Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-04-11
Guar, werk AlIrr.h a. Ely.

ApOuh luc HltAltIc VI 1851 uiOubli ot
Ely, White Pine county, Nevada. Lour
ia lin. Jr.. the well-kpown mining ~.
pert. invited y. D.. Cdmpton. the book
keeper Of the Chairman Mining Com
pan to his room. After locking tn.
door. it is alleged. he accused Csmptor
OF tamperiug with LIs mail matter, anT
then gave hhm such n beating TINT the
bookkeeper was confined to his -
for a week.
Mr.. Janin had been employed b.,
some nf the principal shareholders al
the Chairman Company III the East t"
visit Ely and ascertain, by thoromrl
tests. the values contained in the ores i'll
the n nes Of the company and also IA
report whether the mil then being COZ
structed would successfully treat til,
ores. In TACT. Mr.. Jantu WIS employee
to make All exhaustive report on til,
entire property OF the Chairman Com
pany.
Louis Janiu, IT.. beers the rcputa ion
OF being in honorable and thoroughly
competent mining expert. IL is stated
that he WIS receiving u salary Of $3.50 h
month FOR his services while III the en-
ploy OF the Cham man Company. He
had bee at work i'll Ely for about two
months when the reported trouble be-
tween Campton aud himself occurred.
As lei Us the Sentiucl ias bee alb,
to Learn. the cauEes leading up Ia tn,
.rA-an Rr.t,II, ,-a.N z..,l -. =.
some II tampering with Mr.. Jnnin'
mail at Ely. II is said that soon after
he began for warding his reports Il ria,
Eastern sim rehOldCrs Mr.. Jnnin was nm.
able to receive prompt replies iu lIle
letters. Later, II IL reported, lie re-
ceived advises from the Eis, To tn,
effect that he mu 1t have been mistaken
III his statement OF facts made III his re-.
ports, us Mr.. Camptou, the company
bOokkceper, hal written them(lrr
~shareholdcrs) that ms CJnnin'r) reports
we're untruthtul and misleading IL to
the existing conditions nf the company
affairs at Ely. II Is further alleged
that Mr.. Janin abided his time until he
had secured satisfactory evidence OF the
interference of Mr.. Caupton III his
business matters before he proceeded to
read the riot act tn him.
As the story goes, he invited Camp.on
To call At his rooms i'll Ely. When the
hookkeerer was safely inside the room
Jnnin locked the dnor and immediately
accused camptOn of m"ddlIug with his
affairs aud showed him his evidence
Mr.. CHTpton, i; If said. denied all The
allegations adduced by Janin. but the
mining exper! believed his proofs so
conclusive that he considered hi, DENIM
only al additional falSehood.
Before Janln began ms puglistic work
on tampt"n, il is further stated, he in
formed that gentleman that he i.Juuipl
had no other stock IN trade than hi:
reputation rs "a thoroughly honorable
anu competent mining expert; that he
intended u%pholding that reputation at
all hazards; hat when such puopi" liz
the R~cthschildS employed him and ,c.
copied his reports ON mining properties
he did not believe Cump'uu's state.
ments Of his un%reli"hilir! would rount
for much.
After conclu ling this prelude. It is re-.
ported that the far began to tly immedi
ntely. Janin is a powerfully built man
and an athlete. aud n,nriy killed Camp
ton before he finished with him. After
the set-tO il was found that one Of Camp
tons checks was laid open. aud the
services Of a physician we're he cessary to
close the wouHd-uo less than { ve stitches
being required to sew it up. Janln came
ont OF the melee with only a badly
skinned nose. To inquiries after his
arrival IN Eureka rs to The ahsence OF
cuticle on his proboscis. he admitted he
hal been in II tight ut Fly, but" said he,
you ought to see tlIe other fellow
II is also st Ited that Mr.. Campton
sent word tn Mr.. Janinthat il the latter
remained III Ely he would kill him as
soon as he wns able to get out 81 bed,
Mr.. Janin left Ely as sooD after the
trouble as n private conveyance could
DO secured To bring him and his baggage
to Eureka, and 1t is aaid that his report
to the Eustoru share ,Oihers req ns IN.
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