Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-17


guilty in fact, had been adiudged not /
guilty in law, on account Of such second 4
trial for same offense. He continued his |
argument till after O'Clock, when the |
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning
The case is attracting considerable atten-
ton on account Of the principles in
yolved.
san FRAScIsco, April Is.
The following dispatches have been
received by General Schofield.
Headquarters of the Modoc expedition,
camp south of Tule Lake, April ID, 500
D. m. General J. VI. Sehoieid, San
Francisco. Seventy-two Warm Spring
Indians, under Donald Mckay, arrived at
the camp east of the Modoc position last
night. / shall close on the Indians to-
morrow and endeavorto cut off all escape.
No effort will be spared to make the pun
ishment of the Indians commensurate
with their crime. If possible no Indian
shall boas: that he or his ancestors muir
dered General Candy. (signed) A. c.
GILLEM, Colonel Commanding lst Cav
airy.
Headquarters of the Modoc expedition,
camp south Tule Lake, April 10, $50 p.
m. To General ]. NJ. Schofeld, San
Francisco. Lieutenant Walter Sherwood,
of the Dist Infantry, died at l O'Clock
n. m. to-day of wounds received on the
18th instant, whilst receiving a flag Of
truce from the Indians. Signed A. c.
GIILEM, Colonel commanding the First
Cavalry.
Special dispatches from the Modoc
country give the details of the beginning
of battle in the Lava Beds. The move
ment was begun yesterday morning and
the fighting lasted till dark. Colonel
Gillem, Colonel Mason, and Captain Nc
Kay, with 20 friendly Warm Spring In
dams, have nearly surrounded Captain
Jack and his band. While forming the
line which incircles the Indians Colonel
IluCth LONltLtls III
position and threw shell and balls into
the Modoc camps. Two Modocs are
known to be killed. In charging up the
Bluffs Captain Eagan was badly wound
ed. Corporal Kibbeck, private O'Dooley,
Sergeant Seeley and private McMannus
were wounded. In another charge pri-
vate O'Connor was wounded. Colonel
Gillem, commanding the expedition, is
confident that his lines are formed so that
the Modocs cannot escape. But in their
impregnable line of defense one Modoc
is match for 100 soldiers. Captain
Jack and his band have shown bold
front, and all through the day and at
night his men were concealed in the
rocks. Tomorrow the troops will close
in on the Indians and no doubt there
will be heavy fighting.
The California Stock and Exchange
Board (the little Board) has elected the
following named gentlemen: President
T. j. l.. Smiley; Vice President, c. L.
Weller; Caller, Joseph Tilden; Secretary,
W. W. Lawton; Executive Commission
ers, John Gray, Joseph Tilden and c. A
Kennedy. The total business of the
Board for the year 1872 footed up $40,
5Gl l96. The first days business of thu
Board amounted to $4,000. Yesterda.
it amounted to over 100000.
SACRAMENTO, April 1G.
About a week ago man called at tn
County Jail to see Mortimer, but did no
see him; he came again last Saturday, il
company with one OF Mortimer's coun
, sci. The Jailer let him in to see MORT
mer, but having his suspicious aroused
i. he would not let them converse. At al
early hour this morning the man GO
, over into the Jail yard by means of
ladder and rang the bell leading from tn
y outside gate, and then hid himself aroun
4 the corner Of the building and waited fo
: the Jailer to come out and pass him o
n his way towards the gate. The Jaile
came out with pistol in his hand, an
a glancing around saw the man with a pis
g tol leveled at him. Wheeling quickl
a he fired, striking the man in the rigl
d breast; fired again, the ball taking effe,
g in the mouth. The man ran into IL
h Jail and fell dead at Mortimer's cell.
IS had bunch of keys in his pocket wit
# a tag marked Flynn. Mortimer has IL
N same name in India ink on his arm, an
,r from personal resemblance it is suppose
10 to be his brother. Mortimer is the ma
who was recently found guilty Of murd,
in the first degree, and is despera
,e character.