Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-11
Jack White.

1t appears that the Jack White
killed in the desperate shooting af.
fray at Truckee one day last week
was a former resident of Eureka. If we
remember correctly he lived here for
several months i'm 1872 and again mt
IN an appearance in this section for q
oriet season last Fall. We give be-
low an article from the Virginia
Chronicle relative to Whites career in
this part of the State. MANY of the
facts alluded to are doubtless still
fresh i'll the minds of a LARGO
share of our local readers
lhe stage robbery near Mineral
Hill, for which he was arrested oc.
CURED a little over one year ago.
Nhite, ana another man whose
name we do not now recall, were ar
Iesteu AT Shelburn, having crossed
over from Mineral Hill to that place
a lew days subsequent to the Stage
Toobery. They We're taken TO Elko.
but no evidence having been brought
against them they were discharged.
II general Impression here at the
tiiiie' IL we remember correctly, was
mat they were not guilty of
the robbery. Following is the
article from the Virginia Chronicle =:
FROM an intimate friend and old
associate OF Jack White, who was
Killed III a fight with Andy Fugate at
iruckee On Friday evening last, we
learn the following Jack White was
a native OF Illinois, aged % years, and
leaves IA brother, William NJ. White,
residing IN Nevada City, California.
ne was one OF the finest specimens of
physical manhood in the country, and
although usually quiet and difiident,
was a man OF great personal courage
II coulness in danger. lie was once
shot on Treasure Hill by Bill Bethards
now in the State Prison for murder
ing "A man at Schell Creek and was
subsequently stabbed severely in
flemlnSs saloon in Eureka by a man
KNOW as 'IeX.' lex made a lunge
AT Big Alex. Fleming with a large
knlle, Dut missed his aim and ran the
blade nearly through White. Jack
quietly walked up to the counter, and
ON being asked if the knife struck
hun. replied, loosely, Yes, it went
clear through me aud id il | don't
believe he give 1t IA turn before he
pulled il outr Recovering from this
wound he came to this city, about a
year ago, II worked two or three
months on the Sutro Tunnel. Detec-
tlveS thought that Jack was engaged
III the Battle Mountain and Austin
stage robbery, several months ago ;
but we learn from very good author
lily that he had no hand in or fore
knowledge of That robbery. He was
once arrested on a charge of rObbiug
the Pallsade and Eureka stage, near
Mineral Hill, but was discharged for
lack OF proof to convict. His most
intimate friends, however, are certain
that he committed the robbery with
which he was charged. he having been
assisted by another who was ar
rested, tried, and acquitted with him.
The immediate cause of the difficult
" between White and Fugate was
this: The latter owned several houses
III Truckee, II of which was rented
to IA woman of the town known as
Jennie Williams. White had been
III the habit of calling on her, and on
calling there a few nights since found
the door locked, when he kicked it in.
The large mar with heavy black
WhiSke 5 who stood in the alley and
fired three shots at White while the
latter was shooting with Andy Flu
gate, is supposed 10 have been Il man
who had some claims upon the wo-
man whose door had been kicked in.
Jack White died at 1870 Saturday
morning, having lived ten hours at
ter being shot"