Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-21


COOLEST RoBBERY YEr.-Evening
before last two highwaymen entered
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Crane,
an aged couple, on Carson river, about
a mile above Dayton, near the Ophir
mill, surprised them, and, after con-
siderable ransacking of the premises,
robbed them of about 800 in coin and
other articles. Mr.. Crane visited our
office at noon to-day, and from him We
gather the following particulars: 1t
was Just at dusk, and the old couple
were sitting inside the open front door
of thesr house. which is only two or
three rods from the main road, when
suddenly two masked men with
slouched hats OH made their appear
ance, stepping quickly across the front
yard aud into the door, with pistols
presented. ordering the old man 10
hold up his hands. He did so, when
they shut the door, telling their victims
that they had come to rob them, aud
would not harm them at all if they
would only keep quiet. Then they
tied the hands Of both Mr.. Crane and
wife behind them, and proceeded to
90 through Cranes pockets. They
found only three or four dollars in
silver, and then demanded to know
where all his other money was, for
they knew that there We're several
thousand dollars in the house. He
denied this, and told them where they
could find n $40 gold piece in 4 cup
board. which he declared was all
that he had. This they soon found.
One of the raScals then took the
old man into q back room, when, after
considerable parleying, lie threw him
down on the floor and tied his legs.
The old lady was taken by the other
villain into another room and thrown
upon n bed. lie pulled and Knocked
her about considerably, threatening her
with instant death unless she told him
where the money was concealed. She
told where n five dollar gold piece vas
on a shelf. ard the fellow went and
got it. also 4 dime which lay beside il,
examining 1t also closely by the light
to see II il was not a S2% piece. Again
and again he stuck the pistol in her
face and shook her, threatening to
blow her into eternity II she did
not Immediately tell where the money
was, but the old woman was resolute
to the last. Overhauling 4 trunk near
BY which she said belonged to another
lady, he found 4 half dollar with a
ribbon attached. This, she told him,
belonged to a little child which died.
81 don't want no dead child's money"
said lie. and dropped it or the floor.
In the bottom Of a big rag bag in that
trunk was concealed the savings of the
old couple, and anXiously did she
watch the scamp rs he searched all the
other things he had emptied on OF the
trunk. Finally, he united the bag and
dumped its contents upon the floor.
He quietly pocketed the little package
of money, and calling to his companion,
they both left the way they came.
They were in the house nearly two
hours, and ransacked everything, even
rippiny the beds open. When they
left, they took n loaded rifle along
which stood in the corner, also \ box
Of patent cartridges, and a few speci-
mems ofgold and silver ores. telling the
old man as he still lay on the floor
that If he moved or united himself too
soon they would blow his brains out.
AS they went out Of the door they
blew out the candle and bade the old
folks .sgood night" The old man
Crane was not over a minute getting
his hands free, and whipping out his
knife lie cut his legs free. He swears
that If they had not carried off his
rifle he'd have had one good shot at
the rascals, anyhow. He ran up to the
Ophir mill, aud to the boarding house
near by, and gave the alarm, but it
was too late TO catch the robbers.
They were safely away. He was gone
but q few minutes before he was back
with 4 light. He called to his wife,
asking II She was still alive, and she
made her appearance. saying that she
was not even hurt. She had already
succeeded in untying herself. This is
the coolest robbery We have heard
Of in this section. 1t Is hard now to
tell when or where 4 person is safe
from robbers. \ mans house Is said
to be his castle, but it seems he is not
safe ven there.
CoRoNER's INouEsr.-Our local con-
temporary, Dan, Of the Enterprise, has
settled that knotty point relative to
to the item We had in the News Of a
few days ago, stating that "Black
George :" was drowned in Snake River,
Idaho. He find the body to be that Of
WBlack George" and that his name
was George Humphrey, formerly of
Cold Hill, and who was known by the
nickname of BLACK George" long
before George Swearinger came to this
mart of the State. He formerly drove
the Eclipse mill quartz team, and after
the new Imperial-Empire dump was
hnilt was the first man who drove the
borse-cars over the railroad leading to
II. 1t Is quite certain that this man
this "Black. George" is drowned.
Dan bases his verdict upon testimony
furnished by witnesses who know.
sFrsz TABLE.-The most beautiful,
AZ we'll as the best, Jenny Lind table
we have vet seen in this State is at the
Palace Saloon No. 9, Main street,
James Hooking, proprietor. 1t Is
model of beauty, and well worth .
visit from the admirers Of fine wood
work.
HAVE YouA CoLp?-Goto Brodek's,
No. 81 c street, Virginia, and get