The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-03-03
CusIHUNICATION,
PANAcl, NV, Feb. p, lS92

. 'N'N't 'h'f'' ihii - "''' -'N'''
appeared sensational article entitled;
They escape, Ct,., etc. which does
great credit to the writer, but does great
injustice to the people Of Panaca in gen.
eral and to myself and Clau1 Atchson
in particular.
The article il question lacks an ele-
ment to make it a genuine sensation, and
that is trath, for it is false in every par
ticular with the exception Of the part
the officers, and sheeny's, anil ''misde-
meanor Hardy took in the affair, and
the parties who gave the information to
the RECORD man to build the aforesaid
article, wilIfuly and maliciously lied
and they knew they were lying when
they made such statements. To convince
the public | will state the facts just as
they occurred and which can be proven
by score of as good and better citizens
than some who formed the quartette of
your informers.
On Thurs lay when ! got home from
my work, heard that the Sheriff was in
pursuit Of some parties and had gone on
to Summit Springs; what the offence
was no one knew. After supper, prob
ably o'clock, three men came to the
house and asked for beds and brea kfast
which was granted One of them, who
proved to be the spokesman or leader
of the Italians and were playing crib,
when my wife, who had been out to
neighbor'S harvesting utah's best CROP
came in and sa Il that y. Turner and
Werthe liner had go-a to Desert Springs
after some Italians, anu asked the man |
was playing with if he was the man.
He said that he was and he thought the
best thing he could do was to 60 back to
Phoebe and settle up and asked me to
show him the road to Bullionvllle, which
started to do, but when | got to the
middle of the street, one of his compan-
ions said in Italian to send me back as
he knew the road, showing that he dis
trusted me. They (the Italians) had not
been gone more than one half hour before
Turnerand Wertheimerpcre droveup and
| went out to put away their team. Now
listen; ctore Turner got ont of hi, wagon
and before | unhitched his team, told
him the Italians had just left my house
and said they were going to Bullionville.
Turner nor Wertheimer dare not deny
| this, and that was the last saw or heard
of the Italians until Saturday, when the
Italians in broad daylight, P, NJ, came
up the street and stopped and ia liked to
Dan Mathews, who Turner says he
| deputzed to arrest them on sight. Mr..
Mathews says he had no papers and did
not propose to impersonatc an officer.
/ They came to my house and asked my
little daughter if they could get some
supper; she came to where | was at work
aud told me those Italians where there
and what they wanted. | told her to
start supper as ! thought her mother
would be back from the picnic in time to
help her About shutdown | quit work
and went to the house; the spokesman,
who they call John met me at the door
with the Phoebe RECORD" in his hand.
said to him, ''havent the officers got
you YETI mo, but | don't care il
they do, but he says "sinca reading this
paper don't want to go back to Phoebe
for the boys would laugh at me, can
get team to take me to Milford; if you
will take me there viii give you 500.
] told him | could not take him. He
turned to Claud Atchison, who was
standing by aid asked and made the
same proposition. Claud made him thu
same reply. lie asked who he could get
mentioned three CT four as possible
He then wanted me to 80 and get some
body. | told him no, he must tend t.
that himself lie then offered $50 t.
take him to Desert or Shoal Creek am
$50 to Clover Valley. After supper the.
di not seem to be in any hurry; toll,
how they had seen Turner and old Wen
theimer go to Bullionville, had watche,
, them 60 away, and had seen them whel
they started to Phoebe; said somethin
t about they cant catch anybody, etC
t About half past eight they got up an
E left the house; said they were going t
. Bullionville, taking lunch with them
1t has since TRANSFERRED that they went I
Bullionville came back took the roa
for Clover Valley, found Keele's WOO
e camp, helped themselves, landed
) Clover Valley Sunday night, about darl
. saying that they had started for Milfor
and got lost; started for Milford Monda
o by private conveyance Monde Wood
. were met Tuesday by Frank Atchisoi
:. who was coming from Silver Reef on IL
n desert between Hebron and Pinto. No
n that is all know about the Italians an
All Tue asslstance thae gave tHehi'
- went to bed soon after they lef
. Claud Atchison, John Atchison, Jr., N
wife, daughter and several Others set ,
4 playing cards until IL o'clock. Cha,
= then started home and was met by Hare
- who said he was hunting Italians, Aft
= gaining all the information he could
:, came up and got me out OF bed.
:, not know his business, 30 asked him
mt his horse mn that | wonld oct Ia