The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03

suggestion OF nalen seNeioi Va 'HN'"
went back to Nevada and got samples
of rock that they supposed had come
from Whalen's mine. These simp.es
were richer than those thtt had been
passed out to Ahern. They assiyed
from $500 to $1,000 a ton, and Ahern. on
the effect of these statements, kept on
selling stock. He held a mortgage oil
sl4OO on a farm and Whalen induced
aim TO have it shaved at a bank. as
surfing him hat he would stand all his
loss resulting from the shave. He pu
in $500 that he got from the bank.
One Farmer Got Next
About this time a ueighbor OF Ahern
who hid become interested in Wha en's
nine went to the bank to get $1,000 on
his farm to put in, but the cashier gave
lim some good advi e. He tod the
farmer thai he could go to Oni ago and
ret a run for his money aud see where
t went, but if he Eat his IN 'ney into
the mine he woull never see chair nor
lide'' of it. The cashier agreed TO tee
graph to u friend of his living in Ne.
"a la and learn what tie mine was
worth. The rep,y came that 1t was
worthless, and the farmer saved his
m Duey.
This, however, did not seem to weigh
leavily with Ahern. who was out sell.
ng more stock Of the mine near Eu-
| ceka. While he was abs mt Whalen
rad talked Mrs. Ahern into the no.
ion that it would BE- best for them to
mortgage their home pltce aud go on
. Nevada, Whalen having promised
Ter the job of h~onsekeeper once they
| ,houl go to Eureka. Ahern objected.
nut as he hell a mortgage on another
arm he took it to a hank and ra sed
$1,000 on it, which he turned into more
mining stock.
Start for the Garden of Eden.
Il was then deci led hat he ani his
!! wife should go to the Nevada mine,
where Mrs. Ahern was to become
housekeeper. and Whalen very kindly
gave her an additional fifty shares of
stock, which he assured her would pay
| all expenses of the trip.
| They went to Eureka and to the
mine, taking household furniture with
them. When they left Minnesota
Whalen said: "God will bs with you,
and so will l."
He told them they would find a para
disc there, but they did not. They
found things just as they had been
when Ahern made his first trip. Moth
ing was changed. They had depended
largely upon what Moynahan had told
them, and they were satisfied that he
had acted in good faith. Mrs. Ahern
fell sick and Ahern had to go nine miles
to get some milk for her.
Turned Out of Paradise.
Wbalen, he says, got drunk and
threw their furniture out of the cabin
an ordered them to follow it. He
hauled their trunks to the nearest rail-
road depot aud tod them they had
better go back East. Ahern had only
$16O-not enough to pay expenses back
and he had to telegraph to a home
bank for a loan. He got it and he and
his wife returned to Minnesota.
The furniture of the couple had been
left at the mine, aud Ahern wrote to
Whalen to send it to him. Whalen
wrote back TO the effect that the mice
and rats had been sleeping in the stuff
aud he doubted whether it would be
worth sending back. but if Aheru
} would send him $50 he would send the
) furniture. Again Ahern produced the
money. and got his belongings.
And now he has made another trip
1 this time to help convict the man
! charged with %swindling him.
The Law in the Case.
Whalen will be prosecuted under
law passed by the last California Iesis
iature which reads as follows:
oeCtiOu l. Ahy upoilutcuucut VI
rector. secretary. manager. agent, o
other officer, of any corporation formed
or existing under the laws Of this State
or ~transacting business in the same
and any director, secretary, manager
agent, or other officer, who shall will
fully subscribe, sign. endorse. verify
or otherwise assent to the publication
: either generally or privately, to tn
stockholders or other persons dealing
o with such corporation or its stock, an,
q untrue or wilfully aud fraudulent,
e exaggerated report, prospectus, account
9 statement Of operations. values. bust
ness. profits. expenditures or prospects
: or other paper or document intended t
produce or give, or having tendency I,
| produce or give, to the shares of stool
in such corporation a greater value Of
less apparent or market value than they
. really possess. or with the intention Of
d,frauding any particular person OF
persons, or the public. or persons gen
orally, shall be deemed guilty of {
! felony, aud on conviction thereof, shall
be punished by Imprisonment in State
Prison, or a county iii not exceeding