White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-03-11
Ely PILGRIMS HEADED FOR CARSON:
OUTLINE OF TESTIMONY EXPECTED

sor Carson City to attend the trial of
,ndge C. J. McFadden. which begins
.omorroy before both houses of the
tate legislature. Twenty-geven wit
resses composed only the major part
~ these who left and the scene at
tbf Fly depot when the train depart
"a was never duplicated during the
evacuation that followed the shutting
down of the mines and smelter more
than two years ago.
The platform was crowded and =
lively scene it was. Quite few
peeple got up early in the morning
70 witness the sight, which was GER
iain If being interesting. and % have
hand in the fun that such occasions
are sure of bringing forth in i'm
momptu fashion.
Those going under subpoenaes as
safo witnesses were II. W Edwards.
c. \ Eddy. {. +. Handwright. ID. c.
Mcdonald. W T. Meyers, Phil Al
.ats Dave Mclean, Thomas A. Bath.
George n. Doyle. r. l.. Tucker George
P Armand. p Il. Woodward. II. c.
Nicholson. ". S. Enslow, Fred d
oldheld. John o. MeKernan, o. c.
Bates and Andrew Hexem. G.. +.
Boreman had gone on the Thursday
rain and Miss Pearl Baker reached
Carson city Friday.
Defense witnesses were: Il. c
Hair James MeDonough, Thomas Z.
Haley, Jack Blake, Carlisle Bradley,
H. II Stevenson and J. IL. Gallagher.
The Nevada Northern railway had
provided a special coach and at Cobre
a special Pullman had been arranged
by Assistant General Manager j. NJ
Fulton of the Southern Pacific. who
vas here during the week.
As the train was leaving a man
came running and not knowing but
he might be a belated witness the
conductor pulled the cord and stop
ned. He proved TO be a certain Mr..
Brown. not a witness, but by his ap.
fearanee at the instant he saved r.
l. Thicker from getting left. The
former county commissioner could
hardly run. for gossip has Il that he
IS pigeon.toed. but by the hating to
wait for Mr.. Brown. old Dan
Tucker was not too late TO 60 10 the
rial
James MeDonough. who has be
come local celebrity as a McFadden
adherent and who had been subpoe-
naed as witness for the Judge.
made the train Just in time by hir-
Ing a taxi. But that does net end
he story. tor few hours after. this
telegram came tumbling into the
sherin's Office:
Go up to Jim McDonough's cabin
and look for pocketbook Wire
ne Reno. II. &. NICHOLSON.
This did not mean to wire the
pocketbook to Reno, but merely n
telegraphie transfer of the amount
represented by the contents, for 1t
came TO light through this message
that Mr.. McDonough had forgotten to
take any money with him in his
haste, though he may have purchased
his ticket previously, and is ap-
preaching the state capital penniless.
Deputy Sheriff Billy Fuller did as
hidden, but when he reached the Nc
thing there and In place except the
purse and the alleged contents. The
door was not locked put latchet, a
key and paddock were inside, and
there was no sign of any burglary or
porch climbing, but no money was to
be found high or low. The fearful
news had TO be wired TO the sheriff
and the witness.
Another startling result Of this re-
markable exodus Is the fact that II
leaves Ely with but one attorney out
Of eight, and IL 1t had not been for
The fear of bad roads Charles a
walker would have started In his new
ear for the southern country, which
trip has been denied him all winter,
and had that happened there would
have been no protection In this re-
gard whatsoever y. L. Quayle went
along to assist his partner. Charles
). Chandler. In the defense, and V
II. Vargas would have gone as Nc
Fadden witness had he been here, |
but he is over In the Tippett country
on legal errand and was not served
with n subpoena.
The courthouse yesterday was not
Ike graveyard exactly. but as FAR
as the masculine gender could count
II was, to say the least, short handed.
The only male officials there were
Assessor Miles and Deputy Treasurer
George Baird. Deputy Sheriff Fuller
md School Superintendent Smith.
Judge McFadden's chambers were
'losed, the county clerks off1cc was |
run by Mrs. Oldheld, Miss Louise
Lewis in the auditors office. Miss Mu'
Fiel Heron In the district attorneys
'ffice and Mrs. Reilley had charge or
he sheriff's Office.