The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-09
CLOSE
OF SESSION
OF COURT
Large Amount Of Busi-
ness Rapidly Disposed
Of Yesterday Session
Notable for its Work

The last day of district court pass
ed quietly. the court being able to
take a recess during the afternoon
from O'Clock to 3. when probate
matters were brought up for hearing.
The most important case of the day
was that of Peter Weiss VS.. G.. L..
Rlckard, which was won by the
plaintiff. Ii had to do with stock
deals by which Weiss alleged Rickard
had become indebted to him in the
sum of one-half of the amount for
which he had sold stock in the Salt
Lake-Ely Copper Co. TO A. d. Myers
and $400 on debt of $3.50 for Ely
Western stock. \ stipulation. agreed
upon by both sides was entered in
the action, under provisions OF which
the plaintiff was allowed TO amend
the amount named in his complaint
from $3.50 to 800 on the Ely West
ern deal. Joe Pheby testified that he
heard Rickard mention the fact that
he had purchased 500 shares OF
Ely Western from Weiss J. r.
Marks testified 10 a conversation be-
tween Rickard, Myers and Weiss
wrerein Rickard had bought the
stock in the Ely Western from plaint-
iff Charles j. Morris and Frank Cal
loway also testified to being present
when the deal took place.
Weiss testified that he told Rick
ard that he had acquired a quarter
interest in the Paragon group and
asked him II his name could he used
in connection with the venture
Rickard consented to being made vice
president of the corporation and un-
der an agreement with Weiss was to
receive one-half of the stock issued
TO Weiss. The latter received - 600
shares and OF this Rickard was given
10000. Rickard sold 10000 shares
TO Al Myers tor not less than So
600, Under their agreement Weiss
claimed he was to receive half of
whatever money Riekard got for his
stock and he was TO divide with
Rickard on the same basis in his
sales In connection with the Ely
Western deal. he testified he had
owned the Matilda extension and
put this into the company in return
for stock. To Rickard he sold by
agreement 500 shares of the stock
and at the same time sold 300 TO
Myers. Myers giving Rickard check
10 deliver to him when stock was de
iyered He told of a trip he and
Rickard made TO New York. During
the course of this Richard had given
him s40O In Ely. 5000 In Chicago
and $3.50 in New York.
Rickard was next called to the
stand In the main his testimony
differed little from that OF Weiss. ex-
eept that he stated that he had been
told by Weiss that he owned an in
terest in the Paragon and Germania
groups and had offered him an inter
est. At the same time he told him
that he owed a Mr.. Campbell In Gold
field money for which he was being
pressed. and borrowed $40 from
him Rickard He denied that My
ers had bought the Salt Lake-Ely
stock. declaring that the certificate
had been returned to him and was
useless. He admitted the Ely West
ern deal but declared that while in
New York he had paid a hotel bill
of $160 for Weiss. The defense then
introduced as exhibits two stock GER
tificates in the Sail Lake Ely Copper
Co. made ont in the name of Weiss
for 10000 and 10000 shares. re
spectively. Certificates in the Ely
Western we're also placed in evidence
one for 500 and the other i.0DO
shares of the capital stock.
Recorder Mcknight testified as 10
the bona iide character of a deed