Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-13
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Rishtesss and Summary Retribs.
tisa-The Horrible wretch Par.
sueA. Capsured aad 9hot.

RiShtesss a.d ssnnary Retribs.
tiea-The Horrible Wro,eh Par.
sseA, Capsared aad Shot.
Prom tho White Pine News Of Wednesday,
In the issue Of April 18th we pub
lished an account OF the scalping OF
Mrs. Purdy at Government Springs,
Utah, by her husband, on the 9th. and
also mention was made Of her death
on the lIth, while on the why to Ogden
with her father and brothers. PurdyI
escaped, after committing a deed that
any Apache Indian would hardly be
guilty of, and was traced by officers
toward the Fillmore road. He was
SURPRISED IN CAMP
| Near Lake SEWER and arrested. The
officers laid over for two days to re-
| cruit their animals, and started with
their prisoner to Government Springs.
They concluded TO take him to Salt
Lake City. About half way between
tho Springs and tho City u party Of
| twenty armed men surrounded them
aud demanded Purdy. The two officers
saw that resistance was useless, aud
delivered him up. lie was taken a
| short distance from the road, and, after
a hasty examination, was
SENTENCED TO BE SHOT.
Half an hour was given him to pre-
pare for death. He acknowledged that
hi. object In marrying tho woman was
to possess himself OF her property, and
chat his intention was to kill her when
he learned that she had exposed his
operations to her father and brothers
at Ogden. He gave the following ac-
count Of himself which Martin, one OF
the officers, forwarded to an acquaint-
ance at Ruby Hill, and we received II
by the last Schell Creek stage:
HIS ANTEcEDENTs.
he stated that he u born In Au-
burn, N. Y, aud that his mother and
WIN. II. Seward were cousins. Sew
ard maintained and educated him at
his own expense. When the war
broke out he joined the New York vol
unteers, and took part In several bat
ties. In the Summer Of 1868 he was
sent to Washington on important busi-
moss by the commander Of the brigade.
While there, he gambled OF his own
money and several thousand dollars
intrusted to him by members Of his
regiment to be delivered to his friends.
BECOMING DESPERATE.
He forged Stewards name to a check
for $1,000, and received the money on
It from Corcoran, the Washington
banker. He lett the city In disguise,
Immediately after receiving the mo-
ney, and after many narrow escapes
from arres: reached Omaha. He spent
all the money he had In a few mouths,
and went to Denver, Colorado Terri
tory. He next turned up IN Santa Fe,
New Mexico, and married the daugli-
ter Of Manuel Zapato, Que Of the
wealthiest ranchers In New Mexico.
One Of his wife's brothers detected
him In a swindling operation, and In a
difficulty between them he
KILLED HIS BRoTHER-IN-LAw.
He fed the country and reached the
line Of the Union Pacific Railroad,
where he continued up to the time Of
going to Ogden. His career from his
arrival there up to the time Of his arri-
val at Government Springs with his
wife, has been related In these columns
before. After giving the above &C
count Of himself, he told the party TO
finish him As soon as possible, If they
meant business.
A DISPATCH FROM HE'LL.
When asked II lie had any message
to send to his friends, he said that he
would send a dispatch from hell and
lot them know. He was shot and bu-
ried On the spot.