Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-07-22

Yesterdays Investigations into the
disappearance of Broker Harryl
Burge had their elimination last
night in the issuance Of a warrant
for his arrest on a charge of con-
yerting to his own use 1000 shares
or ORC and 1000 shares of Merger
mining stock, the property of John
Hammili, This is considered by the
district attorneys Office to be one
of the strongest of the many cases
against Burge, in that the broker
had no claim or interest in the
stock in any manner, it having
been left in his possession for safe
keeping only.
Following the issuance of the
warrant it is understood that Sher-
iff ingalls, notified the police depart
ments of San Francisco, Los An
geles, San Diego, and the northern
coast towns to be on the lookout
for Burge, and a descriptive circu
lar asking his arrest will be mailed
to every peace officer in the coun-
try as soon as the board of coun-
ty commissioners has authorized
the expenditures necessary to Sc
cure his return to Goldfield, if
captured.
Following the general knowledge
of Burgess disappearance, contin-
ued stream of visitors has been be-
sieging the office of District Attor-
ney Walsh with reports of losses
running from few dollars to sew
eral hundreds. 1t is highly i'm
probable, however that other
p,arges will be filed against the
= issing man until some knowledge
is secured of his whereabouts.
That Burge actually went to San
Francisco on leaving Goldfield has
been substantiated to the satsiac-
tion of the local officers. Sam
Blair, who left on the same train
with the broker, asserts that Burge
went direct to San Francisco from
here, and that he later met him on
Market street in company with j.
c. Robertson. This, to the best of
his recollection, was on either the
10th or 18th of this month. How
ever, nothing was said as to where
he was located in San Francisco,
or what his future plans were. This
is taken as substantiating the as
sertion that he sent a telegram from
San Francisco to Mrs. Burge on
the 10th, stating that he would
return on Friday of that week.
Considerable apprehension is felt
among Burgess friends as it is stat
ed positively by several that Burge
many times prior to his disappear
ance, stated that if his affairs did
not soon show signs of improve.
ment, he would end his life. This
statement was made to four prom.
inent business men at different
times, and leads to the fear that
realizing his affairs were in seri
GUS shape and that nothing bu
dishonor awaited him, he fulfilled
his threat.
However, this theory is argued
against by the fact that no uniden
tilted bodies have been found, al
far as the press reports show, tina
bear even the slightest resemblance
to the missing man.
Several of the losers through TIL
disappearance of Burge are nov
clamoring that the county com
missioners should offer rewar'
for the brokers' apprehension o
sufficient amount to secure the ac
tive cooperation of all peace of
ficers.
1t is understood that, among TIL
victims already known. are man
yplners and other wage-earners o
ACTON the loss falls heavily. Thoug
Receiver c, ]. Mullins has mad
curstory investigation of the al
fairs. 1t is rumored that -nothin
of value outside of the office fly
lures has been discovered.
Mullins, however, refuses to max
public any Information eoneernin
the tangled affairs of the eompan
until his investigation Is completed
The appointment of a receiver
questioned among Goldheld's leg'
fraternity on the ground that II
company was not incorporate
aud that the manner of handlln
the business was such that a r.