Show THE MINT AT INTER VILAY ITH OF ir AS TO CHARGES I 1 they invoice tile tho eul but of the 1110 it Noru ruic as drought brought into ques final lu in the recent Law Col colizzo Izro inke nor 1 SAX FRANCISCO juneal the abo united mint nt at carson Is attracting tr more attention just now than any other institution of tho the klod kind la IQ america charges of it most serious nature bavo boon leads against the manaRo meat and con gress bus bits boon been asked to appoint it a special co lideo to investing Invest Ig ace tho the matter ru the trouble his has grown out of a dispute t a which has been golu going for some than past botean botne tile alio representatives of what abat Is 13 known as the mining silling association and aind tho the management of tile tho comstock mines this Js Is composed ot of soro noro bouda gamblers arid and lanto ducks on the ex chr chanso ango who aro are trying to oven even up old secret an and d losses lashes by baldin the mining compa oloa cloo a on what they ibey claim purely moral principles principle the public in ben Franu loco have bavo it a lively of attempts at reform in ID the past the res nitis of which late iab invariably been it few enriched reformers and a sudden collapse colla peo of 0 tile tho probo probe c catlon u lion in IA tho course of the law suit brought I 1 L the directors of the halo norcross BS daino ins who wore singled out for attack ial although albough their actions havo have not dot boon any worse orso A than many others in charge on ins comstock Coin for the association to lo lis bis open log address made some highly sees quo knoof of was to the effect that the carson mint was little moro more than a for the bullion thieves who wrino robbing robb loff the bulnes and mills no evidence was wag subsequently tendered on this buL but for but matter the same might bo be sud A id of abo reflect ionson on aran williams it prom prominent ineat citizen of tho the bliver state who was introduced as the villain of the legal dragat out hellion from roin the lolo into mihall it ruts oil tb a abady side at tire the and finally driving about tho the country alit afler A bt to dispose of tho the burs carried stealthily hy loder ander the seat eat of his bla buggy mr williams la Is the lend bead of a banning backing I 1 lo 10 which handled most of tile tho bullion coming la in from all the mining districts of nevada lie ho Is also a prominent tot politician so prominent in ilk fact that at tho the corning coining election ho be would have proved a formidable opponent of ot th abo ollon uon W M bt abols who la must most rex noxious IOU 9 it Is said to succeed ahlm alf na its united states senator train from nevada there aro are laaby barky who view the attack on tho ilia personal of williams its as an attempt to kill him politically instigated by tit tho southern bracido lt allay people who are not particularly anxious arclous to throw old friends over for dow especially when not quite certain about where the latter might bo found lo 10 case of an at any rate or tor for whatever reason williams got thoroughly keel hauled on every opportunity nod and it was even broadly hinted that abat ho be had bad a duplicate key ot of the mint aud and used to lo lot lu in nod our during the night at pleasure suro there was no attempt made at proving provide of the kind but the pot got PU publicity oil all ilia santa the only result of the trial was tho the practical on oa tho the part of the like defendants that the president of hall norcross lod bud divided a profit to in the neighborhood of fro ironi a t abe he milling of ores which a 0 con couro ra rendered hloi blai liable under the law su SO far no decision blon has beem rendered ili ID tho the caso cabo but ono one Is expected dally pending it the association has pressed pr esaud abraugh tho the californian bopre a dmund for no an investigation of tho the mint ut at carson the in the alt at present la Is samuel 0 wright an old tinia time resident merchant of cardon lie ida has hs been a very man for suing somo time past pait and during tho the past whiter filter be was com compelled polled to oak cal relief in sun san he la Is now dow back rt ht bis big post having recovered to be able to attend to bla bid do bullo lies in ili speaking of thu the demaid for an hinves of the mint the other day he bald 11 1 I burs hoard board the whole story before sun aoa havo have explained tile tho matters complained of to of this association who called on me ino at carson in ID a manner which should I 1 think have bavo been thoroughly satisfactory tito tho charges are absurd in every respect and this ibis must bo be patent to every person who abo Is acquainted with with tho methods of bust a stain lo 10 LLIs aud and avory othor h or m lot all over the country no one can enter the mint or oven a 1 a I 1 the grounds after afler 4 p tit DI without the aimen becoming acquainted with the fact act there thera aro tarco of those men con employed two of whom aro are to la the building while ilia other keeps guard on the grounds all of those nion men aro are he heavily or ily armed and under the rules of the cargo A establishment tho the mun man on guard outside li Is relieved every hour by one front from the inside and it big duty on entering the building to go carefully through it room by room to sue see it everything Is sate and secure in chii way a most thorough investigation of locks arid and sates sated Is ia assured every half hour through tho the night an it takes fully that licie to 60 0 o over tho ilia bull log ing As to tb lb charge that any person la Is por par to inter tuu after office hours 0 a 4 no do one could do bo be siebout sit bout a permit diorec directly from myself niya olf and tho thes rule Is applicable to all employees without exception the watch watchmen mon are all honest nod and men inen ei who be have boon employed at the wint inlo lever ever elencu I 1 took look chargo ut of it aud and the statement that 1 havo anhof any of loomis abom lu false all the nice employed there now dow were