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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Moving the Red Lights i'm Carson.

An agitation to move Carson's red.
light district from its present location
was quickly taken up and reached a
climax the first Of the week when Rev.
j. McCreery, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. swore to complaints against
several property for renting
their houses for immoral purposes, in
violation of the law prohibiting houses
of prostitution within 400 yards of a
church or school house. The owners
of the houses were placed under arrest
and in the Justice Court they plead
guilty and each one was fined s25.
which was paid.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
FORTUNE sMILEsON EUREKAG GIRL
Mrs. George Paul Realizes Hand
somely from Her Ely Property

Mrs. George Paul Realizes Hand
somely from Her Ely Property
Mrs. George Paul has sold a group
of mining claims at Ely. White Pine
County, to the Giroux Company, to
whom the property was for some time
bonded. She has also disposed Of Ely
town properties to other parties. aud
from these sales she now has to her
credit $685. 900 cash.
Mrs. Paul is a daughter of Mrs. q. A.
Mau of Eureka and a sister of Ernest,
Otto and Will Mau. She was raised in
Eureka but has for some years lived at
Ely. Two years ago her husband,
George Paul. was kicked by a horse and
received fatal injuries. At the time Of
his death he owned several groups of
claims and other property from which
has just been realized a very comfortable
fortune for his willow and their two
children.
In addition to the sales already made
about the first of February Mrs. Paul
bonded another group of mining claims
at E y to Los Angeles. Cal, parties for
$50. 900. and they have already made
the first payment on the property.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Will Hold Court in I'VE County

Judge Peter Breen left Eureka Thurs
day for Tonopah to hold a session of
the District Court, which begins Mon.
day. March IL. Before opening court
Judge Breen will go to Bullfrog to in.
spect mining ground in litigation. The
suit has already been tried and both
parties to the suit requested Judge
Breen to visit the property before Civ.
ing his decision. At the time the
Judge could not go to Bullfrog on &C,
count Of other official business, but he
will do so now and then make his de.
cision.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Want Water Franchise Annulled

AS the result of an indignation meet
ing held by citizens of Ely. White
Pine County. attorneys have been EN-
ployed to bring action to set aside an
exclusive franchise granted to Graham
& Stewart to Install a water works
system in Ely and Lane City. Reso-
lutions have also been passed denounc-
ing the County Commissioners for their
hasty act. With the opening of the
copper mines by Eastern people, Ely is
becoming a town of importance and the
franchise in question is of great value.
The people complain that the Commits.
sioners acted hastily in order to deprive
the taxpayers of an opportunity to in
sist upon their interests being protected.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03

l, John Cassidy, being in my right
mind make the following statement as
to the cause and circumstances of my
injury; l know hat 1 Anu seriously
wounded. and l believe 1 am about to
die, and have no hope of recovery.
On the morning of the 10Th of Decem-
Der, 1905, at about 9 o'clock, / was
driving down Main street in a wagon.
Peter Schaefer was coming up from
Bales. He crossed from the Postofice
to Lautenschlager's corner. He called
me. saying, Jack" He then walked
out into the street to the wagon. l
stopped and he said to me: "You have
been doing a whole lot OF talking about
me-" l asked him what it was. He
sail he heard it. l asked him who
he heard it from, and he said again,
'You have been doing a whole lot of
talking" and l asked him what it was
and who told him. He wouldn't tell
me, 50 it made me a little mad and l
told him he was damn dirty son-of-a-
bitch. aud he stepped away from the
wagon about u step with his arm
raised up-his right ARMAND hit me.
l saw the knife after he pulled it out
of me. / did not see the knife before
he stabbed me. After he stabbed me
| said. "Pete, l guess yon got me-"
He stepped away another step aud
held the knife in his two hands and
wiped the blade of with his fingers
and closed the knife and put it in his
pocket. Then he said, 81 guess you
will leave me alone now" That was
all he said or did to me. didn't make
any movement to strike him or to pull
put q weapon before or after he stabbed
me. l didn't have any weapons on me.
/ did not call to him or speak { him
first. / did not see him open the knife
or turn away from me long enough TO
do it. l never threatened him at any
time. Friday morning Dec. Is. / saw
him sitting in the Brown Hotel bar
room and said to him. Hello. Pete" He
did not answer and 1 thought he
had not heard me. and / said again.
Hello. Pete." and he said "Hello. -
That was all that was aver said. / had
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
The Killing of Cassidy.

