The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-14

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WEST POINT, MUDDY VALLEY,
Tuesday, July 3, 1877.
EDITOR RECORD: A most atrocious
and cold-blooded murder was perpetrated
at this place on Saturday night last,
about half-past ten o'clock. The follow
ing facts were elected at the inquest,
which was held by Justice Logan ytster-
day:
Some two or three weeks ago couple
of men arrived in the valley. and have
been lurking around ever since Several
petty larcenies followed their advent,
until last Thursday night. when the
camp of Pearce and Moore 1.-TWO men
from Arizona) was robbed. Suspicion
at once rested on the strangers; their
camp WAS found, 80 were the stolen arti-
cles. The two men were arrested and
one OF them taken down to Justice Logan
by Mr.. W. II. Garter. The other was
escorted by Mr.. Dry. Il citizen. and by
Moore, but got away from them oa the
way and made for the Virgin River.
Meantime the Deputy Sheriff kept the
other in custody all day. and Friday
night also. No one appearing against
him he was let 60 on Saturday forenoon.
Aboat II o'clock on the same day the one
who got away came back from the
Virgin, accompanied by two other men,
ostensbly for the purpose OF aiding their
remaining partner. Finding him free.
however, they all left the Deputy Sher-
ifs residence about o o'clock on Satur-
day evening. saying they were going to
Pabranagat Valley. forgot to state
that Moore and Pearce, whom they had
robbed, had confiscated one of their
horses-there we're consequently but
three horses and four men. About half
past ten o'clock Saturday night they ar
rived al the Agency. 3. f. Holland and
W. II. Carter were in the office and had
not yet retired. A Mr.. Jones and wife
were sleeping about seventy-fve yards
off. Jones was awakened by the dogs.
when he heard some one cry out, throw
up your hands," and then followed three
shots in rapid succession. This scared
Jones and he, with his wife, fed to the
hills Sunday morning early he returned
and found Holland and Carter both dead,
lying about ten feet from the door and
about six feet from each other, the former
shot through the heart and the latter
through the left cheek, near the ear (;
both had revolvers by their side, and
Carter shotgun, one barrel of which
had been discharged, and which took
effect on one of the gang, slightly
wounding him. Jones gave the alarm
by galloping down TO St. Joseph, then
sent word at once to st. Thomas, and
the settlers are in hot pursuit. The In
dians are also tracking the murderers,
who have gone toward st. George, Utah.
l shall stop till some news arrives from
the chase.
Two hours later-3 o'clock, Tuesday.
An Indian runner has just arrived and
says they have captured one of the gang,
the one whom Carter had wounded.
They came up with him near Muskeet
Flat, on the Virgin River, and were still
in hot pursuit of the other three.
Mr.. Holland was member of Wood
land (Cala.) Lodge, No. Ill. l. 0. 0. F.,
and clwe to California in early days.
Mr. Carter was native of one OF the
Carolinas. I don't know which.
MEGARRIGLE.
HUNTER DISTRICT. We had the pleas
ure OF meeting James Day, son of Capt.
H. H. Day, just in from Hunter Dis
trict at which place he is engaged with
the Winnemucca Mine and Furnace
Company. A forty-ton furnace is being
erected, which will be started to work in
September. About GO men are at work
Tor the company, which is composed OF
foreign capitalists, they having pur.
chased from Bristol and Daggett. The
company have the exclusive privilege oil
OF water, bringing it some two miles. A
branch line of Gilmer & Salisbury
Cherry Creek line of stages will be run
ming to Hunter this week. A postoffice
has been established and order is KEEP
In the district by Justice OF the Peace
and Constable.
FIREMEN's ELECTION. member
OF Protection Hose Company No. 2 helt
their annual election on Friday evening
July 9Th, electing the following officer
to serve for the ensuing year: President
Geo. W. Arnold; Vice President, A
seitch; Foreman. George Patton; FRS
Assistant. M. G, Rourie; Second As
ssis,ant, E. Fl. Ewing; Secretary, Wm
Marsen; Treasurer L. V. LOOMS. Dele
sates-Geo. W. Arnold, l.. V. Loomi
and s. Fl. Carmen.
REWARD. Mrs. Isaac Jennings, OF 81
Thomas, offered reward of 800 us a
Inducements to the Indians to captur
Inc four murdsrers of d. f. Holland an
Nh. Garter, who we're killed at th
Maops Reservation. In conseq uence {
,ns they started out in lively pursuit.
II the reward. had been offered to brin
those murderers in dead" 1t would hay
osen much better.
MIR. J. L. HOLLAND. q brother of B.
Holland, the Indian Agent who W,
murdered at the Maopa Reservatio
% the LIST instant, arrived here la
tuesday with casket in which the r
@ains Of his deceased brother will
sssplaced and conveyed to Sacramen
'ofinterment.
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