Show PROMINENT CITIZENS OF GOLDFIELD ARRESTED GOLDFIELD Feb 15 A A sensation was sprung in the arrest of four fou well known citizens charged with stealing steal steal- ing rich sold gold amal amalgam am from the Consolidated Consolidated Con Con- Consolidated mill valued at Tho The men arrested are Bart Knight constable o of Goldfield township Jake Hildebrandt Hildebrand a prosperous saloon man and prominent in the past in public affairs M. M J. J Smith a local assayer and one Millea Miller Mille a millman employed by the tho Consolidated company Six separate charges were entered en on against each of the accused who wh ar are at liberty under bonds each It is alleged that Smith purchased th the amalgam dividing the proceeds amon among the four conspirators Watchman Wi Wil Wilham Wil Ham liam Zimmerman was approached b bothers by bv others with the tho proposal that he kee keep his back turned while whilo Miller removed the amalgam from the tho plates Hildebrandt Hilde Hilde- brandt and Kni Knight ht are accused of importuning importuning im im- Zimmerman to join the con con- The latter a agreed reed but informed informed in in- formed Clarence Sa Sage e chief detective of the Consolidated of the tho scheme T To secure evidence a against Knight money was paid him at Zimmerman's home with a concealed stenographer taking notes of the tho conversation |