Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-04-30
TING SHARP MURDER IN HAM.
BOLDT COUNTY,.

made a statement pending the pre-
liminary examination duplicating one
McWcrthy. The story will hardly be
accepted as correct, though it will
doubtless be read with much interest.
The Court committed Rover, to await
the action Of the Grand Jury, and de-
clined to hold Noteworthy. Following
is Royer's version of the horrible af-
fair, as we find it reported in the Ssiuer
State:
My name is Joseph w. Rover; my
age As years. l have resided in Cali
fornia Is years; in stockton since the
Spring of 1851. My occupation for the
last six year has been farming; pre-
vious to that l was merchandising on
the Mokelunine river, in San Joaquin
county, near Woodbridge. Monday
night, April It'll, Sharp returned to
camp from Mill City, bringing provis-
ions, two pairs OF boots, tobacco and
clothing; remained with methat night;
stated that McWorthy was at the
spring, and wished ME 10 come over in
the morning as soon as | could, to get
other articles. Next morning, on the
Sth, we got breakfast early, and |
started in g nOrtherly direction TO look
for the horse. Sharp said he would go
over towards Wright's mine, and il l
found the horse first l should lake
him with the pack saddle and two
kegs for water, and proceed to the
spring, where McWorthy was waiting
for me. / started and got to the spring;
filled the kegs with water; McWorthy
IoI.,1J :, ..,r tIn lyaoa an fl,n bnran
also some empty sacks and a wheel
barrow; then we started for camp
McWorthy and myself-arrived about
noon; we took dinner and went to the
mine; the mine is about half a mile in
a nOrtherly direction from camp; we
worked about an hour together; then
AN Indian came up and wanted TO talk
with McWorthy; McWorthy and the
Indian went to camp together, leaving
me at work. l continued at work,
thinking he would soon he back, until
the Il was about half an hour high.
Then | thought I'd quit and go to
camp. / started over the hill, in front
of the mine: as soon a. ] got to the top
of the hill l could seethe camp plainly.
I saw two men there; one l took to be
Sharp. They were in "A standing posi-
ton when | first saw them; | went on
up the ravine a short distance further:
when Sharp sat down on a small box.
resting his elbows on his knees; looked
as if he was reading a newspaper.
This was Immediately in front of the
camp door; walked on until | had got
within about 200 yards of camp, look
ing that way all the time; finally !
saw Sharp throw his hands up over
his head and falling back wards; at the
same time | heard the report of a gun;
the other man stood Immediately in
front of him, with the gun presented
from the hip. When L saw that | lay
down on the ground in the sagebrush,
but where | could see everything.
Shortly after this man got a rope that
was hanging on the tree; he first tied
it around his neck and commenced
dragging him; that did not seem to
suit him; he took it off and tied ii
around his feet, and then started up
the canyon, dragging him until he got
about 100 yards, out of sight OF the
cabin. to a cedar tree, where the re
mains were afterwards buried by the
Sheriff; then he returned to camp,
after leaving the body, dragging a
green cedar limb back To camp; l
suppose that was to hide the track he
had mada Inv DRAGGING the body: | Law
stiii a fsy m1inufes Ionrer rben came
20 namn az If T had not noticed any
thing Unusual. Washed nv hands
and DOT ready for snnper this man
was eating snnner AT he time. While
1rv;ng mv hands at The fira I noticed
sosona.1ing sn%n;rnino in the coal: il
I"oted lie a niece of bacon rind:
to"n q stick and noked IL mo: thj, man
sa;I ..cn,ue a;n,t von yniny ia ha,e
snnner o.nirhtYr mt The Same time
ora pr1 the fsanot and placinp it Over
tha fire fo obstrnct the ftime of this ar
t;cIa. but Idiscovered before I sIopped
ioot;ng that II was a portion ola mans
| hat. r conid distinctly see the rim ami
a norton Of lie crown. and / was sat.
istiad from the color II was a portion OF
Sharn's hat: I said nothing. and was
afraid to look that way any more, and
sat down IN eat supper: While eating
he said "yon had better 20 TO bed soon
to,nioht tor T want Won to pet OFT the
snrin~s very early in the morning.
I had a smoke and went to bed. This