The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-27
SPECIAL PROSECUTION At ELKo
Poison Case Taken From Dis
trict Attorney and Placed
In Judge Sanders
Hands


Events are beginning to shape them
selves in the developments of the
Connell poison case and it may be
possible that in the next day or two
the public will be given the entire
facts in the matter. But even so.
the reporter has been given to under
stand that the prosecution is going
forward and that not later than the
fore part of next week warrants will
be issued for the arrest of three
prominent Elko people who will be
charged with having had more or
less to do with this famous case.
Some days ago Attorney General
Thatcher came to Elko, called here
by the district attorneys Office to
take entire charge of the prosecution
of the case, Mr.. Carvell believing
that he was disqualified for the rea-
son that some of the people on whom
suspicion had fallen were related to
him. On the arrival of the attorney
general all the evidence in the pos
session of the county officials was
placed before him. and he went into
the matter very thoroughly, but re-
turned to Carson without coming to
any decision. When Bishop con-
fessed the attorney-general was noti-
fled and he at once returned to Elko
and was present with the district at
torney's Office when sentence was
pronounced. Additional evidence
that had come into the possession of
the district attorneys Office was
given to the attorney-general, and
with this before him he decided that
the evidence justified him in begin
ming the prosecution, and so notified
the officials here.
But as his Office has all that they
could possibly handle for some time
to come he appointed Judge j. A.
Sanders of Tonopah as special prose-
cutor in the case, and wired for him
to come Immediately. The attorney
general stated that he believed that
Mr.. Sanders was the man for the oc-
casion, owing to the fact that he had
had considerable experience in crimi-
nal matters and that he had been
particularly successful in bringing
criminals to justice. He has been
district attorney of Nye County for
the past three terms and on several
occasions has assisted the attorney
generals office in criminal cases.
Mr.. Sanders arrived from the south
Friday and since that time has
been delving into the case, making
himself familiar with the evidence,
and in an interview said that he
would begin active prosecution early
next week. In other words, he meant
that the people who are under sus-
picion will be arrested and given
preliminary hearing.
AS far as our information goes
there are three people who will be
served with warrants. charged with
participation in the attempted poison
ing Of Mike Connell. Who they are
will be made known later.
The grounds on which they will be
arrested will be the confession of
Mrs. Ella Connell, and which is cor
roborated by other evidence. Mrs.
Connell. when she found that the
evidence in the possession of the Off
GERS was so strong that she had abso-
lutely no chance to escape conviction,
weakened and confessed and in her
confession told a story in which at
least five were implicated, among
them being Joe Bishop.
She said that If she was going to
be punished she wanted all who
would be benefited by the death of
her husband to share equally her
punishment.
Bishop was arrested, as has been
published in these columns. and when
he found that his paramour had con-
fessed, he decided that he had no
alternative but to confess also, which