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uuumi umim nunm nmiLUiLUAfter Arrest by Sheriff Mahoney Smith Sues Out Writ of Habeas Corpus•lt;£ TAnother effort is being made to bring p the offi ialn of the now defaoot Eureka * County Bauk to justice. |rlt;b bnIIPdElh7wtroltlhidit \ bi hi KUldiMbt)iteSlt;brJlt;•ecl11hlt;HleaPinteComplaint* were recently •worn oat iu the Justice Court in Eoreka before Judge L. W. Crom_r by Angelo Florio, jlt; August Hints* and J. J. Griffith.These complaints were placed in the hands of Sheriff M. Mahouey for service, and he arrested Oscar J. Smith, former president of the bank, last Saturday morning at Reno. Smith immediately applied for a writ of habeas corpus in an eITart to preveut the Sheriff I flt; bringing him hack to Eureka for a pre- p liminary hearing. The habeas corpu-* tc proceeding was set by District Judge tl Morau fur hearing Friday, January 20. tc District Attorney T. J. McParlin of I Is Eareka left here Wednesday for Reno to be present at the hearing and argue | f* against the granting of the writ.If the decision of Judge Moran is un i ^ favorable to Smith, Sheriff Mahoney uj will immediately bring him to Eureka o« for a preliminary hearing of the charges tl on which he has bseu arrested. liFollowing are the complaints sworn di «ut by the parties whose names appear hi abort*, as copied from the docket of the | »i Justice Court iu Eureka:Complaint of Angelo Florio State of Nevada vs. Oscar J. Smith,Bert L. Smith, W. K. Griffin and John Hancock Sr.—Charge, felony.Now on this the 5th day of January, 1911, comes Angelo Florio and has filed his sworn complaint herein, wherein he accuses the above named defendant*, of the crime of felony committed as follows, to wit: The felonious acceptance of money on deposit without interest in an insolvent banking institution engaged *in whole in banking by the directors thereof, who then and there knew that such binkiug institution was insolvent, said crime having been committed on or about the 11th day ol March, 1010, in the town and Connty of Eureka snd State of Nevada, as fully set forth in a complaint now on file in my lt;ffice.Thereupon by reasou of the foregoing proceedings the Judge of the above named court did ou the 5th day of Jau-uary, 1011, issue a warrant for the arrest of the above named defendants, 0*car J. Smith, Bert L. Smith, W. K Griffiu aud John Haucock, Sr., and placed the same in the hands of the MienfT, Martin Mahoney, for service ou the ltlth day of Jauuary, lull.Complaint of August Hintze State of Nevada vs. Oscar J. Smith,Bert L. Smith, W. E. Griffin and John Hancock, Sr.—Charge, felony.Now on this the ftth day of January, P 1911, comes August Hiutze and ha-tiled his sworn oom plaint herein, wherein he accuses the above named defendants of the crime of felony clt; m- J pi mitted as follows, to wit: The felou I di ions absent to the reception of depot.it* | m m an insolvent baukiug corporation bj its directors having knowledge of such I E insolvency and having authority to ce close such insolvent bauk, said crime ce having leeu committed on or about E the 14tl» day of March, 1910, in the m town aud County of Eareka, State of co Nevada, a* fully net forth in a com- l'i p aint now on file in my office. I (5Thereupon ly reason of the foregoing proceedings the Judge of the above I® named court did on the 6th day of -e January, lull, issue a warrant for the tb arrest of the above named defendants, th Oscar J. Smith, Bert L. Smith, W. E. la Griffin aud John Haucock, Sr., an I w placed the same iu the hands of Sheriff I »1 Martin Mahouey for service on the 16th day of Jauuary, 1911.Complaint of J. J. Griffith State of Neva la vs. Oscar J. Smith aud W. E. Gi ittin—Charge, felouy.Now on this the 5th day of January,' 1911, comes J. J. Griffith aud has filed his sworn complaint herein, wherein ho accuses the above named defeudauts of the crime of felony committed as I to follows, to-wit: The felouious subscribing to false papers with the iutent to deceive a persou authorized to ex* amine into the affairs of a banking corporation trausicting a banking busiuese I under Chapter CXCI of the L^ws of Nevada, being eutitled an Act to de-tiue aud regulate the business of baukiug, creating a State Banking Board and defining its powers aud duties and providing for a Bank Examiner, said crime haviug beeu committed on or about the 21;h day of February. 1910, | ^ in the town aud County of Eureka.State of Nevada, as fully set forth iu a complaiut now ou tile iu my office.Thereupon by reason of the foregoing proceedings the Judge of the above Lj named court did ou the fi.h day of January, 1911, issue a warrant for the arrest of the above name defendants,Oscar J. Smith aud W, E. Griffiu, aud I placed the same in the hauds of Sheriff g( Martin Mahoney for servioe ou the 16:h day of Jauuary 1911.I nOscar Smith Arrested at Reno | QThe Keno Gazotte of Saturday, Jan- p nary 14, contaius the following ; i itOi*car J. Smith, one of the directors I ol of the Eureka County Bank, was ar- I oj rested this morning by Sheriff Martin ' Snlt;Mrareasaitbiuwlehlt;aroruit*Tai0lt;tlal
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Eureka Sentinel
Eureka, Nevada, US
Sat, Jan 21, 1911
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