White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-12-16
WHITE PINE DELEGATION
FARES BADLY At CARSON

| Attorney Vargas then pointed out
that the death rate which Mr.. Spring
meyer would attribute to that fright
fully inferior grade OF liquor sold at
Riepetown was far in excess Of all
the people who died in White Pine
county, and during 1921 the total
deaths there attributed to alcoholism
was eleven, while in 1922 the total
reached was five. The federal attor-
ney then admitted that he must have
been somewhat. misinformed, and
this caused a ripple of laughter to
| foat over the courtroom.
An adjournment was taken in the
afternoon before sentences were pro-
nounccd, because the letters referred
to by Mr.. Springmeyer had not ar
rived from his Reno office. About 4
o'clock the, court recoEvened and Mr..
| Springmeyer then read one letter,
which he said came from White Pine
county, but did not disclose who it
was from. The communication made
reference to an inferior grade Of
moonshine being sold at Riepetown
as we'll as an analysis of the product
made by a Utah chemist The gem
eral tenor of the letter would indi-
cate that it came from one at least
assuming to speak FOR the Cnosoli-
dated Coppermines Corporation, al
though the name Of the author was
not disclosed.
+ While all the Ely delegation were
treated more or less like millionaires
by Judge harrington the surprise Of
| the day was the severe punishment
meted out to Data brothers. Even
Mr.. Springmeyer admitted that what
he had to say about Riepetown did
not apply to the Data brothers, be-
cause what Information he had re-
garding them personally was good.
While it is known fact that Riepe-
town has had a bad reputation and
times made it their stopping place.
neither of the Data brothers are of
| that class, and their reputation in
White Pine county has always been
!, that Of good citizens. In fact, to
those who knew them, and their
legion of friends embraces many of
the best citizens of eastern Nevada,
they will always be highly regarded
until something further is proven
against them rather than the posses
sion of liquor, because it has been
generally known for some time that
the liquor which they possessed was
that held over from the days before
prohibition, and their hostelry will
always be remembered as ore of the
best. While Mr.. Springmeyer's de-
sire of imposing jail sentences on all
from Riepetown was carried out, the
Data brothers drew by way of fine
about four times as much as at least
one other offender from the same
place, and by way Of Jail sentences
they evened up with those in their
neighborhood. While this is not
made clear it car be published only
as to the fact.
OF all those sentenced only three
were released on the payment of the
| fines and costs. These were Her
man Tiet1 Toe Fietti and Caddie
Stalker
OF the remaining eighteen. the
mon. six'ttn in number. werc taken
~ the -cy county Jail at Virginia
City wtcre they are now inrarccr-
ls'"i The :wo women. Ruby Robin
ST.: and Mary Hill. are the guests
Of Sheriff Stern ut the Ormsby coun
ty Jail
The sentences imposed, carrying
costs with all fines, were as follows:
| Harry Bum, MoGill, $500 and two
months in jail.
Steve Landucious, McGill. forty
days in Jail ard So fine.
John Doe (Speedy) Miller, Nc
| Gill, forty days in Jail and $500 fine.
Charles Holmes. McGil, $500 or
forty-five days in Jail
Robert Halmes. Ely. s5Dr or two
months in jail!
Dave Lyons. Ely. $500 rforty
five days in Jail.
Herman T.e.z, Ely $3.50 or sixty
days in jail
w. n. vandevere. Ely s4oC CIR
thirty-five days in jail.
Joe Vietti. E:Y. s75n or sixty days
in jail.
Veto LaConte, Riepetown, sixey
days in Jail and $500 inc.
| John Data, iiepetown. thirty days
IN Jail and $3.50 fine.
Joe Data. k.epetown. thirty days
in Jail and $50 fine.
Ramond MoEg uie. Riepetown, sixty
/ days in Jail AMI 5000 fine.
| Dan Smilanick, Ruth, thirty days
in Jail and $4GO fine.
Ben Crucianna, Ruth. $500 or
thirty days in jail.
John Kopas. Ruth, thirty days in
jai, and $500 fine.
| Perry Cornelis, Ruth. thirty days
in Jail and $500 fine.
| John Doe Shumaker, Ruth, thirty
days in Jail and $3.50.
| Caddie Stalker, Ragtown, near Nc
Gill, $400 or thirty days in Jail
Ruby Robinson, McGill Junction,
$400 or thirty days in jail.
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