Amador ledger., 1900-01-26
THE WAY THEY GOT JOE PTEE
How They Happened to
Catch Him.
THAT IS: He GAVE HIMSELF UP INSTEAD
William Woodburn, Carson Law
yer, Supposed to Induced
to Him Do So.
THAT IS: He GAVE HIMSELF UP INSTEAD

Last Wednesday morning about 3
O'Clock w. S. johnson of Genoa de-
livered Joe Pete, the Indian who killed
Will Dangberg, to Sheriff Kinney of
Ormsby county. The Indian was
turned over to the Sheriff at the door
of the Ormsby county jail in Carson.
johnson took "a receipt for the prisoner
and the Indian was locked up in the
Jail.
Early Wednesday morning Sheriff
Brockliss and District Attorney Turner
of this county were notified by tele-
phone. They went to Carson and Joe
Pete was turned over to Sheriff Brock
liss in the presence of Mr.. Turner and
others by Mr.. johnson.
The four captains of the Washoe
tribe were present. They did not want
Pete taken to Genoa and seemed to
think that he should be kept in the
Ormsby county jail. So Sheriff Brock
iss decided to leave him there in
charge of Sheriff Kinney,
The capture was effected just east of
the McTarnahan bridge.
The News says:
Since the shooting Pete has been,
he says, ranging between Markleeville
and Antelope. Constable Crawford, of
the latter place, has been looking for
him several months, and Pete says
Crawford nearly overlook him three or
four different times. He says they
were very close together and while
Crawford did not see him Pete had the
constable covered through the sights of
his rifle and would have dropped him
probably had he been discovered.
'All Pete has to say in his own behalf
to the public is Cline fair trial. If
hang 'em, alright. Want fair trial. -"
| Mr.. johnson and an Indian visited
Carson about ten days before the cap
ture, and it is supposed that Attorney
VIM. Woodburn was engaged at that
time to defend Pete. 1t is proba BILE
that the defense will be that the killing
was not pfemedltated.
1t is generally believed here that Pete
will be tried in this county, but he will
probably remain in Ormsby county un-
til the date of the trial.
1t is claimed that Joe Pete did not
pass through this valley on his way to
Carson. He is said to be somewhat
diamond faced, with full glaring eyes.
He was quiet and sober when District
Attorney Turner saw him in Jail We'd
nesday. He told Turner that he suf-
fered greatly during his exile in the
mountains.
LATER.-Mr. johnson was in Gard
perville last evening and called at the
Courier office. He said he had been
working on the case about three
months and got the Indian to give him
self up. Joe Pete was alone when he
captured him. There were about
fifteen Indians, all armed with rifles,
about two miles behind him. Whether
Joe Pete was trying to get away from
them or not johnson does not know.
johnson told Pete that he wanted
him and Pete stepped forward and
handed him his gun. When the other
Indians came up johnson told them
that he was going to take Pete to Car
son. They said all right, and added
that they would go along and see that
he got there safely.
| johnson says an extra reward of 800
has been offered for the arrest and con-
viction of the person who sold Pete
whisky at the time of the murder
johnson says Pete told him who sold
the whisky and he is now looking for
additional evidence. - Gardnervile
| Courier