The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-05-14

Particulars Of the Killing Of tie Desperate
Halves, thu Murderer OF Thomas Dunn and
Capt Storey
From the Salt, Lake Telegraph of the 18th
We take the following account of the death
OF Hawes and the inquest Oh the body:
The entrance to the city prison was throng-
ed for the greater part of Yesterday 10 :, c the
body Of the murderer, Albert H. Halves
which was brought into the city yesterday
morning by MIR. j. W. Cooley Justice of the
Peace OF Granville. MeSsrs ) W Wo,Il.y
Il. Judd and others y hu had been partIciptt-
oTs IL terminating the villains career. The
body Presented a CHASTITY appearance some
seven bullets having penetrated it, while the
head bore evidences Of having received blows
from some OF the rocks flung at him bv Mr.
Cooley, when the halter found his gun 1ouId
not 90 on. The murderer WAS a slim man.
but very muscular, aud had the character of
being exceedingly active. He bore the marks
OF a y!I!.luOUS, desperate man, to whom
swift justice had been melted out for lis
crimes.
After killing Capt. Storey, Hawes armed
himself, mounted his horse and rode of with
out heins.,In any particular haste. telling
some PERSONS by the MAY that he had killed a
man, and making light oi it, n. Wis followed
~ Ar. John Anderson. OF Gmptsyille. into
inc Spn'T Hori;'ii!u. but the latter being
alone could not take him. knowing hun - b..
l.. -
"a 81. c!rcr''t aud can, 20 Soath " How
creek. sonic - miles from GTsuf,.iI,,.
Ei!eT~ he put uP 1T the house of a relative DI
DIS wife. and sent word t. her o.. come md
meet him, threatening to Kali the boy los
whom the message wei, ssIt II he sItgriI a.
yhiE" tile secret. The 10y told u .t-J,.rou of
HAYES, and the latter tod Ills 1.n'I., and
ny tins IT sHls the information of upgcrs.
Wh"iet"ouiS BECAME known. Men were. III
ont :" watch the house wAere he was under
stood 10 Ue, and early IN the muruiu. he came
ont, got his horse. which wis tied near bv.
Drought II around to the door, where he sad
died 1t. The party could not attack him
there without injury to the family. but So
qnlck was he IN getting away that he did not
gitth MS horse until he was on IT, lut Cts,eu.
ed the glrth as he rode along. The rcc COM
mthcen ana was holly continued for some
three miles, when he left the horse and com.
menced to run down a ridge tumbled and
rolled over until he reached the bottom. when
he was lost III the brush. The place where
he disappeared was guarded aud moro men
having come a strict search WIS made for
h!n' Alter time some men volunteered TO
hcc"mpHny Mr.. Cooley into the brush and a
close examination having been made Hrwcs
WAS at length seen With his pistol levcled nj
one OF the men-Mr. F. SpFague. The latter
rnlscd his gun, but Htwes fired. hitting him
IN the right breast. the ball ranging across
The brcas; and coming out above the lett nip
~ Int Hhth iueu closed IN upon him, Mr.
cooley, whose gun wunld not 90 off niuyinf
rocks at him. Mr.. Bagley shot him in the
sue, md subsequently Mr. Ethnn Barnes
broke MS neck with bHllct. Other bullcts
were hred into him aud he died without a
groan or sign of suffering, having himself
hred f0ur shots. He had one of his uisioIs
cooked and so slung to his belt with a cord
attached To the trigger. that when Mr. W
AVeTlI went to pick II up. surprising il TO be
loose, 1t wns discharged, the bali passing
through Mr.. Avcriils hand and into The
groin OF Mr.. John W. Page,t, gentleman
from Montana, who hadbeen buying cattle in
Ipntsyule, and volunteered 10 assist i'm the
capture Nr. Pngetts wound is a very So |
rious one. HIVES, being found dead, WAS |
taken 10 GEatIts vile and thence brought Ia |
his city. The evidence showed that he was !
me murderer OF Thomas Dunn, at Glover |
valley, last August. and that he killed DENNY |
intel States Mrshll Storey. The iury re- |
turned the following verdict:
we The Jury. being duly inlpaneled and |
sworn TO inquire into the death Of Albert H. 1
iinwes, do fluid from the testimony before ms
,lht The sid HAYES. on Tuesday the 81 inst
l"oeie county. Territory of Utah, at about ii |
'ciock A. NJ. camo 10 his death from pistol |
,r gun.shot wound by the hand of the iosso
rom Iooele county. assisting the officers of
ne state OF Nevada and the Territory of Utah
u the arrest Of the said Albert II. Halves,
'harged with murder i'll the State Of Nevada.
Signed, -.,-... s. ID, StnntSv
LEWIS ROBINSON,
;, ... ....i. MANLY BAHRows.
II. s. BEATIE. Coroner. .. s.r O.. -
The body. not being wanted by tho Nevada
Nicer, was buried yesterday. .-r ss
TuE Hon. Richard 6. Field. .JtsttcA oS ,Lo