Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-28

Some Interesting Facts Connected
with the Explots.

sofne interesting Facts Connected
with the Explots.
The examination Of the alleged
participants in the recent stage rob.
berry on the Typo road. was concluded
at Belmont or Friday evening. aud
the prisoners were bound over to await
the action of the Grand Jury. Bob
Hamilton was placed under bonds of
$3.50, aud Bill Hamilton and
Tom Laurie two thousand dollars
each. Some very interesting facts
were developed during its progress,
that we have been in possession of for
some time, but have RETAINED from
publishing by request of the detectives.
This bold attempt to capture the treas
ure box was well planned, and only
failed by a very slight m~iscalculation
on the part of the participants. Davis,
the man killed in the fight, was the
leader of the gang, and came ovor to
Eureka from Virginia City for the ex-
press purpose of participating in the
scheme. On his arrival he was Joined
by the Hamiltons and Tom Laurie.
After looking over the situation care
fully and making due preparations,
the brothers and Davis left for the
scene of action. leaving Laurie in Eu-
reka, whose part in the programme
was to inform them OF the day when
the coin was shipped.
LAuRIE's PART.
Laurie hung around own and close
~ watched the Express Office until the
treasure was shipped. AS soon as he
saw it aboard, be jumped on bis horse
and started for Pinto. He was max.
ing up a canyon when he noticed that
ne was observed by Tom Fitzpatrick,
who keeps a hotel near Pinto mill.
Retracing his way, ne rode up to the
house, dismoun;ed and took a drink,
Informing Tom that he vas on his way
To the Buttes. His horse showed EVIL
dences of hard riding, and Tom ex-
pressed some doubt of the animal
being able TO make the journey. Lau-
RE replied that he must do it, and rode
off down the road. As soon as he was
out of sight Of me hotel, he turned up
a canyon, o u by the camp of two
coal-burners, who remember his pass
ing, and proceeded TO the top of Bald
mountain, a high peak that overlooks
the whole country TO the southwark.
As o as night came on he built an
immense fire, a signal to his comrades,
who were camped 40 miles away, in
the bills near the Willows Station. As
soon as they observed the signal light.
they were aware that the reasure had
left Eureka and would arrive at the
station at 8 O'Clock. They immediate
ly saddled their horses, rode to the
Willows station, bound and gagged
the two men found at that place, and
awaited the arrival of the stage. The
bloody ~rencounter that ensued, the
killing of Davis and wounding of mes
seuger Brown, the failure of the plan,
and all The tragic details appeared in
the SENTINEL At the time of their &C.
currence.
THE FAILURE.
That their scheme would have been
successful, and that it was part of the
plan 10 kill Eugene Blair, there is no
doubt. It's illustration was due to the
fact that there were two of Wells,
Fargo " Co.'S messengers aboard,
which was not anticipated, and the
double guard conhued the attacking
DdiAN Wv q th tt'ff tCitoNs n
series of circumstances unearthed by
the officers led to the implication of
the Hamiltons aud Laurie. The shot
gun and pistol captured from Davis
were known TO have been in the pos
session of Bob. Hamilton. The shot
gun he had borrowed from Mat. Kyle,
and sometime after the affair he in-
formed Mat. that il had been stolen
from him. and paid him its value.
The gang, with remarkable ~etfrontery,
came into Eureka. inspired with con-
tidence by the fact that Davis bad died
game and had not given them away.
There are many more evidences that
connect them with the robbery, and
these will come out on the trial. We
are not at liberty to reveal their char
acter, but there is no doubt that the
officers have a dead case against the
prisoners as will be developed in the
future. Too much credit can not be
given to Johnny Tbacker, Sheriff Sias
and Eugene Blair. for the mastery
manner in which they have worked up
the facts, and predict that the high
waymen will serve out long terms at
the State Prison as a punishment for
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