Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-28

ie2.
The Citizens Independent Convention
as, night nominated Phil Roach TO the
State Senate.
The retail butchers have entered iato a
combination to try to effect a reduction
IN prices Of meat by wholesale dealers.
The Scandinavian Club indorses the I
ticket.
The Committee OF Conference of the
Democratic Municipal Convention re-
ported last night no compromise with
other conventions. and asked for further
time Granted.
san JUAN S0UTH, Cal, Aug. q.
Last evening about 80 O'Clock, eight
men, the leader OF whom is supposed to
be Tibwicio yasques, went into Snyder's
store, at Tres Pinos, and using violence,
stole $500, cash, besides several articles
of value. They next went to Dayis's
hotel. not far distant from Snyder's,
where they committed three wanton
murders. The victims offered no resist
ance. Mr.. Davis was one Of the victims.
AUSTIN. Aug. 81.
\ few days ego two travelling beggars,
a man aud a woman, exceedingly de-
PRAYED specimens Of humanity, passed
through this city, en- route for Reno, ON
foot. Yesterday. about twelve miles
west of West Gate, the woman gave birth
to a child, which the man killed. Later
il the day be was arrested and lodged in
jail at Saltwater, where be attempted sui
eide last night by hanging. The most
horrible feature in the case Is the fact
that the man was the ostensible father
OF the mother of the child.
The grain yield OF Reese River Valley
for the present season will aggregate 800
tons, worth $50 per ton.
ten-stamp mill is being erected at
Morey. The mines in that vicinity are
looking we'll.
San FRANCzsCo, Aug. q.
John Williams, convicted of robbinG
the United States bonded warehouse,
was sentenced to Is years in the State
Prison.
RI. Williams, son of architect Il. NJ
Williams, was committed to the Insane
Asylum to-day.
The jury in the case of the boy W. j.
Bryant for the murder Of Chinaman,
have not yet agreed upon q verdict.
SAN JOSH, Aug. %.
A Chinaman from San Francisco who
procured the arrest of the Dubois family
on q charge of murder, reported that the
China boy had shot at one of the young
ladies' and afterwards killed himself
The testimony at the inquest showed
that some of the holes in the girls cloth
ing. supposed to have been made by bull
lets, appeared more as if cut with scis
sors. Other parts Of the testimony con
tradict the story of the family. 1t i:
said Dubois owed the China boy between
$500 and $500. The general belief il
town is quite strong against Dubois. L
is thought there may be violence from
| Cinnamon if he is acquitted by tn
courts. The examination takes plac,
Friday.
GILRoY, Cal, Aug. y.
News was received this mornin!
that Tiburcio Bas9usz and hi
band had been numbering and robbinG
on the premises of A. j. Snyder, of tn
Tres Pinos. The facts are about as fol
lows: At O'Clock Tuesday night eigh
I Californiaus rode up TO the store of Mr.
Snyder, situated about II miles from
Hollister, at the cross road from Ire
Pinos, on the San Benito river. The,
dismounted and entered the store, whel
some engaged in conversation, Will
others occupied the attention Of the clerk
John Utzerth, until everything SCENE,
to be in readiness, when they drew thei
reyolvers, and ordered the inmates of til
which they did, and the robbers pro
ceeded to bind their hands behind thei
backs and pinion their legs togethe
While this was going on within, the tel
rifed prisoners were startled at the re
port of three pistol shots without, whic
proved TO be the death knell Of Mr. |
Davidson, proprietor of the hotel, Gee
Redford, who had stopped there for III
night, and a Portuguese sheep herdel
name unknown These three, b.
ing outside the building. did nc
readily obey the commands {
the assassins, and were Instant
killed. Two OF them were shot throug
the breast, the other in the mouth an
head. The robbers then proceeded |
search for plumber, and then went
Snyder, and released him on his promi,
to give up all his money, which he di
amounting to 500, and several hundrs
dollars in checks and drafts. After con
plotting their search for money al
jewelry, and having ransaeked the mont
drawers and pockets of their victim
they proceeded to dress themselves
4 Snyder best clothes, OF which he hi
: plenty. Only one of the band wi
; masked, and two or three are well know
After completing the robbery they toe
all the horses they could find and lie
most of them going towards San BENT
Davis leaves wife. Sheriff Adams,
this county, and Sheriff WATSON,
Monterey, are now at the scene Of t
4. murder, and will organize posse for 4
4, | purpose of capturinp the murdere,