The Nome nugget., 1901-08-06
THREE MEN
 MURDERED Details Of the Unimak lS!end
 Tragedy.
JULY F
The Story Told in the Nugget of That Date, the Names of the rlur-
 dered Men Having Been ErraneOus-
 Iy Given by Master of Schooner.

The NUGGET of July F published an account of supposed murder which occurred early in June, news of which was brought to Nome by the master of the schooner kinghurst and reported to Deputy Collector of Customs Evans. The names of the murdered men were said to be two brothers named Suther- land. IL now transplrea that the story as published exclusively by the NUG- GET was substantially correct, the names of the murdered brothers, how ever. being Sullivan. There Was d third victim, too, named Rooney.
 Considerable mystery surrounds the murder. and the circumstances seem to point strongly to the fact that the men were murdered by companion named owen Jackson. aided, perhaps, by d de- serter from the cutter Manning, named Fred Hardy, and man named George Aston. Both men are now at Dutch Harbor. confined in jail. awaiting the result of an examination which Was under way when the Thetis left that port.
 JacksOn's story of the murders, as told to Deputy Marshal ]. R. Richards, of Unalaska. and by him forwarded to United States Marshal Richards at Nome. follows:
 Owen Jackson halls from Wallace. ] Idaho. and with Con Sullivan, Florence Sullivan of Butte, Mont. and r. J. | Rooney of Seattle. he went to Nuniyak | island on a prospecting expedition early | in May last The party camped about 20 miles east of Cape Lap-n from May 4 to June 6. They then commenced moving camp in a dory to Cape Lapin. ! They returned for second load On June I. when they found everything gone except the tent, and they saw two men leaving the camp with packs. Rooney stopped with the, boat while the others attempted to follow after the thelNeS. who were taking the stuff away but could not find them. Jackson and Con l sullivan we've together on the mort Il | side of d creek while Florence sullivan | was on the other side, when Jackson 1 heard four shots. They saw that Flor ence had been killed. and some natives were searching his pockets. Jackson and Con Sullivan hurried back to Rooney while the natives opened fire on them, wOnnding Rooney in the knee and the other two ran for the cover Of a bluff nearby. Within d distance of dDOuJ -C lttu NtIi t'uiilN tili Nin SiIpt through the back and killed. Jackson went back to Rooney. who could not or would not % with him, so he left him. Soon after he heard two more shots and he could see that Rooney had been killed
 One shot went through Jackson : rubber boot and clothing at the knee without hurting him. There seemed to be three or four natives in the party Jackson took off his rubber boots anG ran towards False Pass. This Wa about 1 D. m. on June :: the shooting commenced about ?. m. jackson travelled about 30 or 40 miles, whel four natives overlook him at a vacant cabin. They tried to get in. but failed as he had fastened the door. and they passed on. This was on the 9th. oI the l2th Jackson again started for False Pass. when he saw three natives anC turned back. At the cabin he got { little four He determined to try anC reach Unmak Pass, but kept well uI in the mountains, not passing in sigh of where the murders were committed On June 24 he arrived at Fred Vii liamsOn's camp. near scotch Cap, where he found an upturned boat, undc which he crawled, more dead thal alive. Williamson found him soOi ] after and at this point he and William , son were picked up by the Newpor and taken to Dutch HarbOr.