The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-06-16
THE SPRING VALLEY TRAGEDY.
Some Further Particulars About the
Affair.

Some Further Particulars About the
Affair.
Late arrivals from Osceola give us
further particulars regarding the late
work of the mob there. AS slight
misstatements occurred in our last re-
garding the affair, we now set them
right /:
When the prisoners were taken
before Justice of the Peace Farnham,
a day was set for examination, and
they were remain ded to the custoday
OF the officers VINO brought them in.
Constable Matson and Deputy Sheriff
Nuckols then released them on their
own recognizanee, while they (the
ollicers) Went 10 bring i'll witnesses.
They had their arms, and the first
day and night were not disturbed.
On the evening of the second day,
Dunton aud Williams, two residents
OF Spring Valley, went TO Justice
Farnham aud stated that the prison.
ers should be disarmed and guarded,
which service they offered to do. The
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ext morning the mob entered the
room where the prisoners were sleep.
ing, pulled them out OF the house and
commenced shooting them. a Henry
rifle vas placed to Old mar o'NeIl's
breast aud he a shot dead, his
clothes taking fire from nearapproach
OF the gun. The younger ofthe boys
was shot in the small Of the back,
and also through TIT lett leg, the bul,
let passing clear through, missing
the bone aud also the main arteries.
Dick, the elder OF tho boys, was only
dubbed over the head with a gun; he
tool 10 his heels and ran some dis
lance n his bare feet which tore them
up iearfully. Dick says he ran close
10 where tue horses OF the mob ere
picketed, hid IN a raVine and heard
the men talk Is they returned to their
horses. lie says he knows most of
them.
DR.. Tuford, who has returned from
Osceola, WHITTIER he went to dress the
boys wounds, says that the one shot
III the small OF tie back and thigh
viii probably recover. The ball,
which the doctor says was "A small
one, did not enter tie inteslines, but
lodged under some Of the muscles
neal the hip. lie proUed for II, but
It's eOurSe MAS suen that it's locality
could not be determined.
The doctor also informs US that
the decd /, severely censurod ia o.
couia, Justice fafnnam and the self-
constituted guards coming for their
full share al the blame. Ii is not the
killing OF OfNtil III itself, 20 much Is
the cowardly manner Ia which it WAS
done, that makes people condemn lis
authors in such strong terms.
AdVIccs rom Hamilton are to the
effect that Judge RlNes has instructed
the officers OF this county to use their
best oudeaNors o ferret out the par
ties engaged IN the affair, and, II pos
sibls, bring them 10 justice. our own
opinion, however. l., that nothing
can or Will be done. The Neils
were bad neighbors; on more than
ono occasion they have taken the law
IN their own hands and terrorized
over all who came in contact with
them. The late shooting OF Mr.. Bas-
set, from ambush, was undoubtedly
the act that broke the long-restrain-
ed patience OF the people and led up
to the O~ceola crime. HoweYerm much
people may condemn the means en-.
ployed by the mob To get rid ofO'Neil,
we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that
there was long and persistent train OF
grievance aud ouilaWrv which led up
to the tragedy. In view ofthis fact 1t Is
doubtful If a Grand Jury can be found
in White Pine county to indiet the
O'Neil murderers. Like Absolotn
Of old, ''he sowed the wind, and has
reaped the whirlwind.n