The record-union., 1895-11-11
SHOT DOWN By ROBBERS.
The Weils-FarGo Agent at Chimes
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The Weils-FarGo Agent at Chinese
Camp Murdered.
SONORA tCal.) Nov. 1O.-Georgo Nor
ris, the assistant Postmaster and Wells
Fargo's agent at Chinese Camp, was muir
dered shortly after midnight yesterday
morning by two bandits while defending
the express company's treasure. lie ewas
riddIed by buckshot, and died in great
agony three hours after tho atfray. The
men who committed the murder escaped,
but it is claimed that just before Morris
died he recovered consciousness and in
formed the officers who his aSsallants
were They are said TO be known to
Sheriff Cunningham.
The stage from Oakdale brought to
Chinese Camp about 500 in gold with
which to pay the men at the Mammoth
mine. VI hen 1t arrived Morris took the
treasure box into the office, while the
stage rolled on to the only hoteI in the
camp, where the horses are changed.
When Morris entered his Office he left the
door open, expecting the down stage TO
arrive III q few minutes. The robbers
had evidently followed him in, but were
not seen because of al intervening pile of
boxes until they ordered the agent TO
throw uD MS hands
Instead OF complying Morris jumped
for y pistol which was lying on a desk
several feet from him. lie reached the
desk, but before he could raise the
weapon a charge from shotgun carried
by one of the outlaws struck him, shat
tering the top OF his skull. He fell to the
fioor, and his tieudish assailants sent an
other load OF shot into his PROSTATE body.
AS Morris fell his pistol WAS discharged,
the bullet speeding h2rmlessly over the
outlaws heads.
Charles Smith, tho hostler az the hotel
stables, heard the firing and haStened TO
the Postoifice. He called Morris by
name, aud receiving no reply, alarmed
the neighboTh0od. Lanterns were pro-
Cured. and when the stage employees en-
tered the room they found Morris lying
Ia g pool of blood. lie was carried to
the hotel, where he expired several hours
laler, having remained unconscious until
within a few moments OF his death.
After shooting Morris the outlaws beat
a hasty retreat leaving the treasure, to
secure which they had taken human life.
lying untouched at the feet of the victim.
Hostler Smith saw two men running
down the street after the reports of their
guns, but hastened TO tho Postot1ice in
stead OF pursuing the fleeing murderers.
The robbers were evidently posted
about the shipment of coin from Oakdale
on the stage that had arrived in Chinese
Camp just before the shooting occurred.
Some $1,000 had been shipped to the
agent OF the Mammoth Mine, and the
men knew when to expeotit, but it came
in installInents. and they would have Sc
cured but 500. Morris bore reputation
for great bravery. He had always slept
in the store kept by himself and broth
ers, in which the express and Postoffioe
is located. Some time ago one of the
brothers offered to sleep there also.
"Some night robbers Will land you If
you insist on staying here alone" he had
remarked TO the agent. The latter
laughed ct him, and the subject was
never broached again.
Morris was a native of California, %
years OF age. He was a member OF the
Foresters and Knights of Pythias. 1t is
feared the shock will provo fatal TO b is
aged mother.