Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-15
rHE FIGHT AT RENO YEsrERnAY.

The Reno Journal OF this morning.
has an extended account Of The capture
Of the burglars IN that locality yester-
day. II Il too long for our columns, but
We give the main portions thereof. The
police force Of Reno, having for several
days past had the gang spotted. on Mon
day evening last they turned out under
direction Of Under Sheriff Kipkead and
soon discovered Q gang Of Ave. They
kept watch Of them until all the trains
had como and gone. when Deputy shsr-
in Avery heard . pistol shot in the alley
back Of Commercial Row. and q man
crying loudly for help. He ran to the
place and found the whole gang beating
Mr.. Elliott. When Avery appeared the
gang scattered. Avery reinforced by Of
fcer Hutton followed, and Hutton nab
bed one Of the men. Avery pursued
two others who had hed toward Lakes
Bridge. and overlook one before he
reached IL. A he did so the fellow turn
ed on Avery with his gun, but George
put his little derringer on his nose, and
the fellow threw back his head. crying,
Don't shoot me, I am wounded now"
Such proved to be the case, the man
having received two shots, n in the
right breast and the other in his right
leg. Just above the ankle. Having So
cured his man Avery looked around for
his partner. but in the darkness he had
managed to effect his escape. Tho two
rufians thus captured were then taken
to Jail. Following is the Journals ac-
count OF the capture Of two others:
At Eve o'clock Kinkead found the
tracks Of two who had crossed the rail-
road bridge. He walked to Morton's
ranch. where he procured a horse and
started on. still being satisfied he wal
on the right road. At Hufaker's he
learned that his men had there taken
breakfast. Being armed with q shot
gun. loaded with balls, and a sir-shooter.
be continued on without fear, although
he was told by Huffaker that both men
were armed. and II would DO useless to
attempt to take them. At Browns, he
espied his men. Ho would have pro-
cured assistance here had II been posi-
BILE. but there was only one woman at
the house. He thought the situation
over, and concluded IL would be better
to attempt their capture at Cranes,
some two miles further on, a by that
time he might receive aid. He didn't
have any such good luck, so at Cranes
he started his horse on the dead run.
and. when within q hundred yards
Of the men, he dismounted, BY this
time they knew IL was an officer On their
track. and both drawing weapons. they
each took o side Of the road. kinkead
ordered them to throw down their arms
and not resist. as he was bound to take
them. dead or alive. They laughed at him,
anddeclined to do as requested. thinking
probably they wero more thnn a match
for such o little fellow rs him. Jim
drew his shotgun on one OF them, said
he would count three. and II his de-
mand was not obeyed. would shoot.
The fellow laughed. Jim counted three.
The fellows pistol was not on the
ground. jim shot. and two balls lodged
in the man, both in his right breast.
His pistol was soon on the ground, and
30 was his companions who didn't want
n OF that kind Of pie. Kinkead, brave
officer ~ he is. was 10th to do what he
had done. but duty compelled him.
Assistance finally came to him. Tom
Norcross was the first on the ground.
A wagon was procured. and about 10 A.
NJ. yesterday. Kinkead arrived in Reno
with his prisoners. The wounded n
was taken TO the hospital. and the other
to Jail. Up to q late hour last night the
man was still alive. but suffering intense
pain. DR.. Bergman thinks the wounds
are dangerous, and no hopes are enter
tanned Of his recovery. The man shot
by Elliott suffers considerable from the
wound in his leg. but the shot in his
breast does not seem TO trouble him
much. The partner Of the man arrested
by Avery has not yet been found. The
are on his track. however. The
citizens OF Reno w thanks to kinkead,
Hutton, Jones and Avery.