Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-10-28
THE C~oNvICTs.

The Carson Register Of this morning
gives an interesting item relative to
the:convicts who took an active part In
tho tragic State Prison break of Sep
TENDER 18th, giving the names Of those
recaptured and those still ut large.
From it we condense the following :
At the time Of the break. one citizen,
Matt. Pixley, was instantly killed, and
another, +. NJ. Isaacs, mortally wound
ed. Since then, tho escaped convicts
have murdered three men-William
Poor, (the mail RIDER. Morrison, and
the Indian Mono Jim ; and citizens
have hanged two Of the murderers, Lee
ander Morton aud Moses Black. Sevon
persons have lost their lives through
the brcak-fve innocent men and two
conyicts-so far as heard from. Twen-
ty-nine prisoners escaped. or these,
seventeen have been apprehended and
twelve are still az large. or the II
recaptured, II have been delivered to
the Warden, two Morton and Blackl
were hanged by citizens, and 3 Rob
erts, Russell and Prulttl are under
arrest and are expected at the prison
to-day.
The names of the recaptured conyicts
are: Frank Clifford, Pat. McCue, Ed.
Bigelow. Thomas Flynn, E. b. Parsons,
j. b. Roberts, George Roth, 4. p.
Cockerell, John Squires, John Burke,
J. E, Chapman, William kusssll, viii
liam willis, I.eander Morton, Thomas
Carter, Moses Black, NJ. Pruitt (eol.
ored). Those still at large are: Charles
Jones, David Lynch, Chris. c. Blair,
Tim. Mcnamara, William Forest, Tom
Hebron, J. G. Watson, D.. 3. Baker,
John |. Jacks. Thomas Ryan, Elijah
Ingram. Pat. Hurley.
OF these last, says the Register,
Jones was last heard Of entering Death
Valley, where lie doubtless persisted,
II not oyertaken and captured; Blair,
Forrest, Ryan, Hurley and Mcnamara
visited Virginia, where the latter still
remains. while Ryan and Hurley have
since visited Reno, and are perhaps
alternately visiting each place, aud
occasionally having a social reunion
with Blair and Forrest. Ingram IL
believed to be In California, travelling
north and hugging the Sierra Nevada.
Hebron Is certainly In California, at
Georgetown, Folsom, Nevada or Grass
Valley, and will strike for Oregon ms
soon as he thinks it safe to venture
from his hiding place. Nothing Is
known Of the whereabouts of Lynch;
1t Is believed he has fallen in with Wat
sons party. Watson, Baker and Jacks
left the other breakers at the Mexican
dam on the night Of the break, and
struck northeast, reaching the north
ern end Of Mason valley early the Sec
ond morning, since which time no
tldlngs Of them have been received.
Watson Is as cunning as a fox, was the
shrewdest man in the prison, and Will
probably be the last one caught-f he
should ever be caught ut all. In the
midst of the shooting, and while the
dead and dying were lying about the
door, Watson deliberately cut Oft his
irons, walked into the guards dining
room, where the fragments Of the eve
ming meal were lying upon the table,
took a large sack, filled it with grub,
shouldercd the same and walked OF.
He picked his company-only because
1t was necessary for him to have COM
pany. He took Jacks for a guide, be-
cause Jacks Is acquainted with the
country eastward to Utah; and he
took Dan. Baker because-Baker has
81, 500 in gold dust buried In Skull
Valley, not far from Tacoma. There's
nothing the matter with Watson.