Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-04-28

Judge Mott left Carson City on the coach
that arrived here on Tuesday evening last, and
was the only passenger to Reese river, where
an old gentleman, named Levertson and his
two sons aged respectively twelve and fourteen
years, got in bound for them home il Iowa,
On Sunday the 22d ult, when approaching a
station eight miles west Of Deep creek, winch
is one hundred and sixty miles beyond Salt
Lake CITY. it was discovered that that the
house was filled and surrounded by Indians.
The driver, whose name was Hank Harper,
refined his team IN towards It's usual stopping
place until quite near, when something seemed
to have excited his suspicion, and be turned
back into tie road, at the same time giving
his horses the whip, and starting them INTO d
keen run.
At the same moment the Indians opened
fire upon the coach, dscharging some SIX Or
eight rihe-shots and perfect shower OF ar
rows. Judge Mott and the two boys were at
the time in the coach, with the curtains close
buttoned down. Neither Of the three ware
hurt. The other passenger was on the box
beside the driver. After going about halt a
mile, the driver called to Judge Mott to come
to his assistance, which he did, opening the
curtains and climbing around on the box
There horrible sight met his view The pas
senger was shot through the head, and had
fallen down into the boot, while blood and
brains were despatched over the entire front
part of the coach. The driver was. shot
through the body in the region OF the heart,
but still nanfully retained his post and per-
formed his duty Judge Mott took the reins
and assisted the driver down into the boot un-
der the seat, where he continued to assist and
advise the management of the team until he
died, which was less than half an hour.
The race now became one Of lite and death;
The Indians were in pursuit, some atoot and
some on horseback, firing as long and as Tar as
they had any hope Of hitting the coach, but
the team was a good one and seemed to appro-
ciate the emergency of the occasion, and at
the end Of half dozen miles the mpromptu
driver had the satisfaction Of seeing the last
one fade from sight in the distance. At the
end of eight miles is Deep Greek Station; but
when M it came in sight new alarm presented
itself 4 herd of animals were on the plain
near by. which the Judge took to be Indian
ponies. and naturally enough supposed that
their owners had possession OF, and were lying
in wait at that station also. lie sobered his
team down to walk and studied what best to
do Finally. he determined to cut three OF the
horses out of the traces, put the boys on two
Of them and mount the third himself, wa N
be was satisfied that they could outrun any In
dans ;.
Having got all in readiness, he opened his
knife and communicated his plan to the boys,
he told them to halloo as loud as they could
the Judge was suffering with horseneess and
unable to speak above his bTeath-th1nklng
thereby to make the occupants OF the mouse
Whoever who eve t they Gym might be, show themselves; The
ruse was successful and the resnlt gratifying,
as dozen white men made their appearance,
and the coach was driven up and delivered, into
their care The driver was found to be dead tGa
but the other man was still alive up to the
t;roe T,,dno Mott left, which was near twenty