Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-12
Forenoon Stock Sales To-day.
Afternoon Stock Sales.
Arrest of William Wells.

4 dispatch from San Francisco states that VIII
liam Wells the murderer, had brru arrested AZ
Baunock City. Banuock City is town OF about
one years growth, located oil one of the forks OF
Bose river, in Idaho Territory, about two hun.
dred miles southeast of Lewiston, three hundred
miles northwest of Salt Lake City and four hut
dred miles northeast of Virginia CITY. Iht
steamer Oregon hal arrived Ut San Francisco
from Portland. bringing information OF the arrest.
We have no information a. 10 whom the arrest
was mair by, but have every reason to believe
thai, the report is well founded. III the latter
part of December las, Chief Of PuIic" l.owcry re-
ceived 4 letter Of which the following is copy
- B1nnuck City. Boise county, lt,Ilu Territory
November 20 1868 Chief Of Police, SACRAMENTO,
Calisorrit-Sir: l wish you to send Inc the des'
cripIinn &C Wells, that killed, and matte bis
escape from, the Dapatv Sheriff in the year 1850
or '6l. and also OF any Others who may have ct.
capped Wells. think is here Yours, respect.
full-. J. W. Keenan,, Deputy Sheriff OF Boise
county Idaho" IL response 10 this letter Ca'ct
Ioyycry and police officer Eurkc wrote 10 kec-
m;In nclOsirg " photograph OF Wells. aad a'sa
giving u description Of his person. Early in Jan.
uarv special officer Deal received letter, Of
which the following Is acnpy: Lewiston, de-
crrnber lS lSGSJ wish YOU 10 send me rcqui-
sition for the arrest nj Wells the murderer. tie
has been scca in this country. tii"c me full
description of him. informing me it there Hre any
marks suci Us m0lgS, India ink or sears on MS
body. | saw him when arrested ut Virginia
CitS, Nc was Iitu ~ tHS i'tHt as
TO change great deal il few Years.
I got home with my pets Ill right. Page
has come out and tells OF one OF the worst
murders that was ever committed by white men.
Yoars, respectfully, HILL, Bcachy." The author
of this letter will be remembered as the officer
who came 20 California from Lewiston in Deccm-
Der last and took back to that place the four mur.
dereTs of Lloyd Nagrudcr and Others. The pets
he refers to were LOwery, Rentou Robinson and
Page, the three trst-nained OF whom have, since
the date of the letter. been hung. Officer Deal,
the reception of the letter, obtained certified
copy of the indictment against Wells for the first
murder committed by him, procured the assis
: lance of J. w. Coffroth to prepare the papers
and called upon Governor Low for requiSition
on the Governor of Idaho Territory. \ day or
! two after Deal received the letter from Bcachy,
Chief Burke received from J street merchant, n
| letter written by a resident Of Bannock CITY,
which unable TO procure, and therefore
cannot give in full. The author stated that Wells
was ut that place; that he had seen him several
| years ago, and was satisfied of his identity on
meeting him at Bauaock although he hal changed
| considerably since they last met. He had kept Il
wa.C:l on Wells and had learned Of his talking
while under the influence Of liquor, tn his com.
p;nions, of his exploits in Sacramento He adj
mitted that he had killed an old man for his
money. and aftcrward, when under unrest, had
made his escape by killing the three men who
had him in custody. lie referred TO the ringing
of the bells at night, the arousing of the citizens
the efforts made TO find him, his being nearly
trodden in the bushes by his pursuers, his cs.
cape in the boat, etc. lie stated that he crossed
| the river in the boat and then turned 1t upside
down. to give the impression that 1t had upset aud
| that he had been drowned The letter states that
| Wells was known there by an assumed name,
and that he had been sick ut the hospital for
some time. In accordance with the desire of the
author that the information contained IN the letter
should be given to the police, Il was handed TO MI
| Burke. On comparing, Deal and he co-0pcratcd
in procuring the necessary papers III the case.
Governor Low at first manifested considerable re-
uetance to granting the requsitiOn, on the ground
that such men as Wells are not wanted here, and
that the further they go and the longer they re-
| main away the better. Deal was compelled to
go to Virginia City, and after brief delay, Chief
Burke, with the assistance of Coffroth, procured
the requisitiou. which was mailed in this city on
the 18th of january, addressed to Hill BCachy, ut
Lewiston, and accompanied by all necessary in
formation touching the case. Up to last evening
no information lad been received In the city con-
| corning the arrest except that which comes by
way of San Francisco. Wells, II will be remem-
| bered, murdered Martin Wetzel, an elderly Ger
man. in the summer of ]S60, at his saloon near
| Tenth and streets for the purpose of rObbing
him of money and jewelry. The murder was
committed in the night, and the murderer escaped
| but was afterwards arrested in Virginia City. On
| his way to Sacramento, when in the charge OF
| George Armstrong of Virginia. and Deputy Sheriff
Timothy Wharton and w. c. Stoddard of Suffer
| county, he released himself from his irons, OBJ.
tanned pistol and shot each Of the men, who all
| subsequently died, and made his escape. This
] treb!e murder took place near Bannon's ranch
north of the American river. Since the escape Of
| Wells, the officers have been constantly on the
lookout for Information of him. Cnfounded ru-
mors have from time TO time been circulated con-
corning him. locating him at oil points of the
| compass at the same time. II il now hoped and
believed that we shall soon have all mystery in
! the case solved SacrameRt0 Union, Feb. II.