The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-20
LARGE NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CASES ARE
AHEAD FOR next GRAND JURY SESSION
District Attorney Asks Aid
In Handling Mass Of
Work to be Disposed Of

District Attorney Reeves yesterday
presented to the county commissioners
the following communication, which
was favorably acted upon
Gentlemen: L have so much work
coming on that it will be impossible
for me to handle it all properly and I
believe that saving can be had to
The county by an additional expend-
iture for help in this Office
| respectfully ask that your board
authorize me to employ some suitable
person ito assist me during the COM
ing term of court and prior to the con-
vening of the grand jury.
1 will want some one who can take
dictations, as 1 have the annual report
of White Pine county to make to the
attorney general showing the prosecu-
tions of criminal cases and the ex-
penses paid by this county in caring for
gether with amount of the fines to be
collected and sentences passed by the
court of this county; also the condition
of all criminal cases now pending. You
can readily see that this will require
great deal of labor.
1 have also the following cases to be
prepared and thereafter to be submit
ted to the grand jury the coming term:
White. for Jail breaking,
Daniels, aiding jail breaking.
Soforie, Jail breaking.
Joe Mexican, jail breaking,
Waters, fraudulent checks.
Vance, shooting stock.
Blair for malicious mischief.
McNichols, assault with intent to
kill.
Velenzuel for burglary.
Somoro, for house breaking. .
Ed Iverson, running gambling
game without license
w. E. Daniels, communicating with
prisoners.
Eric johnson for destroying Jail
property.
VIM. Sullivan, destroying Jail prop
erty.
Richard Richards. perjury.
Steve Stankovich, assault with in
tent to kill.
Mike Pistovich, communicating with
prisoners charged with a felony.
Mike Pistovich, communicat ting with
prisoners, charged with felony.
p. o. Barber, forgery.
p. o. Barber, robbery.
Mike Subrello, assault with intent
to kill
State V. Cunningham, forgery, 8 in
dictments
State V. Chris johnson, obtaining
money under false pretenses.
State VS.. Mrs. Chris Johnson, obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
State " Bishop, obtaining money un-
der false pretenses
In the submission OF these cases /
will be required to prepare indictments,
have the witnesses subpoenaed and
look up the law in each case and the
facts to be presented
In addition to the criminal calendar
to be submitted to the grand jury and
the preparation for trial before trial
jury, l have the facts and law in the
preparation of the case known as the
County Index Case, involving over S19,
600 to this county. besides the regular
routine work coming up in court each
county.
/ deem that the expense to the coun-
ty would be benefit and would save
a great number of witnesses being sub
poenaed, as in this PREPARATION I could
avoid the subpoenaeing of great
number of extra witnesses in both the
trial and before the grand jury / will
want some attorney to represent the
current matter while 1 am preparing
for the reports, indictments. etc.
In selecting this help, 1 will want
efficient help and some one who W.
work entirely under my direction and
control. Otherwise instead of being a
help it would. be an injury to successful
prosecutions and handling of the cases.
Yours respectfully,
C. R REEVES.
District Attorney in and for White
Pine County, Nevada.
In addition to, the cases set forth in
the communication of Mr.. Reeves to the
commissioners there are eleven felony
charges to be investigated, part OF
which will go to the grand jury and
some to trial.