Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-29

to be replete with personalities is
evidenced by dispatch to the Reno
Gazette, which says:
Todays developments in the pris-
on board hearing in Carson consist
ed mostly of wrangling over the
manner in which the CASTOR re-
port was ordered and how it should
be looked upon by the prison board.
The action OF Secretary of State
Brodigan has created the impression
that he is not in sympathy with
the governors attempt to Gust War
den Baker This is in contradiction
of a prevalent rumor that BrOdigan
would finally vote with eddie in
the matter OF the removal. pEovid
ing eddie agreed to let Brodigan
lame Bakers successor Tremen-
dous pressure is said to have been
brought to bear upon the secretary
of state by both sides. but he has
uniformly stated in public that he
will be guided by the facts in the
matter and will not attempt to play
politics for the sake of increased
political patronage. He has never
openly committed himself as to
where his sympathy lies, but this
morning he failed to second a mo-
ton by eddie that the report be
referred to the board of examiners.
The hearing of the wardensip
matter continued to be a bitter
fight. CASTOR refused to further
testify unless his report was ac-
cepted. The governor endeavored to
hold meeting Of the board of ex-
aminers but received no second.
CASTOR left the stand and will take
no further action unless the report
is officially recognized. Warden
Baker was called to the stand but
before any testimony was taken
recess till o'clock was taken.
The hearing Of the Baker-Oddie
prison investigation was resumed
this morning and it finally wound
up in an adjourned meeting, which
prolongs the agony. When the meet
ing came to order Attorney General
Baker placed Paul CASTOR, the Off
cial accountant who was hired by the
state board of examiners to inves-
tigate all offices, on the stand.
He was cross-examined as to
whom he had submitted the report.
and il was brought out that the
report was handed 10 the governor
and not the board The governor
stated that he had based his charges
on this report and believed that
they were correct He further stat
ed that he. in accepting. acted as
the chairman Of the board of ex-
aminers and believed that he was
within the law.
Baker doubted this method of ac-
ceptanee and declared that by the
fact that the board had never re-
eeiyed the report. nor had 1t APP
proved the work nor gone over
the vouchers and figures. that II
was improper to try state official
on the charges as presented.
oddie then suggested that the
prison board take recess and that
the board Of examiners meet in
special session to accept the report.
Baker demurred. stating that the
governor would introduce testimony
in the middle OF the session and
that il he had based his charges
on the report when first entered ne
must stick 1t out along such lines
Attorney Gibbons defended the
governors action and there was a
general and hot discussion OF the
AFFAIR In general. As the smoke
cleared away and there was a lull
the governor made a formal motion
that the prison board take a recess
and that the board OF examiners
hOid special meeting to consider
the acceptance Of the CASTOR re.
port. There was dead silence and
as he received no second to his
motion the examination was re.
sumed
After a few pertinent question,
relative TO the report and how h,
gained his figures CASTOR rose and
announced that he would give nc
further testimony until the report
was either accepted or rejected u,
insisted that the board OF examln
ers meet and clear him OF an,
doubt IN the matter.
Another discussion arose and Il
was finally decided to take re-.
cess until 1880. when CASTOR viii
either testify or refuse ans further
Information
should the board Of examiner.