White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
ALLEGED BURGLARS
CAUGHT BY OFFICERS

Last Monda. night the plant OF Inv
Elx Packing Company was entered anu
, quantity of hams. bacon ana iaru
valued at approximately $500 was stolen
When Manager John II. Eager ar
| rived at the plant Tuesday morning ne
discovered that a lock had been twisted
from the door, evidently by the use OF
n ~meathook. and investigation discloseo
the fact that the establishment had
been b~urglarized. The case was at once
renorted TO sherln IL. G. Nicholson. who
lost ne time In getting on the job. Inc
aberin not only directed his own force
but also called upon Chief OF ioliee
Norman. who rendered every assist
ance.
r1ncs picked up led to a storehouse
in Central III, and this place was kept
onder surveillance. Those suspected oil
being Implicated in tie crime were Ike
wise closely watched.
"wednesday night about l. "A Ford
car was driven To a point close TO inc
buildIng which the officers were guard
ing and there stopped. Thc car was
driven by a eolored man named LAW
renee. who later said he had been en-
ploved 10 haul some goods, the nature
II which was not disclosed 10 him AT
the time of his employment. Men were
seen carrying goods from tie building
and the officers waited until Lawrence
In company with Jack Wright. attempt
ed 10 move the car from tho point
where IL had been stepped 10 an open
ing in the building To which the stelen
goods a been removed. and there
upon Sheriff Nicholson placed both
Wright and the driver under arrest.
Another man was seen To run sway AZ
The dark ard later Frank Miller was
arrested at his home in Ely and charged
with being one OF the parties impil-
Gated. Complaints were laid before
Justice Of the peaec u. G. Acponaid
charging Wright and Miller with the
crime of grand larceny and Lawrence
was released upon his own r~eeosnizanco
but will be called upon As q witness.
Early ia the proceedings Inc officers be-
came convinced thai the goods stolen
from the packing plant had been cached
in one OF Two buildings which are close
together In Central Ilv. AMI while
Sheriff Nicholson guarded one Ciief or
Police Moorman and George = Robin
son closely watched the other.
when Wright and Miller wee taken
before Justice Mcdonald tie latter.
after informing them Of their rights
liked bonds FOR Miller IN the sum OF
$500 and Wright vas hsld N 81 .seo.
Neither Of the mon was able Ii furnish
The amount hked Is the Justice and
were committed e. the county JAZZ in
default 81 bail
Yesterday afternoon Miller furn shed
bail in the amount Fixed and Maa as
cofainglv released
Tie officers. following up every avail
able clue. made three further arrests
last Thursday. taking into custody fres
Freeman John -. Ray and q man Nho
has been in lie district bat a short
time and Is generally known as led"
When arrested De said his name WAS
Tom ONeili
The three men last named were Ike
wise taken before Judge Mcdonald. who
nxel their bali In the sum 81 $500
each. Both Freeman aud Ray furnish
cd bail aud were released. All men &C
oused are being given time 10 arrange
for counsel and otSeu has asked that
his preliminary hearing be 81 fof ie
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The officers express tic opinion that
all cases viii come up In the justice
court early his week bat a. the charge
set forth in tue complaint Il a felony
proceedings II the justice court viii be
OF a preliminary nature and II the men
are bound over 10 the district court
their cases will no doubt come up wacn
the next Jury is called 10 dispose of
criminal cases iu Judge M~eFaddcn's
court.