Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-29
THE WAROENSH|P HEARING
HAS MANY INSTRUCTIONS

The Carson Appeal of the 2Sth
has the following report of the
investigation of Governor Oddie's
charges against Warden Baker:
This morning the bearing of the
Baker-Oddie matter before the
state prison board was resumed.
The case took on more of the ap-
pearance of a court than hereto
fore and the matter finally resulted
in the attorney general rendering
an opinion before the case took a
sudden reeess.
Paul CASTOR, the expert who
furnished the figures that the
governor filed his charges on, was
called to the stand at the opening.
Attorney Baker Immediately began
to ask pertinent questions as to
why he bad submitted the report
to the governor personally and not
to the board. AS he had been
hired by the board of examiners
the question came up why that
heard had not first received the
report in question.
Things finally became so warm
that Governur Oddie suggested
that a special session of the board
of examiners be called and they
accept the report This led to a
general discussion at which the at
torney general, the governor and
Mr.. CASTOR all took a hand.
Baker stated and insisted that
the governor was endpayoring to
make a witness after the case had
opened and would not stand for
changing the progrm in the middle
of the stream. He argued that the
report as submitted was only the
deductions of a mar and could not
be rlassed as official. The COVER
nor admitted that he had based his
charges on the report offered and
gwen to him by Mr.. CASTOR. When
calm was restored the governor
made a motion that the board of
prison directors be considered
adjourned and that the board Of
examiners meet in special session
to accept the report. He received
no second.
Baker then took up the report
and started the coss-examinstion
OF Mr.. CASTOR. CASTOR jumped to
his feet and emDhatically stated
that he refused to further testify
until the matter was Strengthened
out, and suggested that he be
given time to seek advice on the
subject. The result Of his determi-
nation in the matter was that the
board took a recess until 80 this
afternoon.
THE REPORT
The report consists of a lot of
figures, such as any expert ac-
countant would render. To the
ordinary mar they are as intelligent
as a .Marconi telegram. They may
be c%errectIn every detail, but
there is so much detail shown in
the tables and exhibits that IL
would take the layman a consider
able time to get down to the meat
under the skin. There Is very
little satisfaction in the tumble VI
figures that is presented and little
60 far has been CLEANED at hearing.
II is possible that a more inteli-
gent report will be produced and
set forth in a few simple figures.
which would clear the situation in
the public mind.
AT the present time the governor
seems to be as much under trial as
the warden, and it keeps him
bustling 10 explain just how all the
leaks started and why he went
after Bakers scalp.
AFTERNOON HEART NC
During the afternoon session the
same question of admitting Gaston's
report as m official document was
debated at length. Attorney Gen.
sral Baker insisted that 1t was not
an official document and Gsston
refused to testify until it was