Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-08
VASQCEZ!
Most Daring Robbery by Vasquez
4 tine Man Shot.


corrcspondence of the lnyo INDEPENDENT
nv the southern stage, which arrived
evening, we have the partic-
4 hrs of most wonderfully daring
(Dbery committed by NasqUcz and
pe man of his gang, which took place
Coyote Holes, so miles south of this
lace, on the previous evening:
THE FIRST VICTIM.
ITO give the whole story requires ref
pnce TO occurrences early in the day.
hat morning Il traveller, who had
Dpped at the station the night pre-
ious with some stock, went out into
be hills To look up his animals. Less
IAN a mile out he found himself in the
imp of two MeXicanS, who took him
ki,oner and tied him. One of them
bid he was Nasquez, and informed
beir prisoner that they intended to
Il ROB THE STATION
Dnd both the up and down stages. and
scerained from him, as near he could
ell, at what time they would be along.
bon after, taking their prisoner, they
Proceeded i'll the direction of the
ou,e, and while some distance away
bt Raymond, the station keeper.
Raymond was taken in hand, securely
Dound. and, with the other similarly
ecure,l. left on the ground. The two
IObber> Went on to the house, and when
a suitable range
OPENED FIRE UPON IT,
Firing some fifteen shots, without a re-
3ponse. The inmates We're told tOcome
put one at a time and give Themselves
Dp This, to the number Of six or
Even, including Mrs. Raymond, they
Ild. But a man known as
"oLD TEN"
Refused to come forth for some time.
nluntl Na>qucz Went in and marched
I'M ont at the muZZle OF Henry
Pile. The whole party were then
hAen to a small hill, about quarter of
nile away, but no; near the place oc-
ZnpIei by The two pri>o .er> previously
plen,loned and there told to sit down
Pld be investigated. All obeyed
enh seeming Willingness, except
Tex who had been drinking just
(hough to feel it his duty to be as con
fary as possible. Na>quez insisted
Pon his taking a seat, otherwise he.
ca>quez, would have to shoot him.
LLeXaS was still obstinate, whcreupon
|he robber fired
SHOT THROUGH Ills THIGH,
tshlllctln-a a severe but not necessarily
pal-er:lI> flesh wound. Tex. gave it
r. ana took seat, and the inve>tiga
Iloh was carried out with minutene>s,
Pur IT. without valuable results.
lhe Whole party We're
PUToN PATROL,
Eo' to leave the spot on pain of being
lho'. No other precautions we've taken
1. ''iSule their quie,neSS, but until the
kia'e' some hours after, every one Of
Lnem made it q point OF honor to stay
A"cuN Where he was put. The two
rv>Itradoe> then returned to the house
.'u LOOK things with patience for two
ou's, or perhaps longer, but at the
pn "e 'e nhie not without keeping an eye
fARrY HERDED ON THE HILL.
Al lhe expiration of the two hours
sage from the south drove up to
ErG knI Iuoor, whore it was received by two
'''erS, one ON each side.
NJ. w. BELSHAw,
~ ~ Ierro Gordo, was on the outside
cn,,' ,n Davis, the driver; inside, with
arn". ar'"lns closely buttoned down all
I;ornn We're Mr.. Craig, of Cerro
7 Iouo, and Mr.. VIM. Frssentield, of
wo,, :Ahgeles. BelShaw and Davis
inri,aiaiii u. invited to get down, and the same
men '!ion was extended to the gentle
par,v un inside. To say that the whole
4. SURPRISED AND MYSTIFIED
,on.e ,m These proceedings right there at a
rar'n uNar station, where a number of
VEINS We're known to be stopping.
Two ~ moa ne a mud way cf puttingit. But
,ix'.hie Ihiehrv rifles at present and four
per,,n o'ers Is at the hands OF two des-
how looking men, even if, polite as
nrio, we're IN address, showed the pro-
nvs,,s "l iirst obeying orders, leaving
All All s,,lll',ation for future eIucidation.
,,,rsk NM took seats on the ground i'm a row
xero 'ant TO orders, and each i'm turn
otbo 'eqoested to contribute something
NH, NAsQUEZ FUND,
D'cn' se'1atim, all did save Davis. the