The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-19
SOME ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

himself and companions III their
efforts to escape.
After tying up the teamster, from
whom they took their outfit OF horses,
Morton said hat that was tine last MAJ
he should tie up; he had once got -
buckshol in his back by not killing a
man he had left tied up; would kill
all the rest.
At the moment when Poor was cap
tur9d. Roberts was at the milk ranch.
some three- fourths of a mile distant.
While there, saw the pony rider pass;
hid himself in the corn to keep out OF
sight. After spending some 20 min
uteS scratching out some potatoes, and
obtaining other things, he returned to
camp. Soon after reaching 1t, saw
Morton and Jones coming down of the
hill, and at first thought they We're
strangers, being dressed in citizens
clothes; asked Jones where he got
them; the reply was, "Oh. we made Il
raise afterwards spoke of the mis-
take they had made in capturing the
! pony rider. and said at first they only
intended to take him along until safe
from pursuit Occa>ioned by him.
After detailing what they had done
with him. Burke remarked. Il don't
- a NIltl 'li >AA1AA 'NAN '-NHN|NN A'-
ders a. that: we Will have the whole
country after Us. | am going u leave
this crowd Morton told him to
leave if he wanted to. Burke SAID, Il
shall take my Henry rife and horse
Morton said he >hould nos have either.
Burke said he would take both. ''aud
if any of o bother me III shoot Your
CUTS out" These remarks were plen-
tiiullV Sprinkled with Olth>, OF course.
Cockerell here interpo>ed. saving.
BOYS, thcre'>nO Use of this" Burke
SneeringIv remarked to the chief cut
throat>. You couldn't kill him with
one shot: Won had to shoot him twice
I'VE both shot him. said Merton.
''becau>e | had offered TO pull trigger
with any man. and jones said I'm
your man
When Roberts was sent to the milk
ranch. he was told to find ont if there
was a family there; if 1t was Il single
man they would 20 and Kill him;
| didn't want TO kill a man with a fam
ilv. This matter was not referred to
again until they We're on the road,
when, finding out that ii WAS Il single
man living there, Jones and Morton
wanted to 20 back and Kill him any
how. and were only prevented from
doing 50 by Burke. who used the same
argument as on the former occasion.
The first i~ntiInatIOn they had OF the
attack in the canyon was the report OF
the guns fired by the attacking party.
The three that were subsequently cap
turcd. We're all there We're in camp II
the moment. The last that Roberts
saw Of Jones was about an hour pre-
vious 10 tile attack. At which time he
-.- 800, 30 -1- LT- Ilv-a T,r-1EfI ~ ~
to visit his friend in the valley that
night. The firing awoke them from
the sleep they We're indulgin@ III.
Morton. &s he jumped over Roberts
gave him a kick and said get up"
etc. Roberts, in getting cut of the
willows, had to come or.t in open
ground. and IL plain yiewCf the firing
party. He pitchedhead first down the
hill. and while in hat position, re
ceived the shot in the shoulder, and
soon afterwards, while running up the
hill. got another i'll the foot. He then
Joined Morton behind tee tree. Nor
ton said, Get into the willows; they
will surround rs here and | vii! be
Shot The pursuerS did no more
shooting after Norton and Black com
menced, all running but m fAlOrrl-
som. who was observed crawling down
the mountain to get into closer range.
Black remarked, 'There's a brave
chap; Idon't like te kill him." Nor
ton said, That's the kind to Kill;
then YOU won't have any trouble with
the cowards." Black then started to
cut off Morrison, but in so doing,
passed beyond him, being made aware
of the fact by the explosion Of the cap
on MorrisGE's gun. He Immediately
fired and Morrison fell. Black thought
he was dead anu started to get his
rifle. Supp0>iug it was Il Henry. Mo
riSon was only wounded, and had par
tally raised himselfUp and was trying
to5taadv his pistol to shoot, but was
too weak to do so. Black presented
his pistol, and as Morrison exclaimed.
"HOld On" fired and shot him through
the head. 1t was not, as has been re-
ported. MOrrisOn's W pistol with
which he was shot, but n of two that
Black had taken out of a holster that
the other party had dropped when
they fell back. Besides these two
and MorrisOn's. the convicts srbse-
~quentIv found three others. Mount
ing the horses belonging to some OF
the other party. the convictS started up
tie canyon. Morton leading. Soon
Mono jim sung out to them, ''Three
men, he stop in the willow; he got no
gun" Morton said, Come on. Jim;
show him to me: me shoot him." Jim
rode at full speed down the hill direct
ly up to Black, and while pointing
over the neck of Blacks horse, dis
covered his error. He started TO run
CRYING out in a sort of whining one
Black shot at him and he fell TO the
ground, and while lying on his side,