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

this idea. The eight mcn now under
arrest were the parties to rob the train
while Newly was TO be at another
place. At first 1t was proposed by Da-
vis to procure cannon and blow up the
locomotive. 10 this objection WINS
made, as they feared being lynched be-
fore they had any chance to escape
with their plumber. 1t was arranged
for Newly to 60 to S~ilveyville and re-
main there until after the robbery had
been perpetrated. lie IA then to be
staIed to 90 to st. Louis and bring to
this colst u professional vault and safe
operrr. The object of bringing out
here a crack hand at this business was.
that If they succeeded In making good
their escape and GLIDING suspicion,
they would make n raid OIL
THE BANK or CALIFORNIA,
In Virginia City. This was to be ac-
complishcd In the following manner /:
A saloon was to be rented at the cor-
nGr of Taylor and G streets, opposite
the bank premises, In Virginia City.
This was to be carried III rs q blind by
one of the gang, while the others We're
to 90 to work and build a tunnel under
ground from the saloon to the bunk.
the vaults then to be opened by the
imported hand.
ALATGE AMOUNT RECOVERED.
Jack Davis, who was arrested by
Chief Downey, persistently refused to
tell anything about his money. But
when he was brought face to face with
Newly he turned pale, saw that 1t was
no Use, and told where he had planted,
about one hundred feet from Hunters
Bridge, In the sagebrlsli, $40, 7G0. This
WAS recovered by Chief Downcy, Lack
ey and l.. Is. Matthews, of Wells, Far
go & Co.'S. Thus the officers hive re-
covered $S9,fS0 40 of the $4l,GO0
taken.
TIE MEN UNDER ATHEIST.
l.. II. Odlum, one of the men, made
his way to Sacramento, where he was
arrested, and from there taken up to
Carson.
The men arrested arc Jack Davis,
alias Welsh Jack, John Squlers. j. 5.
Gilcirist, alias Gillespie, Sol. Jones,
Tilton Cockerell, who Was u Iieutcn-
ant In the army, J. Chapman, c. Rob-
erts, who kept the hotel In Antelope
Valley. and j.. II. Odlum: They are
to be tried for ro5bing Wells, Fargo Il
Co.'S Express box and for o~bstructing
the United States mail. For u week
previous to the robbery part Of the
crowd had their headquarters in n tun-
mel In the Peavlnc Mountains, three
miles from Reno, where they were
waiting orders from Chapman. who
was in this city. From u confession
made by one Of the parties, It appears
that for weeks the job had been
planned, and tho first train was to
have been robbed oil the 18th Of Octo-
ber. This was to have been followed
by tagging" the Paymaster'S n of
the G.. L. Il. r., and to bring the train
to n halt by means of n howitzer can
non. But their maturcd and wcll-laid
plans were abandoned, and the late
successful raid i%naugurated. Nearly
all are professional stage robbers, and
have Travelled the colst for several
years, running the gauntlet SUCCESS
fully.
oTUpR
Three of the gang. Davis, Odlum
and Suuiers, have been connected with
Gciror Grade robberies between Reno
and Virginia, the first of which was
committed about four wears ago.
These men stopned tile stages five
| times within n few months. The first
time they obtained S., 100. Although
handsome rewards were offered they
managed to cyade the meslles Of the
law. with the proceeds of the first
robbery they purchased n mill Mt Flow
cry, which they worked until they be-