The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-10-01

OF the Criminal, S8e y l. 1&N9c~*
Ayear ago last August. o man named
Walker, who was travelling afoot in
search of employment, stopped one
evening at n a
EATTLE SNAKE STATION
On the Winnemucca and Idaho road.
The proprietor of the station, man
named Bates, offered him employment
at moving which he accepted. Bates
was proceeding to get supper for Wal
ker, who appeared to be tired and
hungry, when Robert Douglas, a man
employed at the station as hostler by
the Northwestern Stage Company,
invited Walker to eat with him as his
supper was then ready, and to save
Bates the trouble of cooking, Walker
accepted the invitation and went with
Douglas; but in q few moments re-
turned to where Bates was sitting. and
remarked that that was a strange man,
to invite him to eat supper and then
without provocation
THREATEN TO KILL HIM
The moment he began to eat. At this
juncture Douglas appeared with q
shotgun, and taking deliberate aim at
Walker shot him dead. Douglas then
mounted stage horse and escaped to
'the next station, where he left the
horse, and effected his escape by pub.
lie conveyance to Boise City, thence TO
Kelton, having been assisted, he now
says, by several prominent men in get
ting out of the country. An inquest
wes held on the remains of the MUIR
dered man, in whose pockets letters
were found by WHICH it was ascertained
that his name was Walker, and wallet
containing $1e0 in money.
PLArT BURR.
Who was at that time engaged in build
ing the Nevada and Northern Telegraph
line, obtained possession of the money.
and still retains it. This cold-blooded
and unprovoked murder of way-far-
ing, inoffensive man created great ex-
element, and had the teamsters on the
Winnemucca and Idaho road caught
the murderer, they would have saved
Baker county, Oregon, where the crime
was committed. the expense of trial.
The Governor Of Oregon took great in
terest in the affair, and urged the au-
thor.ties to spare no pains or
EXPENSE IN TRACKING THE MURDERER.
and bringing him to justice. For eight
months past Sheriff j. NJ. Boyd, of
Baker county has been corresponding
with persons in Idaho and Montana
Territories relative to the fugitive; aud
two weeks ago he learned of his where
abouts, and at once set out to capture
him. He went alone across idaho to
Oneida county, near the Montana line,
where
he FOUND mrs MAN
At Pleasant Valley Station, where he
had been but a few days, in the employ
of the Salt Lake and Helena Stage Com
pany. He arrested him and brought
him by stage to Corinne, thence by
rail to this place. where he arrived last
evening with the prisoner heavily
ironed, and consigned him for the night
to the safe keeping of Sheriff Nash.
Douglas does not deny having COM
mitted the crime of which he is accused,
but says it was done in self-defense.
He says he was aided ia making his
escape by some prominent citizens of
Jordan Valley and Idaho. and ex-
presses regret that he did not
GIVE HIMSELF UP TO THE AUTHORITIES
And stand his trial. He is man APP
parently over 40 years of age. tall.
slim and broad shouldered. with what
phrenoloGists aud physiognomists
would call badly balanced head, aud
a vicious looking ccuntenance. Sheriff
Boyd informs us that he Intends to
take him before Justice of the Peace
in Jordan Valley for examination;
thence to Baker City, Oregon, for
trial. The Sheriff informs us that he