The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-05-18

John G. Nes, who left ClarkdaIe,
Arizona, about "A week or ten days
ago in a Ford car, accompanied by
J. n. Nolan and Joseph Bracken AZ
passengers, has probably arrived at
the conclusion that it is not pay
ing proposition to try and get away
with a stolen automobile tire in Lin
coin county
Last Monday night, at Calicnte,
somewhere about midnight, a new
extra tire was extracted from the
Ford car owned by L. II. BeasOn,
editor of the Record During the
day, Mr. and Mrs. Beason, accompan-
led by II. c. Henderson, the drug
gist, drove to Caliente to partici-
pate in the Flag Day demonstration.
II was their intention to return to
Phoebe in the evening and the car
stood on Main street. near the Cali
ente Drug Company's store, for an
hour or more. Arriving at the con-
cmsion that, owing to the extremely
bad condition of the road, il would
be better to wait until morning; so
at the invitation of Gus Blad OF the
(aliente Mercantile company's store
end under the shed owned by the lat
ter named firm. This was about mid
night When the car was sought
shortly after six o'clock in the morn
ing, the extra tire was minus guam
| tity.
The loss was promptly reported to
Deputy Srerif Culverwell at Caliente,
also to parties at Panaca and to Pi-
oche officers upon Mr.. Beason's re-
turn home,
| About noon, Neis and his compan-
ions, hove into Phoebe with a Ford
car bearing Arizona license No. 2199.
They stopped in front of the Martel-
10 saloon, after they had purchased
gasoline and few supplies at the
Hodges-Cook store. Chas. Culver
we'll. who had just finished luncheon
at China Charley's restaurant, not
iced the strange car in town and hat
a "hunch" that it carried the stCloI
article He looked about the car 2nt
saw what appeared to be a new tir'
partially concealed under an over
coat which he recognized as The tir
reported to have been stolen. IL
notified the owner. who also wen
to the visiting car and pulled tn
coat off the tire sufficiently To rec
ogniZe that it was his property. b
this time Neis became suspicious an
before Deputy Sheriff John Roede
could get over from the side walk
Nes whizzed off down the stree
leaving his companions behint
Neis took off by the lumber yart
down by the old Godbe smelter, rt
! turning towards town by way [
the Salt Lake Route depot. Near tn
: school house, Neis picked up his con
panions and then beat" it in tn
direction of Ely. While making tn
: circuitous trip, the stolen tire Wa
"ditched" in a hole about 90 fee
eff from the road in the first guile
below the lumber yard, So, whe
sheriff Neshitt, armed with a scare
warrant, and Alex. Lloyd, in ClyC
e. Vests big car. overhauled the tr
10 on the road below the Jack Rabb
I tracks the search proved that Il
p evidence was missing. Neis denie
e that he ever had any other tire tha
Q those on the machine when the she
p fl stopped him. Neis was informt
e that if he would tell the truth ar
, tell where the missing tire had bee
: "ditched" that matters would pro
ably be easier for all concerne
: hut Ntis dehantly maintained tn
= he never had the stolen tire; wher
Upon Sheriff Nesbitt allowed Il
: party to proceed, at the same tin
i informing Neis that search wou
/ be made and if the tire was foun
! that he could look for the dust of