Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-13

the camp and Mr.. Mccormick who is
somewhat OF a hunter had a theory
that II would be good idea TO watch
these dogs and he picked out one in
! particular which Is 4 sort OF tramp dog
Mr.. Mccormick thought very likely
that the dog might go back over the
trail, he had been down and carefully
examined the dog tracks in the snow
blowing out the light new snow and
obtaining a very good print In the old
snow underneath and from this he
thought he had the right dog spotted
About ten O'Clock this dog started for
the foot bridge with his nose on the
ground as If he was following a trail
, and Mr.. Mccormick and several Others
went after him. the reasoning seemed
10 be good as the dog went directly 10
where the first-class sack lay. covered
up with snow. Then they began TO
iigure who the dog had probably been
Following and soon decided on a young
man TO whom the dog had been quito
| attached and one who had previously
been In some trouble here over Jump.
ing o lot for which he il now under
bonds on appeal from a 800 fine. This
lot is next TO the one which the most.
office sits and was bought a few
weeks ago by Oscar and Ernest Hayes.
There Was q small cabin on il which
was moved off one morning and the
lot graded a little for larger building.
out owing 10 lack OF lumber, work OF
building was not started the next day
but sign was put up that q building
was TO be built az soon as the rest of
the lumber arrived. that night the lot
J was jumped and n tent put on IL by
Ben Kuhl. He was arrested for tres
pass and acted as his own lawyer. Dur
ing the trial he was fined $50 for con.
tempt OF court for remarks that he
made TO the judge about It being n
! Kangaroo court.
Mr.. Kuhl WAS arrested about one
O'Clock. given short hearing at which
he denied the charge and brought wit.
| nesses TO try 10 prove that he was in
! town all the evening, but his witnesses
were not very sure about the time and
he was placed in jail Later the
sealchers found long black overcoat
| cashed under the bridge here in town
and came up for the officers TO so and
see II. when they arrived there and
looked around some more the sack OF
silver stolen from the mail sack wa
found. but II had been opened and SIS
taken out. leaving 1882. Il package OF
registered letters was also FOUND
there.
When the coat was shown TO him he
said Il was not his and denied having
had any coat, but later In the day his
partner who is working at the Long
Hike mine. came down and he identi.
fled the coat as one that belonged TO
Kuhl and said tina, Kuhl had given Il
TO him some time ago but that II had
remained In their cabin. There was q
jaok.knife In the pocket of the coat.
hut Mr.. Kirby could not say for sure
whether It was one that belonged to
Kuhl, although he thought Il looked
very much like one that .Kuhl had.
a search Of Kuhl's cabin did not re-
veal much. Later shirt was found IN
the river with stone tied in the sleeve
TO sink II. there was no blood on the
shirt, but then the cold water would
have washed out any blood. The
shirt was similar In make and material
TO one that Kuhl was wearing and
some Of the laundry marks were simi.
lar. There was gun in his house
which had one cartridge that had been
SNAPPED and did not explode while the
next cartridge was empty, Kuhl said
this gun did not belong to him.
To-day II was learned TINT the gun
above belonged to gam. |
bier. hut he said that he had not had !
II for over n month. The last party |
known to have borrowed this gun IL n |
sman man known as Billy McGraw !
and he has q partner named Jennings
who 10 large man and the officers
after thinking this evidence over and
tho fact that there appeared to be two
tracks near the wagon. a large and
small one. got out warrants and ar.
rested both McGraw and Jennings. A
great many ARE quietly working and
around for evidence, and Il Is
very likely that other arrests may be
made as a safeguard until the whole
ground shall have been thoroughly OK.
amined by more experienced mon from
The outside. Probably some OF Uncle
SANS best Will be In boro unless the
right man is found and he contesses.
But who would want TO confess to such