The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-10-09
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At the examination Of the train rob
bers in Auburn John Mason. one Of the
gang. made . voluntary confession.
Following is his story:
On Tuesday I came down from Do
nascus about 10 O'Clock. / came down
70 the cabin about 2 P. NJ. and When /
got there met Stenegal. He had q gun
on his shoulder and one in a sack. He
told me he and Shinn had tools hid in
the bushes. We had provisions taken
TO the cabin-enough to last three or
four days. The tools which we had
Wero taken from the Aurora blacksmith
shop. about q mile and u quartz from
lows Hill. There were two picks, two
shoveIs, axes, a wrench, Ratchet. two
pairs Of gum boots. sledge, about seven
or eight pounds OF nails, and also some
giant powder and caps. I did not see
Rogers till the night of the wreck. On
the night of August 3lst we started up
for the railroad track. Rogers came
about 8 or 0 o'clock. Rogers looked at
his watch and said it was n few minutes
after 8 or o; ] don't remember which.
he had q gun and a sack, which he said
contained giant powder and two bottles
OF whisky, u lantern aud a six shooter.
Think ne had twenty, tour giant powder
cartridges. He said they were to blow
up tho express safe.
When the train camo in sight I got
down the embankment. When The train
arrived, we had it arranged Who was to
60 to The different places. Stenegal was
TO go to the first engine. Rogers to the
second, and Frazier. shinn and myself
were TO go to the express car and keep
the passengers from coming out. Az
soon as we got to the car We found il
was q fruit car. instead OF an express or
baggaGe-car. I turned to where shinn
and Frazier were standing, about oppo-
site tho mail car. They were stan ling
there both together, doing nothing. 1
asked them what they were doing. and
II they were going 10 do anything. Just
at that time I head Stenegnl speak to
the fireman. I turned around and saw
the mail messenger leaning out Of the
window. / told him to get in and he
did 80. Just then Stonegal came down.
and / asked him where Rogers was.
He said be hadn't seen him. Fiazi-r
then said: IT'S too big; let's Co." We
then started and ran into the bushes.
We both fell down. After we had got
into Me bushes we stopped, and Frazier
wanted to know what we would do now.
he MADE the remark that he had done
enough NV, and we had better go home.
! hailooed Tor Rogers ; 1 called him
Dick; that was the name he was to go
by; md We got 10 answer. SteLegal,
Shinn and myself then started mp an
old road that was there, and travelled
around and came TO the railroud above
the cut. We left all our tools there.
We were all masked when the trim
arrived. Frazier and Rogers had their
faces blackenedr After we got on The
railroad track we met Rogers. When
We met there was some little dispute as
TO who got scared first, and as 10 who
got scared aud who didn't. The piece
OF paper that was found on the ground
was written by Stenegal and dictated by
myself. 1t was left there to mislend
the officers. We all went bnck 10 the
cabin on the river, except Rogers. I
didn't see him again until Thursday
morning, about 8 or 0 o'clock. Rogers
stayed there that day aud went awar
nt sundown. Tho figures $40"
that were put OIL the paper, have no
Significance ut all. We cut the handles
OF two shovels and two picks we had a,
the cabin and burned the handles and
threw tho rest into the river. The fuse
we threw back Of the house into the
brush. We sold the remaining grub to
Cinnamon. Rogers came down to see
rs again on Saturday morning.