The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-11-20
from Saturdays Daily

PRISONERS EscAPED.-About hhlf past
6 O'Clock this morning, the Deputy
Sheriff, rs was his custom went into the
Jail, and unlocking tho cells, admitted
the prisoners to the common hall,
where they are allowed to congregato
during the dry, and going ont nfter dis
charging his duty, most unaccountHbly
forgot to lock the iron door which
closes the hall referred to. In thirty
minutes after his departure, the china
man who acts as janitor at tho Court
House, came rushing into the Deputy's
prescnco down town. with the startling
information that two prisoners Ind es-
capped from the Jail, he having recog.
u;zed them from the window of the
Judges room, which he was putting in
opler, as they wcrc making of. md had
commanded them in n most percmptory
manner to ONE back. They failed,
however, to heed the celcstial's injunc-
ton and pressed vigorously forward
auuy from the mark Of their high Gull
ing. II was quickly a%sccrtained that
McClear, indicted for rape, and Mel
sOu, indicted for stage robbery wero tho
r,,ties "wanted" aud IN i'm
mediate search disclosed the fact TINT
,hty had continued in III easterly di-
,ection as far as the Pest House, n half
mile above town, which they had ell
tered, and afterward struck south
toward the river, but upon The grassy
bottom land near the stream, their
tracks could no longer be distinguished,
and further trace WIS lost.
LAIEH.-Jast before going to press,
Sheriff Brown arrived with Nelson, hay
ing captured him i'll the sage, noar the
water ditch. about n mile and q half
above town. Deputy Sheriff Banks tel
egaphed from Hallcck Station, only n
few minutes ngo. TINT ho had secured
McClear, TINT person having boarded,
at Peko, the train upon which the Dep
uty was making n voyage Of discovery.
Nelson is safely lodged in jail. and Nc
Clear will probably arrive by the 7
o'clock freight train.
The HENDY-LEorAnD CAsE.-It was
currently rumorcd this morning that a
compromise had been effected between
the parties litigant in this celebrated
case, md the following order, which 10y
unanimous request of counsel, was is.
sued by the District Court today, gives
color TO the report:
BY consent Of counsel il is ordered
thal this cause and all motions o
pending therein he, and the same arc
hereby continued, until Tuesday, the
2Jrd day Of November, A. ID. 1875.
To-day was the time at which argyll
nent was to have been heard, and this
action by the respective parties 10 tho
suit is calculated to strengthen tho be-
TINT oil the 23rd instant the suit
will DO withdrawn.
The nbove rumor has just been con-
hrrued by the following statement from
n. 7. Freeman:
"Tbe Leopard cnSe is settled by the
payment to the lIendy party, by the
Leopard Company, $4,000; SIU, 600
'aynblo December 10th, and the $50.
bnlancc Ia lo in thirty dry pay
lents Of $40, 900 each.
a Coon ArroISrMESr.-wo nre pleas.
to learn that our old friend, and
rincG OF good fellows, Amos. Plum.
Ter, has received the appointment of
superintendent of the Leopard mine.
lr. PluInncr posscsscs tho essential
qualifications for such a position in an
mincnt degree, being n man Of sound
Judgment, n thorough practical miner,
nj Of indomitNblo industry and perse-
Tho first successful working
II the mino was chiefly attributable to
MS pcrsovcring efforts, md his present
appointment will DO regarded as n prntc-
nj acknowledgement Of past services and
merit.
SToRM'-A heavy storm reached this
place last night coming from the west.
The adjacent hills nro covered with
snow, while tho rain in tho valley has
been quite heavy. Tho storm nppenrs
to have visited all pnrts Of California,
md been very severe, All tho telegraph
Ines are working very poorly md as n
consequence We nro almost wholly DIES.
''u'c OF tho nows which VIC usually re-
through TINT medium,
NoDnED.-Russcl & Bradlcy's store
was robbed on Tuesday night Of Bomo
'ty dollars, which amount was taken
rom The till. A man who Inns been in
no employ Of tho firm in tho capacity
u tcatnstcr was arrested and locked I'D
n jail on n cllnrgo Of being tho guilty
RAILROAD TAxgs.-Thc Central Pm.
Tic l'ailrond Company pnid their
onnty tax Of $iO,0 28 sc for tho Nscnl
ear into tho treasury to-day.