The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-09
A NARROW ESCAPE.
w. j. GRISWOLD SHOT AND
ROBBED AT TELEGRAPH
CANYON.
PURSUIT OF THE HIGHWAYMEN.
Story as Told by our Cherry Corr
respondent.

On Sunday evening about 8 o'clock
VIM. ]. Griswold was brought to town
by Fred Borchert and quickly had the
peace of the Sabbath evening disturbed
by his appearance and story. He had
a scalp wound above the center of his
forehead about three inches long, which
was quickly dressed by Mr.. Cannon.
1t appears Mr.. Griswold was in Tele-
graph Canyon, about II miles south of
Cherry Creek with his band of Sheep
when two men on horseback met him
as he was coming down the canyon at
about 5 o'clock. They enquired for
Dick Frank s camp-the distance: how
many men were there; how many men
in the neighborhood and other ques-
tions appertaining thereto, and being
informed of all these things, took him
up dry gulch about mile from the
travelled road in very secluded place,
when the younger of the two assassins
about % years of age, shot him and
then cody sat on rock u few feet
away, lit his cigarette and watched to
see his victim die.
Mr.. GrisWold was only temporarily
stunned, and being a smart fellow pre-
tended to be dying and piteously called
for water when the william cody re-
piled: You're alright you will not
want any water in short time, then
took his spurs from his boots; his
money, gloves etc; threw blanket
over him and left him for dead. In
about five minutes Griswold was on his
feet and walked or ran about six miles
over the mountains to his relative,
Fred Borchert, who brought him to
town. Before eleven o'clock Pat Rash,
John Carlson Frank Sutcliffe, l.. ID.
Piorce. Frank Pierce, Dixie Pierce,
VIM. Griswold, Phalan, Harrington
and others, well armed started for the
trail of the highwaymen and followed
it many miles, when horses and men
being wearied and the Williams having
muffled their horses hoofs, the posse re-
turned without complishing anything
However, on Tuesday morning, seven
of our bravest and best men, well equip
ped with arms and provisions, started
in pursuit and it is to be hoped that
they will accomplish their purpose and
rid the country of two cowardly Williams.
Mr.. Frank and others are teaching
some tailings about two miles from
where Mr.. Griswold met these men,
and it is evident that they were on their
way to rob and doubtless murder them,
but the information from Griswold that
several men were in the neighborhood
burning coal evidently changed their
plans. The anxiety in town was intense
concerning the fate of Messrs. Frank &
Rogers till the return of the posse.
The robbers were riding two Indian
horses that they had stolen from Ruby
Valley, which they left and stole two
better horses belonging to Mr.. Girls
void.
The Details as Told by GriswOld.
Three of the gentlemen mentioned
above, Ira Mcknight, JAS Huey and
Griswold himself, arrived in Ely We'd
nesday morning bringing the news they
had tracked the miscreants as far as
Hercules Gap, whore they lost the trail
in the storm the night before. They
were Immediately surrounded by q
crowd of excited men to hear the par
ticulars. The following is the account
of the affair as told by Mr.. Griswold to
the News representative:
He was riding along the road about
sunset with another horse packed with
his camp outfit, when he was met by
two men, also on horseback, one having
no saddle. They stopped and engaged
him in conversation, inquiring about
the neighboring mining camps and the
chance of getting work. He gave them
such information as he could and as
they were talking, noticed a whip lying
I in the road Dick Franks had passed
! him with u team short time before,
and supposing that the whip belonged
to Franks, he got off his horse and
picked il up, and asked the stranger;
/ if they would return it to the owner
when they got to Cherry Creek, which
they agreed to do. Griswold then re-
marked that he must hurry on and
] over take the Chinaman who was driv.
ing his band of sheep and as he re
mounted his horse with his back to the
two men, one of them said. "Thow W
your hands. He replied that they
had the best of him, as he was unarmed
whereupon they told him to get off hi:
horse and one of them searched him
taking his purse which contained about
80 They then said that they wanted
his saddle and at their command h,
remounted and rode with them abou1
half mile from the road up the can
yon. Here they made him unpack hi:
pack horse and remove the packsaddl,
and when this was done, they told hin
to step back up the hill, Suspectins
foul play, he retreated with his face to
wards the robbers, when the youngel
one Of the two raised his pistol ant