The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-08-21


lrger than that occupied by the posse.
About half dozen, mostly mounted,
were in advance, while at least dozen
surrounded Simpsons buggy, some
yards in the rear. The moment Rich
replied to. the insulting remark of the
striker, the latter drew revolver, and
taking deliberate aim at Rich, he pulled
the trigger At the same moment his
horse SHE'D violently, disconcerting his
aim, fact to which Rich undoubtedly
owes his life. In an instant perfect
fusilade was opened between the two
parties. The unarmed strikers, who
had been impressed by their comrades,
took to their heels. Five Of thos, i'm
mediately in front, three mounted and
two on foot, went down before the
officers deadly fire, and this, taken in
connection with the stampede of more
than half their number, demoralized
such of the burners as were disposed to
show fight, and they retreated uncere
moniously to the hills, hiding behind
aeebrush and cedars.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
OF the five men who had fallen three
died almost instantly. Fourteen pris
oners had been secured, ard taking
three of these, whose testimony he de-
sired, Simpson requested the remainder
to look after their dead and wounded,
and with his posse returned to Pages
ranch, and then dispatched Storey to
Eureka to inform the Sheriff of the
a air. Upon the latter's arrival yester
day morning the entire party started
for the scene of the fight. and when
short diatance beyond Pages met IL
wagon. driven by an Italian, and con-
tanning the dead bodies of the five men.
The two wounded had died about 5
o'cloc. in the morning.
After examining the ground where
the fight had taken place, the Sheriff,
Simpson, Toomey, DIR. Thoma and
Coroner Smith returned to Eureka.
The three prisoners had been sent ahead
in charge of Tom Avery and Smith.
The bodies followed aud arrived later in
the evening, and were taken to
Stewards undertaking establishment.
Excited crowds of men gathered on
Main street throughout the evening,
and in order to be prepared for any
emergency, p special police were sworn
in by the Sheriff and patrolled the
town during the night.
The following are the names of the
killed: Giovanni Pidroni, Pompco
Patini, Marcelino Locatelli, Antonio
Cononica, and Theodore -, a cousin
of John Tore.
Seven six-shooters and four shot-guns
were found in the possession of the FIVE
dead men.
The Italians were extremely reticent
last night, and no information as to
their future intentions could be OBJ
tanned; nor would they give their ver-
sion of the fight, although claiming that
it was essentially different from that of
the officers.
The Sentinel reporter was informed,
second handed from one of the srr-
vivors, who arrived last night, that
there were but seventeen Italians, all
told, in the fight. He was further in
formed that the Italians claimed to
have expected no collision, and were
taken wholly by surprise by the, effi-
GERS. All five of the men killed, they
assert, fell at the first fire. The evil
dence before the Coroner's jury will be
awaited with interest, and until then it
would be well for the public generally
to suspend it's judgment. The Cor
ner's jury will be convened at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. to-day.
Held to Answer.