The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-01
Eureka, Nevada, June "a, 1911.

Eureka, Nevada. June "a, 1911.
To the Honorable Peter Breen, Judge
Of the District Court in aud for the
County of Eureka, State Of Nevada.
We. your Grand Jury ~impaneled by
your Honor and assigned to duty ON
June IA. 1911. having investigated all
cases submitted, also all public matters
to which our attention was called by
the District Attorney and others. and
with the assistance Of the Special
Auditor employed by the County, hsv-
ing made a comprehensive examina-
ton of the books and papers Of the
various County officials, do now sub
init this, our report:
The different committees were APP
pointed as follows:
Public Buildings-Chas. H. Rand,
Z. ID. WALTZ. w. ]. Harris.
Books-I. II. Rogers, M. ]. Hough,
f. L. Leonard.
Bridges and Roads,. A. Fulkerson,
Dhu JOuubs Ehileb mCfNtuuOu.
Public Morals and Nuisances-James
Mackey, f. ]. Brossemer. W. s. Yates.
Fire and Water-J. H. Fine, j. d.
Murphy. +. ]. Winzsll.
The reports Of the respective COM
mittees are appended hereto.
la the case OF the State of Nevada.
plaintiff. Indian Maggie. defendant.
charged with murder, q true bill was
found.
In the case of the State of Nevada,
plaintiff. Indian Tom, defendant,
charged with murder, q true bill was
found.
In the indictments. B. Q, d. E, +. G.,
II, /. J, and X. a true bill was found in
each case respectively.
The attention Of the Grand Jury hav-
ing been called to violations Of the
Gambling law. different parties were
brought before this body and had read
to them certain sections Of the gam.
bling law. Peace officers of the County
also appeared upon request of the
Grand Jury and had their attention
directed to the gambling law. with In
structiops that they we're expected to
do their duty to the full extent Of the
law.
The Grand Jury having been called
upon to investigate the Withdrawals OF
accounts by various parties just Irior to
the closing of the Eureka County Bank.
beg to state hat while we find this
true, we do not fnd sufficient evidence
to indict.
For the benefit Of the depositors in
the said Eureka County Bank, and for
the information of the general public.
we wish to state that upon iLvestiga-
ton we find that there is absolute and
complete evidence to show that the de-
post of the funds Of this County in said
bank by Il. Mechanics. Treasurer of
this County, was placed therein as a
special deposit, separate and distinct
from all other deposits, and that he
was fully justified in having same re-
turned to him intact.
In the opinion of this Grand Jury
he conduct of the late State Banking
Board (the predecessors Of the present
Banking Board, and to whom Mr.. Van
Elaat mazda his report of the condition
of the Eureka County Bank during the
last six months prior to the suspension
of said bank cannot be too severely
censured.
Had that Board taken steps to close
the Eureka County Bank when their
attention was first called to its deplor-
able condition, the results would have
been much better for the depositors and
all concerned, with the exception OF
the officials Of the bank, as the deposits
Of the bank ct that time were many
thousands of dollars less than when the
bank closed, while the assets were IN
much better shape. These are facts
shown by the books Notwithstanding
the statements to the contrary issued by
that Banking Board.
Even during the time the Banking
Board claimed to have been exercising
supervision over the bank aud Its as
sets, the assets of the Eureka Live
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