The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-09-25
WEEKLY ElKO INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. SEPT. ~. 1878.

The -iri:oH1 .hiner. of the sd instant,
gives an account OF the pursuit and cap
ture Of Giles, the dcfaultin. Prescott
postmaster, aud a companion named
McCool. McCool, whose real name is
Meehan, was well known amongst the
boys in this section, and the efforts Of
the young mnu to retain an appearance
Of responsibility under the most adverse
circumstance will readily be recognized
MS strictly in keeping with the man, and
hre rather amusing. The following cx-
tracts from the Miner are in evidence
that mike" has not permitted his
tongue to get rusty. nor his cheek to fail
for lack OF cultivation:
Giles kept his namc until he crossed
the Colorado river, nj Stones Ferry,
where he became Judge James and Me
Cool was Mr.. Wilson. by these names
they Ind introduced themselves to Mr..
and Mrs. Jennings, ut st. Thomas,
where they We're arrested, and the Off
GERS represent nj amusing scene when
the mask was thrown oil and they stood
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SOn had been talking largely Of lis mill
ing interests, and referring to Judge
james for proof, until Colonel Ike and
those about him had begun to conclude
they were entertaining guests Of great
wealth and unusual calibcr, whose pres
nce in that secluded country was at
least indicative OF nn awakening interest
in Southeastern Nevada affairs by men
~ a.skl NII.. Al. Al. :
took the precious pair i'll charge, and re-
Nealcd their true naIncS and standing
was when the amusement began. Giles
hnd nothing to say, but McCool who
Ind drunk less aid had more life in
him, felt embarrassed and called upon
10 apologize for the sudden change in
affairs. lie assured the b%ystanders that
he was entirely innocent; that he had
been overthken on The road by Mr.. Giles
who was tired Of riding horseback and
Ind taken him into the buggy without
the least suspicion Of anything wrong;
in fact, il was II part of his nature to be
accommodating, and he hoped the peo-
pie Of ST. Thomas would not censurc
him for being found III such company,
but that they would see and understand
that it was purely accidental, etc. just
then Mrs. Jennings came out, and he
almost went on his knees to her, beg
ging her pardon for the awkward posi-
ton in which he appeared before her
for the moment, but assuring Ea= that
he was q gentleman, and she would find
him to be so in the future; in fact, he
should make il his business to convince
NIL present that this was simply u con-
catention Of u~nfortuitous circumstances
which were susceptible OF explanation
in a manner that would entirely excul-
pntc him from my dishonorable inten-
ton III the matter 4 noticeable fea-
ture, however, in his harangue, was that
he never once alluded to his having in
troduccd himself as Mr.. Wilson, and
Giles as Judge James, and now an
Swcred TO the mann of Mcchan and nc
knowledgcd that he knew Giles in
Prescott.
Still another incident wns the finding
on the person of Neehan, nlias McCuoi,
n thonsand-dollar grccnback, which
Giles says he stole out Of his pocket,
while they were riding along i'll the
buggy. GILES says he went 10 sleep with
the GrCenback and n key III his coat
pocket, and when lie awoke the key was
lying i'll the bottom Of the buggy. He
picked it up and felt for the money, and
il was gone. He communicated the fact
TO hcCool, who pretended to think it
Ind worked out and been blown away
by the wind; and TO prove his interest
in the loss took Giles horse, which
they were lending, and rode back some
miles, returning with an nyOwal that it
WINS not oil the road, as he could not,
find it. Here they met n man coming
10 Prescott, and told him Of the loss,
md he insisted on their coming back
with him, rs he didn't like TO be the first
TO go over the road where money had
been lost, but McCOol said his business
was so urgent in San Francisco that he
couldn't spend my more time in looking
for $1,000. Giles comment on this eu-
isodc, after they Ind searched McCool
ind taken the identical bill from him,
wns that he had often heard it said
there was honor among thieves, but that
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