The tragedy which led to the death
Of John Cassidy occurred on Main
street in Eureka about 8 O'Clock on the
morning of Dec. Is. 1905. There were
no witnesses. 50 far as known. to the
stabbing and the only evidence intro
duced at Schaefer's trial directly bear
ing upon the fatal encounter of the two
men was the ante. mortem statement of
Cassidy and the testimony of Schaefer.
Cassidy lived Eve days after he was
stabbed aud before he died he made
the following statement:
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
The Weather.

The weather during the week has
been stormy al through this section
and there were two falls Of snow. pre-
coded by high winds and followed by
cold nights. Early Monday morning
two inches Of snow fell In Eureka aud
five inches fell here Wednesday
night In White Pine County from
Pancake to Hamilton . foot of
snow was reported Thursday and ten
inches from Illipah. In that section
the wind drifted the snow into the
roads aud they are in very bad con.
diton. "wednesday and Thursday
nights were very cold aud while Fri
day was sunny and clear the barometer
Is still low.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Eureka County Beef Going West

J. p. Raine arrived in SIP ,rks yes
terday with q carload Of fine beef from
his ranch in Pine Valley. Eureka
County. says the Forum Of Feb. 90.
Mr.. Raine says things are looking fine
in Pine Valley and that there are a
number OF mining men looking up prop
critics throughout that section. Mr..
Raine says he is feeding over 1000
head Of cattle and horses on his ranches.
and that all the ranchers throughout
the Valley are feeding a large number
Of cattle now.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Accused Official Is a Former Neyadan

Charles Haywood, Secretary of the
Western Federation of Miners. who is
under arrest charged with completely
in the murder of former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho. WAS employed
in the mines at Virginia City at one
time. says the Enterprise, and he mar
ried the first girl Dor in Cars,n City.
His wife was named Nevada Miner,
and her parents now reside in Hum.
boldt County.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
WAGES RAISED AT THE DIAMOND
Supt. Read Voluntarily Increases Pay
of Miners on Prospect Mountain.

Supt. Read Voluntarily Increases Pay
of Miners on Prospect Mountain.
Supt. Charlss Read of the Diamond
mine On Prospect Mountain. stopped Of
at Eareka the first of the week on his
way home to Salt Lake from . trip to
the Philippine Islands. Mr.. Read no.
ticed the many changes made in the
business section Of Eureka during his
absence and that everything in Eureka
District is moving on progressive lines.
The result Of his observations was very
nicely expressed when after inspecting
the Diamond he announced an increase
OF the miners wages from 81 so to s3 q
day for eight hours. The raise was
made voluntarily and went into effec,
on March l. The DIAMOND Company ID
now working more than twenty men.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
FAST MAIL RUNS INTO FREIGHT
Collision Caused by Overlooking Or
ders-Mail Clerks Narrow Escape


A head-on collision between the East
bound fast mail and a fast freight train
occurred on the Southern Pacific at Ala
zon, a siding four miles west Of Wells,
Exc County. on Friday afternoon Of
last week. Twelve persons were more
or less hurt, including six Indians
riding on the front end of the freight.
No one was killed.
Engineer pullman of the freight
overlooked his orders to sidetrack at
Alazon for the fast mail aud the two
trains met on a curve with an awful
crash. Quillinan. the two firemen and
the train crews escaped death by jump
ing. and but for Engineer Frank Young
the IA mail clerks would have been
ground to atoms in their cages. Young
saw the oncoming freight 100 yards
away and at once applied the air and
reversed his engine. When he could
do no more he jumped to save his life.
and escaped with a sprained ankle.
Young's prompt action brought the
speed Of his train down from 80 to 20
miles an hour when the collision &C.
Cured. The heavy mail train,ploughed
through the freight cars aud smashed
and put seventeen, heavily liden with
high class freight. into the ditch. The
mail train contained three mail cars
and the private car of Superintendent
Manson of the Salt Lake division.
Only n mail car was derailed. being
shattered into bits.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Ben sanders Very Ill

Ben Sanders, q former Eurekan but
now Attorney for Lincoln County. was
taken on a cot from Phoebe to Caliente
last week en- route to Los Angeles. Cal +,
for medical treatment for paralysis.
The Caliente Express says that while
he laid on his couch in the Denton
hotel he was as helpless al an infant.
From q strong. robust man. Ben Sand.
'ers has dwindled to a complete physical
wreck.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
NoRyELI-wATsoS NUPTIALs
Elyites Wed In Eureka and Will
Make Their Home Here.

