Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-13


WELLS THE MURDERER, DIScHARGED.-We
published yesterday a report that W. Wells, the
murderer haul been arrested at Baunock City, Ida
no Territory. and gave the details OF the proceed
iacs OF several OF orr officers making arrange-
meus f.= his return to this city. Information re-
ccived to-day from Idaho renders it incumbent on
rs to state that he after few ia ys detention
discharged from custody. and that the probabilities
of NJ early visit from him have materially de-
creased. The Boise Net7S Of january 9th states
that Wells was arrested ut that place on the 9th
of the month. BY Deputy SheritfS Underwood and
Whiting. The next number of the Ns1eS, dated
january 10th. announces the discharse of Wells IN
an article which we give in full: The man VII
liam Wills, arrested last week by Deputy sheritfs
Underwood aud Whiting, on suspicion that he was
Bill Wells, the California murderer, had his en-
animation on Wednesday, before Justice Walker,
aud was discharged, the evidence not being Suih'
Gent 10 ictiiu him. This Is a singular case and
the examination certainly ev!nced great depraviiy
on the part of the accused Why q man in his
senses should seek the reputation Of being n mur-
drrer il unaceountablc, and Yet he had not only
admitted that he was Wells, out voluntarily sta
ted it, and boaStiugly detailed the manner Of his
escape how he got rid of his shackes etc One wit.
ness testified that by previous arrangement he
was concealed as a detective in room where
Wills stated to a woman who kept the place that.
after killing the Sheriff and the other two men in
Sacramento county, he went TO Il widow wosnans
house. ana size sent TOT u person u cut Ou h1s
irons and that he then took a Whitehall boat and
escaped down the river, detailing all the particu-
lars OF his escape, what harlShips he had since
undergone, etc. The woman then told him she
had 4 job on hand that would be in his line and
if be would do the work they would go halves i'll
the enterprise. He asked what it was, aud re-
marked that he was in for anything. She tolthm
| she knew n man who carried 81 900 about his
person and il he (wilS) would rob him she would
point him ont to him. He said that was right into
| his hand and suited him exactly. She remarked
| 1t may be- necessary to kill him in order TO get
the money Well, said Wills, Il will rob him
alive If can and ii not, why killing goes Sev
| ertII witnesses who were in washoe when Wells
| was arrested thought this man resembied Wells
| verv much. and one or two were almost positive
| thai he was the identical man; Others thought
| otherwise and three had known Wells before the
sacramento murder-theSe were pretty confident
| that he was not the mar When the defendant 5
| witnesses were called il was very clearly shown
| that this man Wills aud Wells were two different
| and distinct persons, and that Wills, whose
| parents reside on the Moleaila, in ClacSamas coun
| ", Oregon has resided in that county and in
| Oregon City since he was mere child, and
| never was in California during the years 1853
| and 1850 when the murders were committed there
| BY Wells. BY reference to dates il will be OBJ
| served that the arrest was made prior TO the re-
| ception of the reIuiSition or any of the papers
| sent from this city On their arrival at Lewistown
| 1t is presumed, however, as a matter of course
| that he would leave the country at once on re-
| gaining his liberty.-SGc. Union, FEB. l2ia.