appointed by me n abon hen I 1 became arid and I 1 havo have never lad had oc occasion caslon oce ailon to any person et it for sauao alas any bullion like iho mint after regular folco hours bs as wua wits timi n asked yet yes but only front from one source I 1 a explained pitt inert tho the matter before to tile the attorney of at ahli association whon lie ue made a aft nilar inquiry lu boron bome thoo uzo ago and tills this I 1 believe Lolic vo Is tho basis of tile charge haino unit buil loo has been taken to tile tho mint ut lit all times tor years it lias has been ilia custom at tit tho 0 mint to wells well fargo co by them cheit to deposit any bullion nr at ri log on the I 1 into alto train front from Virg virginia lufa city Is nelch ile gets els 11 in i ab about 0 u t 7 p 1 ni at their own risk A largo ama amount u n t 0 of f bulut bu bullion lion alwayn codies dou docu u by t this 1 Is train and tho aint bid bad ox extended tended tile thu privilege mentioned it would have had bad to bo be packed through the streets of the city and kept over night in ili tho the office of tile wm coln partly pany oil ed the ano santa sanio favor aud and I 1 simply carried out the of my la in ot of fico there wai wa never any mystery about the of this no given for it IL at any time nor was any pill om caal cognizance taken of tho the transaction no until regular banking hours the nead morn hig it formel formil deposit was wa mado made it in accord anco with government regulations tito thu bullion wua sli billy taken lu in fur nod aud chuven letice and its HS I 1 said before bif fore ut at the solo risk of tho the ex prost cuni coul pany when were first uttered months ago in it u to mr leech director of the mint ut at washington I 1 was nut notified an ali lovettie lov ettig t ion was borover bo Mover made by mr leech ill rou gli mr charles Goi Litin deicer of tie the sun bau arai cisco roll mint arid tho the terms bornis of his copin I 1 ure aro anki iown to lo mo inc shortly after thu the information hu forwarded was received at ton tell mr leech wrote to ino ilia or nn tile the subject of t tho he depo deposits siti it 1 title by wolla wells 1 laargo argo cu co I 1 thoa then a tho us its I 1 have bavo done bow and irk in reply ho he advised me ins to oun forin strictly witti with tho the re gulatt as ill regard to hours aud and I 1 late hao dono done so ever since to understand bow it 14 1 to bullion la in a n inglut for fill tho the per poses of it must bo be that ciery ounce ot of which pass a over the counter moat be b accounted for to the abe rov A bar of at bullion coming la in is checked no less than four times in the ibo tit ra department slope before it puts into tha bauda of the ab Bayer walter and a iner tit the 0 c chief blet of 0 each of theme debirt balms does not inthe ke any other persons word tit regard to walt welli its tx lie ho la is in turn directly hi hilari lIrI und for or safety ilia hid are ht at ull all thu times with tie ft f tile inlet 1 il I wit win pa tile thu bur blip into hl eilf limn tito hn tit lo fur for i tho ilia 1 tru elloui in aili returns firn thi lh adox H K elutil of it follows limed ano tatt in ilk ilder I 1 lu moil lilly coal 3 L tit ution ot of tile kind every one vt tit tile front from I 1 the he once hudor it nt dotta must list bo be in league together all ida tile probha to 10 prevent day leak ionic which light loud to 11 11 mr wright Wr lalit it 11 is ela tined eliat deposits 11 tiati are been boado in ido in the aarnes of unknown known au u owners ners how about that in ili answer to that question I 1 must confess that I 1 um ore ut at sea BOO I 1 do not dot know bat la Is by unknown outi owneta ors all bullion roce received roc elved ived rb at tho the mint mast least be ie do posited in IA the ibo namo name of some ono one wo we aro are dot in ID the habit of asking depositors if 1 they alola tho the baillon they bring to in it li Is riot not our place to inquire into its ownership beinar simply there to receive and so ao count for nil all deposits at the carson mint where largo deposits do of bu bullion on arrive tit ht times from one source special have baro boon beoo mado made to receive C ITO li it itil and tills muy have bavo riven given rise rigs to a wrong impre slon which UHS bag resulted lo in th tb charge made about unknown owners under tire the law only ounces coo cao be deposited by ono one individual dally und and in ID order to who send in ounces at it a time the ilia deposit la Is ill dl T ailed up late into lot loti arid entered in tho the names 0 of I 1 number of pomona to lo cover the entire shipment lo in conformity with tile tho law theme persons lire are ull it well known to tho mint ant om clala unil and ut at any rut ruto they never handle uio the money paid out fair for tho the bullion received in their names tho the clivous pro aro made out nod handed banded to that for but never leave the counter beina belli immediately 1 mined lately balled to the abo parties who lipped fied the bullion the bulk of the bullion received tit at the carson mint cones down front from tho the mines lilues at virginia olty city and it would bo be extremely inconvenient for the of the mines to come down in person unil and make tile tho deposit in this caso case tho the superintendent of a ollas like tho the coo con california Vir Vlra alula lula might virtually tribe take up his h residence regi dence at carson marsou us as without tho the present an arrango went bo be would require to bo be in inconstant constant at tho the mint after tho the deposits alts of bullion and for colo coin so far barua its an investigation 1 la con concerned corned tho the carson mint like alko ull oil other public lost la Is attainable to the dictates of the at washington und subject to at auy any moment the of tho the mint have nt blog to conceal and are only anxious now to clear their safta of such unfounded unfound od charges ch thoro there la is nothing to learn lo in the matter further than I 1 have tried to make cleur clear during this interview |