Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-16

TIaR RAILROAD ROBBERS.
A GlinIpsc Into Their E'lnns-Ar-
runrrnlcnts TO Undermine u lSnnit.

A Glimpse Into Their FInns-Ar-
Engagement 10 Undermine u hnnit.
Now that all the Verdi railroad rob-
bers are under arrest, n sketch of their
operations possesses more than ordi-
nary interest, and we insert the follow
ing, which VIC find in the Aha Of yes
tcrday:
1t was aSccrtained that n man named
W. A.. Newly, though not actually en-
gagged in the affair, knew all about 1t
md was In Oil way connected with
the gang. This was telegraplled to the
city, and Detectives Johnson and CAN
non started out to hunt him up. They
learned that he resided oil Jessie street,
and found the house, but were told he
had gone. After considerable talk
with Mr.. Woodbridge, who occupied
the house. they twisted" letter out
of him from Newly, and also ono from
Newby's daughter.
They next started for Piute Creek IN
Solano County, aud then went to Sill
veyvillc, where they obtained n clue
that led them to believe that he wai in
that vicinity. Arriving ,h0re late at
night, the officers had Mr.. Phillips,
Wells, Fargo& Co.'S agent, awakened.
They tl:en went to the hotel IN tho
place and made inquiries. In CONVEX
Sutton with tho landlords son the OIL
GERS were told by him that he knew
Frank Newly, n boy that went to Sui
day School with him /; that he believed
Frank was IN orphan, and was stop
ping ut Capt. Reddick's. In convcrsa-
ton with the landlord, the officers
learned that Newly was n member Of
the Church, and was Ia town. This
occurred at midnight, and they induced
the landlord to hitch up n team and
TAKE them to Reddick's, where they
arrived several hours alterward. All
parties In the house wcrea aroused, and,
sure enough, Newly, the man that was
wanted. was found. lie was told to
dress himself, and in reply to his son
Frank, who WAS with him, hG said that
It would probably be a long time be-
fore he would sec him again. They
drove back to Silveyville. and took
several drinks-whisky was Newby's
strong suit, and the more lie poured
down his throat, the moro lie wanted,
and 1t had 10 visible effect OH him.
lie was brought to this city the fol-
lowing morning and locked up in the
city prison. lie kept his tongue to
himself, and when spoken to about the
robbery or the gang he would give In
different answers. lie was taken back
ND over tho railroad, and when he
reached the Summit Newly ~"peached'
and told substantially the following
story:
NEwBY's sToRY.
lie says that seven or eight years ago
he became acquainted with Sluiers and
Davis, In Virginia City and at Flow
cry, and soon became intimate with
them, and learned that they were ION
It," and had been engaged in several
stage robberics. When the late war
broke out, Newly went to Missouri
and joined the Federal army. He had
been in the army but a short time when
he turned his hand to counterfeiting
bills. In 1S65ihc was
ARRESTED FOR CouSTE BETTING
In st. Louis, by j. D.. Cousins. and al
OH his personal that time $40 In cur
rcncy. A reward of $500 had be II Of
s,vs Tho orrrst;ur o0i,.cr nroposcl to
him that if he coSld make tp 81, 900 he
wonII iot him Glide. Newly saws he
wrote OIL to SIuicrs, Davis and Odlum
Inc rrnuircI TO secure hi; escape, his
csc in the meantime being postponed
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