The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-12
WAS KILLED BY ROBBERS.
Tramp's Story Corroborated and Some Light
Thrown on Murder Mystery.

Yesterday afternoon the inquest was
resumed in the case of the unknown man
who died in the county hospital here
Thursday morning, and the particulars
of whose death, as far as known, have
been given in these columns.
Constable Walsh and DIR. J. A. Ascher
of Lovelock appeared as witnesses. The
Constable's testimony was Of little i'm
portance except as possibly throwing
some light on the identity of the dead
man. The Constable produced a small
memorandum book which was taken from
the mans pocket at Lovelock. On the
fly leaf of the book was the name "a.
Lawrence and entries within showed
that the owner had recently been employ
ed by Corey Bros. and Stone & Co., rail-
road contractors.
DR.. Ascher's testimony was practically
the same as that of DIR. Samuels, relat-
ing to the wounds on the deceased's head
and body.
From the Lovelock Constable it was
learned that tn e much-wanted witness
who found the body on the train is named
Mike McDillon, and that he had gone to
work on one of the Big Meadows ranches.
The inquest was adjourned until Mon
day afternoon at 8 o'clock in order to
and brought here to testify.
This morning Sheriff w. H. McInnis
of Washoe county arrived from Reno. He
is investigating the case. From what
Sheriff McInnis says it appears that the
story told by McDillon, that he n a
companion and the murdered man were
held up by robbers in the Reno yard, is
true. McDillon's partner, a man named
Geddes. is now in the Reno hospital, I'M
der treatment for a bad wound in the
head. Geddes told the Sheriff that he
and McDillon were travelling together in
an empty coal car. in which there was
also another man, a stranger, who got
on the train at Truckee. While the
train was standing at the Reno water
tank five men entered the car and at
tacked Geddes. McDillon and the
stranger. McDillon made a quick break
and escaped, but Geddes and the stranger
were not so lucky. Geddes saw the lat
ter struck down and a moment afterward
he was also felled by a blow on the head
with a bottle.
Geddes was thrown from the train by
the robbers at Vista, a few miles east
of Reno. The men robbed him of 50, all
the money he had. He was found lying
beside the track by a man who was driv-
ing by next morning and was taken to
Reno and the hospital.
The stranger of whom Geddes speaks
is undoubtedly the mar who was found
in the car at Lovelock Wednesday MORN
ing and who died here.
Sheriff McInnis stopped OF at Lovelock
and interviewed McDillon as to his
knowledge Of the case. The latter claim
ed that there were eight men in the gang
of robbers and says he could identify sew
eral of them. McDillon says the rob-
bers left the train at Wadsworth and
three of them went west on a freight
talking among themselves of the crime,
saying they had killed one man and only
found a few cents on him.
Sheriff McInnis tried to get McDillon
to go back to Reno with him and hunt
for the robbers. offering him 81 a day
and expenses during the trip. but the
fellow refused to DO SO.
AS the case now stands, the guilty par
ties are at large. their whereabouts In
their being brought to justice. The crime
Is one for which the whole outfit de-
serves hanging. 1t is to be hoped hat
the work the officers are doing will re-
suit in the capture of some of the men,
bers Of the cowaruly rang Of murderers.
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