Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-16

lug postai compartmeCt or the car. which
IS separated from the express section
only by wooden partition while the
robbery was being committed. OF the
money taken $4,000 belonged to Nc
Cornick 4 Co., bankers, 5000 to the
Deseret National Bank and the remand
er, about 500. was in small packages,
for different parties. Williams does not
know either of the robbers and can give
no description of them. The police
were exerting themselves during the
night to gain some clue to the perpetra-
tors, but without success.
RED CLOUD AGENCY, Neb., Sept. 13-
via Sidney, Sept. l5.-To-dsy the Com
mlttee, consisting of Bishop Whipple
and DR.. Daniels, appointed by the Indi-
an Commission to go to Spotted Tail to-
morrow, to submit proposition to the
Indians OF that agency Friday, Major
Howard and Mr.. Hiram being requested
to accompany them. the party to come
back and rejoin the remainder of the
commission here Saturday. Spotted
Tail, Two Strike and Whirlwind, Of the
CRUEL tribe, came up from Spotted Tail
Agency yesterday and are now here.
This evening they council with the Red
Cloud Indians regarding the propositions
and return to their agency tomorrow.
II is reported here that Spotted Tail
himself favors the proposition to 60 to
the Indian Territory. Indications now
are talk will be had here Monday, the
18th, at which something definite will
be arrived at, as the Indians of both
agencies will by that time have fully dis.
cussed matters. though the visit of the
Committee to Spotted Tail at this time
will not do away with the visit of the
commission to that agency in body
after the conclusion OF the treaty here.
There has been no talk with the Indians
by the Commission since the first one
held on the seventh day after the Com.
mission arrived.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 15.-Jennie
Bonnet, French girl, was assassinated
about o'clock last night at the San
Miguel saloon, near the station of the
same name on the San Jose Railroad.
The deceased came to the saloon, which
is kept as Rind of wayside inn, Tuesday
evening in company with another French
woman 10 hired buggy. Wednesday,
boy employed at the stable in the CITY
where the vehicle was obtained, came to
the station and took the buggy back to
town, Jennie refusing to pay for the use
of it. Later in the same day the stable
keeper himself, went to San Miguel and
told Jennie if she didn't pay him SO be
would put bullet through her; he left
without his money. Last night Jennie
bad Just gone to bed, in her room on the
hrst floor, and her companion was pre-
pairing to retire when a shot was fred
through the window, striking Jennie in
the breast, producing instant death.
During the confusion which ensued. the
assassin escaped unnoticed. Officers have
been sent out to work up the case. The
deceased was a well-known character
about town, having for many years been
In the habit of wearing male apparel for
which she was frequently arrested. She
always alleged she did SO for the greater
convenience in pursuit OF her occupation
which was catching frogs for use in the
city restaurants. She was about 20
years OF age; the name of the stable
keeper from whom the team was hired.
has not yet been obtained.
The Frenchman who suicided yester.
day at the California Hotel. has been
identified as jean Chaquin, lately en-
ployed as sheep herder in the vicinity
Of Los Angeles.
The Board of Health held a special
meeting to-day and passed resolution
looking towards the examination of all
buildings and localities suspected of
harboring smallpox and other diseases,
ana providing for thorough disinfec-
ton OF such places when necessary, in
which the officers OF the board will be
assisted Ey the police force If required.
The resolutions are directed more es.
pecialy against the Chinese quarters.
where it is supposed many cases of
smallpox are concealed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-Further |
particulars concerning the murder of |
Jennie Bonnet, render the theory pos-
Side that the fatal shot may have been
intended for her companion, Blanche
Bennon, who was in the room with her.
The latter had recently been living with
Frenchman named Deneve, but thew
quarrelled and separated short time
ago, Deneve going to France. A man
named Earnest Gerrurd was particular
friend OF Deneve and it seems he was
under the impression that Jennie bad
caused the separation between his friend
and Blanche. According to Blanche's
statement, Gerard made threats that he
would kill Jennie and herself. She saws
she knows of no other enemy OF Jennie's
and her opinion that Gerard had hand
IN the tragedy, is strengthened by the
fact that he took every occasion to in
suit her; it is not certain but that the
shot was intended for Blanche or for
both her and Jennie. The weapon ap.
pears to have been shotgun loaded
with buckshot. No arrests have been,
as yet, made.