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Monday March 2
Snowstorm most of day -- about 2 inches -- First day of Johnny Jones trial in U S Dist Court for stealing from the Carson Mint when he was employed there as Assistant Melter and Refiner -- reported -- 10 Jurors selected exhausted the venire of 50, and open venire ordered for 12 more -- at 1 PM court adjourned till 10 AM tomorrow -- Sent letter to Journal -- Rec'd letter from Kinzle -- Bed 12:30 -- light snow & very cold -- 16° --
Tuesday March 3
Same -- Snowsqually & very cold & wintry -- 6 or 8 inches snow fell on Comstock this storm -- Jury completed this AM, & Genl Clarke, assistant U S Dist Atty made opening statement to the Jury for the prosecution -- Warren Noteware, chief clerk of the Mint occupied the PM with expert testimony on the books etc of the institution -- Comstock payroll for Feb-
Comstock Payroll -- Johnny Jones' Trial -- 17 Sousa's Band -- Snow in San Francisco -- 1896 -- Wife
ruary, $64, 313, 16 -- $5,000 short of last month -- Evening about town -- Bed 1 --
Wednesday March 4
Variable & clear & warmer & snow nearly all melted off in the PM -- Very muddy -- Noteware occupied the stand all day -- Letter to Journal -- Sousa's famous band passed up to Matinee at Va this PM -- in a two Pullman
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special -- 50 pieces -- Quite a number went up from here, & returned on the special at 5, which went through to Reno where the band plays this evening, concert, & then goes East -- Six inches snow fell in San F yesterday -- first for 9 years -- They had lots of snowballing fun.
Thursday March 5
Variable -- occasional light snow squalls -- cold -- Prosecution in Jones case goes on -- Letter to Journal as usual -- Letter from wife -- Bed 1 -- very cold and threatening --
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Friday March 6
Same -- Keyes passed through to Va from San F this AM -- Hirsch Harris, Melter & Refiner testified for prosecution -- Letter to Journal -- Bed 1
Saturday March 7
Clear & pleasant -- Prosecution going ahead & I reporting to Journal as usual -- Sent letter to Keyes by morning train -- Fred Sargent, the express & job wagon man, got thrown out of wagon this evening by horses running away, & was very badly hurt -- insensible for an hour -- Head badly banged, and jaw broken in two places -- Also hurt internally judging by the blood flowing from his mouth -- Nearly 60 yrs old -- rooms at my lodging house
Sunday March 8
Same -- sent letter to Webster for $20 -- Bed 1 --
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Johnny Jones' Trial -- Fred Sargent Dies Wife & Bessie -- 19 -- 1896 -- Stella Schneider Married
Monday March 9
Clear & pleasant -- U S Dist Court Judge Hawley, in session and trial of J E Jones proceeding -- Prosecution continued -- I reported to Journal, as usual -- Bed 1 --
Tuesday March 10
Same, trial report, etc -- Fred Sargent in very bad condition, & will die --
Wednesday March 11
Same -- also trial report, etc -- Letter from Wife inclosing one from Bessie -- Also one from P J Keyes, Va -- Our suit laid over till April -- Fred Sargent died at 2:30 PM today -- Been under morphine since last evening, and passed away quiet and easy -- age 58 yrs and 6 months -- native of Newburyport, Mass. Taken to undertakers -- funeral at 2 PM tomorrow -- Henry Schneider's daughter, Stella, sister to Lily was married this PM to Chas E Peters of Carson -- Left on evening train for Cal on honeymoon trip -- I saw them off--
20 -- Johnny Jones' Trial Drawing to Close E M Freeman -- Webster with $20 -- Good Rain Wife -- Webster -- Hale & Norcross
Thursday March 12
Same -- all same -- Letter from Webster with $20 -- Also letter from E M Freeman, 967 Euclid st, St Paul, Minnesota -
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Friday March 13
Same -- Prosecution in Jones case through at 11 AM -- rested -- Defense only, occupied rest of day till 4 PM and quit -- feel sick today, but I reported as usual -- Bed 12 --
Saturday March 14
Same -- Witnesses on both sides in rebuttal -- till 4 PM when adjourned till Monday -- My trouble of yesterday is improving -- Bed 12 --
Sunday March 15
Cloudy, PM a light warm rain for a couple of hours or so laid the dust good -- PM sent 2 page letter to wife & one to Webster -- The new management of Hale & Norcross came up yesterday, put in new Superintendent, J W Tangerman, and the miners all quit, refusing to work under him -- He is an old Comstocker whom the boys all know too well -- The mine shut down --
Johnny Jones' Trial -- Argument of Counsel St Patrick's Day -- 21 -- 1896 -- Tangerman and Jerry Lynch in Carson
Monday March 16
Cloudy -- PM and evening -- light showers -- In the Jones defalcation case arguments of counsel came up -- Charley Jones US Dist Atty leading off for the prosecution, followed by Jas F Dennis for same -- At 3:10 adjourned -- I reported to Journal as usual -- Bed 2 --
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Tuesday March 17
St Patrick's Day -- Clear & springlike & much the finest day of the season -- Court room crowded, many women present -- Woodburn for the defense spoke 2 hours in the AM, and Genl Clarke for the prosecution 2 1/2 hours in the PM & court adjourned till 10 AM tomorrow -- Met J W Tangerman the obnoxious new Supt of the Hale & Norcross this PM, together with Jerry Lynch, the new President of the Co. They came here on business for the Co.
23 Johnny Jones' Case Submitted and the Jury Disagrees -- 7 to 5 -- J P Jones -- Webster with $10 Spring Weather -- P J Keyes -- Wife & Bessie
Wednesday March 18
Same -- Jones case concluded, and submitted to the jury at 11:45 AM -- Recess
Thursday March 19
Same -- Jury came in about noon, saying could not agree -- Judge sent them back -- at 7 PM they came in again in the same fix & were discharged -- 7 or conviction & 5 for acquittal -- Got all into my report to Journal in time -- Letter from wife & Bessie and one from J P Jones, Washington, DC & one from Webster with $10 -- Spring weather last day or two -- 62 to 64 degrees.
Friday March 20
Variable & cooler -- Sent letter to Journal -- Evening at theater -- Katie Putnam and good little dramatic Co in "The Old Lime Kiln" -- Very lively & amusing -- Good house -- Bed 1 --
