The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-05-19
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

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VIM. Bassett, n Spring Valley Ranch-
er, wayIaid by Three Men, Shot,
and Seriously Wounded.
Reports reached here early IN the
week that VIM. Bassett, who lives on
the ranch formerly occupied by the
Dontre Bros, In Spring Valley, was
waylaid last Sunday morning, in the
canon west of his place, by r. c.
ONeil and Lis sons, fired at from am
bush and shot through the right
breast. This report created much in
terest here to get at the facts that led
10 the shooting.
From a gentleman just in from the
valley, who saw and %conyersed with
the wounded man, We have been able
to get the following account OF the
affair, which Mr.. Bassett and his
brother related to our informant.
Last Friday afternoon Bassett sa the
O'Neils drive a two-year-o old stud of
his (Bassett's) into their corral; he
went up to O'Neil's to get the colt,
when some hard words passed. One
OF the o'Neil boys said, I'll get my
Gun vi RAAi Una - VI u - All
elder brother said: mot now, we'll
get him at another place. Bassett
said he would take his horses up TO
"Nigger Canon" Sunday morning,
and put them in a fenced pasture,
where they would be of no further
trouble TO anyone. Thus ended the
mattertherc.
About 10 o'clock Sunday morning
Mr.. Bastett started with the horses up
the canon, and when about a mile and
a hall from his house, at Il narrow
gorge in the mountains, he was fired
a. from behind a bluf of rocks by
three men with rifles. The horse he
vas riding fell, and he got 10 the
ground himself. At this point one Of
tie men said: We've got the - Of
now" The next yolley from
the overhanging clin struck Bassett,
shsttering his right ann, close To the
shoulder, and also grazing his side,
the bullet dropping down inside OF
his clothes and lodging in his boot,
where It was aiterward found. Bas-
set again managed 10 remonnt his
horse and rode away amid a yolley OF
bullets. lie got down to the mouth
OF the caaon, when getting too weak
from the loss OF blood, he dismounted.
lis nephew saw him, and surfnisiug
something wrong, he called a hired
man and Went ANA brought him home.
! messenger Was immediately dis
pa ched 10 Oecroia Tor DR.. Willard,
~ 10 arrived and dressed the wound.
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By careful nursing the arm might lie
- we'd, and Tie Wounded man COME
out al right. Mr.. Bassett said thir-
teen SHOTS were hrel 1t him, two per.
sofls evidently doing the shooting,
- tbs bullets came two at Il time.
our informant asked the wounded
man II he know who did the shooting,
and he said he say the parties and
knew them well, though he did hot
wish 10 give tAoIr names. No arrests
have been made, nor is il likely there
VII be any, but informant says
one thing Is certain, another chapter
to this cowardly attempt ut assassi-
nation VIII yet be enacted. Mr.. Bas-
sett has the reputation among his
neighbors Of being a good and law
abiding citizen.
So far as the O'Neils' connection
with the affair, we know nothing but
what is public report, and what Mr..
Basset related TO our informant. II
any injustice Is done thens in the
foregoing account, the columns Of
this pa5erHre at their disposal to set
themselves right before the public.
Il is not our intention to condemn
anyone on hearsay evidence.