The parlor OF the Brown Hotel in
Eureka. Nevada. vas the scene Of a
quiet wedding on Wednesday, Feb. 2s,
1906, when Miss Fern Watson and Mr..
J. M. Norvell were united tn marriage
by District Judge Peter Breen. The
contracting parties arrived here Tues
day from Ely, White Pine County.
where they had resided for some time.
The bride is an Eastern lady aud was
engaged in dressmaking at Ely. Mr..
Norvell Is a miner aud was employed
by the Giroux Company. Mr.. and Mrs.
Norvell will make eheir home in
Eureka.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
LOCAL MENTION.

The Johns son Mercantile Company Is
delivering goods this week in q new
,pic.and-span Ludlow spring wagon.
John Repetto left Eureka Tuesday to
90 10 work at the Ne Plus Ultra mine
at Hamilton. White Pine County.
william Brown Of Searchlight, Lin
coin County. arrive in Eureka Tues
day on a visit to his brother. Phil
Brown. 49,
Rev. Father Manion will hold the
usual services at the Catholic Church
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Sunday
School at 2 p. IN.
Joe Caviglia, who runs the Is Mile
House on the Hamilton road. spent q
few days in Eureka this week and re-
turned home Friday.
The attention OF the stockholders OF
the Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Com.
pany is called to the meeting notice
under '.New To-Day"
John Dali on Monday bought Alfred
Huebner's interest in the Conner Chop
House, Buel and CLARK streets. aud Mr..
Dali Is now the sole proprietor.
john wedekind of Bald. Mountain.
White Pine County. was an arrival iu
Eureka Monday from Reno. where he
had been on q business trip.
Miss Nellie Robinson came in from
Newark. White Pine County. Tuesday
aud left by Wednesdays train for
Winnemucca, Humboldt County.
G. NJ. Perry. President Of the Newark
Mining aud Milling Company, returned
from the e ,st Monday after an absence
Of three months. He went out to the
Bay State mine at Newark on Tuesday.
Dennis Keefe returned to Eureka
Saturday from Kimberly. near Ely,
White Pine County. where he had been
working at the mines for the past year.
He expects to remain here and will 60
to mining.
H. +. and r. r. Rutherford were ar
rivals in Eureka Monday from Mon
treal. Canada. on their way to Currant
Creek. Nye County. to visit their uncle.
Thomas Rutherford. They continued
their trip south on Tuesday.
Art Phillips left Eureka Monday for
Los Angeles. CAL, to accept . position
ia the auditing department Of the rail.
way offices Of the A'chisou, Topeka &
Santa Fe. He made the trip over the
Clark road. via Salt Lake.
Supt. Charles Read of the Diamond
mine returned this week from q trip to
the Philippines. where he went several
weeks ago to visit his married daughter.
He arrived in Eureka Monday on his
way from San Francisco aud after visit
ing the mine left Tuesday for his home
In Salt Lake.
8. L. Reynolds, representing the Best
Light Company in Eureka, placed a
200)-candle power Best gasoline light
On exhibition Thursday night at the
corner of Main aud Bateman streets.
1t was left burning until I a. m. and
threw out a steady. clear illumination
equal to an electric arc light. and It
attracted the attention Of the whole
town.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03

Jack Perry Corner Doing Business
The improvements that have been in
progress the past few weeks at the old
Jack Perry corner. Main aud Bateman
streets. were completed this week.
The building has been nicely fitted up
for q saloon BY G. O. Campbell aud he
opened his place for Business Thursday
night.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Child to Be Operated Upon.

