Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-26
The Schneider Mystery.

Noble of this place, have been work
ing the case up. Thus far they have
met with very little success in the
way of clearing up the darkness. The
general impression here seems to be
that Schneider was not foully dealt
with, but fell off the bridge and was
killed by the fall. Yesterday Coroner
Mayer of Storey County held an in
quest upon the body of the deceased
during which evidence was elected
which caused him to issue warrant
for the arrest of William Robinson
on suspicion. Robinson came back
here last night, having procured bail
or been let off on his own recog-
nizance. The following is his testi-
mony before the Coroners Jury.
RoBINsoN's TESTIMONY.
l reside in Silver City and am
working in the Buckeye mine; 1 saw
the deceased last Thursday for the
first time in Virginia City; | came to
this city to engage team to go to
Silver City on Thursday night to
bring up trunk and IA sewing ma
chine; came on the street to where
there were three or four express
wagons; | asked the price of one to
go to Silver; one man said $40; this
man Schneider stepped forward and
said So; he asked me what time |
wanted to go; told him between s
and . O'Clock; when this man said
$40, Schneider said "Ioa God damn
rascal, you have got me out of two or
three JOBS to-day, and | will get even
with you for it" he told me | would
find him at the Washoe Brewery; l
changed my mind before went TO
the Washoe Brewery, and concluded
not to have them brought up until
Saturday night l stopped at the
Washoe Brewery and told him of the
change; told him he need not come
down till late, as l had business
which would prevent me from coming
till II or | O'Clock; | saw Schneider
in Haupt's saloon about II O'Clock
on Saturday night; l told him it
would be an hour or probably more
before | could go with him; he said,
"All right-he was not in hurry
| came To the saloon about one
O'Clock, and he had gone; Haupt
told me that he had left .here half
an hour before: | went to Angell's
stable and got d team there; | got u
man named johnson Kidd to come
with me and bring the sewing ma
chine and trunk; we brought them
10 the owner, Mrs. Martin, who
lodged on B street, at , 80 O'clock on
Sunday morning; | intended to send
the things up on Thursday night, but
Mrs. Martin was not stopping where
expected she was, and | could not
direct him where To take them TO
without coming up along with him;
had to lay otf work on Saturday
night on some business in Silver and
thought could come up after l got
through and have them brought to
I'll house where she lived. | did not
Set the team of the deceased in the
road when | came up,
MRS. MARTIN AND ROBINSON.
The woman mentioned in the fore
gniag 10y Robinson lived until recent
ly in Succur Rayine. She lost her
husband about a year ago and has
since earned meager support for
herself and child with her sewing
machine. During last winter she
Was for time in destitute circum-
stances until some good neighborS,
learning of her distress, brought her
relief. The trunk and sewing ma
chine which Robinson got the team
to haul To Virginia were in danger of
being attached for debt, and hence
the reason for removing them in the
night time. The woman for some
time before she left here was unable
to make a living, and consequently
ran up a bill with one of our mer-
chants. The merchant, after calling
for his pay several times, threatened
to attach the woman's effects. There
fore, perhaps, she resolved to have
them removed outside of the county
under cover of night. This may
throw some light on the matter, and
explain Robinson's connection with
the removal OF the sewing machine
and trunks. Robinson has borne
good reputation here during resi-
dence of considerable length of time.
No EASTERN MNL.-The reason
why no Eastern mail was received
here yesterday was because there was
big washout on the Central Pacific
road at Osina, a station on the Hum
boldt division. The break was being
repaired soon after it occurred and
the mail will come through all right
to-day, perhaps.
HML-Day before yesterday Silver
City was refreshed and cooled by
heavy hail' storm. The hailStones
were as large as pigeons eggs, many