The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-03
FRENzIED BRAND OF FINANCE
Mine Owner William Whalen of Eureka County Accused OF
swindling C%onfding People of Far Away Minnesota a $
Well as EASY" Sacramentans-He VIII be i
Prosecuted Under CALIFORNIA; New Law

The Sacramento Union of Feb. q
Ievotes a column TO Wi liam Whale
of Alpha, Eureka County. who was
arrested last month on a warrant from
Sacramento, CD, charging him with
obtlining money under false pretenses,
by the sale Of worthless mining stock.
He tried to stay off the trip to AL
fornia by habeas corpus prlcee ling III
Eureka, but after several attempts
Judge Peter Breen ordered that
Whalen he turned over to Sheriff
Reese on the Governors warrant
aud he was taken to Sacramento.
where he is in Jail waiting trial. The
Unions article is as follows:
Victims From East VIII Prosecute.
The operations of William Whalen,
now in the County Jail charged with q
half-dozen counts of obtaining money
by false pretenses. were not confined to-
Sacramento. Whatever money he may
have secured in this city for s. ock in his
alleged mine near Eureka, Nevada,
seems to have been duplicated, probably
more than Duplicated. in the far-ot
State of Minnesota. Ii is said thai
Whalen succeeded in realizing S3O.0OO
in this city on worthless stock, and II
il certain that he secured at least tina
much from the farmers and the church
men in the vicinity of Dungls, Mimi.
Dennis Ahern of the place mentioned
arrived in this city yesterday. He wa
accompanied by Miss Willoughby, and
both of them had been heavy losers.
Ahern had been very active in getting
his friends aud heighbors to subscribe
fl stock, prompted to do so by the lat
John d. Moynahan. who was an attor-
ney in this city. aud Ahern's nephew.
Mr.. Ahern is convinced that Mr.. Moy-
nahan had been deceived by Whalen,
and that he believed the representa-.
lions made by him as to the value OF
the mine near Eureka were true. Mr.
Ahern was satisfied that Moynahan
would not have misrepresented the
matter to him, and that he had no in.
tention of standing in with Whalen to
fleece himself and his friends.
The Minnesotan's Story.
The story told by Mr.. Ahern to
Sheriff Reese is inter, sting. In July,
1904, he says, Whalen and Moynahan
visited his home i'll Minnesota and be-
gan to boom the Eureka mine. Both
of them assured him that the mine was
exceedingly rich ami hat ne could
make no mistake in buying stock in it.
Though a farmer, Ahern was employed
by a railroad company, aud was making
s75 a month. Whalen proposed that he
purchase $1,000 worth of stock. and he
(Whalen) would give him a job as
timekeeper at the mine with a salary
of 800 a month aud foun1." Ahern
told him he could not get the money be-
fore October. aud Whalen told him he
could take the stock then and pay for
it in October. THIS arrangement was
made.
In October, Whalen aud Moynahan
were in Chic lgo. and Ahern went there
aud gave Whaleu a check for $1,000.
At that time Whalen guaranteed him
hat the stock he had purchased would
be worth &c. 600.
Baited With Rich Spe cimens.
After the deal had been made Ahern
went to Nevada with Whalen and Moy-
nahan to begin his duties as timekeeper
at the mine.
There was II house at the claim
and only one man was taking care OF
things. Whalen told him that some
trouble had arisen among the miners
and that they had gone to another sec
ton, but he took Ahern to the mine
and got some specimens and told hin
| to take them to Salt Lake City and gel
them assayed. Ahern didn't like the
looks of things. but Whalen told hin
it did not make any difference. that hi
was under pay, just the same. 81
Ahern went to Salt Lake City and haC
assays made of the specimens. which
he is certain had been "doctored" Of
"salted" by Whalen or taken from
mine somewhere else. The assays
showed $3l5.S5 to the ton, and of thai
u 1915 was gold. Ahern thought i
WAS a big thing.
Cot in on ''ths Good Thing"
Aud thea Ahern, Whalen and Moy
nahan went back to Minnesota. AM
Ahern started out among his friends t
sell stock. des ring that all of then
should get in on 1.-THE good thing" II
was very successful. They went to tn
priest of the parish, Father Patrick
Kinney, aud told about the mine fol
his benefit. The priest said that he did
not know Whalen. but that he did
know Ahern. aud that he would bank
his last cent on what Ahern would tell
him. The priest put $1,000 in the stock
and his housekeeper. who had saved up
5000, sunk that amount.
Ahern and his mining friends went t.
ano. her parish. but the priest vas shorI
Of funds aud could not buy. However,
a widow that was there put in a few
huudrad dollars