Holmes
was trying to perpetrate against
him, and later Mr.. Lane sent to At
torney Tarpey copy of the contract
under which he purchased and took
possession of the property in dispute
1t appears from the advices re-
ceived here that Lane had purchased
from Holmes the disputed mine, the
consideration being $3.50, 900 in gold,
the first installment of $4,000 gold
to have paid in cash and the
balance on installments of S25, 600
every six months. A power of at,or-
ney was been given Mr.. Lane also,
which would enable him to sell the
property in the meantime.
1t was after the payment of the
first S25,000 was made that the
trouble began. Holmes, it is said,
with the connivance of local parties,
tried to recover the property, which,
after having been worked, developed
into a richer proposition than he had
believed it would, and attachment
papers were made out, but Lane has
never been permitted to see them.
He also charged that the bondsman
furnished by Holmes is worthless.
Nevertheless Holmes with twenty
four armed men took possession not
only of everything that Lane pos
sessed, but also of his wife's person.
al property, even to her musical in
struments, and also demanded that
Lane keep his safe wide open.
Holmes claimed that the S25, 900
paid was to defray expenses incurred
in developing the mine.
Governor Miguel Ahumada OF
chihuahua was appealed to and acted
with great promptness and fairness
in the matter. providing first suffi-
cient protection for Mr.. Lane and
his family and then looking after the
civil side OF the matter.
Arguments on behalf of Mr.. Lane
comprised the most salient features
OF the case, among them being that
the law provides. when business dis,
putes arise, that the bond given
must be sufficient to warrant the
Judge issuing the embargo or attach
ment. and to recompense the party
embargoed in case he has been
wronged.
Another point was the severity ex-
ercised in this embargo. inasmuch as
the men went there in force and
armed, and that the entire property
was embargoed, including mines,
mill houses, everything-even to
Mrs. Lanes musical instruments
upon claim that his first payment
was not as he intended and under
stood. credited to him as the first in
stallment of the price of the prop
erty. but was to cover work done
during the year.
On the day these advices were sent
to this city, Oct. %, the Governor
of chihuahua still had the case under
advisement and the Texan was still
maintaining his outlawry on the
Lane property. The letters received
here say that Attorney Tarpey and
several other Americans were doing
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