Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-31
THE EsMKRALDA STAGE ROBBERS

the capture of the Belleville and An
rora stage robbers /: Deputy Sheriff
James Wales came in yesterday morn
ing, having in charge the three Belle
Vile stage robbers. 1t seems there is
no evidence of more than three high.
waymen participating in the express
and bullion robbery OF the l4th inst
one American, Peruvian and Mex
lean. After leaving the bullion as
stated elsewhere, the robbers passed
through this county, bearing directly
south, and arrived at Darwin some
time Wednesday, leaving their mules
in corral. Upon noticing the latter,
the suspicious of officer Wales were
| Immediately aroused he instituted a
| plan to detect them, and soon became
aware of the fact that they were the
parties wanted. The mules disap-
peared mysteriously, and Wales, get
| ting scent mounted his horse and fol-
lowed in the direction of Old Coso,
near which place he struck regular
bonanza of cut-throats-forh he bagged
at one haul the three robbers and the
| perpetrator of the recent Cerro Gordo
| murder, Nahar Felis. Sheriff Pass
more, who was south on the same
! business, accompanied the party back
! to this place. Felis was left at Lone
| Pine, until accommodations can be
had in the county jail. Wales passed
on nOrthward with the foot pads. The
American has made clean breast of
it, and has confessed the robbery of
Wells, Fargo Il Co. The express
comp any's reward is $500 reward for
each of the thieves. The Peruvian is
an elderly man as we'll as an old offen-
der. Ex-Sherifis Elder and Moore
recognized him az one they had ares
ted for stealing bullion some years
ago.
Later information is contained in a
letter from W. II. Hall, agent for W.
F. & Co. at Aurora, 10 ii. +. Rice, by
which it appears that Deputy Sheriff
Wales who went out with the white
robber in search of the still missing
eighth bar Of bullion returned without
finding it. Joe Estrada, the Mexican,
who dropped the bar and went back
to hide it did his work so effectually
that the white man could not find it.
1t is thought Joe lied to the others or
else some one has been there and car
ried it off. At an examination in the |
Justice Court Jim Wallace and Manuel |
Chavarria pleaded guilty, and Joe Is |
trada pleaded not guilty. All three |
were held to appear before the Grand |
Jury.
GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DE-
GREE.-The trial of Peter Larkin, charged
with the murder of Corcoran on the 4th
of last August, was concluded at Virginia
City on Wednesday night. The charge
of the Judge to the jury was delivered at
10 o. clock, when they retired. They re-
turned at midnight. after deliberation
of two hours, and announced that they
had agreed upon verdict. which was
guilty of murder in the first degree.
When the verdict was announced, Lar
kin was standing with his arm over q
railing and leaning against it. As the
foreman ceased, the condemned man
weakened and almost fell to the floor.
Yesterday morning he was looking badly
and shook hands with officer Kiley, the
policeman who arrested him, but with
no great show OF friendship or regard.
He has avowed his intention Of killing
kiley if the opportunity ever offers.
next, at 10 O'Clock, vas set
as the time of sentence, which, under
the law, must be hanging.
IMPERIAL-EMPIRE.-As all the mines
in the vicinity Of the Imperial Empire
have advanced considerably of late in
price. especially Alpha. we copy from
last evenings Gold Hill News the an
neXed item: The greatest public interest :
has been centered in the developments
Of the north drift on the 1000 foot level
Of Imperial-Empir for the past two
weeks. The ore in this drift has, dur
ng that time. undergone several changes, '
rom good to poor. and back again to a I
still better prospect, keeping the public (
mind in state Of perfect ferment. This '
'tate of affairs ought to have reached a j
climax by this time. The drift has been i
n ore for distance of $50 feet or more,
md still continues in the same. The '
luality of the ore is good, and the
chances for the same body to extend
INTO the Alpha ground now amounts to y
lmost to certainty.
YESTERDAY was by far the coolest day 8
be month of March has furnished. At 4
ix O'Clock on Wednesday evening the :
arometer strongly indicated another 9
torn, but during the evening the baro-
,eter went Up and the thermometer
rent down. Yesterday morning at