The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-05
STOWE CASE IS
STILL PROGRESSING

The preliminary examination Of A.
w. Stowe, charged with the larceny Of
a quantity of high grade ore from the
National Mining Company Of Neva.
da, is still in progress before Judge
Robins.
The hearing was interrupted Thurs
day afternoon, owing to Judge Robins
adjourning court in respect to the
memory of the late T. j. Hadley, whose
funeral was held during the afternoon.
j. l.. Workman, the discoverer Of
National, was placed on the stand by
the defense Tuesday and questioned for
an hour or so regarding general az
fairs of the camp and the ownership Of
the mine. He was subjected to cross
examination by Attorney McCarron
which lasted for the best part Of two
days. During the inquisition the Reno
attorney threw out dark hints Of as.
sassination that made the blood of the
spectators run cold and caused them
to shudder at the close call the in
nocent and unsophisticated marked
men had for their lives. The important
fact as to where witness intended to
have the dead buried, in the absence Of
cemetery at National, was not touch
ed upon by the learned counsel
L. Crisman testified that on the 10th
day of last August he brought the de-
fendant down to Winnemucca from
National and that the latter had two
suit cases as baggage.
Thursday Chief Clerk Block. of the
Cecil hotel at Seattle, was placed ON
the stand and testified in substance
that defendant had stopped at his
hotel from the 30th of August last un.
til the 9th of September, and that dur
ing his stay he exhibited samples of
ore similar in character to the ore
taken from the company's National
mine.
Today Assayer Grice, of Boise, Il
ON the stand and has testified that de-
fendant visited his assay office on the
18th of last September leaving with
him 92 Troy ounces of ore to be re-
duced into bullion.
Chief Clerk Farr, of the government
assay Office at Boise, will follow Grice.
and will be the States last witness.
1t is expected to prove by Chief Clerk
Farr that Stowe sold the product Of
the 80 ounces of ore referred to to the
government assay Office, receiving
therefor $285 in money, giving re.
ceipt for same.
The State will probably conclude its
case Monday. 1t is hardly thought the
defense viii offer any evidence, from
the fact that the only witness
thus lar summoned are four Of the
States witnesses and George s. Pei.
ton. secretary of the company De-
tective Woodward, of Goldfeld, was
summoned, but it is thought the de-
fense' s only object in so doing was to
keep him out of the courtroom.
Thayer's Identity Disclosed
/ The identity of C. G. Thayer, who,
according to a local paper is the man
of mystery who swore to the com.
plant for Stoves arrest, has been es-
tablished. Mr.. Thayer is at present
the metallurgist for the National Min
ing Company of Nevada, is native of
Nevada, and the son Of Frank M.
Thayer, late of Virginia City, well
known among ali Comstock pioneers as
one of the leaoing mining superintend-
ents of the Comstock during the early
days. The elder Thayer met his death
at Virginia City during the latter COS,
by an accident while on duty at the
mine. He was man much esteemed
by all and was well known to several
Winnemucca citizens, including the
Bonnifelds.