The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-02-25
THEY ESCAPE.
Two ITALIANS. TEROUGH TdE
ASstSTAACE OF PANACA PAR-
TIES ESCAPE.
ACROSS THE LINE.
Their Money Evidently Cat Quite "a
Figure. This Parties Suspected of
Jastice. Notes.

10 dSN4ct. NOtts"
The officers, as was last reported, left
Phoebe last Thursday in hot pursuit Of
two Italians, who had crookedly obtained
goods from two Piochers to the amount
$500. They followed them to Panaca,
where it is now evident they found
friends to hide them.
The officers, believing the stories told
them, went on toward Desert Spring, in
in hopes to intercept them before
they crossed the line into Utah. Arriv-
ing at the Summit Springs it became ev.
ident the sons of Italia had not gone that
way. Fearing, however, that they had
given the roada wide berth and were still
steering for that natural point on the
route to the railroad, Deputy Rives
boarded the stage and continued on to
Desert. Sheriff Turner and merchant
Wertheimer then retraced their course
to Panacs; investigated every outward
route and decided beyond doubt, that
their
MEN WERE IN HIDING
either at Panaca or Bullonvlle. After
making diligent efforts to drive them
from their nests, they were compelled to
return to Phoebe, beat. There was con-
siderable talk about their escaping and
different views expressed regarding their
whereabouts; when Johnny Hardy took
the stand, that if within two days, the
Italians were seen at Panaca, he could
locate them, and forthwith started out
with Joe Cooks horse-hesh. The follow
ing morning at . o'clock Hardy returned
to Cook stable with the statement that
he had his men located in an old cellar,
at Bullionville, and asked the proprietor
for proper papers, that he might return
with authority to bring them 10. Cook
could not furnish them and refused to
acquaint Turner, or do anything until
daylight made its appearance. Acting
on Hards's statement Sheriff Turner, &C..
companied by Sam L. Wertheimer, hit
the road for Bullionville at 8 a. NJ, re-
NAMED away two days, and again re.
turned without success. Hardly without
success either, for they made the dis.
covery, almost beyond the possibility OF
a reasonable doubt, that some of the
glorious citizens of Panaca were
GUILTY OF ABETTING
in the concealment 1t is thoroughly le-
lieved by Turner, Wertheimer and
Hardy, who have had the opportunity
of interviewing the people of Panaca,
that the Italians were hidden by Mr.
Rich, and assisted by him to evade thu
arms of justice. Wertheimer, with sew
eral witnesses at Panaca, is of the belle
also that Caud Atchison, under the
cover Of. darkness, did last Saturday
night, hitch up a rig, and take them tt
Hebron, Utah, from which point they
will probably make their way to Mil
ford. 1t is also said by the same par
ties that outside of the mormon familie
in Panaca, that he and the Sheriff ex
perienced great difficulty in obtainin
truthful answers to their inquiries.
has been stated that Hardy, during hi
short reconnoitering trip to Panaca an
Bullionville committed the misdemeano
of impersonating an officer.
, These statements should everyone {
! them be traced TO their origin, thei
! truth or falsty proven, and the parties
if found guilty, prosecuted to, the fulle'
, extent of the law. The case of Ric
. and Atchison should by all means |
, looked into, as it is no minor oEfens
r and no one should be allowed to thro
D sand in the eyes OF the law wit
{ impunity Hardy's affair if true shou'
/. not be considered with as much discre
it; as his only aim could have been
I aid in the capture Of the offender
a Hardy no doubt told a dime novel sto
O on his return about having the blat
). Williams, armed to the teeth, surrounds
,. in their den by three brave men W
;. would die before they would allow al
O escape to be made; b
,, ba this as it ~
Y he certainly had Joe Cook as an acco
Ia plice in the impersonating an officer pa
K Of it.
n The RECORD is responsible for the IA
Il that Cook furnished Hardy with papt
a that had legal appearance which w
At to be used by Hardy if necessary
il carry out an official bluff. If any DO
l. needs burning; burn EN-! and charge
ne to the county.
ne Attention is called to the fact Il
* w. d. Williams, proprietor of
Williams House, at Milford, is rum
a first class hotel at that place. and
re- the best accommodation in that to
+. for the travelling public. The Pioc