Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
Escape II Phillips and Fswler-The
Latter Killed by-a m Indian-Phil-
TIPS still at Large.

From the Reese River Rersillo Of Mohday.l
Last Saturday night Joseph Phillips
aand Charles Fowler, two prisoners
confined In the County jail In this
city, made their escepe BY saving on
the upper hinge Of the door Of their
cell and bending the top OF the door
down sufficiently low to form an ap-
erture large enough to admit their
bodies. They left their quarters q lit
tie after dark. Deputy Sheriff Joe
Triplett, who had been sleeping In the
iail for several nights, went up about
half-past 8 O'Clock, as usual, to 20 to
bed, when he discovered that
HIS BIRDS HAD FLOWN.
As soon as Mr.. Triplett made the
discovery he notified Sheriff Spires,
who started in pursuit, and yesterday
morning Captain Breckenridge,
TIE PIUTE CHIEF,
With his staff, were mustered into ser
vice and detailed to follow upon the
track of the fugitives. Early this
morning an Indian runner came into
town and informed the Sheriff that
Breckenridge and his party had over
taken the men near Simpsons Park, q
fight had ensued, and that
FOWLER WAS KILLED.
Messrs. Spires and Triplett immedl'
ately accompanied the Indian to the
scene Of the conflict, which was about
two miles northeast Of Simpsons Park,
in the direction Of Dry Creek, where
| they discovered the dead body Of Fow-
Ter lying upon the ground, having evil
IDENTIFY been killed by blows on the
head from a club or some blunt instru'
ment, as the
SKULL WAS FRACTURED,
And the head and face horribly man.
gled. The version given by the In.
dian of the affair Is, that last night
they came upon the fugitlycs, who
were camped ut the place where the
body of Fowler was found. Mr.. Trip
lett had given Breckenridge a paper
containing q description Of the prison
ers, to show the ranchmen In the coun'
try. This paper the Indian handed te
Phillips, who read 1t, when immedl'
ately both white men sprang upon
Breckenridge, throwing him down. Ir
the scufie which ensued Phillips goI
possession of Breckinridge's pistol,
which he discharged once or twice al
that Indian, without hitting him, how
ever. He was In the act of firing
again, Fowler at the same time hold
ing him down, when B~reckinridge',
companion-an Indian named "rom'
seized a stick Of cordwood anG
struck Fowler a blow on the head,
KILLING HIN INSTANTLY.
Phillips Immediately left, taking
with him the pistol. 1t Is almost i'm
possible for him to escape, as Mr. Trip
lett, accompanied by a couple Of Pl
utes, are upon his track, and 1t Is al
most certain that he will be captured
Fowler was serving out a term ir
jail for petty larceny, committed a
Eureka a couple Of months ago. HI
was a young man not more than 81 Of
% years of age, and we believe, q ma
tive Of Michigan. He was a bad char
acter, often In Jail, and used to boasI
of being a thief, and said he never In
tended to do anything except rob ant
steal for the future.
Phillips came from Eureka rs a wit
ness against Jarvis and Slain, who are
In jail upon a charge Of horse stealing,
when he got into trouble, and was ar
rested and bound over upon q charge
of robbery, committed at the Union
Lodging House about two weeks ago.
The body Of Fowler will be brought
in town this evening, when an Inquest
will be held.
If the version of the affair given by
the Indians Is true, and there appears
to be no good reason for doubling 1t
Y there can be no blame attached to them
In this matter, as they acted entirely
In self-defense.