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Reno Evening Gazette
Published Every Evening Except Sunday.
GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO.,
PUBLISHERS.
Monday....May 4, 1896

The conviction of John T. Jones of being implicated in the recent mint stealing was a great disappointment to his many friends for they did not believe him guilty. So far as our judgement went we would have staked our life upon his innocence, but after a long and careful trial he has been found guilty by a jury of his peers, and we have nothing more to say. He was tried before as honorable a judge as ever sat on a case in this or any other court and was defended by able counsel, but that truth is mighty and will prevail has been again illustrated.

We had the greatest confidence in Jones' ability to prove his innnocence,but in this we were mistaken. While we are very sorry that he has been unable to clear himself of the charge, we are glad for the good name of the State that the men who looted the Mint have been run down. It will show the people of the East, that Nevada and her inhabitants are not so black as they are painted and are yet capable of maintaining the laws of the land no matter who is hurt. Johnny Jones will have ample opportunity to meditate over his short comings and the GAZETTE feels deeply the trouble and disgrace he has brought upon his estimable family, but justice has been done and right prevails. Let us home that Jones' experience will be a lesson to others not to take what does not belong to them because they think that have an opportunity of doing so. We will now draw the mantle of charity over poor Jones with the hope that his down fall is not without its lesson.