Arrested For Stealing Ore

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Arrested For Stealing Ore Peter Kavanaugh, formerly night boss on the Mountain Key mine, was arrested last Mon- day for stealing some of the very best ore now being taken out on the lower levels of the mine. On the 29th of May, Kavanaugh sold to the Silver City National Bank some of the gold which had not been properly freed from quartz. Mr. D. C. Hobart, one of the promoters of the Mountain Key company, happened to go into the bank, and seeing the gold, immediately recognized it as belonging to the Key mine. In- quiring from whom it had been purchased, the party was described to him. On looking around town he found that the person described was no other than the night boss on the mine. He notified superintendent Boyle, who proceeded to investigate the matter. Kavanaugh was dis- charged from the mine but remained at Pinos Altos. Farther investigation brought to light sufficient evidence to warrant the arrest of Kavanaugh. He was given a preliminary hear- ing before Judge Givens on Tuesday and bound over in the sum of $300 to appear before the grand jury. Later developments would lead to the supposition that considerable pilfering of rich ore had been going on. Three other suspected men left the day after Kavanaugh was discharged from the mine. They made tracks for Colorado.