Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-11-21
WASHOl JOHN CAPTURED.
q Is FOUND IN HIS 0RANDMOTHEHs wICKIUP
TIE INDIA N INTERvIwRD.

| Washoe John, the Indian captured b,
Sheriff Hill, and charged with the murder o
Piute Charley, is now in the County Jai
! having been breugh. up by the Sheriff yes
! terday morning.
THE CAPTURE
| Was effected on Monday morning aboat day
break. The Sheriff assisted by Bill Har
VINO guided hiM to the spot where John wa
found Ii was a campeody about half :
mile back of Truckee. He was sleeping wher
the place was reached The interior Of ths
wickiup where he was lying was quite
dark. The Sheriff lighted candle and held
it whore its rays feel upon his prisoner
Sleeping nsar him was an old bag who proved
| to be his grandmother. Hart called out "Oh
John" ths Indian reused up and rolled hall
| over. He Was told to come out he was
under arrest. He threw off the old blankets
aud robes which covered him and rose to his
feet. He seemed to know what was wanted
and came out without making any re
sistance The Sheriff handcuifed him. At
the sight of the irons the old grandmother
began to plead for his release and filed the
air with lamentations. The Indian, who
said his full name was John Debargo, walked
away with his captors and took no notes OF
the woman who begged so hard for his re
lease. The officer reached the city yesterday
morning and placed John in a cell.
TIE HURDRRBR INTERVIEWED.
An APPEAL reporter called upon him yes
terday afternoon He is a man about twenty
eight years Of age. He omitted the killing
of Charlie and gave the reporter a detailed
account of the affair. He says both were
drunk at the time. They fought alongside
the FIRE. He killed him because a Pluto
had treated his sister badly years ago.
He did it all alone, and after cutting the
Piute's throat laid down alongside of him and
fell asleep. 1t was after midnight when he
finished tho job. They struggled about an
hour before the Pute got his quietus. Waking
at day break he assured himself that the
Piute was dead and then started for Frank
town on foot. He boarded the train at Frank |
town and got off at Truckee, where his rel |
atives lived. The reporter asked if the other |!
Indians assisted him and he said that they did |
not, they having left before the fight began.
Some years ago the tribe had treated his sister
10 badly that she died. He had nothing against
Charley personally, but killed him simply be-
ause he belonged to the tribe which had al
owed one of their number to marry his sister
nd then treat her badly.
When found he was not wearing the bloody
lothss described by his associates. The
lothes, however, were found by the Sheriff
ear the wickiup whsre the Indian was cap
1red.
The prisoners only fear is that he will be
armed over to the tender mercies of the
iutes, who he thinks will proceed to execute
i'm in short order. Captain Joe, chief of the
'ashoes, called at the jail yesterday morning g.,
i'd asked that John be protected by the au
lorities and not turned over to the Piutes
HON he thought might not in the trial give
m any benefit of technicalities The Washoes
aim that the two men had fair fight in
zen ground and that John killed his man :
e was assured that John would not be given C
the Piutes but granted fair trial in the P
S. Circuit Court. This seemed to give c
e old fellow considerable satisfaction, as he b
pearad to think that whiteman's court was r
me sort of an institution made for the W
ecal benefit of criminals. 81
About o'clock the prisoner was brought tt
fore Justice Cary for preliminary examin g
on and pleaded guilty. He was then taken
OK to his cell. -