The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-11-10
CROZIER'S STATEMENT.
[Silver State Nov. LIST. !

On the last night OF his existence aud
with no hope OF escaping death he gave
the following brief history of his life and
statement OF the crime, and incidents
which led to its cornmittal, to the writer
"My name is Robert Ii. Crozier, aged
4S years. 1 was born in Tuscumbia,
Alabama, November 9Th, 1929. My
parents moved TO Texas when | was
young. They gave me q fair common
school education. | left Texas for Cali
tornia in 1858. by way of Nicarauga. My
father was twice elected City Marshal Of
San Francisco, and he now resides in
Texas. l believe in a future state and
the existence Of mercilul and All-wise
God, and hope my troubles will soon be
over. have suffered much mental tor
ture here, and have had no hope from
the beginning of being granted new
trial or having my sentence commuted.
Last fall l had been working on ranch
for five months; had drank no strong
drink during that time. l saw no hope
of working there any longer, and got to
drinking, when l was paid off. 1 went
to Mineral Hill and got drunk. in
tended to go to another ranch; but before
/ got there heard the owner had left,
so took the narrow guage road to Palis-
ade, thence to Elko, whsre L was very
drunk. L stayed IN Eiko while and
went back to Lanes ranch again, where
worked month, and did not drink. l
was paid off then and went to Elko and
got to drinking again. A man at Wells
sent for me to keep bar. | went there
and stayed 25 days, drinking hard. l
got De-vous from drink, and could not
quit drinking. l went back to Eiko,
spent S6O'or $40 in few days, drinking
all the time TIL the difficulty, which
ended in the shooting OF SiIverstein
Had tended bar two or three nights In
Barnsrd's saloon, where the shooting
took place. l did not sleep for two or
three nights, and was drinking day and
night about O'Clock the night OF the
difficulty, a young man who kept bar
Der shop at the saloon. asked me TO take
walk. we went TO ldaho street. ana
went into house OF Ill repuse, IN which
had never been bsfore. Inc girls were
dressing. and the young man SAID let 8
co. and went on ana ieit me- asked
the girls to 60 to Barnards saloon and
take drink. Two OF them ala So ana
we danced and jumped around IKE
drunken fools. one OF them' Moli!e
Costello. said she wished her dear little
Hogan was here: tooisniy ASKED wnat
she wanted with that Ii'tle pimp' one
got very mad, and cursed and abused me;
l tried to paoiiy her' ana toiq her !
meant nothing by the remark. l coulu
not do 30, ana told her cared nothlne
Tor her or hogan, she seemed 70 wans 70
tantalize me ana get me INTO trouble
and said l had oet1er Try 70 set her 70
leave the house' tnas spe nsu 'lienu
here to take her part. salu l careo
nothing for hsr. Montana Onafley ther
spoke up; SAID ne hsu sood nouon tc
put q head on me. twas 'ne hrst time
l hnd noticed him. ana l SAID, what
the matter with youf lie was leaning
against the billiard taoie' ana stepped II
'front.' OF the stove WIN MS nahu IN nl
mp pocket ana said' you nave pee,
hunting nght, ana VIII give you a'
you want. AS ne stepped up 'hougp
ne had whistler III ms poese'' put a.
naa PROMISED barhara 10 .uahe no us
turoance' l maae up my inina 70 nav
no trouble with MIN unless ne attacke'
me. l MADE rsmafk' as itequenti
did, that 1 would take ofinh ny my