The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-08-27
NOT GUILTY PLEA
Of CAuGNIE Man

W. Kaulbaugh OF calisnts. Whe nas
become = more or less fnmiliar figure
In Lincoln county during the last stx
weeks. due to arrests on charges of
being connected with the operation Of
a still and also OF permitting . game
of dice to be played in his place Of
business In Caliente. for which he 10
alleged to have accepted . retainer
OF SO cents from each participant. ap-
peared before Judge william y. Orr
Of the Lincoln county district court
last Saturday afternoon for arraign-
ment and entered pleas Of not guilty.
Kaulbaugh was arraigned on infor-
nation nled by District Attorney Scott
charging that he had been implicated
In the operation Of = still In and near
caliente. and from which complaint
he was discharged by Justice Frank
Palmer at Caliente some time ago
after q preliminary hearing. This &C.
tion by the district attorney u per-
mitted by the laws Of Nevada, which
authorize the district attorney to nls
an information In the district court
following a preliminary hearing II In
his Judgment the evidence In sufficient
| to warrant such action. II 10 also
possible under the Nevada law for =
district attorney to fle an action for
the dismissal Of a prisoner Of he has
been held by q Justice Of the peace
after a preliminary hearing. provided
the district attorney has reason to be-
lieve. in the face Of subsequent events.
that the evidence 10 insufficient for .
conviction. In this case Kaulbaugh
was discharged by Justice Of the Peace
Palmer 1t being the ruling Of the
magistrate that there was not enough
evidence submitted by the state to
warrant Kaulbaugh being held to the
district court District Attorney Scott,
believing there was sufficient evidences
to warrant further action. filed the in
formation as required and permitted BY
the law. Kaulbaugh pleaded not guilty
but was held by Judge Orr to appsaI
before the district court September -
at which time the Jury term win be II
session.
III Kaulbaugh told the court that h
had not the means to hire an attorne!
for his defense and Judge Orr appoint
ed Luke J. McNamee as attorney 70
the defendant. He said that he had |
wife and five children and felt that h.
should use what money he had 70
! their welfare rather than In hiring q
: attorney for himself.
Defendant Kaulbaugh was also ~
raigned on a charge Of conducting
= Crap" game In Csliente. for which oi
!. anse he was arrssted some time ag
= In this action he also pleaded NJ
10 guilty. In consideration Of the ev
le dence submitted at the preliminar
hearing. however. he was held to aI
= pear at the Jury term Of the distri
10 court September 23.
Kaulbaugh returned to his home al
. business at Caliente following his q
! raignment here Saturday afternoo
p having furnished bond Of S1,0O
which covered bot. the illegal gar
n bling game charge and the inform
ip tion filed by the district attorney
rd connection with the alleged operati
or Of still in and near Caliente.
AL Norris of Caliente and w. J. Re
So of Phoebe We're the bondsmen, Mr.. RI
lis having made II clear when he CO
II. sented to go on the bond that he wot
c- withdraw on the following Tuesd
ut and that he must be released on II
on day. When Tuesday came. howev
ng Mr.. Reid had not been released and
90 cordingly he and Luke J. McNamee.
led torney for the defendant. went to G.
iente Wednesday, when the defends
RS was delivered to Sheriff Culverw
Is and Mr.. Reid was released from
me sponsibility.
sys Sheriff Culverwell brought Ka'
es. baugh to Phoebe Thursday afterno
and he was lodged in the county
or until a new bond could be furnish
ut Nick George. who 8 being held or
ar bail of $1,000 on a charge of sssa
lily with intent to kill on the persons
MS Mrs. Margaret Karakas and j. F. Fo
i've man, when 1t Is alleged he fred
Mr. them as the automobile in which II
the were riding passed over the Pril
the summit the night Of July 81. was q
age arraigned and entered a plea Of
mas guilty. This case also was set
September 23 and will be heard By
ana Jury selected for the purpose.