The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-09-16

From the Reno Journal of September
sis taken the following history of the
Eoreka County Bank habeas corpus
cases that came up for hearing that day
In the Supreme Court:
After lapse of several months the
attempts of the Ste.e- through the of.
acsrs of Eureka County to bring o. J..
Smith and others connected with the
defunct Eureka County Bank back to
Eoreka for trial on Numerous indiet.
ments will be resumed before the Su-
preme Court at Carson to-day when
the habeas corpus applications of the
men under indictments will be con-
tested on their merits. The case has
been replete with sensation since the
bank closed and the proceedings Of to-
day promise to add materially to its
sensational record. Charges of fraud
and nk-wrecking made agains, the
charges Of conspiracy among the of
foers OF Eureka, OF bias and prejudice
against the District Judge. and of a
disposition to wreck summary ven
geance, existing in the community.
At the time of the recent arrest under
new warrants OF the bank officers,
sensational aud malicious reports were
published to the effect that former
Governor Dickerson and the members
Of the Banking Board OF his admins.
tration had also been indicted and
and were under arrest. These latter
reports were Immediately denied and
disproved.
The later developments in the way OF
sensation came when, in the application
Of one Of the accused men for habeas
corpus, be charged that the indictments
had been improperly returned because
the Grand Jury was selected by Judge
Breen and one OF the County Commis.
soners who was totally blind.
The hearing to day will be on the ap
plications OF o ]. Smith, indicted Oh
nine counts, O. II. German, six: w. +.
Griffin, nine; II. 4. Golding, two. and
John Hancock, two; on charges of
breaking the banking law in their con-
duct Of the affairs Of the Eureka bank.
They are said to be connected with the
reception Of deposits at time they
knew the bank TO be in an insolvent
condition.
The arrests were made by the State
Police under Captain Donnelley on July
:, aud on the following day writs were
Issued. returnable Immediately, when
the State was directed TO make return
on July i8. Following this there was
an exchange of pleadings occupying
many days aud to-day is the time set
down for trying the issues raised by
these conflicting opposing declarations.
The Case In the Supreme Court
From the Reno Journal Of September
DEPRESSING for the moment from the
domain OF criminal Jurisprudence to
that of practical politics, Judge Peter
Breen Of the third district located in
Eureka County yesterday gave his ver-
sion OF public utterance said to have
been made by him in connection with
the Eureka County Bank prosecutions.
de said that the words he used were
not directed nor intended to be used
against o. ]. Smith, or the others of the
bank. but were intended to apply to the
followers of former Governor ID. 5.
Dickerson, whom he characterized as
"scoundrels. This and lot more of
equal sensation aud interest came at
the final hearing of the habeas corpus
matter which has been in the courts in
one way or another ever since last Jan.
nary. Evidence was given by O. H.
German. o. J. Smith. Judge Breen, for
the State. and by German in rebnttal.
Arguments were were made by counsel
that approached the limit of vehemence
and at o'clock the court took the case
under advisement. 1t is not thought an
opinion and decision will be had for at
least a month. possibly not then.
Stage All Set
Nearly all the elements Of promised
sensation were fulflled in yesterday s
hearing. and the stage setting contained
oil of the dramatis personae. When
court convened at 10 o'clock, o. j.
Smith, o. H. German and II. f. Gold
Ing, Of the applicants, were there as well
~ J. j. Griffith. former bookkeeper OF
the bank, Judge Peter Breen OF the
third district and Alex Fraser, the blind
Commissioner of Eureka County. In
addition there was formidable array
Of counsel on the part of the State. while
Judge James Glynn entered the lists
alone for the applicants. All told tue
StatS had A. va attornava withont cOuut.