Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-06-26
A DESPERATE RuHDEas.
Farther Particulars Of the Mark.
leeville Affair.

1
+, Yesterday morning the APPEA
$ published a brief account of tn
attempt near Markleeville, of
i man to kill three travellers with al
a axe. The following additional par
8 ticulars were secured last evening
1t appears that Scorcer, the maj
who is expected to die, was comm,
{ from the Big Trees with his brother
and nephew. They reached an old
deserted mill known as Mt. Bullion
a place that used to be toll sta
ton on the Silver Mountain road
and six miles from Markleeville
Here they found an Italian who
said he was woodchopper. He
said the mill was good place to
sleep, and the men concluded to
stop there for the night. They
were pretty tired, and spreading
their blankets on the floor were all
asleep by 9 o'clock.
About midnight, all three were
reused up by an attack from
the stranger. He was attempting
to murder all three with Ratchet.
The elder Scorer was reused by a
blow which nearly took away his
cheek bone, and as he rose and
grappled with the assailent he re-
ceivcd another blow on the skull
which stretched him out helpless.
His brother and nephew, up to this
time were unhurt, bu: reused by
the commotion, they also sprang
up only to receive terrible blows
upon the head with the hatchet.
The Two men grappled with the
assassin in the dark, but had no
weapon, and received such terrible
cuts that they fled in the darkness
to the woods, followed by the
stranger. Soon afterwards, the
one who was first wounded crawled
out of the door into the
brush and lay there for more
than an hour before he had the
strength to get to the road. He
finally staggered away from the
spot, covered with blood, and found |
his brother and nephew, both of |
whom were nearly as badly cut up
as himself The three then made
their way to MarkleevlIle, reaching
it in the morning.
Their story caused great excite
cent, and in few minutes the
!, liens of the little place were
n king their way to the mill.
Here they found that the would
be murderer had rifled the wagon
and helped himself to everything
hat was Of any valae.
Sheriff Scott organized band of
Indians and large party took the
rail. The Indians kept this all
lay, and towards evening they
cached the man asleep on the
with a double barrelled gun {
~ his side. He was in a sound
lcep, having been up probably,
ince the midnight attack upon =
he three men
His gun was removed and one Of
he bucks cast himself upon the
obber. In an Instant he took in
he situation and rolled the Indian
yer. The other Indians then fell "
pom him and the man fought with
esperate energy. 1t required sew
raj Indians aftera hard struggle to J
ind him, and he was taken back
, NarAieevlie Here the excite u
rent ran high, and there was strong y =
Xix Of lynchlng. The scene of the >
lpture WAS between Dublin "
prings and Youny's Bridge. The 1.
AN 5 name is not known. He ap u
ears to he a desperate criminal
ID the report that he was insane
I'd chopped the men in delirium n
madness is contradicted by his 49,
fling the contents Of their wagon u
terwards. He ATTEMPTED to kill :,
rec men for the purpose of rob- II
ny. and it is a miracle that they h.
capped a. they did. 70
The elder Scorcer will probably ..
e, and it is also thought that his 81
other will. Sheriff Williams -,
ent to Markleeville to see the
FUNDED men, and states that al
ough he knows them well, they
re so badly bruised and cut that NJ
could not tell one from the other. ne
leir faces are beaten almost to OF
~ n.