Show SMITH mm CLEARED BY JURY Good Fortune of the Goldfield As Assayer Assayer Assayer sayer Tried for Having Stolen Ore in His Possession Special to The Herald Goldfield Nev Nov No 23 After fifteen fifteen fifteen teen hours deliberation the Jury brought In a verdict of not guilty in inthe Inthe inthe the case of M J Smith a local as assayer assayer sayer who was arrested and charged with having stolen ore In his posses possession possession possession sion Smith was arrested June 24 and his assay office was searched and ore are precipitates to the value of were seized by the officers The prosecution made a comparatively clear case as to the ore not having come into Smiths possession in a regular manner but failed to prove to the satisfaction of the Jury that It was taken from the Florence mine as alleged A replevin suit has been filed for the recovery of the ore by the Min Mining Mining Mm ing lag company comp ny to which was assigned the interests of the Florence Mining lIning company compan and the tho Little Florence Leas Leasing Leasing Leasing ing company com pan The Tile three trunks con containing containing taming ore from the Little Florence which were captured in Salt alt aIt Lake are areat areat at the offices of the Consolidated com company company company pany and will probably be turned overto over overto overto to the Florence unless a claimant ap appears appears appears pears which is extremely unlikely |