Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-10-18
SOME ADDITIONAL PARTIoU-
LARS.

place., we ODL8ln SOuo HuulClOldl par
ticulnrs relative to the operations of
himself and companions in their efforts
to escape. It will be seen that this &C
count differs in several points from
that given heretofore. AS was stated
in q previous account, Roberts Is quite
young-a mere boy-and while in the
hands of such men as Morton and
Jones, was little else than an irrespon-
sIble agent. His narrative throughout
bears the impress of the whole truth,
and all who have e e and heard him
have no hesitation In accepting 1t as
such. We shall probably in another
norton of this issue, give his statement
In detail, as taken down just previous
to the hanging Of the other two, and
while his own fate hung in the balance,
combining ourselves In this to some of
the most important incidents, without
regard to the connection.
After tying up the teamster, from
whom they took their outfit OF horses,
| Morton said that that was the last man
he should tie up; he had once got nine
teeu buckshot in his back by not kill:
inc a man he had left tied up ; would
kill all the rest.
At the moment when Poor was cap
tured, Roberts was at the milk ranch,
some three-fourths OF q mile distant.
While there, saw the pony rider pass ;
hid himself in the corn TO keep OUT OF
sight. After spending some twenty
minutes scratching out a few 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 were
strangers, being dressed in citizens
clothes; asked Jones where he got
them the reply was, "Oh, we made
fraise; :" 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 o~ccasioned by him. After
detailing what they had done with
him, Burke remarked, az don't 60 Il
cent on such cold blooded murders as
that; we will have the whole country
after us. l am going to leave this
crowd" Morton told him to leave II
he wanted to. Burke said, 81 shall
take my Henry rifle. and horse"
Morton said he should not have either.
Burke said he would take both, "and
If any Of you bother me I'll shoot your
quits out" These remarks were plen-
tifully sprinkled with oaths, of course.
Cockerell here interposcd, saying,
&" BOYS, there's no use Of this" Burke
sneeringly remarked to the chief cut
throats'o "You couldn't kill him with
one shot; you had to shoot him twice.
ave both shot him." said Morton,
"because l had offered ito pull trlg.
ger with any man. and Jones said,
I'm your man," -,
When Roberts was sent to the mill
ranch he was told to find out II there
was a family there; if 1t was single
man they would 60 and kill him; didn'i
want to kill q man with n family. Tht:
matter was not referred TO again until
thew were on tho road, when, finding
|, out that it was n single man living
there, Jones and Morton wanted to &c
back and kill him any how, and were
only prevented from doing so by
Burke, who used the same argument
-. as on the former occasion.
The first intimation they had Of the
attack in the canyon was he report o.
7 the guns fired by the attacking party
: The three that were subsequently cap
: tured, were all there in camp at thu
moment. The last that Roberts saw
of Jones was about an hour previous tt
, the attack, at which time he was away
: to get his horse, intending to visit hi:
. friend in the valley that night. The
: firing awoke them from the sleep they
were indulglng in. Morton, as ht
jumped over Roberts gave MN q klcs
and said "get up" etc. Roberts, II
getting out Of the willows, had to come
out in open ground, and in plain view
of the firing party. He pitched head
first down the hill, and while In thai
, position received the shot in the
: shoulder, and soon afterwards, while
running up the hill, got another In the
! foot. He then joined Morton behind
> the tree. Morton said, Get into the
willows; they will surround US hero
and | will be shot" The pursuer;
done no more shooting after Morton
and Black commenced, all running bu,
one (Morrisonh who was observed
crawling down the mountain to gel
into closer range. Black remarked,
"There's a brave chap | don't like to
kill him." Morton said, THAT'S the
kind to kill ; then you won't have any
trouble with the towards" Black
then started to cut off Morrison, but in
so doing, passed beyond him, being
made aware Of the fact by tho explo.
= sion of tho cap on Morrlson's gun. lie
. Immediately fired and Morrison foil.
| Black thought he was dead and went
to get his rifle, supposing 1t was a
Henry. Morrison was only wounded,
aud had partially raised himself up
: and was trying to steady his pistol to
shoot, but was too weak to do so
/ Black presented his pistol, and as Nor.
rison exclaimed. "Hold on" fired and
shot him through the head. 1t was not,
. az has been reported, Mo%rrison's own
pistol with which he was shot, but one
of two that Black had taken out of Il
holster that the other party had drop
ned when they fell back. Besides these
, two and Morrlson's, the ~convicts sub
sequently found three others. Mount
: Ing the horses belonging to some Of
the other party, the convlcts started
up the canyon, Morton leading. Soon
Mono Jim sung out to them, "Three
: men, he stop In the willow he got nc
gun" Morton said, "Come on, Jim
show him to me me shoot him." jim
rode at full speed down the hill direct
" up to Black, and while pointing
, over the neck Of Blacks horse, discov'
cred his error, and started to run cry
ing out In q sort of whining tone
Black shot at him and he fell to the
ground, and while lying on his side
shot the horses that Black and Morton
rode, disabling both. Morton then
/, shot him dead.
| The principal events that occurred
subsequent to this time have already
been given, but we will notice one OF
two facts which show the desperate de-
termination of these scoundrels.
After proceeding up the canyon sew
9 eral miles one of their horses fell over
a precipice and was killed. Another
: they shot md abandoned the third,
Roberts could not travel and was left
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