Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-04
ALONG FHE PACIFIC COAST.
Details Of the Murder of Sheriff Reynolds
and His Deputy.
THE DRIVERS NARROW ESCAPE.
A Nevada Man Sent to States Prison
for Life for the Killing OF
His Father-in-Law.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UN1oNl
THOSE INDIAN MURDERERs. e
Troops on Their Trail-Guarding the
Maintain PassaS

Troops on Their Trail-Gu Guarding the
Mountain Passes.
Tucson (Ariz.), November 3d.-No def
mite information has been received from
the caped Indian murderers. Troops are
in the field from all the surrounding forts.
1t is thought the Mexican will endeavor to
return to Sonora, from which State he
came. The military authorities believe the
Indians will take the old Chiricuhua trail,
a few miles west of Tucson, for Mexico.
Troops from Forts Lowell and Hu-
achuca are now guarding the mountain
passes. Troops from San Carlos and
Apache are guarding the Cherry Creek
pass to the north. rhe great uneasiness
and vigorous movement of the soldiers led
many to believe much danger is artic-
ipated. Chief Scout, Al Sieber, few
weeks ago in conversation in this city said
there was much uneasiDess manifested by
the Indians on the reservation.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
GLOBE "a. T), November 3d.-Parties
have returned from Rivereide with au-
thentic news of the tragedy of the morn
ing of November ID, wherein Sheriff
Reynolds and Deputy Holmes were killed
and Middleton wounded by Indian con-
victs. The story of the Mexican prisoner,
who did not help the Indians to kill the
officers, is as follows: When the party
reached the foot of the long grade four
miles west of Riverside the six Indians
were ordered out of the stage and loosely
shackled three abreast. In this manner,
with the Sheriff ahead and the deputy be-
hind, they started up the hill. The stage
was driven by Middleton. The Mexican
and Indian Kid and another were inside.
They went in advance. The first intima-
ton of trouble was the shout of the Mex
ican. Looking back, they saw three Indi-
ans struggling with Reynolds and three
with Holmes. Middleton was moment
afterwards shot and fell from the box. The
Mexican jumped from the stage and ran up
the grade. Three shots were fired at him.
The Indian also jumped from the stage,
and the horses ran away. The Mexican
subsequently secured stage horse and
started towards Florence, but was bucked
off and continued on foot to Whites
ranch, gave himself up and was taken 10
Florence.
Middleton says that when the scuffie
commenced he turned and covered Kid
with his pistol for a moment; he then
leaned out and looked back, when a shot
struck him in the face, and he fell to the
ground. His rare presence of mind saved
his life, as he lay prone and limp while t1e
Indians stripped off his coat and rifisd his
pockets. The bullet struck Middleton in
the right cheek and passed through the
fieshy part of his neck and came out close
to the vertebre. a very close call. He
thinks he was shot by some one ambushed
on the side of the road. but the wound in
dicates that the shot was fired from near
where the Indians were. When the In
dians had gone Middleton walked to
Riverside and gave the alarm.
The watchnan of the Ray mine and DR..
Snyder were the first to reach the scene.
They found Holmes lying on his back shot
through the body, from left TO right. The
ball had passed through his heart. Rey
nolds was about twenty PAGES ahead lying
on his face The shot had entered the top
of the right shoulder and ranged down
through the body. The skull was mashed
by rocks.
Pony tracks were discovered on the bank
side of the road and moccasin tracks on
the other side. A whip-stock marked
with blood, was found short distance
from the road. The trail of the Indians
led towards the river, in the direction of
Mineral Creek.
Troops were ordered out from every post
in the territory. Those from Fort Thomas
were among the first to take the field. The
road between San Carlos and Thomas is
patrolled by troops from both posts.
Life imprisonment.
ELKo New, November 3d-Kendricks,
who killed Otto Hugo, was sentenced to
life Imprisonment in the peniteAtiary at
Carson by Judge Bigelow yesterday. Kend
ricks was convict and served term in
prison. When released he started out
with the avowed intention of killing every
body who was in the least instrumental in
sending him to prison. He met his father
in-law first and killed him. and was on his
way to kill his wife when he was arrested.
Suicide by Drowning.
PETALUMA, November -AlfredWright-
son, all employe of R. Skinner, near San
Antoine Creek, committed suicide last Sat-
urday by drowning. Deceased was q man
about 81 years of age and unmarried, a
recluse and is presumed to have been
monomsniac The Coroners Jury returned
a verdict in accordance with these facts.
Poor Ball Playing.
SANTA Rosa, November 3d.-The game
to-day between the Santa Rosas and Nolans
of San Francisco became farcial before it
was finished. Santa Rosa played careless
and let the visitors score twelve unearned
runs Seven innings were played. Score
Santa Rosas 20, Nolans II.
Fire at Dutch Flat.
DUTCH FLAT, November 3d.-Gus Wilkes
house, near the station, was burned this
afternoon Loss 81 600. no insurance