Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-09-05

statement that John Rosser OF this
city has lately bought a number of
stolen cattle from men named Kelly
and Mccarthy,
The above is entirely misleading and
gives a wrong impression. The follow
ing is about the story, as told by Mr..
Chedic:
TRANSACTION.
Some six weeks ago Mrs. Estee, form
erly Miss Emma OIL, Went to Mr.. Chedic
offering hum a number of cattle for sale.
He declined to purchase, as he had plenty
of beef on hand. Not long after she
stated that feed was getting short at the
ranch and she wished to sell tie animals
stating that she would send her nephew
with the cattle whenever MIR. Chedic de-
sired them. At that time she wanted SIS
4 head for them.
Last Wednesday Arnold Maher came
to Mr.. Chedic and said that he had the
cattle and if Mr.. ChedIc would take the
he could AVE five head for 500.
Maize said he had two calves with the
bunch, and as he did not wish to drive
them back, he wOuld sell them for SO
apiece. Mr.. Chedic took the seven head,
and the men, Maher and.BOb Mckenzie,
drove the cattle into Chedic's corral where
they were received by Chedic's man.
They then came to town and received a
check for the cattle, amounting to SI25.
The receipt is signed by J. A. Maher.
Shortly aftet the money was paid Mrs.
Estees went to the shop and informed
Mr.. Chedic that the cattle had been de-
livered. He TOLD her he had paid Maher
for them. She then told him not to kill
the cattle until she had seen Maher as
she was after the money. She procured
ateam and proceeded To Empire. Later in
the day she returned and told Chedic to
kill the animals, as she had the coin.
KINNEY TAKES A HAND.
Sheriff Kinney had his suspicious
aroused by a report that Maher and
Mckenzie had an unusual amount Of
money and we're making things lively
in Empire. He Immediately started
an investigation, but it was late al
night and little could be done until the
morning. Next morning he started
the rounds of the butcher shops and
visited Mr.. Chedic last. He asked i
Chedic had any transaction with Ma
her and was informed that he had,
Mr.. Chedic hex told OF the deal,
whereupon the Sheriff told him thai
the cattle were stolen and that al
owner would be found. A hunt wa:
Instituted for Maher and Mckenzie auc
they were traced to Virginia City
where they had made things hum.
The Sheriff then visited the slaugh
ter house and found five head OF catJl'
that MIR. Chedic had purchased from
Maher. all with the brand 0. c., tn
property of Cardeli Bros. of Dayton
The owners were informed by Telegram
and one Of them arrived Friday morn
ing, identifying the property and tax
ing the cattle away. The two ealve
had been killed, but Mr.. CardeI
identifyed the hides.
The evidence was so strong tina
Sheriff Kinney has sent word all owe
the country TO be on the lookout fC
the thieves and they will probably h
landed in short order.
This is probably the head ola gang III;
has been operating in this section for
long time, and it would be a wise pla
for the cattlemen of this section to forl
purse by subscription and offer a r.
ward for the capture of the pair. If the
are captured they will unwind a stor
that Will implicate others.
This is not the first lot of cattle sold
butchers in this city by this gang AS ca
tie have been sold to the other shops /
them at various times. IL would be
hard matter to bring about a case on II
old o~ffenses as the hides have been so
and the only msaps of idsntificatic
lost.