The Nevada journal., 1853-05-06

and protestations, until their patience
was exhausted, when they had another
consultation and concluded to cut his
throat if he did not direct them to the
apartment of Mr. Nichols-all the while
menacihg him with drawn knives about
his neck occasionally pricking him and
telling him to close his eyes as his time
had come. Finding all attempts failures,
they gave him one minute 10 choose be-
tween death or assisting to procure the
keys. At last Mr. Riley consented to
lead them to Mr. Nichols apartment He
was taken out at the front door of the
Office, where he found four men eonnec-
ted with the party who acted as senti-
neIs they Joined the other three and
went to Mr. Nichols sleeping apartment
removing the gag from Mr. Riley's
mouth and telling him on peril Of his
life (the knives still at his throat and q
cooked pistol at his head to call Mr.
Nichols. This ruse brought MIR Nichols
10 the door, when no was Immediately
secured-his hands and feet tied. and
carried by the party to the office and
made to open the SAFE
The robbers then commenced filling
their pockets with the coin that being
done one Of them produced bag and
took the remainder, together with the
gold dust and other valuables-at Mr.
Nichols REQUEST leaving the valuable
papers untouched.
They then held consultation in full
hearing Of their three prisoners and werc
evidently in favor of dispatching them
at once, but their leader disuaded them
from it and they decamped, leaving strict
injunctions for the men confined not to
give any alarm, or any account Of the
affair; that if they did they would be
murdered, for the band they were con-
nected with was large, and constantly
about, ready to kill them tho moment
they undertook to put people on their
track
Mr. Nichols hands had been partially
united 10 enable him to unlock the safe.
As soon as the party retired, he succee-
ded in extricating himself and cempanA
lens, rushed into the street, sounded q
gong and started the people in pursuit
The party were tracked to within 10
miles Of this city, when the track was
lost. While on the road in pursuit they
picked up ono Of the pistols belonging to
the robbers. Seven men Give Ameri-
cans and two Mexicans) were engaged
in the affair They went to work very
coolly- the whole operation taking over
three hours While in the Office one Of
the party amused himself nearly NIL the
time reading a newspaper, and the othz
ers smoked some cigars found there all
the while cursing because they were Of
inferior quality. They eonversed freely
with one another in English and Span
ish said they had had their eyes upon
this Office for long time-that por
ton Of their band were nt Salmon Falls
the same evening robbing safe, and
would return to assist them-that they
were bound to clean out 10th places If
they had to kill all who opposed them
that they had men enough to do it, and
were bound to do it.
Messrs Adams s. Co, have offered
$4,000 Tor the arrest and conviction Of
the robbers and 25 per cent on the
amount Of mon y recovered. The mon
ey being of but secondary Importance to
them or the community, compared with
the punishment deserved by such auda-
cious villains"
We learn fiom the Union that one of
tho robbers has been caught and is now
in The prison brig.