Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-01-10
He Makes u Clean Breast OF the
Whole Affair.

The Silver State gives the follow
ing account of the capture of Clar
ence Grey, the murderer of R. II
! Scott:
, On Wednesday evening, abou
!, 7:15 o'clock, the news spead like
wild fire that Clarence Grey, the
murderer Of r. Fl. Scoot, at Para
disc Valley, had been caught and
was being brought into town. A
large concourse of men Immediate
| ly wendell their way to the Court
house, TO catch glimpse of the
man who had committed the das-
tardly deed. rs he would be ushered
into the jail. In a few moments
a buggy ratified up the street, ac-
compared by several horscmen
armed with gun and pistols. In
the buggy was Clarence Grey, for
whom the citizens Of the county
haye been in search Of for week
in the mountains and valleys of
Humboldt.
On arriving at the Courthouse,
he was Immediately taken through
the crowd and safely lodged behind
the prison bars After his capture
he was quite talaatiye to those who
had an opportunity to question him
and achnowled that he committed
the crime for which had been ar
rested.
HOW HE WAS CAPTURED.
Grey was taken at Lone Station
some thirty miles North Of this
town one Of the stopping places
of the Wlnnemucca and Paradise
stage, attended to by Mart Good
win, by Mike fully and Henry
Nofsinger Of Wlnnemucca, and
William Stewart and Henry Gill
IAN of Paradise
Grey had arrived there Tuesday
night, about Ii O'Clock in an ex-
lausetd condition, and asked for
God. Goodwin granted his request
Ind told him he could sleep there
It appears he gave himself up I'M
but requested that
le might be taken to Winnemucca
nd not to Paradise. The next
morning Mr.. Gosd sin sent word
10Th to Paradise and this town, by
he stage drivers, that he had Grey
nd for some party to come and
ct him.
During the early part of the day
party of men stopped at Lone
tation and made inquiries as to
neither Grey had been there and
as answered that he had not, while
/ the same time Grey was slowed
way in the room under bed.
About noon another party ar A
we'd there having tracked the fu- P 2,
tive to that vicinity. They were sc
so told that Grey had not been si'
lere; but they had their suspic-
MS aroused, and after q consulta-
On concluded to search the prem "a,
es. Mike Tully raised blanket s sS
at reached from the bed to the la:
'or, when he discovered his man.
e asked him if he had not better
me out from there but received =,
reply. The other men of the ca
rty then presented their guns to 3.
lrd the fugitive ordering him to
rrender, when he quietly gave
mself up and was Immediately
ndcuffed. The party then took
'ey along with them to the ranch
J. Holloway, about four miles
I'M Lone Station. Mr.. Holloway \
tched up team, and with the
isoner and another man in the l
ggy followed by the horsemen,
lrted for this place, arriving here
above stated.
NERAL APPEARANCE OF GRAY.
Clarence Gray is person about
e feet ten inches in height, 10
hrs Of age, spare built, smooth
e, and Of rather youthful appear
:e. He does not look like "a per-
! who could commit the horrible
me to which he acknowledges.
was attired in style, having
lack oyereoat, black hat, white Z
1T, linen cuffs with sleeve but Y
S, etc, and had disguised him
so completely in clothing from
At he had generally worn that
could easilv have passed him Il
off as stranger to many who
known him