Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

I read the complaint 10 them. They plead
not guilty. / then read TO them the short
testimony ! had taken from Il. L.. Bassett.
/ asked AL. Knuckles II he was Q sworn
officer and he said he was Deputy Sheriff.
l ordered the prisoners disarmed. They
said they had no arms. / asked for the
rifle which Sheriff Matson reported they
had brought with them. / demand the
gun, as it wal in evidence in the case.
Knuckles said Matson had the gun. / then
ordered Knuckles to take and safely keep
the prisoners and bring them into court
next morning, June 8. at 8 o'clock, the
time set for hearing the complaint. At
about 8 o'clock, June Z, Sheriff Knuckles'
disappeared, and when last seen was rid
ing towards Snake Valley. About dark /
tried to find out who was in charge Of the
prisoners, and asked the prisoners them
selves who had charge Of them. They did
not know that any n had. About Q
O'Clock M. Bassett came to my Office and
complained that IL his brother, R. L.
Bassett, should come TO answe the SUBJ
pena 1t would not be safe for him with the
prisoners running over the bills. l sent
him for N. B. Dunton and Geo. Williams.
They were sworn officers Of my court and
came into court. / ordered them to guard
the prisoners. They said they would. They
then notified the prisoners. The guard
and their prisoners came into court, the
latter bringing in . gun. ! asked them
where they got il. They said James Mat
son took it from them and gave II back. I
look it from them, telling them IL was
evidence in court. / then told the pris-
oners that witnesses were coming into
court, and that / should put them
under guard. They said all right. I
kkn- aoIoA x1n~n - Dr~Hon and Wf1lsa una
were their friends. They said, Eyes. par
ticular friends" Then B. O. O'Neil re-
quested that Dunton should carry the
gan. The Court gave it to him with ex-
press orders that he should deliver IL in
court the next morning at 8 O'Clock.
They eli went away together.
About l O'Clock at night the guard came
and raped at my Office door. l got out
of bed and let them in. They said .
mob lot Of men had overpowered them and
taken the prisoners away from them. I
repaired Immediately to the spot. Found
R. @. O'Neil dead, William O'Neil wound
cd and Richard O'Neil missing.
1 set the day for the examination OF the
O'Neil boys for June Is. The District
Attorney came here and ordered me to
send the prisoners to Hamilton for exam
nation. l called court on the date
named. r.. n. wizard, physician ana
surgeon, swore il was impossible to move
the prisoners 1t that time without en-
dangering their lives. I adjourned the
court with like result each time to
June IS. 20 and %. On the last
date, James Matson, Sheriff, turned the
prisoners over to the Court and said he
would have nothing to do with them. /
swore in Geo. A. Richardson and L. L.
Phillips to guard them. June 80, the
physician certifying that the prisoners
could be moved, / told them they could
have their choice to be heard at Ward.
Hamilton or here. They preferred .
change Of venue to Ward, and the prison.
ers Richard and William O'Neil deposed to
that effect. The Court notified Sheriff
Matson of the change of venue to Ward
and rendered him the warrant and ordered
him to remove the prisoners there forth
with. He refused to take the warrant or
to have anything to do with the prisoners.
The Court then discharged itn guard
and ordered John T. Scott not 10 feed the
prisoners any longer on Courts account.
CrLLUM FARNHAM,
Justice Of the Peace Township II.