The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-05-17
BULLION STOLEN.
Two Prominent Pork City Hen did the
Steaiina.

Sheriff Charles W. MAR distinguished
himself Monday morning by the clever
capture Of some $4,000 worth Of ce-
ment silver which had been stolen from
the Marsac mill. at Park City. Jutt
how long the stealing has been going ON
Super intendent Blood lie unable to cay,
but some time ago he became satisfied
that some one was getting away with
the cement silver from the refinery.
After due consideration and consul
tation with Superintendent Rood, the
matter was placed in Sheriff MARS
hands for solutions, about last wednes.
day, with directions to spare noexpense
in an effort to ferret out the guilty
parties.
How well the Sheriff has succeeded is
best evidenced by some 1900 pounds Of
pure cement silver. in iron-bound boxes,
stacked mp in the city hall ut Park City,
while George ReJsull and A. II. Niles,
his son.in-law, both prominent and here
tofvre well respected citizens Of Park
City, are In Jail with bad charge Of
grand larceny staring them In the face.
At 2;45a. IN. Monday, George Redsull,
who mas been Waterman at the Mar
sac, came home. and about thirty min
utes later left his home with two small
buckets in his hands, and was followed
to the home Of his son.in-law, E,les 4;
from there he was followed TO Kimbalrs
stable, where n rig had been hired for n
trip to Salt Lake. The carriage was
driven to Niles' house and loaded with
live large boxes, and Nile. started TO
drive away about ga, m.
At this time the sheriff appeared,
placed Niles under arrest and seized the
contents Of the carriage; block further
doSn the street Redsull was arrested
behind a stable, where he was waiting
for the rig to come along.
The prisoners and the swag .wsrs
t@A-- - .sl...l.sss- s.-,,s ssass,s' ~-sfssi'
was Issued and the houses Of Redsull
aud Niles were searched. Al Redsull's
the officials discovered four coin sacks
filled with the silver, but at Niles'ei
nothing further Was found.
The men nader arrest are well knowr
at the Park, Mr.. Redsull being mem
Der OF The Masonic orler, while Nilei
has been employed rs engineer at IN,
Silver King for several years.
The generally accepted opinion Of tn
manner in which the piliering was don
lie that Redsull, who was Waterman a
the Marsac, carried the cement home IL
a his lunch bucket an Inference which
strengthened by the appearance Of tn
l., bucket, which is now at the city hall
and which shows every evidence {
having been used for the purpose.
After getting the stuff saiely HON
he could at his leisure carry II TO h
!" sol.in.laN's house, where il was boxe
y" up ready 70. shipment.
Sheriff MAR is receiving all kinds q
IN congratulations on his success in tn
= first big case which came to his ofIiC
this year.
m The boxes taken from Red,ull an
II, Niles were opened by Sheriff MAR an
County Attorney Calls at the city hal
Nv The boxes were fouHd to contain o.
A pounds OF silver bullion. and five sacl
IN OF cement silver, weighing eighty -G'
pounds, making total weight Of lOl
pounds Of silver, or ll,6l5 troy ounce
Thisat a valuation Of 90 cents an ounc
makes an aggregate value OF Ss7s7.
>" The deiendints were arralgned beiol
" Judge Wilson at O'Clock Mo ijay eyel
9 ing and pleaded not guilty, aud the d.
- PENDANTS were placed under $1,000 bour
w each pending examination. The tw
- men were brought down to Coalyil
Tuesday morning aud placed in II
p" county Jail. They were taken back
W Park City yesterday morning for pr
lminary examination, but they waive
Nv examination and were bound over
the SUN Of s. .OO1 each. No effort vi
made TO secure bonds and the prisone
were brough, back to Coalyille th
morning.
Yesterday morning the infant child
Niles died, which makes the circur
stance worse.
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