Mr.. and Mrs. +. X. Murphy are in
San Francisco. says the Winnemucca
Star. aud a letter received Feb. 20
states that their S-year-old son has been
placed in the Children's Hospital and
will be operated upon for a ~conjeuital
d~islocation of the hip. Mr.. and Mrs.
Murphy are to make their home in
Tonopah. where Mr.. Murphy will open
q law office.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
RUBY HILL MINERS HALL SOLD
% Carloads of Materials for RE.
!. Company Arrive This Week

q company AfflVe ~ Ueeh
G H. G. McTerney Of Eureka this week
purchased from the Miners Union Hall
Trustees the Miners Union Hall on
Raby Hill. This building. a one-story
frame, was erected in 1875 when
Ruby Hill boosted Of a population of
about 900 miners. with tn sir families
1t was built at a time when materials
and labor were high aud on ccount OF
the site selected il wss necessary to
grade into the solid hill to make room
for the structure. This added material
ly to the cost and when Miners Union
Hall. with stage and drop curtain for
th~eatricals, was completed it was q neat
andcosy but costly piece of property. Bot
in those years such Indebtedness was
of little moment and the generous con-
tributions of the merchants aud people
of Eureka aided largely in meeting
all the expenses. The price paid for
the building was $3.50.
About 25 carloads of materials Of all
kinds for the Richmond Eureka Com
pany accumulated in the e 8 p. Rail-
way yards in Eureka this week. and
owing to the sinking roadbed and poor
condition of the new railroad only u
carload a day was taken mp to Ruby
Hill for several days. Improvements
along the line were made as fast as the
stormy weather permitted and on
Thursday the E. & p. got six carloads
up t the Hill and the others are being
pushed through. 3.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Valley School Entertainment

The SENTINEL acknowledges an in
vitation to be present at an entertain.
ment to be given by the Newark Val.
ley School at Newark Hall on Wednes-
day evening. March z. After the ex.
ercises there will be q dance and bas-
ket party and the promises to be
a most enjoyable one. The invitations
to the school entertainment are ON fine
linen paper. lettered in green. red and
gold, and are the hand work of r. A.
Dean, the teacher. Besides being
unique and artistic they bespeak the
great interest and pride Mr.. Dean takes
in his school and work.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
will Start Shelter in Two Week

Will Start Shelter in Two Weeks.
b. L. Plnmmer Jr.. manager for the
new mining company operating at Min.
eral Hill. Eureka County. arrived in
Eureka Wednesday and is spenling q
few days in town. IL was learned from
Mr.. Piummer that the 5o-ton smelter
being installed at Mineral Hill by his
company is nearing completion. The
brick work and the foundations for
the machinery are finished aud the
machinery is on the ground. The en-
CINE was loaded on wagons at Mineral
Station Wednesday to be hauled to Min
eral HILL. 1t will take about ten days
TO get things in place. but it is expected
that all will be in readiness to star t the
furnace by March 10.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Fire at Union Station.

An E. & p. box car. used as q depot
and freight house 1t Union Siding. six
miles north Of Mineral Station. was en-.
tirsly destroyed by Ore Wednesday.
For the convenience Of the ranchers
living In that section the Eureka &
Palisade Railway put in a side track
and kept a box car there, into which
Union freight was put. 1t is not
known who started the fire or how it
originated. but the Railway Company
is making an investigation into the
matter, and il 1t Is found to have been
a malicious act and the guilty party is
found be will be prosecuted. The de-
struction Of the car was the only dam
age done.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Eurekans Will Ask For Lights

A petition is being circulated in Eu.
reka for signatures asking the Board of
County Commissioners to place three
gasoline lights of 2~0O0-candle power
each at different points in the town of
Eureka. The petition will be presented
to the Board at the regular meeting
next Monday.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03

The seventh ballot was taken to de-
termine how the jury stood GU the de-
gree Of the crime aud it resulted in 7
for aCquittal and 5 for manslaughter.
]. Romano this time voting with Laird.
Morrison. Repetto aud Shaw.
Subsequent ballots were like the first
six. and aft, r being ont nearly twenty
hours and balloting a dozen or more
times the four went with the eight.
and on the final ballot all voted for
acquittal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
1.-THE Day We Celebrate"

Just two weeks from tonight (Fri-
day. the Mob Hill Fire Company wi ]
publicly celebrate its reorganiz .tion
with a grand ball at the Eureka Opera
House. and everybody is invited to be
present. Remember the date. March
16-youIl be there: can't miss such a
good time.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Fifty Foot Lot in Ely Brings $751; 900

