The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-18
\ DESP e2ADO KILLED.
HrKo, June II, 1881.

Allmey rode into town, ms horSe sweat
ing at every pore, and delivered himself
to Judge Stearns, who IN turn handed
him over to the custody of Deputy Sheriff
Wilson. Allmcy stated to the Judge that
a shooting scrape had just taken place
himself between and ''Hank" Sprague at
Cboffea's ranch, some ten miles down the
valley, and that Sprague had been killed.
Judge Stearns, as Coroner, Immediately
selected a jury, and with Deputy Sheriff
Wilson, the prisoner, ETC., proceeded to
to the scene of the homicide. To be
brief, the man was found dead; in fact,
as dead as man as (who was member
of the Coroner's jury had ever,seen, and
the deliberations of the jury, based on
the evidence, and surroundings, resulted
in verdict of "iustiiable homicide" ,
Sprague got mad at Allmey and COM
menced talking pretty rough to him.
Wishing to avoid trouble Allmey started
away, when Sprague drew his revolver
and shot at him. Allmey then went and
procured a Winchester rifle, and as he
was returning Sprague took another shot
at him. Allmey then brought the rifle
to q level and shot Spraguc just under
the car. -sr- . u. p. %
Hank Sprague, although a man pos
sessed of some redeemable qualities, was
a chronic. professional rutfian, and those
who have known him the longest and
best only wonder that he has lasted 50
long. We are willing to acknowledge
with blnshe' J that we were all afraid of
him just little, and it seems to be the
prevailing sentiment of this community
two are not afraid to express that senti-
ment now that he is dead) that Allmey
has done the community service, for
which the public should be ever grateful.
The little fellow evidently gave him even
more than square stand-up fight; but if
he had Of bushwhacked Sprague with q
Gahin gunfrom bunch OF tule, l, as a
quiet, peacaable citizen and "a conscien-
tious juror, should have returned the
same verdict. It may SAVIOR Of semi
bapbari 3m, but.we are not sentimental
community, and when a man after max
ing boasts of killing people in our midst,
plays the devils tattoo with his pistol on
the stouachs Of fifty persons Of the pres
emf com,nunitv and then has the mis-.
fort,,ne 40 s,y, nov sometime th,t he
csnno , d; 10 we dunn no aowers into
his cofin md shed No fears IN his grave
5aa LOGAN.
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INDEPENDENCE MINE.-A, fine ledge OF
rich ore has been encountered in the In.
done,donoo LII, Tbo ,odro i, ro,,ro
"sAe r.,
ssnlelt is oeiHS eighteen Inches IN "ioeh
and Is IN virgin ground, about 400 feet
beneath the surface. A specimen of this
ledge, weighing about forty pounds, COW
cred with oxide OF silver, was on exhibit
ton during the week, and is said to be a
fair sample of the ore. Mr.. Terry of Flu
reka, who came to Phoebe for the pur-
pose OF examining and reporting upon a
number OF mines here and in Bristol, in
spected this property and has taken a
number OF samples away with him, which
he will have tested and will send dupli'
taken bu Mr. Terry ware assave5 at the
Day Company's assay office in Bristol ano
went as follows: brown sample, silver;
orart, ,son o' eaS 7iV or 'i'o''oe anu
a'"''A' sii'ei' of' i'-o' -
II appears impossible for US to learr
anything authentic in regard To tn,
RAYMOND :, NJ, ,,a NIL, VII,
- W. 10y a,Ao o" "0l
iila''er' we near That there are severa
persons who are willing to take thes,
properties and put up half q million OF
them, but they don't want one unless
they can get the other. Bob Morrow
who controls the Meadow Valley, it i:
SAID will not consent to do anything
When he cannot sell, he is willing to sci
doubles IN his price and if tbey p are will II
ing to pay the amount asked, then h
does not want to sell. And so the matter
stands. However, we are liable to hea