The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-08
WAS UP AGAINST
BLIND DEAL
!. MCMILLAN ARRESTED FOR
BAD oHECk WORN GIVES
OFT 4 STATEMENT or His
TROUBLE.

J Il Mcmillan the Cfeldneld min
ing nan Rho has 1eea before The
public considerable Of late N eonnee-
rion sirh his proposed marriage Kifh
The aefress- Edna Goodrich. vas rIsc-
I'd under arrest last evening by
ShsFi1 Owens uHen Geographic IN
straefions from Sheriff Ferrell u
Reno. TIE complaint upoH which
Me MILAN 49, arrested vas sworn 70
hy Johnnie MAJ rhe proprietor %
several gambling PLACES in Reno and
in which he charges thai Mcmillan
issned checks no him re re amour;
OF $500 and Wheu these checks we're
placed in the hank for collection they
were returned marked not sufficient
funds
Mcmillan arrived in Tonopah late
yesterday afternoon from Goidheld
and registered a. The Meknah hotel
H Has n his room there ahen
fOuad hy sheriff OUens and vas
taken ro The shsrIns ofIf4 in The
county Jail fie mas accompanied hy
r. T Collins 90 Goldfeia who came
over from hat eIf9 wirh him
H. did naf seem worried over The
affair and when seen hY BONANZA
representative De- made tie following
statement.
on the ni-h5 - Daeemher tn
Reno : Was oar % tine and after
Z had become under The influence OF
liquor 70 q certain extent started
% gamble In the Golden hotel. rha
gambling II thai place being con
Quoted - Johnnie Nay + was play
ing the wheel and Rhen quit al the
end ~ several haHrs Has loser 90
rae extent q S-1a9- gave cheek
for this amount AID then proceeded
10 The Palace saloon ln there E Ras
met hy fhe manager. Who opened e
hottie ~ Rile and after having q
drink ] started To gamble azal1
Again ] quit loser and gave annfher
cheek for ss30a Duriuz The entire
time not . cent - money Wss played
on the table bF me and { did rot r.
ceiye q cent fraM the games while
playing The rexT 1ay xent 80 Hay
aud asked BIN s - would hold the
checks for several caF= for a. that
time did anr hare sufficient funds
IN the hank ~ rect that amount
However. + had large amount Of
money duo me- which ] should have
received on the hrsf % tie year
Nav after waiting a seek. placed
the checks in the hank ard they Were
4 returned 10 him wiih 10 information
thai I had rot sufficient funds on de-
gosif 20 pas thai amount And then
he started the suit
And Just think continued Ale
7 Millen. that q scar ago I could
write a check for $1,000 600 and now
Z 4 an lied ap and under arrest for
the snm Il SS4H6 don't know
Z What Kind 81 e game IS on foot bnt II
F appears that ara the victim When
Z ] entered the Palace saloon the man
J ager stated that / VAS good for any
/ thius in the house and even conduct
81 me 10 the roulette wheel. where
( be instructed tie dealer 10 give ne
anything ! wanted
Mcmillan Was kept guest Of
Sheriff Owens last night aud spent
the night II the county jail as 10 hail
can be given until be reaches Reno.
where he vii - taken this morning.
II instructions 10 thar effect are re-
oeiysd this morning from the sher-
ih's Office in Rene. The order In ar
rest Mcmillan vas sent originally
from Reno 10 Sheriff Bradley at
Goldheld. and was sent BY that Of
fetal 10 the sheriff here. who within
Eve minutes after receiving the tele-
gr@m had Mcmillan under arrest
Tonopah Bonanza.