The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-15

As f~oreshadowed by yesterday morn
ing's Journal. warrants were yesterday
served on o. j. Smith. W. E Griffin, Ii.
+. Golding and O. II. German, former
officers and employees of the Eureka
County Bank. following indictments by
the Grand Jury in Eureka County. and
the four were taken to Carson where
habeas corpus proceedings were had af-
ter the fixing of bail.
There were min counts against o. j.
Smith, the same against Griffin, six
against German and two against Gold
ing. The warrants had been issued out
Of the District Court in the Third Dis
trict on the order Of Judge Peter Breen.
and we're signed by the Clerk Of the
court. Bond in the sum of 5000 in
each case had been endorsed on the war
rants, and the first move Of the defense
was to have the bail reduced from 5000
in each to $500.
Bail was set at $500 for Smith, the
same for Griffin. $4,000 for German and
$1,000 for Golding. In the case of Smith
and Griffin bail was promptly forthcom-
ing aud the men were released from
the custody Of Captain D~onnelly. who
had guarded them. The bail Of Cor.
man and Golding was not secured and
justified before a notary in Reno until
nearly midnight.
On the habeas corpus proceedings the
Supreme Court sent out its writ direct
ing the -four TO be produced before them
by Captain Donnelly forthwith. Ac-
cordingly they were taken to Carson on
the motor after the writ was transmitted
by wire through Sheriff Ferrel's Office.
On their appearance and the fixing of
bail the Court made a summary %investi.
CATION into the cause Of detention and q
further order that a full return includ-
ing copies of all indictments be returned
into court with the accused on July Is
next. With the fling of the return the
accused will be given ten days in which
to traverse, and the usual machinery of
habeas corpus will then be well in
motion.
Contrary to the report Of an afternoon
paper. neither former Governor Dicker.
son. S. w. Bedford, A. b. Witcher Of
Ely or Charles s. SpraRue. formerly Of
Goldfeld, were arrested yesterday.
Captain Donnelly denied in positive
terms that he had ever stated that Dick.
erson. Bedford. Sprague. or Witcher
would be arrested or had been arrested.
He said that he had given no interview
on that subject at all and had been mis-
quoted completely.
II have no knowledge and had no
knowledge Of any other proceedings or
warrants than the ones l have attended
to" said Captain Donnelly last night
Last night ] refused to discuss the
matter because l had work in hand, but
knowledge l have is of the warrants /
have received from the Attorney-Genera
for service. A fifth warrant is in the
hands of an officer who has gone TO
Goldfeld. II will be served on John
Hancock. l have no warrant for
Sprague or for Dickerson or for Belford
or for Witcher."
In further denial Of the story pub
lished yesterday The Journal is in re-
ceipt of the following telegram from
former Governor d. 8. Dickerson. which
speaks for itself:
Dickerson Denies Arrest
ely, Nevada, July Shave not
been served with warrant and do not
know why | should be. l have learned
that the Eureka County Grand Jury
has brought or intends to bring indict-
ments against me for not closing the
Eureka County Bank sooner.
81 can convince any appropriated
mind, that the former banking board
is not guilty of wrongdoinR. but per-
formed valuable services to the deposi.
tors and to the State in general.
"If served with warrants will offer
no resistance. provided l can be tried by
a fair judge and jury.
evil exhaust every resource to pre-
vent trial by Breen who. in my opinion
would railroad me.
d. s. DICKERSON."
Further denial Of the report that the
members Of the banking board were
included in the warrants was had by
The Journals Carson correspondent
who interviewed Governor Oddie and
Attorney. General Baker.
Governor Oddie stated that he knew
of no such warrants and that they were
not in the papers handed to Captain
Donnelly. He did not care to discuss
the case, but was very positive on thai
score.
Attorney. General Cleve Baker on be
A. aADnEHad IL.