Fifty Foot Lot in Ely Brings $4,000
The lot formerly owned by w. b.
Graham on the corner Of Aultman aud
Murray streets in Ely, White Pine
County. was sold last week for SIS, 600
to Z III. Stevens and q. L. Rickart of
Goldfield. It is the intention Of the
new owners to erect a three-story brick
or stone structure on the lot as soon as
materials a be secured. say the Ely
papers. TEX" Rickart is one Of the
best known and most popular sporting
men in the West. from Alaska to
Mexico. He now owns the finest saloon
and gambling house in Goldfeld.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
File Your Bills.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of County Commissioners will be
held ON Monday. All bills against the
county should be filed with the County
Clerk not later than Saturday, March 8
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03

The Verdict Is Generally Condemned.
From the general expression Of the
people Of Eureka. the SENTINEL eau
safely say that the verdict Of the jury
in justifying the killing of John Cassidy
by Peter Schaefer is universally con-
demned.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Uncalled for Letters.

There are letters remaining in the
Eureka p~ostoffice for Eusalio Bidasolo
and Manuel Mesa. Ask for letters ad-
vertised March 3.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
Gard of Thanks

To my friends and acquaintances. l
desire to return sincere thanks for the
sympathy and kindness shown me in
my recent bereavement.
MRS. j. w. BROWN.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03

1t is claimed that 200 leasers are now
working in Manhattan district, Nye
County. f.u 81
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
METAL MARKET.

The latest metal quotations are as
follows:
Silver at New York Cog cents per ounce.
Lead at New York. 1915; at Salt Lake
City, in ore, $685..
Casting Copper at Salt Lake City. l7I cents.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03

William Mcclure Gotwaldt has sue.
ceeded Mrs. Nj. NJ. Garwood as editor
of Progressive West.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03

The arguments in the case Of Peter
Schaefer on trial in the District Court
in Eureka for the murder Of John
Cassidy last December occupied all of
last Saturday. it being necessary to
hold an evening session.
Attorney y. B. Henderson Of Elko.
who was employed by Eureka County
to assist District Attorney Lew Rogers
in the prosecuf made the opening
argument and 'rg hours.
When the ag4areoaa IS
called the Gov "a ZaaM
spectators. maisg saa@ ee4aa4e.
Attorneys Ja-aA m G. b.
Warren of WIZ. pied sew
eral hours in the ats for the
defense aud when c,osed adjourn.
ment was taken until 2 o'clock.
At the reconvsning OF Court the
room aud corridors were crowded aud
presented a scene very unusual for Eu.
reka. District Attorney Rogers closed
the argument for the prosecution, after
which Judge Peter Breen delivered his
charge to the jury and it was about $3.50
o'clock Saturday night when the twelve
men selected to pass ON the case retired
to the jury room 10 deliberate.
Jury Out An Night. ~
They were out all night and Sunday
forenoon and at 1 p. IN. Judge Breen
was. called to explain TO the jury a
reasonable and an unreasonable doubt.
The Court then rea aud explained the
instruction given on the question Of
what constituted a reasonable doubt
and its application. After further in.
structing the jurymen the Court sent
them buck.
Schaefsr Out of Jail.
Three hours later An agreement was
reached and Foreman A. Laird handed
to the Court the verdict of the jury
finding Peter Schaefer not guilty, and
he was at once given his liberty.
How the jury Voted. 4t-
The SENTINEL has learned from some
of the jurymen that the first ballot
stood 8 for acquittal and 4 for con
v%iction, the vote Standing:
For acqnittal-P. Cohen. z Clifford,
g. Allen. j. E. Hooper. ]. Romano.
A. Phillippini. 7. H. Hooper. j. W.
Ebert.
For conviction-A. Laird, ID. Morri-
son. j. Repetto, M. M. Shaw.
Two more ballots were taken Satur-
day night with the same result. Sun
day forenoon three more ballots were
taken and the vote each time was the
same-S to 4
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
PETER ScHAEFER GOES FREE
The Jury After Being Out Twenty Hours Acquits Man on Trial
for the Murder of Jack ~Cassidy-Statements of Cassidy
and ~Schaefer-verdict Is Generally Condemned

not seen him bsfors for two Or three
months. | eve had a fight or any
trouble with him. l did not expect
any trouble with him. / never would
have stopped IL l knew he was going to
fix me this way. This stabbing took
place in front of LauteLschlager's old
saloon IN Main street in the town Of
Eureka, County of Eareka. AMI State
Of Nevada. a