Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-24
RRENCH LEAVE.
Tive Men Appropriate n Team and
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HO for Wood River.
Tuesday morning two miners, Jack
Belts, who was tributing in the Dunder-
berg, and Henry Caldwell C"Cap'n R.),
who was leasing in the Clipper mine, both
we'll known men here and on Ruby Hill,
went to Jerry Ahern's stable, where M.
ID. Joseph keeps his horse and blackboard,
and got the team. Caldwell was working
for Mi. Joseph at the time, and for this
reason Mr.. Ahern had no hesitancy in al
lowing him TO take the horse and buck
board. Mr.. Joseph. who was laid up at
home with rheumatism, did not hear of
their doings until yesterday noon, when
he got up out of bed and took steps to
have the parties arrested and brought
back under q warrant, in which they are
charged with grand larceny. Last even
ing about 6 o'clock Officer Mckay went
horseback in pursuit Of them. 1t is not
definitely known what their plan was in
going of as they did, whether to get out
of the country in the team they had appro-
priated, or only to overtake a party that
left here Monday morning for Wood River
and then leave the horse and blackboard
on the road. This party referred TO CON-
sists of foul miners, who bought a pair OF
horses and Q spring wagon in Eureka and
left at the time and for the destination
named. Caldwell and Belts were seen
driving out Of Eureka through a back
street as though they wished to avoid
observation. They have been heard from
on the road. They got to Trainor's
ranch Tuesday night and yesterday morn
ing they started out from there horseback,
LA&k ..Is-. kho $50 AN-on nka hYnE-l
board they left behind, as they had broken
one Of the axles and they could not make
good Roadway in it any further. But after
trying riding double for q few miles they
gave it up, and coming back took q fresh
start in the blackboard. "Cap'n R." is a
very fat fellow and Belts Ia not lean, and
they probably found the horse two short
for them. They returned to the ranch
and striking ont again have not been heard
from since. The horse is o stout animal
of Red Jacket stock, 7 years old, dark bay,
branded JK on the left thigh and vented
lightly ON the left shoulder. He is about
| medium hight, has one white hind foot
and black name on left side of the neck.
The blackboard lie painted black, has q
black cushion at the back of the seat, Is Of
Eastern manufacture and is Of narrow
track. These particulars are given in or
der that should the men escape
out of this neighborhood they may be in
tercepted on their route further on.
1t is not likely, however, that they will
make over 100 miles before they are over
taken by the officer who is after them. for
the roads are in such condition that with
one horse they cannot travel rapidly. The
case looks very bad for the fugitives, and
we can hardly imagine any excuse that
they will be able to give for their singular,
and, to all appearances, criminal act;
| still, as there may be something that they
can say to palliate their offence, it may be
well TO suspend judgment in the premises
until they are brought back and heard in
| their own defence.
Since writing the above we learn that
| the party which we referred TO as leaving
here Monday morning for Wood River
have not left town yet. Hence, it appears
that Messrs. Caldwell and Belts depended
solely on Red Jacket and the blackboard to
take them to Wood River, or to some point
on the railroad, perhaps, whence they
could make the rest of the trip without
| much trouble.