White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-01
WRIGHT GUILTY.;
MAXIMUM SENTENCE

Jack Wright, who was tried in the
district court last Tuesday on an in
dictment by the grand jury charging
grand larceny. was found guilty as
charged, sentenced by Judge MeFad-
den TO from two to -four years in the
~penitentiary and departed yesterday
morning for prison.
Jack Wright. Tom O'Neill. Fred
Freeman and John Ray were indicted
by the grand jury on a charge of
grand larceny. committed January >,
1921. by breaking I'M the packing
house OF the Ely Packing Company
and removing personal property ex.
oeediug in value the sum of 500.
The trial of Jack Wright followed
that of Tom o'Neill. who was previ-
ously acquitted hy the jury.
Owing to the fact that Attorney
{. a. Eddy, vino appeared for the de-
PENDANT Wright, had raised the ques-
tion of the corpus deficit in the
0'Neill trial and argued that the Jury
should be permitted to examine the
articles claimed to have been stolen
from the packing company, the hams,
bacon and lard compound. amounting
10 several hundred pounds. was pro.
dnced in court and placed in front Of
the jury during the trial of Wright.
The stale. represented by District
Attorney c. \. Walker and Deputy
V. II. Nargan. opened its case with
the testimony of John II. Eager. man.
sger for the packing company. who
explained that an inventory had been
taken By the company January ,. and
when the lock on the smoked meat
. -. s.- Isuaa.~,n.l E.al.n -,
the morning of January 4 the extent
of the robbery was easily obtained
The value of the products stolen
amounted TO 1926 He also testified
that there was no regular Waterman
for the plahts When asked il Wright
had ever been employed about the
plant he replied that he had and in
his opinion was familiar with the en-
frances to the packing house and the
places where the meats were stored
John Ray was the next witness
and he testified that he had ap-
Feared before District Attorney Walk
er and told the story of the robbery.
" hich was taken down by Miss Muir
dock, the stereotype operator tor the
court. When told to relate his story
he proceeded to the blackboard fur
nished hy the court and drew a dia-
gram of the packing house and the
roads leading from Ely TO points
around the plant.
In relating the incident he told of
meeting the three men, Wright
O'Neill and Freemen, and agreeing 10
take them TO the packing house in
his Ford. where he said he supposed
they were going to get some hearts
and tongues. He testified that
Freeman decided To leave the car. as
he remarked that the bunch was all
drunk and he did not want to get
mixed up with them.
Ray then told of going to the rear
of the packing house. where there
was a chute which was used for load.
ing the offal into "A wagon. and that
two IF the men entered this chute
and proceeded INTO the building
Later he said they told him TO go
around TO the front of the building
where he saw a lot of stun piled on
the platform. He said the lights
i'll the packing house were lit, but 1t
was so dark outside that he could
not see what the packages we're.
When told to bring his car around
and load the stuff he replied that he
would not do IL. not If they gave him
the whole packing house. He then
testified that he went over to his car,
some distance away on the
road. and later the men brought the
goods to the side of the road, whore